Books have been written on this matter, and the contention and interchanges about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in the casino are still bubbling – over 60 yrs after slot machine games were first placed in gambling houses.

The quintessential rule is that the very best slot games were located just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that folks going by would see actual jackpot winners and be inspired to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our attitude is that this is not so anymore.

The great majority of the major casinos nowadays are herculean complexes and you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any exits.

Another classic rule is that loose slot machines are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Interestingly though, we find that this also isn’t 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 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 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!

Today, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.