Books have been stated on this subject, and the controversy and discussion about where the "hot" slot games are located in a casino are still there – 60 yrs after the slots were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The traditional rule is that the best one armed bandits were installed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be intrigued enough to come into the casino and play. Our inclination is that this is definitely no longer true.

Most of the major casinos today are gigantic complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machine games near to any entrances or exits.

Another traditional rule is that loose slots are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be energized 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 slot machine 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!

Today, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.