I don't keep track of how much money leaves my pocket or wallet. Just one more unnecessary thing to do.

Please spend heaps!

I think a good question, one that may help operators, is what could be done to have us spend more money on location play?

-Better to charge by the hour? or per game?
-Using Payrange?
-Encouraging more league play?

Including beer in cup holder?

This is an age loaded question. How much did I spend back in the day......I shudder to think of it. Now I'm 44, 2 kids and a wife, coach 2 hockey teams.....I'm rarely in a place where there is a pin.

WHAT location?? Our Arcade closed 3 years ago.
Wish I could have voted anything above $0.

Machines on location are few and far between in my area. Machines that are actually playable are even fewer.

Between the games I have, the shows I attend, small local gatherings, and the pinball arcade app, there are plenty of alternatives.

I'll spend maybe $2 or so every few months. A working, clean game will earn my attention. A broken and filthy one will not.

Once upon a time, Gottlieb put "Mr Operator" stickers on their system 80B and System 3 coinboxes. Every manufacturer should have had them, IMHO.

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Maybe the majority of posters here have collections at home and don't get out much, or have locations near them ?

LTG : )

I just moved to a small town with very little location pinball. When I lived in Milwaukee I probably spent on average $10 a week. Some weeks more or less depending on tournaments. But it probably came out to $40.

Where I live now, I have to drive to find quality location pinball. When I make the trip, I spend a lot. But the stuff near my house is so beat up it isn't worth spending a penny. I've reached out to operators and owners of the machines but they don't care. It's a shame because I'd gladly play location pinball every week if they fixed up the machines.

Didn't do any good. The operator didn't even keep the cash box cover clean.

LTG : )