Just an FYI,
contrary to what I thought Fort Erie still has $5 full-pay ($25/hand) Pick'Em machines as of Oct 8. They just moved them. They are tucked way off to the right when you enter. In about as low-profile a location as you can find. They are the older Gamemaker machines.
Also, Mohawk has full-pay Pick'Em on the new, HD Gamemakers. You can play $1, $2, or $5 and up to 10 units per hand. So, you could go for the $60 000 Royal Flush if you had the bankroll to bet $50/hand.
Of course Great Blue Heron in Port Perry still has $1 full-pay older Gamemakers but there are only 4 and usually you have regulars camped out on them for hours at a time. With Fort Erie and Mohawk there is no delay getting on a machine.
good luck,
nick