Don-This is the story I was told many years ago: At the time dollar machines were the highest denominations available for play.
The Horseshoe decided to take things up a notch and make a big splash with some $2.50 machines. They just about had everything
ready to go when Harolds Club, across the street, introduced some five dollar machines. With the wind taken out of their sails, the
Horseshoe decided to scrap the whole thing. I think they sold some of the tokens to collectors.