There aren't many slots or video poker machines left in Las Vegas that pay out using actual coins.
Most of the time, I love the ticket-in-ticket-out system. But when you hit a big win, you just can't beat hearing that clank of metal on metal several hundred times.
Oh, and I miss the incessant dinging. It's never annoying if it means you're getting paid.
The brief recorded "kerching" noise you get while your ticket prints - the same sound whether you won a jackpot or just cashed out your last few cents - just can't compete.
This is a snippet of a 600 coin payout by a vintage machine in the Fremont casino after Claire hit quads on Pick'em Poker for $150 in quarters.
They're an endangered species - this could be the last time I ever see a significant coin payout in person.
