Volumes have been set forth on this topic, and the contention and feuds about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in a casino are still taking place – 60 years after slot games were first placed in gambling dens.

The quintessential rule is that the most favorable slot machine games were placed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that individuals going by would be able to see real jackpot winners … be stirred to come inside … play. Our feeling is that this is no longer the case.

Nearly all of the large casinos nowadays are jumbo complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any entrances.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Importantly however, 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 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.