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Volumes have been written on this item, and the controversy and discord about where the "hot" video slots are located in the casino are still intense – over 60 years after the slots were 1st placed in gambling dens.

The classic rule is that the very best slot games were put just inside the main entry of the casino; so that persons going by would see actual jackpot winners … be tempted to come inside … play. Our finding is that this is no longer the case.

The majority of the big name casinos presently are massive complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machines near any entrances.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slots are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Importantly though, we find that this also is not a universal rule any more.

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 machine 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 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 slot machine games.