Books have been stated on this subject, and the conflict and discord about where the "hot" slot machines are located in a casino are still intense – sixty yrs after one armed bandits were first placed in the casinos.

The classic rule is that the more favourable slots were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would see real jackpot winners … be intrigued enough to come into the casino and play. Our slant is that this is definitely no longer true.

Most of the mega casinos nowadays are magnificent complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close-by any doorways.

Another traditional rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Notably however, 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 the slots 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.