Pennies Mean Big Bucks 

For all of those people out there who have been playing at the slot machines for penny denominations the state of Nevada would like to say thank you. With $17.8 billion worth of pennies being played in the state, the amount of money that would not have been brought in otherwise is astounding. When the economy turned south, many casinos doubled or even tripled the number of penny slot machines that they offered their clients. 

The penny slot machines used to be seen as an oddity. Those people who played them were simply little old men and women who were looking to stretch their retirement check. However, the casinos say that the people playing the penny slot machines these days are not the same people at all. They say that with most people having less money to gamble with, they know that they can play the penny slot machines and be able to play for a longer period of time. 

According to a recent study, more than 25% of the money that comes from slot machines in the state of Nevada is now coming from the penny slot machines. According to the casinos the trend for the past few years has been more towards those pennies instead of the larger denomination machines. They say that the average wager on the slot machines is between $.60 and two dollars. They say that they have a lot of their dollar and quarter slot machine players that have now started playing the penny games instead. 

Based on this information, it would seem high time for many of the other casinos that may not be offering as many penny slot machines to start doing so. Let's face it, $17.8 billion doesn't lie.