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Books have been said on this topic, and the bickering and ruckus about where the "hot" one armed bandits are installed in a casino are still taking place - more than 60 yrs after the slots were first added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.

The traditional rule is that the very best slots were installed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners ... be enthralled to come unto the gambling floor ... play. Our perspective is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Many of the major casinos today are herculean complexes ... it's no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the 'loose' slot games close to any of the doors.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably however, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.

What casinos found over the years is that people walking down the busy aisles were frequently on the way to somewhere else. If they played slot games at all, they would simply put in their loose change because they happened to be walking by. Win or lose, they would very often not stop to keep playing. And the very last thing a casino wants is for someone to win a jackpot by playing only a few coins and then not stay to put it all back in!

Today, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.