slot machines

[Michael24]

Do any casinos still have the old-fashion slot machines where you just drop a coin and pull the lever? I was at a casino tonight for a concert and all they had were video slots, and for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to play them. Even my mom was clueless.

We were thinking about going to Reno or Vegas sometime this Spring. Any casinos there that still have them, or are video slots the only kind to be found nowadays?

[sleepydumbdude]

Most still have the old ones too.

[mookie75]

I'm pretty sure they're still around, but it is getting harder to find machines that use the whole coin aspect. More and more casinos seem to be making people use paper money or cards to get started and then simply printing out a receipt that you cash in for the winnings. Personally, I think that takes some of the charm away from the gambling experience. I remember tagging along with my parents to Vegas many times in my college years and half the fun was roaming from machine to machine with your big plastic cup full of nickels, quarters, etc. Ripping off a receipt just isn't as fulfilling as the sound of all those coins plunking into the tray..... :shrug:


Also, if you're deciding between Reno and Las Vegas, I wholeheartedly endorse Las Vegas. I haven't been there in several years, but I was in Reno last summer and I was very disappointed with it in comparison to Vegas. I suppose that's to be expected -- I mean, it is Vegas we're talking about here -- but Reno utterly failed to charm me at all.

[DarthGonzo]

I'm pretty sure they're still around, but it is getting harder to find machines that use the whole coin aspect. More and more casinos seem to be making people use paper money or cards to get started and then simply printing out a receipt that you cash in for the winnings.


Lame. Super, uber, mega lame. There's this fantastic sensory thrill to hearing the payouts clatter in the metal trays, smelling the powerful scent of the cash and scooping the coins out of the tray and into those plastic buckets. It's a shame everything needs to change just for the sake of change.

Personally, I think that takes some of the charm away from the gambling experience.Of course it is. My grandmother used to go to Atlantic City all the time. Lately she doesn't seem all that interested anymore because of how much the experience has changed.

Also, if you're deciding between Reno and Las Vegas, I wholeheartedly endorse Las Vegas. I haven't been there in several years, but I was in Reno last summer and I was very disappointed with it in comparison to Vegas. I suppose that's to be expected -- I mean, it is Vegas we're talking about here -- but Reno utterly failed to charm me at all.Sigh. One day.

[Dark Fact]

Japanese Pachislots use the traditional spin reels. However, they accept tokens not coins due to anti-gambling laws in Japan.

[Kagetsu]

Vegas, you'll still see the older games. Atlantic City, and some of the newer places,,, I'd doubt it. I would think it's an area thing. When they need repair, the old places with nostalgia have the services in place. But no one else is going to learn at places where the games are tite and all the want is annual earnings.

[Harvey Two Face]

Most of the ones I have seen in bars and such are the ones where you just push flashing buttons.

[Zeonic Freak]

Japanese Pachislots use the traditional spin reels. However, they accept tokens not coins due to anti-gambling laws in Japan.

Yea, but they have ways for you to "win prizes". It was some documentary on the Pachislots on a video on Japanese culture on either National Geographic channel or Travel Channel where they can invest that money in gold bars, walk like around the block to a center and get money for them.

Its either a loophole the goverment put there, or a loophole the goverment just doesnt care about.

But as for the traditional slot machines, last time i saw one was at some garage sale when i was like 14. This old man had one with cartoonish nude girls on it, it was pretty sweet looking...

[Dark Fact]

But as for the traditional slot machines, last time i saw one was at some garage sale when i was like 14. This old man had one with cartoonish nude girls on it, it was pretty sweet looking...
Was it noisy?

[Temple Fugate]

I was at a little Nevada casino back in November and I was surprised the slot machine stereotype was true. There actually was an old lady just sitting there pulling the lever. 'Course, a lot of other people were too. There was a mix of video machines and "analog" machines, but everything worked like an ATM/vending machine. You swiped your card or you inserted dollar bills and you are given a printed card that counts as your "chips," or credits. 25 cents equaled one credit, and you could use this slip in any automated machine. I've got to say, it was so boring. The first problem was, I don't gamble, so I had to just stand and watch my friends sit at the slots and push the button/pull the lever. I would have rather tried something that actually felt worth the effort, something engaging. Playing blackjack or even craps looked like more fun than sitting at a slot machine.

Anyway, the perks were nice. Free drinks, and one of my friends, the one who drove us there, got $17 bucks from only $5 of credits, so he was able to pay for a little of the gas he'd used. (When the machine gave him 3 triple BARs, it made an artificial coins-dropping-into-tray sound. :p )

[Zeonic Freak]

Was it noisy?

I dont know, he didnt have the thing plugged in, so i really cant tell you...