The Golden Gate, the oldest hotel downtown, no longer has the oldest slot machines.
Owner Mark Brandenburg replaced the coin-operated slots with ticket in-ticket out machines, which are less labor intensive than coin-operated machines. The move should reduce costs for the 101-year-old casino.
Longtime customer Alma Margaret Creel, 94, was given card No. 1, as the founding member of the new slot club.
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I wish I could jump in my car and drive there. I hope Alma Margaret Creel doesn't leave her slot card laying around.
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