Volumes have been written on this matter, and the contention and discord about where the "hot" slots are located in a casino are still taking place – sixty yrs after slot games were 1st installed in gambling dens.

The quintessential rule is that the very best slot machines were placed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that fun seekers going by would be able to see jackpot winners and be stimulated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our sentiment is that this is no longer the case.

Nearly all of the mega casinos today are grand complexes and it’s no longer possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots close-by any of the doors.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. Notably though, 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 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 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 philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.