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Books have been said on this item, and the contention and discord about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in the casino are still raging – over 60 yrs after the slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The quintessential rule is that the best slot games were located just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that folks going by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be tempted to come into the casino and play. Our sneaking suspicion is that this is no longer the case.

Nearly all of the large casinos today are immense complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games in close proximity to any entrances or exits.

Another traditional rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Importantly though, we find that this also isn’t 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 the slots 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!

Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slots.