Yes, there has to be some interested casino personel that keeps the program going. The interest must be on a smaller scale than the casino ownership like Mandalay Bay group. Then this casino person gets promoted or takes a better job with another casino, the new person coming in may not have the zest for the program and just pulls the machines after the machines break down or they can't believe the work that goes into minting a new design. Do you think Treasure Island put any thought into their 2003 design?, "Just print last years and change the date and...I don't want to know about it!" Lets see if they do a new TI design this year, I'm watching. Is there someone at Mirage Resorts that likes Strikes and does that person work at the Bellagio?

Would strike collecting be less interesting if more casinos had strike machines? I am a firm believer if a given casino had quality designs and made things interesting, the collectors would still come no matter how many machines are out there.