Here is also what you need to know about pinball. A new one will cost what? $5500-7000??? You can buy a crane or prize merchandiser and make 5-10 times what the pinball makes and have zero maintanence on the crane.

Pinball still has its spot on route, but its not going to earn more than any new arcade game or redemption piece.

Its funny because when I was servicing a pinball one day, I had a guy playing it that was raving how it has to make so much money, etc.. I showed him the audits for the year it was there and then pointed to the DDR and said that made 15K the past year. I think he got the idea!!!

Brian

Here is a another thing that no ones talks about. How many kids do you see playing pinball?? I am not talking about your kids at your house, etc... by the way. If kids don't get involved with playing pinball now, they will not play when they get older.

I play pinball out on location because I used to do it when I was kid. Most kids now if they have the choice between pinball and redemption or video, they will chose the later. You don't know how many times I have seen a kid not know how to start a game or even what to do.

As much as everyone makes jokes about a Beiber or One Direction pinball, I think that would be the best thing to happen to get the younger generation playing. How many kids really know who the Rolling Stones or AC/DC are anyways??? Stern or whoever else needs to come up with hot trend and see how it does for them.

Brian