Is the socket not working at all, or is it performing poorly, with flickering or other issues?

I had poor illumination on many of the horse selection number sockets on my Turf King. I've also had this problem with bingos. A lightbulb will be on and then go out for no reason, or the reverse - be dark when it should be lit, and then it suddenly lights up. I used the jumper wire technique I read about on Pinside, and it made the lights work perfectly. The two red wires in the photo are 3" jumpers from the light socket lug to the prong that presses against the base of the bulb. I learned to use a big loop so the jumper would have plenty of flexibility and not interfere with spring tension on the prong. I don't recognize the socket style on your game, so maybe the technique has no application in your case.

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