Books have been set forth on this subject, and the debates and discussion about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in a casino are still passionate – more than 60 years after the slot machines were 1st placed in gambling dens.

The standard rule is that the very best slot machines were installed just inside the entry of the casino; so that everyone going by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be drawn to come into the casino … play. Our thought is that this is definitely no longer so.

Most of the large casinos today are humongous complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot games near any exits.

An additional classic rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Importantly though, 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 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 slot machine games.