The next time you use any automated bill breaker or change machine, see if the machine dispenses $10 bills. I received an email that asked if the "problem" with the new $10 bill design was ever completely "fixed" by the automatic bill acceptor industry.
You might remember that when the new $10 bill design was introduced a couple of years ago, the bill acceptors in slot machines did not correctly "read" the new bills and they were rejected by the software. The problem was reportedly fixed. But according to the email, some change makers and "ticket redemption machines" do not hold $10 bills and will spit out two five-dollar bills instead of a single $10 bill.
I suggested to the writer of the email that this just might be something done for the convenience of the casino and whatever service stocks the machines with currency. Perhaps they just don't want to be bothered with the $10s because these TITO (ticket in, ticket out) redemption machines also have to stock $1 bills in addition to $20s and perhaps $50s and $100s. There just might not be enough "cases" for all of the "common" denominations.
I will ask the next time I am in a place that has these types of machines.
But in the meantime-- do you see $10 bills being dispensed, and are there any problems with bill acceptors and the $10 notes?