Books have been set forth on this issue, and the contention and disagreement about where the "hot" slot machines are positioned in a casino are still ongoing – more than sixty yrs after slots were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.

The classic rule is that the superior slot games were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that people passing by would see jackpot winners and be smitten to come inside … play. Our persuasion is that this is no longer true.

Most of the big name casinos nowadays are giant complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot games in close proximity to any doorways.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Nonetheless, we find that this also isn’t 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 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 machine games.