Quoted from onemilemore:Seconded. I rented from a local operator for 2 months at the beginning of lockdown and we've since had 2 more operators get into the game. There's a market there for it.
That's is what has happened over here.
Where sites that have had to shut down, the operators (or owners) of machines have offered them out to people to rent on a weekly or monthly basis. A great opportunity for people to play machines in their own homes, as well as a secure income stream for operators. Win - Win.