Slot machines are a primary producer of casino revenue and popular collectible items. As a blend of electronic and mechanical components, slot machines will wear with age and require routine repairs. Complex repairs require the use of a qualified technician, but common repairs can be carried out by the machine owner.
This is a list of potential restrictions and regulations on private ownership of slot machines in the United States on a state by state basis.
State | Legal Status |
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Alabama | Class II machines legal |
Alaska | All machines legal |
Arizona | Machines 25 years or older legal[1] |
Arkansas | All machines legal |
California | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Colorado | Machines before 1984 legal |
Connecticut | All machines prohibited |
Delaware | Machines 25 years or older legal |
District of Columbia | Machines before 1952 legal |
Florida | Machines 20 years or older legal |
Georgia | Machines before 1950 legal |
Hawaii | All machines prohibited |
Idaho | Machines before 1950 legal |
Illinois | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Indiana | Machines 40 years or older legal |
Iowa | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Kansas | Machines before 1950 legal |
Kentucky | All machines legal |
Louisiana | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Maine | All machines legal |
Maryland | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Massachusetts | Machines 30 years or older legal |
Michigan | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Minnesota | All machines legal |
Mississippi | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Missouri | Machines 30 years or older legal |
Montana | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Nebraska | All machines prohibited |
Nevada | All machines legal |
New Hampshire | Machines 25 years or older legal |
New Jersey | Machines before 1941 legal |
New Mexico | Machines 25 years or older legal |
New York | Machines 30 years or older legal |
North Carolina | Machines 25 years or older legal |
North Dakota | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Ohio | All machines legal |
Oklahoma | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Oregon | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Pennsylvania | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Rhode Island | All machines legal |
South Carolina | All machines prohibited |
South Dakota | Machines before 1941 legal |
Tennessee | All machines prohibited |
Texas | All machines legal |
Utah | All machines legal |
Vermont | Machines before 1954 legal |
Virginia | All machines legal |
Washington | Machines 25 years or older legal |
West Virginia | All machines legal |
Wisconsin | Machines 25 years or older legal |
Wyoming | Machines 25 years or older legal |
References[edit]
- ^Arizona State Legislature ARS §13-3309 paragraphs D&E
External links[edit]
- U.S. Slot Machine Laws & Statutes by State, Gameroom Show
My name is Matthew and I have been playing pinball machines since I was about seven or eight-years-old. Being a product of the 1980s, gaming is in my blood; however, at the local arcades growing up, while many of my contemporaries were playing the latest arcade side scrollers or fighting games, I gravitated to the corner with the large machines with flashing lights and silver balls.
From the first time I put two quarters into a pinball machine, I was hooked. Every pizza parlor, ice cream shop, bowling alley or bar I go in, if I see a pinball machine, I have to put some money into it and play a few games.
As pinball began to dry up on location, I got into the hobby of collecting machines. My first pin was a 1992 Doctor Who which I still have in my personal game room. There’s an old adage that, “If it ain’t broke, it ain’t pinball.” So, naturally, as my personal game room collection grew, the need for repair/maintenance knowledge increased. Having been long interested in hobby electronics and the process of electro-mechanical devices, I took to learning pinball repair to service my personal machines.
The more machines I got, the more games I learned to repair. It got to where repairing machines was as much fun to me as playing them, and soon I had other hobbyists asking me for my advice on their games and various issues. With pinball repair being a bit of a dying art, I decided to start repairing games for others. So, I listed my information on http://www.northcarolinapinball.com and have been doing in-home repairs as well as repairing machines brought to me for several years now.
Slot Machine Repair Near Me
Beginning in the summer of 2016, I took a full-time position as the Head Technician at Abari Game Bar in Charlotte where I service their 20 pinball machines and 30+ arcade games. Please visit Abari next time you’re in Charlotte!
Slot Machine Repair In North Carolina
I’ve started Carolina Pinball Repair as my clientele list has grown to have a direct page with more information on my pricing, service specialties, etc. I also will be using this page as a blog on various repairs I complete both on my home games and others’ games, if possible. I hope this becomes both a helpful tool for others, and a place where North Carolina pinball owners who have broken or dead pinball machines can come to get them back to what they should be doing — playing and providing family fun and entertainment.