Its an interesting thought, but are Strike machines more trouble then they're worth to the casino? It seems that when Strikes made their first appearance most casinos had one, then some got rid of them very quickly while others seemed to embrace the idea and continued the program.

If you look at the value of the strike machine, yes its a draw to a select group of collectors. For example the Palms has their waiting list clip boards when new strikes make their appearance. They work almost 24/7 for several days. But there seems to be reasons why other casinos don't embrace this idea like the Palms does. I'm sure the strikes cost $$ to mint, including the silver involved and how much real profit margin is the casino making on a new release? Double or triple or more? The strike slots are always getting jammed. In some cases its one of the few if only slot machine that pays quarters and not a certificate.

Would many travel to the off beaten path to Silverton if there wasn't a strike machine... and do you spend other money there? I guess Sams Town decided few were playing their strike machine so they mint a few new ones.

And whats the story with Mandalay Bay group? They had a strike machine in everyone of their casinos, but for some reason they decided to ONLY keep their OLD machine going at Slots-A-Fun. And keep it going they do, including lots of $200 strikes, chaser strikes... anything they can do to keep you going back there. They couldn't wait to get their 2004 strikes up and running. But it wasn't worth their time to keep the last four machines going at Luxor. Was it too much trouble at Luxor or do they just need the business at Slots-A-Fun?

If I had my way, I'd put a strike machine in every casino and change the designs 2 or 3x a year and do more limited editions, but it just seems like its too much trouble for the casinos to deal with but why?