Books have been written on this topic, and the debates and discord about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in a casino are still rampant – over sixty yrs after one armed bandits were 1st placed in gambling houses.

The standard rule is that the best one armed bandits were put just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that people passing by would see real jackpot winners … be attracted to come inside … play. Our deduction is that this is definitely no longer true.

Almost all of the large casinos these days are huge complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games near to any doors.

Another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly however, 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 slot 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!

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