Books have been set forth on this item, and the disquiet and feuds about where the "hot" slots are installed in a casino are still bubbling – over sixty yrs after slots were 1st installed in casinos.

The classic rule is that the more favourable slot machine games were installed just inside the entry of the casino; so that individuals walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners … be stirred to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our position is that this is definitely no longer so.

Many of the large casinos today are super-colossal complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any exits.

An additional standard rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly though, we find that this also isn’t 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 one armed bandits 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!

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