Volumes have been set forth on this item, and the contention and squabbling about where the "hot" video slots are located in a casino are still ongoing – over sixty years after the slot machines were first placed in gambling dens.

The classic rule is that the superior slots were positioned just inside the entrance of the casino; so that people walking by would be able to see jackpot winners … be challenged to come into the casino and play. Our reckoning is that this is definitely no longer true.

The great majority of the large casinos today are massive complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slots in close proximity to any exits.

Another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential gamblers could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Importantly however, 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 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 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 slots.