Comments on: Gambling Nostalgia

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:32:27 +0000

red white and blue machines were good for finding credits since they pay on a miss,miss,miss and a lot of people abandoned the machine on the last pull once they see the first reel is a miss.

By: Scott B

Scott B — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:49:48 +0000

Back in 1980 I used to go to the Delta Saloon in Virginia City and they had a fifty cent slot machine that paid back all the money if it did not hit a winning spin in 10 spins ($5.00). I would sit at the bar drinking beer and watching tourists come up and drop a coin or two and walk away. When the coin counter was up to 7 or 8 spins without a winning spin, I would walk up an play a few spins. If it hit a winner, I won and if it didn’t I won $5.00. It was a win/win situation for me.

I had fun, drank a few beers and made money.

Those were the days!

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:42:08 +0000

Enjoyed this story. Please, more about Brad soon. Thank you.

By: GAMLORE

GAMLORE — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:26:05 +0000

About 5 to 6 years ago maybe less there used to be a couple of Aces Without Faces VP machines at the Ramada Express before it became the Tropicana Express in Laughlin these machines always had a few coins left in the coin returns i found about 17$ worth of quarters once whoo hoo!

By: Dan Sowards

Dan Sowards — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:40:47 +0000

Mickey, don’t forget about the Coinmaster machines in the grocery stores! As a coin collector I’ve seen many a SILVER quarter or dime turn up in the coin return slots on these.

By: Keith Seitz

Keith Seitz — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:49:57 +0000

My sister and BIL met us for a 5 night stay at the Excalibre about 1990. My sister got up early every morning to check the bar top coin returns. Never got less than $20 high was in the $80’s. That was her most fun of anything we did in those 5 days!