Why do restaurants in the US take your credit card, instead of simply bringing the machine to the table for payment?

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In Canada, I haven’t seen a credit card taken by the waiter for payment since maybe the late 90s. However, the dozens of times that I’ve gone to a sit-down restaurant in the States, I have not once had a waiter bring the machine to the table. Having the machine brought over is much faster and convenient, and allows the customer to be sure of what is charged, so why hasn’t this caught on?

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I live in the USA now (originally from Canada). I can saw that the US banking system is completely inferior to any country I’ve ever been to. The issues around just moving around are non-existent in other countries, but they are huge hassles in the USA. It’s super odd, because you would think the US has a sophisticated banking system.

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