[Gonzopozo]

The Division of Gaming has required Mardi Gras to stop accepting "cash back coupons" directly into gaming machines.

For those of you who have received this month's mailers, you'll see the coupons no longer have the necessary bar coding.

When I asked Gaming about this, they acknowledged they had told the casino to stop. Turns out the casino had not received Gaming approval on the system and technology employed to do this - a definite no-no.

I would expect the service to re-appear in the future - it's a convienent feature for the player and means less lines at the cashiers.

G