Volumes have been written on this matter, and the conflict and discussion about where the "hot" slots are placed in a casino are still rampant – over sixty yrs after the slot machines were 1st added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.

The quintessential rule is that the best one armed bandits were located just inside the door of the casino; so that people walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be infatuated enough to come inside … play. Our perspective is that this is no longer true.

Many of the mega casinos presently are magnificent complexes … it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to have the ‘loose’ slots close to any doorways.

Another traditional rule is that loose slots are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Importantly however, we find that this also is no longer a universal rule.

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 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!

Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their perspective about where to place the loose one armed bandits.