Places to buy a used slot machine in the Las Vegas area?

[stillageek]

I'm flying out to Las Vegas tomorrow to visit Rocky Mountain Slots. Anyone know of another slot vendor in Vegas or near Golden Valley, AZ (where Rocky Mountain Slots is located).

[rickhunter]

The command center (NLG) is 1 hour away from Las Vegas.

[stillageek]

I might stop by, I assume the machines for sale here (http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=136.0) is likely outdated eh?

[Brianzz]

Joey always has a houseful of slots ready to sell, I'm sure you'll find something you like.

[stillageek]

Stopped by both Rocky Mountain Slots and New Life Games. First...the drive is WAY more than an hour...more like 2 1/4. New Life Games had a lot of interesting games, but the prices were much higher than Rocky Mountain Slots website. I ended up buying a S2000 5X Pay machine from Rocky Mountain Slots. The machine was in like new condition. The staff at both locations were very helpful. More later...time to fly home!

[StatFreak]

It's 100 miles from the Vegas Strip to Laughlin/Bullhead City. At 65MPH, and allowing for slow downs near Laughlin, figure 95-100 minutes. ..2 1/2 hours seems excessive; it's never taken me that long to drive that route. It would be an average speed of 40mph. On the other hand, if you started out from Vegas on a work day during commute hours... 

[OhioGaming]

There goes those STATS again .. and on one drives a Z06 at 40mph.

[StatFreak]

No one should drive that route at 40mph, even in an 18 wheeler. No one should drive it at 75mph, even in a Z06 or a Koenigsegg, unless they like paying for tickets and insurance.

[stillageek]

The drive time was from the rental car lot to New Life Games. Realize that the trip through Searchlight, Nevada is 25MPH followed by a 20 mile long stretch of construction at 55MPH. I don't speed and drove the speed limit the entire time.

I was very apprehensive buying a 'used' slot machine sight unseen. The machines looked great at just about every vendor's web page I visited. But were they the *actual* machines for sale. Some said yes...some said no.

When I arrived at New Life Games I was quickly greeted and shown around. I learned quite a bit about Slots. There were a few that really peaked my interest while others were just cool (the Star Trek machine was very interesting...using a light sensor to spin the reels!). I didn't find a machine that just called my name though.

Making the 20 minute drive over to Rocky Mountain Slots I was happily surprised by seeing the same slots on the web site. The EXACT same slots. The photos I saw online were indeed the same machines for sale. Again I was quickly greet and shown around. Being my first machine I wanted something relatively low cost. I found a S2000 5X Pay Machine that was almost done being shopped out in the back. The glass looked brand new, the reels were also vibrantly colored and clear. Brian and another employee showed me the ins and outs of the machine. After a little wandering around I decided I wanted it. While doing the paperwork Brian was testing the machine. He said the manual pull handle was okay, but not good enough and was having another one put on while I was there.

The machine should be crated up tomorrow and shipped on Friday. I can't wait to get it here. In addition to the machine they threw in a slot stand for free. Nice.

Next time I buy a slot I won't have to worry if I buy from Rocky Mountain or New Life Games.

[brichter]

Am I crazy to take 93>68 when I drive from Vegas to Bullhead City?

[StatFreak]

Am I crazy to take 93>68 when I drive from Vegas to Bullhead City?

Not if they're doing construction for 20 miles along hwy 95. Your route is 130 miles and Google calls it 2:40. That's an average of just under 50mph. I haven't taken that route so I don't know if that speed is a reasonable estimation or not, but I would think that you would be able to drive it in about 2 hours.

[brichter]

50?  To quote Jeremy Clarkson: "Not bloody likely!"

[rocky mountain slots]

hi there everybody there is construction from searchlight to hwy 40 stop and go 25 to 35 then back up to 50 thats why it takes so long to drive i go that way everyday.

[brichter]

Thanks for the info, Brian.

Will this construction still be going on in July?

BTW, I hope to catch you this trip. Last summer I almost got to your shop before you left, but the highway was closed because of a burning tanker. I guess the tanker wasn't used to the Arizona desert.

[StatFreak]

...but the highway was closed because of a burning tanker. I guess the tanker wasn't used to the Arizona desert.

  NO-Body ever gets used to the Arizona desert! Our chief weapon is surprise.. and heat!   Wait.. Our two chief weapons are surprise and heat... and a ruthless effeciency!    D'oh! Our five weapons, [three, sir] THREE -- three weapons are surprise, heat, a ruthless efficiency...   and an almost fanatical devotion to cactus!    That tanker was probably carrying water, and it still burned.

[brichter]

Funny thing. In California, if the tanker was burning, they'd call in Cal Fire and all engines for 6 counties around it, and dump a million gallons of water and foam on it to put it out, then spend another week and a half cleaning up the mess (including sopping up all the debris from the storm drains) from putting it out.

In Arizona, they close the highway and let it burn. 6 hours later, everything's back to normal.

[StatFreak]

I wonder what happens when the burning tanker is on the border, half in California, and half in Arizona? 

[brichter]

The cops on the California side bust out cheese and wine for fondue, 
and the cops on the Arizona side bust out the all-beef hot dogs!

[tacman]

Easy, Arizona uses a bulldozer and pushes it completely across the border into Cali !!  

 Dan (tacman)

Just like police dragging the body across the street to another jurisdiction!  

[StatFreak]

The cops on the California side bust out cheese and wine for fondue, 
and the cops on the Arizona side bust out the all-beef hot dogs!

Easy, Arizona uses a bulldozer and pushes it completely across the border into Cali !!  

 Dan (tacman)

Just like police dragging the body across the street to another jurisdiction!  

 

That only works if the AZ guys get there first. Of course, the CA team would probably PULL it over the border into California just to make sure that all of the proper environmental concerns get addressed, so it won't really matter who gets there first.