Volumes have been said on this subject, and the conflict and discourse about where the "hot" slot games are installed in a casino are still passionate – more than 60 years after slot games were 1st installed in the casinos.

The classic rule is that the best slot machines were located just inside the main door of the casino; so that people going by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be stimulated to come unto the gaming floor … play. Our conclusion is that this is not so anymore.

Many of the major casinos these days are massive complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slot games near to any doorways.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more folks could see winning jackpots and be motivated to play. Importantly though, 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!

Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose one armed bandits.