[jjameson922]

And the slips of paper save the customer time and money. Think about how long in the past you have had to sit and wait for a slot person to eventually get over and pay you all the while the casino was using you to max out the flashing lights and winning bells to spur other gamblers to join in. Then after they paid you the hundreds you won, they always conveniently added in the last bills in tens and twenties so you would be sure to hand some to the slot payoff person. There were times in the past I would find myself staying on a machine I was not that happy with simply becauses I did not want to go thru the hassle of cashing out. Whereas now, it's push a button, get a slip, move to the next machine, put in the slip and life goes on.

[jfkIII]

The ticket system has one major drawback, IMO...it can lead to poor money management skills. When hitting on one machine, and cashing out with a sizeable amount, if you were to stick that ticket in another machine and exchange it for credits, it makes it that much easier to overplay on that ticket and draw it down to nothing.

My wife has developed a strategy that seems to work for us...when a big payout is hit, press the cash-out button and obtain the ticket. If you feel the machine is a lucky one and still worth playing at...put another $20 bill in it. If you're right and hit again, cash out and obtain another big $$$ ticket and re-evaluate. If you blow the $20...consider walking away. Immediately cash in any tickets and convert them back to paper money.

Bottom line, her strategy is to put only money ($20 bill or less) into a machine. Never put tickets (or anything greater than a single $20 bill at one time). The end of each $20 bill is a stop-gap measure that allows you to re-evaluate.

This works best for penny and nickel machines (any maybe some quarter machines) where you average up $1.25 a pull. Of course, if you play dollar machines, $20 won't get you far. You would just adjust the $20 figure...but same strategy could be applied.

[mojavedxer]

Originally Posted by whyhateme

and less compensation claims from the back strains of cleaning out and putting coins in the machines. Also, automation saved the casinos tons of money switching over to the ticket-pay system.

While it does save money for the casino but the cost savings are not want you think they would be. The yearly cost to run EZPAY, FASTCASH or QUIKIT is pretty hefty.

[von949]

Originally Posted by Okey Dokie

The machines still make a "clink clink clink" sound as the ticket pops out!

And thats all that matters.

[Golfinnova]

Originally Posted by jfkIII

The ticket system has one major drawback, IMO...it can lead to poor money management skills. When hitting on one machine, and cashing out with a sizeable amount, if you were to stick that ticket in another machine and exchange it for credits, it makes it that much easier to overplay on that ticket and draw it down to nothing.

My wife has developed a strategy that seems to work for us...when a big payout is hit, press the cash-out button and obtain the ticket. If you feel the machine is a lucky one and still worth playing at...put another $20 bill in it. If you're right and hit again, cash out and obtain another big $$$ ticket and re-evaluate. If you blow the $20...consider walking away. Immediately cash in any tickets and convert them back to paper money.

Bottom line, her strategy is to put only money ($20 bill or less) into a machine. Never put tickets (or anything greater than a single $20 bill at one time). The end of each $20 bill is a stop-gap measure that allows you to re-evaluate.

This works best for penny and nickel machines (any maybe some quarter machines) where you average up $1.25 a pull. Of course, if you play dollar machines, $20 won't get you far. You would just adjust the $20 figure...but same strategy could be applied.

We use the same system jfk. After racking up a big jackpot on the penny slots.

[whyhateme]

Originally Posted by mojavedxer

While it does save money for the casino but the cost savings are not want you think they would be. The yearly cost to run EZPAY, FASTCASH or QUIKIT is pretty hefty.

Never thought of that. Thanks for pointing out.

[VLWH]

Originally Posted by jfkIII

The ticket system has one major drawback, IMO...it can lead to poor money management skills. When hitting on one machine, and cashing out with a sizeable amount, if you were to stick that ticket in another machine and exchange it for credits, it makes it that much easier to overplay on that ticket and draw it down to nothing.

My wife has developed a strategy that seems to work for us...when a big payout is hit, press the cash-out button and obtain the ticket. If you feel the machine is a lucky one and still worth playing at...put another $20 bill in it. If you're right and hit again, cash out and obtain another big $$$ ticket and re-evaluate. If you blow the $20...consider walking away. Immediately cash in any tickets and convert them back to paper money.

Bottom line, her strategy is to put only money ($20 bill or less) into a machine. Never put tickets (or anything greater than a single $20 bill at one time). The end of each $20 bill is a stop-gap measure that allows you to re-evaluate.

This works best for penny and nickel machines (any maybe some quarter machines) where you average up $1.25 a pull. Of course, if you play dollar machines, $20 won't get you far. You would just adjust the $20 figure...but same strategy could be applied.

I wonder if the slips expire. Several of the Indian Casinos in California the slips expire within twenty four hours.

[Golfinnova]

They usually have 30 days to cash them in, I know that it's that much at the Stations. I probably have one around here for a nickel or 3 cents somewhere

[uncle_el]

Originally Posted by jfkIII

The ticket system has one major drawback, IMO...it can lead to poor money management skills.

one could argue that simply by playing in a casino in the first place is poor money management skills in and of itself

[SpamDeleted]

I'm with jfk's wife on this one. My "system" is nearly identical.

I hated the coins. Did you ever look at how dirty your hands get after scooping all the coins out of the tray? Pretty nasty.

I also hated cashing out and having the hopper empty halfway through the count. It took forever for someone to come refill it. It never failed that this would always happen when I had dinner reserevations or show tickets.

Now, if I'm in a hurry, I just take my ticket. No mess, no wait.