Volumes have been written on this item, and the conflict and feuds about where the "hot" video slots are located in the casino are still ongoing – sixty years after the slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in casinos.

The standard rule is that the superior one armed bandits were positioned just inside the main foyer of the casino; so that individuals going by would see real jackpot winners … be stimulated to come unto the gambling floor … play. Our philosophy is that this is definitely no longer true.

Most of the big name casinos these days are gigantic complexes and now you can’t see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ slots in close proximity to any doors.

An additional classic rule is that loose slot machine games are installed on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more fun seekers could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Importantly though, 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 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slots.