The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 33, August 17, 2003, Article 14

CASINO SLOT MACHINES

  Greg Heim writes: "Regarding the article on coinless EZPAY
  and FASTPAY casinos which use tickets:  One of these
  casinos is the newly opened Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ.  It
  should be noted that despite the fact they are coinless, coins
  and tokens are still placed in the hoppers in case of a system
  failure.  In the case of the Borgata, only tokens of $10 and
  above can be purchased from the cashiers.  That makes the
  $1, $2, and $5 tokens quite collectible because you cannot
  feed in money into a slot and cash out.  If you collect these,
  your best bet is to ask at the change booth for any loose
  ones.  Chances are they will say no, but in several instances,
  I have obtained about $12 face value.

  Lastly, as a frequent casino patron, I love the fact that the
  tickets come out.  It saves on down time.  From a numismatic
  standpoint, however it stinks."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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