Volumes have been written on this matter, and the contention and discourse about where the "hot" video slots are located in the casino are still rampant – over sixty yrs after the slot machines were 1st placed in gambling houses.

The classic rule is that the better slot machines were placed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that everyone passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be aroused to come into the casino … play. Our verdict is that this is definitely no longer the case.

Nearly all of the mega casinos these days are super-colossal complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots in close proximity to any entrances or exits.

Yet another classic rule is that loose one armed bandits are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Notably though, 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 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machine games.