Books have been said on this matter, and the conflict and discourse about where the "hot" slot machines are located in a casino are still on-going – 60 yrs after slot machine games were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The quintessential rule is that the very best slot games were positioned just inside the door of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be titillated to come into the casino and play. Our perspective is that this is no longer the case.

Most of the big name casinos today are super-colossal complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot games near to any exits.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. 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!

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