For one couple, the sound meant their wedding was paid for.
That’s the sound of money - metal coins hitting a metal tray - signifying slot or video poker winnings at one of the dwindling number of coin-operated machines still in use in the Las Vegas area.įor some, the sound brings nostalgia for the city’s past. The noise is unmistakable, though it’s heard at fewer and fewer casinos these days. A coin-operated video poker machine at the California Hotel, seen on Monday, Aug.
