Shana Gerety, senior vice president of operations for Circus Circus, said the coin machines have proven to be a popular attraction that differentiates the casino from others on the Strip. “When it was coming out, I didn’t realize that I hit the jackpot, then I looked up (at the payout list),” Neil said. The Robisons collected 500 $1 tokens, then a slot attendant came over to handle the rest of the winnings. “That’s a sexy sound, right?” Audra said as the jackpot coins starting falling.
Two days after saying “I do” again, the Robisons found themselves shoveling dollar tokens into plastic buckets after Neil hit the $1,000 jackpot on one of the coin machines. (The California Hotel and El Cortez downtown and the Skyline casino in Henderson also have coin machines.) Neil and Audra Robison of Salt Lake City came to Las Vegas recently to remarry and stayed at Circus Circus, the only casino on the Strip still offering some coin-operated slot machines. For one couple, the sound meant their wedding was paid for.
That’s the sound of money - metal coins hitting a metal tray - signifying slot or video poker winnings at one of the dwindling number of coin-operated machines still in use in the Las Vegas area.įor some, the sound brings nostalgia for the city’s past. The noise is unmistakable, though it’s heard at fewer and fewer casinos these days.
