Volumes have been written on this item, and the disquiet and ruckus about where the "hot" video slots are positioned in the casino are still happening – 60 yrs after the slots were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.

The traditional rule is that the best slot games were positioned just inside the main door of the casino; so that persons walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be aroused to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our determination is that this is no longer the case.

Just about all of the large casinos nowadays are behemothic complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any doorways.

An additional standard rule is that loose slot games are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Nonetheless, 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 slot machine games 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!

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