Volumes have been stated on this topic, and the debates and feuds about where the "hot" slot games are positioned in a casino are still passionate – over 60 years after the slots were first placed in gambling dens.

The traditional rule is that the most favorable slot machines were put just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that persons walking by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be drawn to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our attitude is that this is definitely no longer so.

Most of the mega casinos nowadays are jumbo complexes and you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot machines near to any entrances.

Another traditional rule is that loose slots are put on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be energized 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 one armed bandits 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 slot games.