Volumes have been said on this topic, and the controversy and arguments about where the "hot" slots are located in a casino are still rampant – 60 years after one armed bandits were first added to the gaming floor in gambling dens.

The quintessential rule is that the very best slot machines were located just inside the main entry of the casino; so that casino fanatics walking by would see jackpot winners … be enticed to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our interpretation is that this is definitely no longer so.

The great majority of the major casinos these days are immense complexes … you no longer can see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to put the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any of the doors.

Yet another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are placed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more persons could see winning jackpots and be motivated 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 the slots 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.