Books have been set forth on this item, and the disquiet and face-offs about where the "hot" video slots are placed in the casino are still ongoing – over 60 yrs after slot games were first placed in the casinos.

The classic rule is that the most favorable slots were placed just inside the main door of the casino; so that individuals going by would see real jackpot winners and be stimulated to come inside … play. Our stance is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Most of the big name casinos presently are massive complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games near to any entrances or exits.

An additional standard rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles in 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 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.