Volumes have been stated on this subject, and the disquiet and arguments about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in the casino are still on-going – sixty years after slot machines were 1st installed in gambling houses.

The standard rule is that the very best slot machines were placed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that people walking by would see jackpot winners and be possessed to come inside … play. Our attitude is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Just about all of the big name casinos nowadays are grand complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machine games near any doors.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Notably 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 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 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.