Quoted from Hobbypinball:As you pointed out - the quarters aren't the problem. That smart phone you note could also be a form of payment via a wireless transaction to any vending machine.
What kills pinball on location is what killed it 20 years ago when it was passed over for video games. It takes too much time and therefore too much money to perform upkeep on the games. If you had an arcade full of them, then maybe.........maybe it would pay to have a guy fixing them. Having one or two games at various locations - why would any Op bother when he can put in one of any other options that make way more money and require way less upkeep. Stacker or the latest Stern? Cost to operate vs profit.........Operator will go with Stacker every time.
That's actually a very good thing then. You know what happens when operators like that route pinball machines? Better no machines at all than dirty, broken, neglected junk that paints the game in a bad light. Honestly I think if more people chose to route pins it would do us and this hobby absolutely no good. For the scumbag money grabbers out there, praise redemption!
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