Books have been stated on this matter, and the debates and disharmony about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in the casino are still on-going – sixty yrs after one armed bandits were 1st placed in gambling dens.

The classic rule is that the more favourable slots were installed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that people going by would see actual jackpot winners … be keen enough to come unto the gambling floor and play. Our stance is that this is definitely no longer true.

Many of the big name casinos today are giant complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any exits.

Another classic rule is that loose slot machines are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Interestingly 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 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 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!

Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.