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Reader Poll
Replies:
* I prefer the new system.... I
never have to wait for a hopper to get refilled and it is so much
faster. Glenda W.
* Call
me old fashion, but, I really enjoy hearing the coins fall out of the slot
machine when I cash out. Dale from Wisconsin
* Paper is best. Coins are so dirty
and heavy that I like having the ease of just one piece of paper and go to the
casino cage. Gloria Stein
* Maybe this is not part of your
question..... but I like the paper system because I do not feel compelled to
give a tip to a total stranger who in many cases has done nothing for me
except give me change once. I think it is going to save me a lot of
money over the upcoming years. Walt. T.
* I like the new system as you do
not have to wait to be hand paid your winnings, our you don't get the hopper
empty when cashing out. It saves a lot of time for both the player as well as
the casino workers. Chuck Merica
* I
prefer this system just because I play nickel slot machines and when I have a
fairly large win I don't like digging all of those nickels out of the tray. It
also allows me to cash out without having to wait for an attendant to come
make a payout. My husband and I have been playing on these type machines at a
Casino in Louisiana for several years now and really like them. It makes it
much easier to limit how much you play. When you know you will have to contend
with a bunch of coins, you tend to play out your credits. With the ticket you
can quit whenever and not have to worry about lugging around a bucket of heavy
coins. Suzie Henry
* We visit Las Vegas 2-3 times per
year and we love it. Much more convenient. Georgia J Townsend
* I do
not like the system at all. To me gambling is using money to try to win and
getting back money if you do win something. A lousy ticket is not gambling. I
get the sense that it is only a way for the casinos to take more money from
their customers. Wayne Akemoto
* I do not like receiving a ticket
for earnings; I want to have the coins drop from the slot. Doyte
Elliott
* Hi Richard. On your question for
today on the paper ticket personally I believe it is more fun to hear the
coins fall out of the machine when you win. I don't think it is as much fun to
play on the paper ticket. It is more enjoyable to play with coins and to win
with coins. It adds to the excitement of gambling. You always have such
excellent questions. Keep them coming. Bev K
* The ticket machines are nice but, what is going to happen to the
workers?? Are they going to be MAJOR cut backs?? Karl A. Johnson
* I would rather have a payout in
coins. The sound is part of the fun. Indian casinos in California
used the paper payout and now are replacing the machines with
"Vegas" style slots. John Singer
* Real Coins = Real Money. Forget about this paper junk.
I'm off to Vegas in 2 weeks and won't play if I can't get real money back. Barbara A
* In
Alberta, if you play nickels and you cash out, anything over $50 is a cash
handpay. They use the paper system in Idaho as well. The only good thing (or
not) is that it forces you to leave the machine to get your winnings, even as
low a 5 cents. cschoony
* NO I HATE IT!!!!!!! We have this in our racetracks here in nearby
West Virginia that have slots (we are from Pennsylvania) -- same as para
mutuel tickets. You tend to not take the ticket and spend the cash at that
machine. (I guess this is a ploy by casinos to keep the cash "in
house.") The fun part is hearing the ka-ching ka-ching of the coins
dropping into the hopper. You can then take your coins and move about freely
to spend in other machines there or in other casinos. Also, by issuing the
paper ticket, this will create longer lines at the cashier windows to redeem.
I saw these in Sept 2002 when I was in Las Vegas. I noticed people shying away
from those machines and heading to the coin payout machines. This might be
better for house odds but it is a pain for the machine player who has to take
the ticket(s) to redeem or to play in other machines. Whatever were the casino
bosses thinking? GeorgeGryak *
Coins only. when we win can keep playing at a new machine we don't have to go
cash in to get our money. G. J. Smith * I would prefer
cash . I put cash in , I want cash out. paper is just another way to trick the
consumer. how many of us will simply put the paper in out pocket and forget
about it. if u leave the casino and forget to cash out your hit. wonder how
much over a year a casino makes by this simple mistake on our part.
Watcherboy
* The reason we like these machines is that when you want to cash out
you don't half to wait a half hour for a attendant to come around. It is also
nice to go from machine to machine and use the ticket. Ruth
* I like the coin version of the slots. I want to walk into a casino
and hear that money dropping in the bins. Also, if you want to move to
different machines it's easier to have the money and I think you would spend
more with the money than paper. You are taking away from the real "Las
Vegas". Dottie
* I haven't had very many pay-out slips...maybe not enough winnings,
huh? Anyway, there are pros and cons......coins are dirty, but sometimes
I cash out and then still play with the coins....that would not be available
to do then, so that is a definite disadvantage....coming out in
February.....Am I going to be seeing more of the pay-out slips? I
haven't been out since last February. June Colgrove of Nebraska
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