Volumes have been written on this matter, and the disquiet and arguments about where the "hot" video slots are positioned in the casino are still bubbling – over sixty yrs after one armed bandits were 1st installed in the casinos.

The traditional rule is that the superior slot games were installed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that everyone passing by would be able to see jackpot winners and be aroused to come inside and play. Our assurance is that this is no longer true.

The great majority of the major casinos nowadays are jumbo complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot machine games in close proximity to any doors.

An additional traditional rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged 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 slot machine 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.