Volumes have been set forth on this item, and the conflict and arguments about where the "hot" slot machine games are positioned in the casino are still raging – 60 yrs after slots were 1st installed in gambling dens.

The quintessential rule is that the superior one armed bandits were positioned just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that everyone passing by would see jackpot winners and be infatuated enough to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our point of view is that this is definitely no longer true.

Almost all of the large casinos nowadays are titanic complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machine games near any exits.

An additional traditional rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be encouraged to play. Nonetheless, 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 machine games.