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Detroit Casinos Hope to Cash In on Coinless Slots6 January 2003DETROIT, Michigan – As reported by the Associated Press: "Following successful test runs of cashless slot machines, gamblers will soon find more of them at two of the city's casinos. "Greektown Casino and MGM Grand Detroit already have installed hundreds of slot machines in recent months that spew out winnings in the form of paper vouchers. And they have accelerated plans to roll out cashless machines. "…MGM introduced 32 cashless slots in October and has since converted another 130 nickel, quarter, half-dollar and dollar machines. By early 2004 at least half of MGM Grand Detroit's 2,700-slot floor will be cashless, Clayton said. "Meanwhile Greektown converted 46 of its 700 nickel slot machines to cashless machines in August. Since Dec. 20, it has changed an additional 181 machines. "…Coinless slot machines require less labor and infrastructure than coin machines. "…Greektown and MGM plan to market their cashless slot machines to gain a competitive advantage..." |