Books have been stated on this matter, and the disquiet and interchanges about where the "hot" video slots are installed in a casino are still ongoing – over 60 years after the slot machines were first placed in the casinos.

The traditional rule is that the best slot machines were put just inside the entry of the casino; so that casino fanatics going by would be able to see jackpot winners and be possessed to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our theorem is that this is definitely no longer true.

Almost all of the large casinos presently are giant complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any exits.

Another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. However, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.

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!

Today, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.