Here's what I don't get. How can any casino possibly lose money on any strike machine, and claim that as a reason why they are dropping them? Let's say a strike costs $20 to make (I know they aren't that much, but just as an example). Well, they set the payout rates on every slot machine in existence! So they set the payout rate to be one strike for every $40 in the machine. Now, they take in $40, and give out $30 ($10 for the cash value if you turn it in, and $20 to make it). So they made $10 on the first round. Now they put the strike back in the machine, and this time $40 comes in and only $10 goes out if they turn it in. And so on down the line. Probably half or more keep the strikes, so their payout is even less. What am I missing here? The price of silver should have nothing to do with whether a strike machine makes money. If the price of silver goes sky high, then tighten the machine and pay out less strikes.