Volumes have been written on this matter, and the contention and arguments about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in the casino are still bubbling – more than 60 yrs after one armed bandits were first placed in the casinos.

The traditional rule is that the superior slot games were installed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would see real jackpot winners … be tempted to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our assurance is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Practically all of the big name casinos today are mammoth complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any entrances or exits.

An additional traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be energized 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 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 very 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 machines.