You used to be able to make some money on the nickle machines. Then they expected you to enjoy your small wins enough to move over to the quarter machines so they could get it all back over the rest of the evening.
I quit playing slots when they did away with spitting out coins and just giving you an electronic receipt to take back to the cashier.
That’s when I quit playing slots, too. Just wasn’t the same without the actual coins.
I was playing the nickel slots on a cruise ship when I was twelve. Won so many nickels my pockets on my polyester pants wouldn’t stay up!
Yes 12 was legal on a cruise ship!!