Time Running Out for Beloved Mechanical Horse-Race Game in Vegas

The hammering sound belongs to Sigma Derby, a mechanical casino game that allows gamblers to bet quarters on toy horses that race around a bucolic miniature race track. Sigma Game Inc.’s Derby machines started appearing on casino floors in 1985. With the value of a quarter decreasing due to inflation and minimum bets rising on newer, flashier slots, the cost of maintaining the existing Sigma Derby machines started to outweigh the profits for many casinos.

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