Volumes have been written on this subject, and the bickering and disagreement about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in a casino are still ongoing – 60 years after slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The standard rule is that the superior slot machines were located just inside the entrance of the casino; so that individuals going by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be enticed to come into the casino … play. Our estimation is that this is definitely no longer true.

Most of the big name casinos nowadays are titanic complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots near any doors.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. 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!

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