Volumes have been said on this matter, and the controversy and discord about where the "hot" video slots are positioned in a casino are still on-going – sixty years after slot games were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The quintessential rule is that the most favorable slot games were located just inside the main entry of the casino; so that individuals passing by would see jackpot winners and be mesmerized enough to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our assessment is that this is no longer true.

Just about all of the major casinos today are giant complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ one armed bandits close to any of the doors.

An additional classic rule is that loose slot games are put on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be inspired to play. Importantly 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 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 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 slot machines.