Books have been said on this topic, and the conflict and discussion about where the "hot" slot games are installed in the casino are still happening – more than 60 yrs after the slots were first installed in the casinos.

The traditional rule is that the superior one armed bandits were put just inside the main doorway of the casino; so that casino fanatics passing by would see actual jackpot winners and be stimulated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our philosophy is that this is no longer the case.

The great majority of the major casinos nowadays are grand complexes and it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there is no longer a reason to position the ‘loose’ slots near any entrances or exits.

Yet another classic rule is that loose slot games are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be energized to play. However, 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 slot machine 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!

In recent times, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machines.