Volumes have been set forth on this matter, and the bickering and face-offs about where the "hot" video slots are installed in a casino are still raging – sixty yrs after slot games were 1st installed in gambling houses.

The traditional rule is that the more favourable slot games were installed just inside the entry of the casino; so that folks walking by would see real jackpot winners and be aroused to come unto the gaming floor and play. Our perspective is that this is no longer true.

Many of the large casinos presently are huge complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ slots near any entrances.

Another classic rule is that loose slots are located on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. However, we find that this also is not 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 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!

These days, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot games.