"We’re not expecting anybody to put it on a motorcycle," he said.Ĭontact reporter Caitlin McGarry at or 70. Geissler declined to say how much gold is kept in the machine at one time, though Fertitta said the ATM is secured at all times. Geissler said the ATM has been successful in Boca Raton, where the company refills the machine every two to three days. the Golden Gate Casino celebrated the sale of its 25 millionth shrimp. There are 14 other Gold to Go machines around the world, 11 of them in Germany. NV - Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, Four Queens Hotel & Casino, Golden Nugget. The Golden Nugget’s Gold to Go ATM is the second of its kind in North America (the first is in Boca Raton, Fla.). Once you make your selection, the ATM holds the price for 10 minutes while you decide whether to keep gambling or make the purchase. The machine determines prices in real-time from the financial markets. The gold is dispensed in a sealed black gift box. The ATM, which is operated by German-based Ex Oriente Lux AG, dispenses 24-karat gold in five sizes: 1 gram, 2.5 grams, 5 grams, 10 grams and 1 ounce.Įx Oriente Lux AG CEO Thomas Geissler was on hand Wednesday to make the first purchase: a 10-gram gold bar, emblazoned with the Golden Nugget logo, for $564. The gold leaf-finished ATM, is near the "Hand of Faith," the largest golden nugget in the world, in the hotel’s Gold Tower lobby. "It lets our guests win a little money in the casino and go right over to the machine: Make a little money, and invest it in a lot of money," Fertitta said. Fertitta said he hopes the downtown casino’s guests will get a kick out of the new Gold to Go ATM. While you might not be able to resist the lure of putting that $50 right back into the slot machine, Golden Nugget CEO Tilman J. Should you invest your winnings in a gram of the precious metal, which probably will increase its value over time or walk away with your hard-won cash? You’re sitting before a slot machine at the Golden Nugget when it begins whirling and chirping with the news: You have just won $50.įlush with excitement, you look and see an ATM that dispenses gold.
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