Volumes have been set forth on this matter, and the controversy and disagreement about where the "hot" one armed bandits are positioned in a casino are still taking place – more than sixty yrs after the slot machines were first placed in the casinos.

The standard rule is that the more favourable slots were installed just inside the main entryway of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would be able to see jackpot winners and be mesmerized enough to come into the casino and play. Our frame of mind is that this is no longer the case.

Many of the mega casinos today are colossal complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slot machines close-by any exits.

An additional classic rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be influenced 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 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot machines.