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Mike_25
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Slot machines removed from service often face several possible fates, none of them good. They may be dismantled and their components salvaged for repairs or upgrades to other machines still on the floor. Older machines are sometimes sold at a steep discount to smaller casinos, carnivals, or racetracks looking to expand their gaming offerings cheaply. However, more often the outdated machines simply end up destroyed and scrapped.
As technology progresses, software improves, and player tastes change, most slot machines have a useful lifespan of 3 to 7 years before needing replacement. The casino business is fast-paced, and machines that were wildly popular even a few years ago may now seem stale, dull, and unappealing compared to the latest colorful, video-heavy creations with the flashiest graphics and flash-freeze bonus rounds. What was once cutting-edge becomes quickly obsolete. So more slots meet their demise by way of the junk heap than by continued service elsewhere. The games come and go, but the house — she lives on.
As technology progresses, software improves, and player tastes change, most slot machines have a useful lifespan of 3 to 7 years before needing replacement. The casino business is fast-paced, and machines that were wildly popular even a few years ago may now seem stale, dull, and unappealing compared to the latest colorful, video-heavy creations with the flashiest graphics and flash-freeze bonus rounds. What was once cutting-edge becomes quickly obsolete. So more slots meet their demise by way of the junk heap than by continued service elsewhere. The games come and go, but the house — she lives on.