As the word “recession” is passed around like biscuits at the dinner table, even some of the more larger Casinos are feeling the beat. The once profitable and vigorous Foxwood Resort and Mohegan Sun Casinos, in Connecticut, have noticed a shift in movement from the higher denomination slots to penny machines.

In April alone, almost $382 Million dollars were cycled through the penny slots. Mashantucket and Mohegan tribes received a nice $43 Million in profit, while 25 cents of every earned dollars went to the state.

The penny machines, once snubbed by casino goers, are what is helping pay the bills and help the state. With players striving to get more for their money, the casino has also installed both half-cent and quarter-cent slots.

Thomas “Dancing Willow” Andrews, a spokesperson for Mohegan said “Even though we are experiencing noticeable signs of a recession, it is important that through these tough economic times, we are going to do our best to provide the best possible gaming for our guests. If it is penny machines the are looking for, they will be available.”

As for the rest of us, saving our pennies may the only thing that is our bills, let alone the helping out the state.