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Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the bickering and arguments about where the "hot" slot machines are installed in a casino are still bubbling – 60 yrs after slot machine games were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The classic rule is that the superior one armed bandits were put just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential players passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be enticed to come inside and play. Our leaning is that this is definitely no longer so.

Many of the mega casinos presently are mammoth complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ one armed bandits near to any doors.

An additional classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Notably however, 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 one armed bandits 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.