Originally Posted by
MisterV
Some bean counter probably wanted to duplicate the success which resulted when chips were required instead of cash at table games: people seem more likely to feel less emotionally attached to chips as opposed to their currency and as a result more likely to risk it in the heat of gambling.
Anything that can be done to insulate or camouflage the pain of loss helps the casinos, and arranging things so that actual currency is not bet helps to do just that, psychologically.
Me, I never have warmed up to and do not play the new games; hello, old school.