Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the contention and feuds about where the "hot" slot games are located in a casino are still ongoing – more than sixty yrs after the slots were 1st placed in gambling dens.

The traditional rule is that the more favourable slots were positioned just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that folks walking by would be able to see jackpot winners … be possessed to come into the casino … play. Our thought is that this is no longer true.

The great majority of the major casinos today are super-colossal complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot games in close proximity to any entrances.

Yet another standard rule is that loose slot games are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be inspired 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 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 slot games.