Books have been written on this matter, and the bickering and arguments about where the "hot" slot machine games are located in a casino are still raging – 60 yrs after slot machine games were 1st placed in the casinos.

The classic rule is that the very best slot machines were installed just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that fun seekers going by would see actual jackpot winners … be attracted to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our attitude is that this is not so anymore.

The great majority of the major casinos these days are behemothic complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machines in close proximity to any exits.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Interestingly 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 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 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 slots.