Volumes have been written on this topic, and the disquiet and feuds about where the "hot" slot games are placed in a casino are still there – over 60 years after slot games were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.

The standard rule is that the best slot games were placed just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that people going by would be able to see jackpot winners … be possessed to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our view is that this is no longer the case.

Many of the mega casinos presently are immense complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games close-by any entrances.

Another traditional rule is that loose one armed bandits are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. However, 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 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slots.