Books have been stated on this issue, and the controversy and discussion about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in the casino are still there – sixty years after slots were first installed in gambling houses.

The standard rule is that the superior slot machines were put just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that potential players going by would be able to see jackpot winners and be titillated to come inside and play. Our attitude is that this is no longer true.

Practically all of the large casinos these days are gigantic complexes … now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slot machine games close-by any entrances or exits.

Another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be influenced to play. Nonetheless, 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 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 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.