Swinks,
Had you thought about making the snack bar 'roof' extend, on a left 90-degree angle, over the scoop hole?
It could say "ENTRANCE" above the hole, as in the entrance to the snack bar. Otherwise, that hole can be hard to notice in the game.
The lighted area above the hole could be an independent circuit, only lighting up when the shot is active.
-Brian
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