{"id":11660,"date":"2015-07-20T22:26:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T05:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=11660"},"modified":"2015-07-20T22:36:57","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T05:36:57","slug":"riviera-slot-machines-get-second-life-at-the-d-as-vintage-vegas-floor-goes-ticket-in-ticket-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/riviera-slot-machines-get-second-life-at-the-d-as-vintage-vegas-floor-goes-ticket-in-ticket-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Riviera Slot Machines Get Second Life at The D Las Vegas as Vintage Vegas Floor Goes Ticket-In, Ticket Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’re missing the now-closed Riviera<\/a>, you’re in luck. The D Las Vegas has integrated dozens of Riviera slot machines into its Vintage Vegas floor, while phasing out its coin machines.<\/p>\n

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The Vintage Vegas floor at The D is also the Vue Bar floor, or as we like to call it, our home away from home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ever since The D purchased more than 850 Riviera slot machines back in June, the downtown casino (formerly Fitzgerald’s) has been swapping out 15-20 per week with existing machines on its second floor, a floor devoted to classic machines.<\/p>\n

Now, the only coin-operated slot machine at The D is the popular Sigma Derby.<\/p>\n

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When you play Sigma Derby, you don’t just win money, you win lifelong friends. Which we should totally trademark.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The move to TITO (ticket-in, ticket-out) means The D’s second floor cage will be dismantled, and coin redemption from Sigma Derby will be handled in the casino’s main cage, downstairs.<\/p>\n

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It’s curtains for The D’s second floor cage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The integration of the Riviera’s machines means a greater variety of games for players, and far fewer headaches for The D.<\/p>\n

There’s a long list of reasons most Las Vegas casinos don’t offer coin-operated machines. Some of the reasons are obvious, others are a little more technical.<\/p>\n

The owner of The D Las Vegas, Derek Stevens, says, “The games from the Riv had some advantages over the machines we previously had on the second floor. For example, many of the games at The D previously wouldn’t accept the new $5 or $20 bill. There wasn’t any ability to fix this problem, as the bill validator manufacturer for those machines had long since gone out of business, and those slot machines couldn’t run without that specific type of bill validator. It forced us to keep ‘old’ bills in our cages and slot techs with wallets of old bills to swap out for new bills from customers.”<\/p>\n

The technical term in casino parlance is “huge pain in the ass.”<\/p>\n

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We have personally found those Wheel of Fortune machines on the right to be very loose. Especially after a couple of cocktails.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stevens comments, “I decided to keep the Vintage Vegas theme, but just change the games out so all the games have TITO and bill validators that not only work but also have the ability to detect counterfeits, something that has become epidemic over the last 3-4 months. In some cases, we replaced old machines with older machines, but with the necessary TITO and bill validators.”<\/p>\n

It goes without saying the cost of maintaining a coin-operated slot floor is far more expensive than having non-coin machines. Although we just said it, so perhaps it doesn’t go without saying after all.<\/p>\n

While there’s a certain charm to grime-covered hands and the “clink” of coins falling into a “hopper,” it can get old. There are still a few spots in Las Vegas where you can play coins, but the demand for such machines is fading fast.<\/p>\n

Derek Stevens says he’s seen the demand for coin-operated slots dwindling, especially within the last five years.<\/p>\n

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“We don’t need your validation!” scream the bills. Um, wrong.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Overall, about 200 slot machines from the Riviera have been placed on the casino floor at The D and its sister casino, Golden Gate.<\/p>\n

The second floor of The D is a great place to get intimate with the history of Las Vegas. If your hands are feeling too clean, bust open some rolls of quarters and bet on your favorite Sigma Derby horse. Otherwise, give a former Riviera slot machine a try.<\/p>\n

And before you do any of that, rub the casino’s Blarney Stone. Long story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Full disclosure: The D Las Vegas<\/a> is a member of the Fremont Street Experience family of casinos. We work at Fremont Street Experience. Our opinions remain our own.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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