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I have visited Cuba recently. Of course, gambling is no longer allowed in Cuba. However, I was wondering what happened to all of the slots from the 40s & 50s??

Anyone have any knowledge or idea on this?

I believe most were were destroyed that day in the up rising. the fancy hotels & casinos were a fast target, specially since they weren't Cuban owned.
Mr. Meyer Lansky lost all his personal ill gotten gains in his hotel / casino down there. it was his own $$$ , not the N.Y. Mob's money. everything in place , tons of nice Jennings machines, ect. & it never opened yet. I think there were 2 other big casinos already there, totally trashed. images of what was left on the internet (if you can find them).

after he died , Everyone was waiting for his family to pop up with nice cars, boats , houses , ect. = nope. had none of the $$$ left.
down there , re purposing items for every day use was key to life , so no doubt a few parts & pieces exist turned into something one could use.
I already heard of people going down there long ago ,looking for these slot machines to bring back to America. no such thing.
jeff H.

Have never seen much brought back to the States out of Cuba. Especially Slots. Can you just imagine
what they would look like? Look what they have done to many of our 1940's & 50's cars, with the hideous
paint schemes.
On the other hand, many Victorian Uprights, and Wurlitzer 1015 jukeboxes, have been saved out of Mexico.
Most were not in the greatest condition, and had crappy paint colors over the once-nice wood paneling.