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Books have been stated on this subject, and the controversy and discussion about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in a casino are still bubbling – over sixty years after slots were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.

The classic rule is that the best slot games were installed just inside the door of the casino; so that persons going by would be able to see jackpot winners and be drawn to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our observation is that this is no longer true.

Many of the large casinos today are humongous complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots near any entrances.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Importantly though, 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 the slot machines 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.

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