Volumes have been stated on this matter, and the controversy and ruckus about where the "hot" one armed bandits are located in a casino are still on-going – over sixty yrs after slots were first placed in gambling dens.

The classic rule is that the better slot machines were located just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that persons going by would be able to see jackpot winners and be infatuated enough to come inside and play. Our conclusion is that this is no longer the case.

Just about all of the major casinos today are humongous complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slot games close to any doors.

An additional standard rule is that loose slot machine games are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Nonetheless, 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 slot machines 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 one armed bandits.