The grand opening ribbon of the new iteration of the Million Dollar Display at Binion’s hotel-casino had barely fallen off the plexiglass when a customer asked staff the usual question: Is the money real?
Oh yes, it is. One million dollars sits neatly stacked in a pyramid behind 182 pounds of plexiglass: $42,000 in $1 bills, $688,000 in $20 bills and $270,000 in $100 bills — Benjamins proudly looking out the glass in a modernized display of the property’s most famous and long-standing tourist attraction in downtown Las Vegas.
Binion’s unveiled the display Friday to a crowd of casino workers and curious customers who hadn’t seen the famous bill stacks for three years. The casino removed the display in 2020 to address social distancing requirements during the pandemic, slot club manager Julie Childers said.
