Books have been set forth on this subject, and the disquiet and discussion about where the "hot" slots are installed in the casino are still bubbling – more than 60 yrs after slot games were first added to the gaming floor in the casinos.

The traditional rule is that the very best slots were installed just inside the entrance of the casino; so that potential gamblers going by would be able to see jackpot winners … be captivated to come inside … play. Our interpretation is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Just about all of the mega casinos today are colossal complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games close-by any doors.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose slots are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Nonetheless, 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.