You don't tip a machine so that's not a bad thing for players. I was playing $3 BJ at the Long Horn recently and a guy was tipping the dealer a dollar per win. Figure twenty wins an hour,four hours a day, four days in a trip- It adds up quickly. He'd thrive playing on a machine.
According to Steve Martin, robots are stealing luggage. He doesn't indicate whether they want to do that, or if it's forced on them by economic conditions.