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I have always wanted to go to Las Vegas and gamble away my pitiful savings at the Mint Casino. I was attracted to the Mint, not for it's association with money, but for the mental image I would get of those tasty peppermint patties that you can find at the checkout counters at restaurants. I figured that if I could win a couple hundred thousand bucks gambling, I could treat myself to a steak and tip the cashier lady a couple hundred dollars and she would let me grab a handful of the mints without charging me. But alas, the Mint isn't there anymore. It got sold off back in the 1980s. Too bad, because there was a steak house located near the top of the casino.
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The Mint became part of Binions.
Downtown Las Vegas is fabulous for Vegas history buffs. I enjoy my time on Fremont Street much more than on the strip. The steakhouse at Binions is still open even though the rest of the hotel is now closed, and is very well reviewed - maybe you can still get there
@Rikki Gins ?
The coffee shop in Binions is where I had a first hand experience of old time gangster mafia bosses. That along with playing poker with Jackie Gaughan are my favourite memories of Vegas.