Volumes have been said on this topic, and the disquiet and squabbling about where the "hot" slot machine games are installed in a casino are still rampant – 60 years after the slot machines were first installed in casinos.

The quintessential rule is that the superior slots were placed just inside the main door of the casino; so that folks passing by would see jackpot winners … be convinced to come inside and play. Our assurance is that this is no longer the case.

Many of the major casinos these days are massive complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machine games close to any entrances or exits.

Another standard rule is that loose slot games are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Interestingly 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 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!

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