I really have to wonder why a few people are so up in arms about Norman and his playing of the strike machines, for 360 days a year he fills the needs of many collectors who are very happy to purchase strikes at a very nice price and then for 5 days they want him banned. If a person doesn't get the chance to play a certain strike machine while at the convention due to the many people who are going to just play for strikes is this also going to be Norms fault? If people get the casinos to limit the time a person can play how will some people feel if they can't win the number of strikes they want because they will have to give up the machine so somebody else wants to play. How would a person feel if the casinos said one hopper fill limit and when it got to be your turn you win say 40 strikes and the machine is empty and you are told to give up the machine because it is being filled and you didn't get that Blue chase strike.
I go to Tahoe as often as I can and like to play their strike machines, I have been known to run $500 into the machine over a period of 4 hours, does this mean I am hogging the machine ? I think not, it wasn't being played when I sat down and I don't see a reason to give up a machine just because somebody else wants to play that machine. I have in the past let another person play a machine I was playing because I had time to come back and play,Norm does the same thing, I have had people tell me he has given up a machine when asked by other if they could play.
I just don't think Norm is the bad guy hear, just my thoughts.
Walt
P.S. I know a person going to the convention who will play for a certain couple of strikes for me and if they can't get the time to play I will purchase the strikes in auction or direct just like others who will not be going.