Volumes have been set forth on this matter, and the controversy and disagreement about where the "hot" one armed bandits are positioned in the casino are still taking place – more than 60 yrs after slot games were first installed in the casinos.

The classic rule is that the more favourable slot games were located just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that folks going by would be able to see jackpot winners … be convinced to come into the casino … play. Our inclination is that this is not so anymore.

Nearly all of the mega casinos nowadays are monstrous complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any exits.

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

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