$1.00 per game? I'd find a different machine. I will play new titles at $2 for 3 plays. I'll usually earn a replay or match or two with that $2.
As previously mentioned, we're lucky around this area. Most pins are $0.50 play, save for the newer and popular older titles. And that will keep me playing without thinking how much I've spent. But at $1 per play, I cringe.