The noise is unmistakable, though it’s heard at fewer and fewer casinos these days. Clank-clank-clank-clank-clank. That’s the sound of money — metal coins hitting a metal tray — signifying slot or ...

A well-maintained coin-operated laundromat can provide its owner with many years of nearly effortless income. Not only can the business generate income from its coin-operated washers and dryers; it ...

“If it took a coin, we’re looking for it,” said Louise Tolworthy, a resident of Westchester County, New York. Coin-op collectors from the East and West coasts and parts in between converged this ...

LAS VEGAS >> As Las Vegas becomes more modernized, there’s a crowd of tourists looking for ways to experience the old days. Few things activate the senses like the sound and feel of playing coin- and ...

Coin-operated machines have a longer history than you might think. Ancient temples used them to dispense, for example, holy water to the faithful in return for their coins. Old payphones rang a bell ...

Morphy Auctions, the Denver-based auction house, will host a three-day auction May 4-6 featuring more than 2,100 19th-century and early 20th-century antique coin-operated arcade, music, gambling, ...