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Pillar of the Community
United States
997 Posts |
Gonna be heading out to Vegas this winter and wonder if any of the casinos still use halves or Ikes at all. Perhaps some of the smaller ones downtown or off the Strip that haven't converted to vouchers?
We will have a car so I can travel if need be!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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From what I hear the numbers are almost nil, just a couple in old downtown. I dont have names but it will be harder than you think
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Valued Member
Canada
223 Posts |
I was at the Plaza downtown last year and they were still using halves at blackjack... Not sure if they still do though...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1042 Posts |
90 miles south of Vegas is Laughlin. Google it. I haven't been there in quite a few years. Last time I was there, they still had some machines that took halves and dollars.
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Valued Member
United States
424 Posts |
Last summer the MGM still used halves for blackjack. And the railtrain gave dollar coins as change. It may have changed since then...  ..I should go back and check for you...You gotta love vegas...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Only two places I've ever been that used real coins instead of tokens - East St. Louis on the river and in Tunica. Both trips were over ten years ago. Last time I was in Vegas the only slots that took real coins were in the dives off the beaten path.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I was in LV and Laughlin this August and did not see any coin operated machines. I read of a casino downtown that has kind of an small old time room that has a few that use nickels but never went there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
The last time I was in Vegas (and I am dating myself here - 1989) Sam's Town was using tokens the size and what appears to be the composition of Ike dollars, which I am assuming you could use large dollars in lieu of. If I can dig it up I will post an image of it.  Edited by oih82w8
10/01/2011 11:49 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
3039 Posts |
I was in Vegas last year and Fitzgerald's downtown had 4 50c machines that used halves. I've never seen a machine that used real dollar coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
651 Posts |
how about other areas aside from Las Vegas?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4901 Posts |
My son actually has a slot that uses Ike dollars...not the same composition as dollar slot tokens |
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Valued Member
United States
94 Posts |
The Meadows casino south of Pittsburgh uses half dollars. Putting together a set of "Blackjack Kennedys" in a Dansco album now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2589 Posts |
Its quite common for casinos to use halves in blackjack for payouts of blackjack but beyond that its extremely uncommon to see them in any other use in any casino anyplace
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1424 Posts |
when I was in Vegas a few years ago there were still a few machines that took coins & tokens but we had to ask at each casino, there were usually a few in a small area.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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try El Cortez near old town I hear they still do halves
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Valued Member
United States
277 Posts |
Not that it is in Vegas, but foxwoods in CT uses halves in the stud games, but you can buy them by the roll at the cage for tipping. I grab a roll or two every trip. I once won $1,000 at the table and ask to be paid in halves, the guy said I could use singles to tip and wouldn't give me all halves. He did give me $100 worth, so I couldn't complain.
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Posted 10/01/2011 01:29 am
