Volumes have been stated on this item, and the controversy and discord about where the "hot" slot machines are located in the casino are still on-going – over sixty yrs after slot machine games were 1st placed in the casinos.

The classic rule is that the more favourable slot machines were installed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that folks walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be inspired to come into the casino … play. Our philosophy is that this is no longer true.

Almost all of the major casinos these days are enormous complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slots in close proximity to any exits.

An additional classic rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Importantly however, 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!

Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.