my friend found a machine that is the only one currently known in existence.
First Race is a solid-state version of a one-ball horse-race gambling machine that was popular in America in the 1940s.

he has 3 posts on it:
https://pindude152.blogspot.com/2020/09/first-race-solid-state-one-ball-horse.html
https://pindude152.blogspot.com/2020/09/first-race-horse-racing-one-ball.html
https://pindude152.blogspot.com/2020/09/first-race-one-ball-horse-racing-payout.html

This machine was produced for South Africa and uses a GEForce (Netherlands) board.
Anyone here know collectors in South Africa that might be able to assist?
Anyone have any further details or insights?

First Race 1 (resized).jpg
First Race 3 (resized).jpg
First Race 2 (resized).jpg
First Race 4 (resized).jpg

heh yeah that's like a solid 6 years of pinball history right there.

*shocked dolphin noises*

Anyone want to learn more about Winners Circle? http://pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2022/11/winners-circle-bally-prototype.html
There are so many questions we need answers to!

Thanks, glad you appreciate it. There's something about an electromechanical spectacle that can just suck people in, and I hope that rubs off on Vegas / USA markets.

Going to promote my own thread here... https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/a-foreigners-guide-to-elecmeca-arcades-
but within there, you can go to the 2000s+ page and see many similar modern horse race games http://thetastates.com/eremeka/2000s.html
Konami release a new massive one every year or so, but there are other companies too, and even kiddie versions of the game, so you can teach children how to gamble I guess

please everyone, pull your pants back up

this looks good enough for ACNC

oh shit that's so cool

the asymmetry is interesting