The telltale sign was when the casino’s free coffee machine disappeared—right around the time the slots started swallowing $20 bills like they were nickels. It wasn’t just the coffee. Over the course of a year, the mid-tier casino I frequented underwent a series of barely noticeable degradations. The cocktail waitresses vanished. The carpets seemed louder.… What Happens When the Slot Machine Stops Paying for Coffee weiterlesen