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THE CHATTANOOGA POST, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1969. More 'Pzazz!!' J Jul ShowatdJL Bill Bruiting Behind the Scenes LAS VEGAS, Nevada?╟÷Fun seekers, folks who like to roll the cubes, or dare the roulette wheel, or wager on the turn of a card, and just plain old tourists from all over the world, intrigued by the glitter and excitement of Nevada's electronic entertainment oasis, are plagued by the thought, "Just how honest IS Las Vegas?" The Mint Hotel, Off The Strip in downtown Las Vegas, gives you "the other side of the coin" in a unique tour behind the scenes. The towering Mint hotel-casino invites you to invade their privacy, taking you backstage in the exciting gaming industry. This trip, penetrating gambling's most sacred inner-sanctum, offers the opportunity for people to see for themselves the security precautions taken to protect both the player and the casino. OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE by the Mint Hotel, the tour goes behind the locked doors of the money counting room where more than a million dollars a day in coin and currency is counted. From there you are led to the slot repair room where the famous one-armed bandits are kept in working order. Highlighting the tour is a stop at the "eye in the sky." The "eye" is a security glass over the casino floor where security men look down through a one- asDncmi saiAis ao*mw qnv XHoman ?╟?SNVOHO?╟÷SnOSNOD?╟÷SliNidS,, SONVId CINVH9 1U01S Nl 9NIHUfflA3 do NoiiDna^ way mirror on the action below. Attractive tour guides explain every detail of a casino operation to something like 10,000 visitors monthly. An armed guard greets you as he opens a locked door leading to the casino cashier's cage and you are led into the counting room. All very interesting. Once inside, with the door again locked, the first thing you see is a huge machine where all the silver coins from the slot machines are counted, recounted and then automatically wrapped. In one day, more than a million dollars in coins are counted by this machine, which will wrap coins at the rate of 48 rolls a minute. AS YOU STAND IN THE ROOM, off to your right sit four employes whose job it is to count all the $1, $5, $10 and larger bills, along with the chips that crossed over the gaming tables the day before. On an average day these four people will count, recount and then double-check at least $750,000 in various denominations. It's hard to believe you're actually standing amidst more than a million dol- ; lars; but there it is. All the while there is the ever-present i "eye" above, as well as closed television cameras scan- ning the money-counting table. Once released from the money-counting room you are whisked across the casino floor, past rows of crap tables and 21 tables, then up to the slot machine repair room. Here you see row on row of slots. Each has 1,364 moving parts which have to be replaced and checked for wear approxi- ; mately once a month. The Mint, with over 700 slots ranging in cost from $1,150 to $3,000, keeps 12 mechanics busy working around the clock. FROM THIS MECHANICAL MENAGE you are led into a dimly lit attic. But this is like no other attic in the world ?╟÷except where gambling is permitted. For this is where the famous "eye in the sky" is located. "Now ladies and gentlemen, if you will carefully step down the catwalks you will be able to see below the various games in operation," your guide says as she begins to explain the operation of the "eye." Standing there, 30 feet above the casino floor, you look down through a row of windows?╟÷which are actually oneway mirrors?╟÷and can see clearly every move being made by the dealers, gamblers and anyone else near the gaming tables. The nice part of it all? They can't see YOU. Spot watchers observe the action from this vantage point. This is the security for the players and for the Mint Hotel. If anything appears amiss, the spot watcher will pick up one of the telephones on the catwalk and call the pit boss. The tour guides deliver a spiel which reveals some of the fascinating facets of the gaming industry. For instance, a pair of dice is replaced every shift. A deck of cards lasts only five to 15 games and are replaced. The Mint sends ??faa?╜M % +"%?·?· %E?·" %?·?· ? 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