Books have been said on this item, and the conflict and squabbling about where the "hot" video slots are installed in the casino are still raging – more than 60 yrs after the slots were 1st placed in gambling dens.

The quintessential rule is that the better slot games were positioned just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that individuals going by would see jackpot winners and be enthralled to come into the casino and play. Our determination is that this is not so anymore.

Practically all of the large casinos nowadays are behemothic complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines in close proximity to any entrances or exits.

Another standard rule is that loose slot machine games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably though, 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 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 slots.