Volumes have been stated on this topic, and the debates and face-offs about where the "hot" slot games are installed in the casino are still happening – 60 yrs after slots were 1st placed in the casinos.

The standard rule is that the very best slot machine games were positioned just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that folks walking by would see jackpot winners and be baited to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our observation is that this is definitely no longer true.

Many of the big name casinos nowadays are gigantic complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot games near any entrances.

An additional classic rule is that loose slot games are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be energized 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 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!

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