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| - The new hotspot downtown is an interesting one. Catering to those who want to drink, dance, and play some games, it offers a very unique atmosphere. Let's start off with the drinking. Drink prices are not the cheapest but are pretty standard fair for a bar on Freemont Street East, ranging from 5-10. They do tend to pour heavy on the drinks I've had. Instead of playing sports on their televisions above the bar they give you the option to play Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 games by trading your ID for a remote or pair. In my most recent visit they were playing the movie Akira in it's entirety on a few of their televisions. While I do love the idea of being able to play games at the bar while you drink, at times it overcrowds the bar with people just playing games and makes it difficult to get a drink at times.
Now on the gaming side they have old school arcade machines all along the left wall and they also have their version of bottle service, which includes a couch for you to sit on and a personal television for your group to pick and play games from a list of retro games they have available. They also have the couch television combo available without a bottle but they charge an hourly price for reserving one. I have yet to reserve a couch so I can't report on how much the couch reservations or bottles cost. They have quite a number of old school arcade machines along the wall which at times have technical problems or have faulty controls but the majority of the machines work well. I've also seen a technician working on the machines during the night.
The dance floor is a bit small and suprisingly packed the majority of the night. I love the DJs that are there during the weekend, they play a good mix of top 40, old school, and they throw in some video game remixes in just for good measure. I have not been to Insert Coin on a weekday but with its combination of drinks, dance, and games it's definitely worth checking out to see if it fits your vibe.
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