Books have been written on this topic, and the controversy and arguments about where the "hot" slots are placed in the casino are still passionate – sixty years after the slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.

The traditional rule is that the best one armed bandits were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that everyone going by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be intrigued enough to come into the casino … play. Our perspective is that this is no longer true.

Nearly all of the big name casinos nowadays are super-colossal complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any entrances.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose slots are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be encouraged 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 slot games 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!

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