Volumes have been stated on this item, and the disquiet and discussion about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in the casino are still rampant – over sixty yrs after slot machines were 1st installed in casinos.

The quintessential rule is that the more favourable slot machines were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that people walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be drawn to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our sneaking suspicion is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Practically all of the mega casinos nowadays are titanic complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines near any entrances.

Yet another standard rule is that loose slots are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be roused 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 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 one armed bandits.