2014-12-28
I recently tried to exchange a couple hundred dollars’ worth of rolled coins at my bank. I was told that the coins had to be unrolled, then placed in a special bag, with all kinds of personal and account information on it, and it would take five to seven working days before the amount would be credited to my account. The teller told me to go to Walmart, where they have CoinStar machines. I checked one out: 9.8% service charge! That got me to wondering if any casinos in Las Vegas issue bills at the cashier’s cage in exchange for coins anymore, now that all the slot machines are coinless? Should I lug all my small change to Vegas?