Volumes have been said on this matter, and the conflict and squabbling about where the "hot" video slots are installed in a casino are still taking place – over 60 years after the slots were 1st installed in gambling dens.

The classic rule is that the very best slots were located just inside the entry of the casino; so that persons going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be challenged to come into the casino … play. Our belief is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Almost all of the major casinos presently are super-colossal complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot games near any of the doors.

An additional standard rule is that loose slot machine games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Interestingly 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 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!

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