just got home last night from vegas, as i stated there is no trading for $200 strikes at o'sheas or flamingo, the slot manager at flamingo was rude and just told me they can change the rules anytime they want and they have to answer to no one, then he walk away from me, i will give you a quick run down on how all the strike machines where hitting, scale of 1-10 1 is the best 10 is the worst, anout 75% of the machines where jaming every time a strike came out, (about 20 minute wait to get it fix, a real pain )about 1/2 the time the machines would sau hopper empty, but after a 20 minute wait it was just a jam, imperial palace 9,(both machines ave $40 per strike) o'sheas 5 ( machine by the door best) caesars palace 5, fronteer 1 machine in back 5,saraha 5, luxor 4, ny ny 5, barbary coast 1 machine in the back 7, ballys 4, paris 1 machine would not take paper money 4, aladdin 4, goldcoast 4, orleans 4, califorina 5, las vegas club machine by door best one 4, plaza machine in back was great 2, i won one coin then got a fill played and won 21 strikes then the blue one fell out!! i was very unhappy with the machines over all!! to many jams, the flamingo at least one of the 3 machines was always out of order!!

richard