Gambling machines are prevalent where I live. I tried to operate public pinball for a couple of years, and VLTs were 90% of the reason I failed to have any success.

When a bar owner has the option of a installing a dozen relatively small machines, each of which will make them $500 per day, or installing a couple pinball machines, which basically help them sell a few dozen extra drinks per day, they choose VLTs.

I think VLTs are the devil. Most of the people using them have addictions issues and are sinking their entire paycheck (or social assistance) into them as soon as they get it. I can't believe the government preys on its weakest citizens this way.

Technically I guess this is why Bally / Williams got out of pinball themselves way back when, to start producing lottery machines.

The ones in PEI do not take coins. They take credit cards or bills (for our American friends, the lowest bill denomination in Canada is the $5). It's crazy.

There are operators for these in the USA? In Canada the government is the operator.