just talked to the cage manager at the orleans. the reasons they pulled the new silver strikes are twofold. 1) declining coin gross from the new strikes. 2) increased cost of silver and maintenance of machines. all coins were returned by brinks to IGT for credit. they have no intention of replacing the machines and are evaluating all machine profitability. also boyd gaming returned all SOUTH COAST ss to IGT for credit. tookme two months and 30 phone calls top get this info