peace/morgan dollars in slot machines ?

[Iku]

Hello

 

Were peace/morgan dollars ever used in slot machines ?

 

+ Are there nowadays any slot machines in Usa that uses for example regular one dollar coins or are all slot machines in las vegas and they only use tokens ?

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I'm finnish and we have slot machines in every shop, so i get new coins easily and when the euro gets a bit older... maybe some day i'll start to get some rarities

http://www.pelaamo.ray.fi/ (=> all finnish slot machines)

[MunkyMan95]

Hardly any of the slot machines in the larger casinos even use coins. They're usually an all-digital machine, and you insert a credit or debit card and begin playing.

[Dwaine]

I haven't seen any that use coins. Most just accept bills or dollar tokens. I guess the quarter, nickel, and penny slots will accept coins but they pay out via a voucher instead of spitting out coins.

[Iku]

So i won't hear or see any "coin spitting" slot machines in usa ?

Nice I can't wait to play with my credit card and then count all the receipts that i have won

+ By the way can you "change" coins in vending machines ? (harsh example: put dollar in then press "money back"-button and out comes pennies.)

[Just Bob]

Were peace/morgan dollars ever used in slot machines ?

 

 

 

I have heard that in the past, they actually accepted, and paid out in, silver dollars, but now, as Chad said, they only accept cards - at least the ones here in Mississippi. (or so I've been told)

[Dwaine]

So i won't hear or see any "coin spitting" slot machines in usa ?

Nice I can't wait to play with my credit card and then count all the receipts that i have won

+ By the way can you "change" coins in vending machines ? (harsh example: put dollar in then press "money back"-button and out comes pennies.)

 

You might find some in the older casino's in Vegas or in small towns but in the large casino's I am going to say no. In Vegas I have not seen any machines that accept credit cards.

[cpm9ball]

The switch from silver dollars to $1 gaming tokens began in the mid-to-late 60's when the government changed to clad coinage. The well-known Binion and Fitzgerald Hoards were the accumulations of all of the silver dollars that were removed from the machines at that time and then stored away only to be (nearly) forgotten. The Fitzgerald Hoard wasn't discovered until several years ago when the heirs sold some of his warehouses in the Reno area. The new owner found bags and bags and bags piled up in a basement, and they contained not only silver dollars but many vintage casino chips as well.

 

However, there were still many slot machines in use that dispensed 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c and even $1 coins. The Riviera Hotel & Casino had one machine with a jackpot of $100,000 in silver dollars until about 6 or 7 years ago. All of the silver dollars were housed in a glass case atop the machine. I used to play it whenever I was there. All of the coins that you could see were mostly Morgan and some Peace dollars.

 

The (cashless) ticket in/ticket out technology was developed in Australia at the same time that the Aussies came up with the idea of muilti-line video slots. The first machines were penny slots, but the other denominations soon followed. The new technology is and has been a huge success. Most people disliked the idea of having to lug big, heavy tubs of coins to the cashiers' window, not to mention the fact that your hands would turn black from scooping the coins out of the tray. As for the appeal of hearing the coins come out of the machine, the slot manufacturers synthesized that sound so you can still hear the "jingle" when you cash out.

 

I know of one casino in Reno, Cal-Neva, that still has a few slot machines that pay out silver dollars. It costs 25c to play, and if the "silver dollar" symbol comes up on the payline, it dispenses a real silver dollar. The only problem is that they are quickly running out of Morgan and Peace dollars and they are being replaced by American Eagles.

 

Chris

[Iku]

"I know of one casino in Reno, Cal-Neva It costs 25c to play"

=> Have you got pictures about this slot machine ?

 

How many forum members have won a silver dollar from these machines ?

[jtryka]

It's been a while since I've been to Vegas, but a few years ago, there were still machines that paid out in cash (nickels, quarters and halves), though my guess is they are quickly changing to the tickets. Most of the casinos outside Vegas or Atlantic City used to use their own tokens for paying all prizes (any coin denomination) but most are now ticket machines. You insert bills and get paid with a ticket that can either be reinserted into another machine, or inserted into an ATM like machine to be paid in cash, or taken to the cage to be paid. Coins in casinos are quickly vanishing.

[cpm9ball]

"I know of one casino in Reno, Cal-Neva It costs 25c to play"

=> Have you got pictures about this slot machine ?

 

How many forum members have won a silver dollar from these machines ?

 

The casinos frown upon customers taking photographs.

 

I've won more than a dozen...........all were Peace but nothing to write home about.

 

Chris

[WoodenJefferson]

 

This is what a bar coded voucher looks like in todays modern US slot machines...gone are the days of clinking coins and bells ringing with coins dropping into the trays...even the coin slots and the catch trays are disappearing.

 

This voucher can be inserted into any denomination or multi-denomination slot and if you have any money left after play, simply hit the "Cash Out" button, pull out your freshly printed voucher and go to the chashiers cage for real money.

 

Nice report there cpm9ball

[ant]

my girlfriend is a tribal member here in blackfoot idaho. i see these tickets all the time its realy no fun anymore since all you win is loud nouse and a pc of paper

[just-john]

Last one with silver dollar payoff that i remember was in Henderson at the railroad pass or something like that.It had a payoff in silver dollars as part of the different pay lines .Like 4 cherry's paid 4 silver dollars ect up to 100 for the max. Waljed out with about 30 mostly 1923 peace dollars

[DC Dawg]

my girlfriend is a tribal member here in blackfoot idaho. i see these tickets all the time its realy no fun anymore since all you win is loud nouse and a pc of paper

I understand... I went to a casino and missed the bucket of tokens and when I (finally) won, I missed the tokens tumbling out the bottom. It was nice that I broke even, but I missed the tokens!!

 

Scott

[lehigh96]

Just to add my

 

I work in an Atlantic City casino and remember when the Borgata first opened about 5 years ago. They were the first casino in Atlantic City to have 100% coinless/tokenless slot machines. It was amazing how quiet the casino was. I remember walking through the casino and hearing a someone being paged on the casino floor. It was impossible to hear a page with the coins rattling.

 

Soon after, every casino in AC switched to the voucher slot machines and I have to tell you I don't miss them at all. The versatility that the vouchers provide far outweighs the novelty of being paid in actual coins.

 

On a personal note, I never play slot machines, you can't win. If you want to find me in the casino, you know where to look. Took a nasty beat last night in a $2-$5 PLO Omaha game, lost my $1,000 buy in and had to play $20-$40 hold-em till 5AM to get it back.

[cpm9ball]

On a personal note, I never play slot machines, you can't win. If you want to find me in the casino, you know where to look. Took a nasty beat last night in a $2-$5 PLO Omaha game, lost my $1,000 buy in and had to play $20-$40 hold-em till 5AM to get it back.

 

Mostly what I play are multiline video slots, and I do very well the vast majority of the time. What many people don't realize is that if you play the minimum line bets, you will probably lose. I always play "Max Bet", but if a particular machine seems "cold", it doesn't take me very long to switch machines. I also find that playing during the hours of 4:00am - 8:00am is more profitable than the peak hours when everyone else is playing.

 

Poker (the table game, not video poker) is another story. If I tried my hand at it, I wouldn't just lose my shirt. I'd be arrested for indecent exposure.

 

Chris

[Oldtrader3]

The last silver dollars that I remember keeping were won on a silver dollar slot machine in Reno, NV in 1965. I won $120.00 jackpot paid in Morgan dollars. They were all common date 1879-1886, "P", "S" or "O" mints. Most of these dollars would probably grade F-VF. I sold them in 1980 (in rolls) to a coin shop in L.A. for $37.00 apiece.