Books have been set forth on this matter, and the controversy and discussion about where the "hot" video slots are placed in the casino are still intense – over sixty years after the slots were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.

The standard rule is that the more favourable slot machines were put just inside the entry of the casino; so that folks walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be smitten to come into the casino … play. Our sentiment is that this is definitely no longer so.

Just about all of the major casinos today are behemothic complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any entrances.

Another traditional rule is that loose slot machine games are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. 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 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!

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