Tavern Gambling Machine

1¢ Roll Skill

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This clever tavern gambling machine is fun to play. There is a playfield that rotates about 10º back and forth with the handle on the right side of the machine. You drop a penny in, and roll it back and forth, rolling the penny down several levels, trying to get it into the winning pocket in the center at the bottom. It says, “Put It Here ~ Win A Beer”. There is a series of shelf rails that you use to manipulate the penny down to the winning pocket. If you go off the right or left edge, the penny falls out of play and goes into the cash box. Here is a close up of the lower part of the playfield.

The playfield says, ”Can You Roll The Penny Down To The Arrow Point”, then there is a red arrow in the win slot. It looks simple enough, and a new player can get about 1 out of 10 pennies into the win slot. The winning penny is trapped in the win slot, the player shows the bar keeper, and gets his free beer. The bar keeper presses the button below the win slot, and the winning penny drops into a separate cash box so the operator can count the pennies in the winning cash box and reimburse the tavern for the winning beers.

But wait! There is a catch. The operator can make minute adjustments to the bottom two shelf rails that guide the penny into the winning slot. He can change the angle and move them sideways in or out to make it easy or hard. With the adjustable rails all the way out, about 1 out of 10 win. With them all the way in, only about 1 out of 100 win. They only move an eighth inch or so. The players don’t notice it, but it makes a big difference in the amount of Payouts!

A view of the back of the playfield

The two brass screws near the bottom of the playfield are where it is adjusted. The back door instruction sheet says "“We suggest setting it to the easiest win when first placing the machine on location to encourage play. After a week or so adjust the bars in slightly to make it more difficult. Do this a little each week until the desired percentage of payouts are made. Because a very small adjustment is needed to make a large difference in payouts, the players will not notice.”

The machine is designed to take money in! It is hammer-tone brown, 14 inches tall, 7 ½ inches wide. Has 4 rubber feet, and a highly polished aluminum front that says Roll Skill and on it. It’s heavy! 6 Lbs. mailing weight. No scratches, no dings, this machine is new and never been on location. Buyer pays for 6 Lbs. mailing.

 

Esnarf Item . #6377 Price . . $485.00

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