Volumes have been stated on this item, and the disquiet and discord about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in the casino are still ongoing – sixty yrs after the slots were first added to the gaming floor in the casinos.

The traditional rule is that the very best slot games were installed just inside the main entry of the casino; so that potential players passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be possessed to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our reckoning is that this is no longer true.

Nearly all of the mega casinos nowadays are immense complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slots near any entrances.

Another classic rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Importantly though, we find that this also is not 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 one armed bandits 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.