Volumes have been stated on this topic, and the contention and ruckus about where the "hot" slots are installed in a casino are still rampant – more than sixty years after slot games were 1st placed in gambling houses.

The classic rule is that the superior slot machines were put just inside the door of the casino; so that potential gamblers walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be possessed to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our viewpoint is that this is no longer the case.

Nearly all of the big name casinos nowadays are immense complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any of the doors.

Another traditional rule is that loose slots are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be roused 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 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.