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To: David W. Tucker who wrote (7506)	9/22/2000 10:18:47 PM
From: Elizabeth A Rice	Respond to of 7701

Good luck with the marathon. I did my first one last year and am happy to say that no more 22 mile runs on the weekend for training are in my schedule this year! Maybe next though.

To: David W. Tucker who wrote (7506)	9/23/2000 4:33:21 PM
From: MrBuzz	Respond to of 7701

"Of interest, I noted that all the casinos have finally installed all the new slot games in great numbers (Wheel of Fortune, Elvis, etc), but the players in AC are overwhelmingly over-65. Therefore, they are sticking to games that are easy to understand. IMO, the new video-style games are way too complicated and they are being avoided. Hundreds of these new machines are sitting still. All the classics are being played constantly (Red-White-&-Blue, Wild Cherries, Bars & Stars, Diamonds, etc). Why do they try to reinvent the wheel???" Because in games like Wheel of Fortune, Monopoly, Aliens, etc its "not just a nickel to play". People pump in several dollars a whack to play 9 lines a shot. After playing some of these, you can get a rush with the big payoffs, often times several hundred coins being thrown at you at a shot. Those machines are not nickel machines but dollar slots, in my opinion. They also provide entertainment and interaction, of which a typical slot machine cannot provide. You "feel" like you are involved in the decision making, instead of pulling a lever and just looking dumbfounded at it. I agree Monopoly, Wheel, etc are a bit intimidating at first. But once when you understand whats going on in the myriad of complexities, it can be quite fun....