Books have been stated on this subject, and the disquiet and interchanges about where the "hot" one armed bandits are installed in the casino are still raging – over 60 years after one armed bandits were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The quintessential rule is that the most favorable slot machine games were placed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that people passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be captivated to come into the casino and play. Our thought is that this is no longer true.

The great majority of the large casinos today are huge complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slots close-by any entrances.

An additional classic rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Interestingly 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 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.