Books have been set forth on this topic, and the conflict and face-offs about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in a casino are still rampant – over 60 years after slots were first installed in the casinos.

The classic rule is that the best one armed bandits were located just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that individuals going by would be able to see real jackpot winners and be drawn to come into the casino and play. Our resolution is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Nearly all of the large casinos these days are colossal complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot games in close proximity to any doorways.

Another standard rule is that loose slot machine games are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Importantly 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 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 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 one armed bandits.