Volumes have been written on this item, and the debates and feuds about where the "hot" slot machine games are placed in a casino are still raging – 60 years after slot machines were first installed in gambling houses.

The standard rule is that the very best slot games were installed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that individuals walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be attracted to come inside and play. Our attitude is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Most of the major casinos these days are mammoth complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots close-by any entrances or exits.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slots are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Nonetheless, 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 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!

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