Volumes have been set forth on this matter, and the debates and face-offs about where the "hot" video slots are located in a casino are still passionate – over 60 yrs after the slot machines were first added to the gaming floor in gambling houses.

The quintessential rule is that the superior slot machine games were located just inside the door of the casino; so that people passing by would be able to see actual jackpot winners and be possessed to come into the casino and play. Our deduction is that this is not so anymore.

The majority of the big name casinos presently are giant complexes … it is not possible to see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to situate the ‘loose’ slot machines close to any entrances or exits.

An additional standard rule is that loose slot machines are installed on the major aisles in the casinos, again so that more potential players could see winning jackpots and be roused to play. Notably though, we find that this also isn’t 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 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 perspective about where to place the loose slot games.