We took our first trip to Cleveland's new Horseshoe Casino.
It was a brand new experience for most of us because, well, they just don't make slots like they used to. We mostly played penny slots, although they no longer actually accept pennies. In fact, they don't take coins of any kind. You put your paper money in all at once, and then the machine keeps track of all your totals for you digitally in readouts on screens on the front of the machines. They still put arms on them, but, while functional, they are more decorative and rarely used. There are buttons on the front of the machine, and you can make all kinds of bets on your spin.
Gone are the days of carrying buckets of coins around and silver money
spilling out of the mouth of the machine into your lap, but they have programmed
clinking sounds to go along with the video output. When you want to
cash out, you push a button and get a paper voucher which you then take
to another machine, or the cashier, to get your money. It took a while
to get the hang of, and no one won big (and no one lost big either!) but we did have fun!
