Books have been said on this topic, and the disquiet and disharmony about where the "hot" slot games are located in a casino are still bubbling – sixty years after one armed bandits were 1st placed in the casinos.

The traditional rule is that the most favorable one armed bandits were put just inside the entry of the casino; so that casino fanatics passing by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be smitten to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our opinion is that this is no longer the case.

Most of the major casinos presently are massive complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots close to any entrances or exits.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machine games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Notably 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 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.