Las Vegas has a lot of photo opportunities. People love taking their picture in front of the famous "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign.
You will also see tourists posing in front of signs for big-name resort casinos, or in front of marquees touting performances by big-name acts. Guests at Caesars Entertainment (CZR) properties might take pictures in front of the Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas or next to one of the many iconic statues at Caesars Palace.
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MGM Resorts International (MGM) offers a faux Statue of Liberty at New York New York and countless other stunning visuals for people to take a selfie (or have someone take their picture the old-school way)
The Las Vegas Strip itself also offers a lot of photo opportunities as the street is filled with women dressed as showgirls, men in shirtless firefighter or police officer outfits, various superheroes, the occasional Transformer, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and sometimes, for some reason, members of PAW Patrol. It's a somewhat motley collection of people selling you the chance to snap a picture with them that a lot of people seem to be willing to pay for.
In the Fremont Street area downtown, a similar collection of costumed people mill around but the showgirls are even less covered and they're joined by Naked Cowboys, Chippendale's, and even more poorly-done Transformers. The Fremont Street area also offers Binion's, a classic Las Vegas casino that has just brought back one of the city's most iconic photo ops.
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Binion's Brings Back the $1 Million Photo
Until the covid pandemic, Binion's, which sits right on Fremont Street, had a place where visitors could take their picture with $1 million in cash. That was a popular tourist attraction, especially because the casino did not charge people to take their picture with the money.
Now, as of June 16, Binion's has brought back the $1 million photo spot.
"Encased in plexiglass, the pyramid of cash contains $42K in $1 bills, $688K in $20 bills, and $270K in $100 bills, totaling exactly $1 million," Casino.org reported."...The display weighs a total of 356 pounds: 174 pounds of US currency and 182 pounds of plexiglass."
Tourists do not even have to have someone take a picture using their smartphone. Instead, a new automated system will print a photo for them to take with them (nearly instantly) and send a digital version to their email address.
The casino company shared more info on the new photo opportunity on its website.
Taking a FREE photo with one million dollars has been a trademark of Binion's since 1954. Well, the display is back and better than ever. The process couldn't be easier. Simply stand behind a pyramid of one million dollars with a backdrop of Fremont Street, smile and push the button to take your photo. You can then send your million dollar photo to your e-mail address or mobile device.
Visitors can access the picture spot 24/7 but they must be at least 21 years old to take a picture (since the display is essentially on the casino floor).
