My father worked security at the Isle of Capri in Black Hawk, Co. He told me that the reason for playing it off was that if you had tampered with the machine, it may not work correctly on the hand following the hand pay. Playing the next hand gives the cameras something to tape in case there are issues with the machine. At the Isle, it was a requirement to play it off after any hand pay.
> Why do some, but not all, slot attendants request that you "play it off"-meaning your winning hand on the screen, after you have received a hand pay?
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