Right, I was able to get the jackpots credited to the machine, so no handpays. Sped up the game considerably. I've had the machine spit out tickets for excess (in Cherokee, not in LV). Not sure if that's dependent on the machine itself or the jurisdiction.

Dan, I don't think ecash mode lets you avoid w-2gs in that scenario. They write them down on a sheet of paper as you hit them, and you sign/initial each one at the end.