Volumes have been written on this matter, and the bickering and disagreement about where the "hot" slots are located in the casino are still intense – sixty yrs after slots were first installed in the casinos.

The traditional rule is that the very best one armed bandits were installed just inside the entry of the casino; so that potential gamblers walking by would see actual jackpot winners … be convinced to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our feeling is that this is not so anymore.

Most of the mega casinos nowadays are oversized complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machines in close proximity to any entrances.

Yet another standard rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Importantly though, 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 slot machine 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 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.