Volumes have been stated on this item, and the conflict and feuds about where the "hot" slots are located in a casino are still passionate – sixty yrs after slot machines were first placed in gambling houses.

The traditional rule is that the most favorable slots were placed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential gamblers passing by would see actual jackpot winners … be attracted to come into the casino and play. Our standpoint is that this is definitely no longer so.

The majority of the big name casinos nowadays are herculean complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any exits.

An additional traditional rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Nonetheless, 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 the slots 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 perspective about where to place the loose slots.