Coin Slot Machines Fremont Street
Slot machines are everywhere in Las Vegas, but in downtown Las Vegas, there are some that truly stand out. We’ve gathered a few we consider must-sees during a visit to downtown and Fremont Street Experience.
SlotZilla Zip Line
The Golden Gate Casino still has nickel slots, and also there is another casino about a block away on the other side of the street (Fremont Street ) that has girls out front (very small casino and the only casino in Vegas that closes at 2 am, and they also have nickel machines that take nickels and pay in nickels.I don't know about any on the strip.
- For $25 slots enthusiasts can become part of the game on a zip line along Fremont Street. You will zip a distance of over 250metres in a seated position. There are four lines on the lower level.
- According to vpFree2.com, Circus Circus, the California, and the Fremont have some coin-in machines, at least for video poker (including $1-token machines with 9/6 Jacks). However, these special cases, among the few casinos left in Las Vegas that host coin-in slots or VP of any denominations.
Not surprisingly, we’re starting with the biggest, baddest slot machine anywhere. The SlotZilla zip line is the world’s largest slot machine, standing a towering 128 feet tall. Guests can fly down the Fremont Street Experience on two levels, the upper Zoomline (114 feet up) or lower Zipline (77 feet up). This one-of-a-kind slot machine has video screen “reels” and a massive, animated arm, simulating a true slot machine experience. Only in Vegas, baby!
Vintage Slots at Main Street Casino
The Main Street hotel houses surprises at every turn, including rare antiques and art from around the world. There’s even a slab of the Berlin Wall in one of the hotel’s restrooms! The hotel also has a collection of classic slot machines on display, just a few feet from the hotel’s registration area. These gorgeous relics of a bygone era are art in their own right.
Oversized Slot at The D Las Vegas
Unless you know where to look, you might just miss this one. The second level of The D Las Vegas, formerly Fitzgerald’s, is dedicated to classic slot machines. You know, the kind that take and pay coins, rather than paper. On the exterior of the casino’s second floor is a larger-than-life slot machine, complete with a moving “arm.” Get a closer look by taking the escalator up to the second floor. You’ll notice the escalator only goes up, into The D. Hey, Las Vegas casinos know what they’re doing! (Don’t freak out, there’s a down escalator inside. Besides, once you’re inside The D, you may never want to leave.)
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Sigma Derby at The D
While you’re at The D, make sure to check out a truly distinctive slot machine, Sigma Derby. This throwback machine is one of only two still operating in Las Vegas (the other is at MGM Grand). Sigma Derby machines made their debut in 1985, and up to 10 players can place bets on their favorite mechanical horses. When the Sigma Derby machine fills up with players, it’s one of the most exciting games in any Las Vegas casino.
Humongous Slot Machine at Golden Nugget
It’s one of the biggest functioning slot machines in Las Vegas, and it’s right inside the door at Golden Nugget. Playing this machine isn’t just fun because you’re winning–it’s so large and eye-catching, it often attracts a crowd. The machine’s roughly eight feet tall and has four reels. In Vegas, it’s either go big or go home, and Golden Nugget’s giant slot machine is a great way to go big.
Silver Strike at Four Queens
Silver Strike slot machines add some surprises to the typical slot machine experience. On these machines at Four Queens Las Vegas, you can win not only money, but also souvenir tokens containing, you guessed it, silver.
Silver Strike machines pay out coins of different values, from $10 in value to $300. While they can be redeemed for cash at the casino cage, we tend to hold onto ours. The coins come in a variety of styles, and often come out in plastic cases to protect them. (The blue ones are called “bluecaps.”) Give the Silver Strike slot machines a try when you’re at Four Queens.
Golden Gate Classics
The Golden Gate casino opened in 1906, making it the oldest casino in Las Vegas, so it’s no surprise the casino has its own collection of antique slot machines. The bank of classic machines are near the casino’s valet entrance and loyalty club desk. Included in the collection are machines from the earliest days of Las Vegas casinos, back when slot machines were primarily to keep the wives of table game players occupied. How things have changed!
Las Vegas slot machines come in just about every shape or size you can imagine. Make sure to take a look at these weird and wonderful slot machines during your next visit to downtown Las Vegas.
Update: A new article covering this topic was published on July 1, 2020.
Coin-operated video poker and slot machines are nearly extinct. Ticket-in/ticket-out technology has rendered these old devices obsolete.
There are still some Las Vegas casinos that spread the old-style machines that still accept and drop coins. Some are so antiquated that they do not even have a bill acceptor.
Downtown Las Vegas Boyd Gaming Casinos
All three Boyd Gaming casinos in downtown Las Vegas spread a wide variety of coin video poker machines. These casinos are Main Street Station, California and Fremont. Some games are only found at these properties.
Pay the Aces, found only at Main Street Station, requires an extra quarter to trigger the bonus feature that pays based on the number of aces dealt in the first five cards as long as there are no face cards. Treasure Chest Poker is 8/5 Bonus Poker with a bonus screen for quads. Players choose a treasure chest out of the five displayed for a small jackpot. It is available in quarters and dollars at all three Boyd casinos in downtown Las Vegas.
California Casino offers 10/7/5 Double Bonus Poker in quarters and dollar coins on the first floor. It spreads 9/6 Jacks or Better on the second floor in quarters and on the first floor in dollars. These machines do not take bills. There is a nearby change bank to get coins, just like the old days. Some old keno machines with daubers are found near the keno lounge on the first floor.
Main Street Station spreads $1 Joker Poker and 9/5 Double Bonus, as well as quarter 9/6 Double Double Bonus and Deuces Wild Bonus. There is a bank of Loose Deuces with a progressive. It also has banks of 8/5 Bonus Poker, as well as some coin keno games.
Fremont spreads coin games of 9/5 Triple Double Bonus, 8/5 Bonus Poker, 9/7/5 Double Bonus and 9/6 Jacks or Better. Fremont is home to a majority of the Treasure Chest Poker machines. There are also some old keno machines that use coins and have a dauber.
Plaza
Plaza has removed about half of the coin games that moved over from Las Vegas Club when it closed. The games remaining include three quarter full-pay Joker Poker machines and a half-dollar one. There are two 9/5 nickel Double Bonus machines and two quarter 7/5 Double Double Bonus ones. There are two $1 slots with Las Vegas Club branding, as well as a couple of nickel video keno machines with a $96,000 progressive for hitting 10 out of 10.
El Cortez
El Cortez has a large selection of coin games throughout the casino. This includes the highest returning video poker machine in Las Vegas. That is quarter Double Deuces Wild that pays 13 on a straight flush. There is also quarter and half-dollar 10/7/5 Double Bonus, quarter, half-dollar and dollar Double Deuces Wild and Joker Poker and 8/5 Bonus Poker. The high limit area spreads $1 and $5 coin versions of these games.
Jerry’s Nugget
The coin games at Jerry’s Nugget include Double Deuces Wild, White Hot Aces, 9/6 Jacks or Better and 8/5 Bonus Poker. Most of the Jacks or Better machines only take quarters. There are no bill acceptors.
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Skyline Casino
Skyline Casino specializes in full-pay Deuces Wild. There are more than two-dozen of these machines that operate on quarters. Some permit bets of 10 coins. Other coin games at Skyline Casino include 18/7/5 $1 Joker Poker, 9/5 $1 White Hot Aces, and quarter Sevens Wild, Double Deuces Wild, 9/6 Double Double Bonus and 10/7 Double Bonus. There are some $1 coin reel slots near the restrooms.
Poker Palace
Poker Palace is in North Las Vegas. It hosts a few $1 8/5 Bonus Poker machines, as well as a couple of 9/6 Double Double Bonus ones. There are four Gamemakers that operate on nickels and quarters. Games on this device include keno and video poker.
Other Coin Games
Circus Circus
Circus Circus has two banks of $1 slot machines by the sportsbook. Signs on this bank describe the return as 97%. These are all reel slots. There are no coin video poker machines at Circus Circus.
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Sigma Derby
Sigma Derby is an old horseracing game. It is spread at The D and MGM Grand. The games do not have bill acceptors. The games only operate on quarters.