Quoted from PinSinner:I have a question about this. There is currently no pinball on location anywhere in my town. I don't have much room at home and thought about approaching my local tavern if they would consider siting a couple machines. I wouldn't be doing it for the money, but want to share my love of pinball. Perhaps if it was successful down the track and I had enough machines sited, I could even start a small league or something.
My question is, does the bar owner/business owner have a key to access the game?
It will vary from location to location. I used to prevent them from having a key by citing, "sorry, my public liability insurance won't allow anyone but the technician to have internal access".
Offer them 70/30 (your favor) BUT immediately sweeten the deal by saying you will give them $10 "off the top" before the split so they can either give away games, play themselves or refund in case of problems but also make it clear you won't be giving any additional cash back - if the machine has a problem you expect a txt or call rather than they tell you "oh, we had to refund $80" (which is compete BS but they try it on believe me).
Also make sure you tell them that you are very fond of your machines and will do your very best to make sure it is always clean and working to the best of it's ability - explain that replacement parts are VERY expensive and are required often and that's why the 70/30 split.
My 2RMB's worth 
