Quoted from alveolus:

Just musing here, but this has me thinking a lot about all the small businesses and their employees who are at risk. The national focus is naturally on mitigating the health impact and mortality due to the outbreak, but there is comparatively little discussion regarding the economic morbidity consequences to the at-risk from the shutdown of society.
As a healthcare worker, I spend a lot of my time discussing risks versus benefits for various interventions, as well as weighing quality-of-life versus quality of life. I’m not sure we are fully exploring the risks of our interventions.
I suspect it will be an interesting debate for the historians several years from now.

Quoted from Luckydogg420:

I work for a sub-contractor of Rogers, a major Canadian telecom company.
We we’re sent home today until May 1st. All non emergency calls are cancelled.
I’ll be applying for unemployment ASAP.

Quoted from SadSack:

Sanitize machines between patrons.

Quoted from desertT1:

Was the context within state lines or across state lines? Was there a mass exodus away from NYC? If there was going to be I would have imagines it already would have happened.
Can you legally check ID and turn those from out of the area away? What about college kids who are away from home (in state or out of state) and all sorts of other exceptions that might have to be accounted for.
At work if you have to go in, I don’t at this point typically, but I am “essential”, they are doing remote temperature scans. Wearing masks is mandatory in addition to the 6’ rule that has been in place for weeks. If you don’t have a mask, a disposable one is available in several locations. This mask rule does not replace the 6’ rule. Sounds like businesses that are looking to open are going to have to create this type of environment as well until it’s no longer needed.

Quoted from desertT1:

Maybe not if these are government rules. I asked Josh on FB today I’d the IFPA has any thoughts about when to start sanctioning events again based on differences between plans of different states. He said they would make a post regarding timing and rules through the IFPA page and likely FB. Didn’t give a time estimate when this might happen, but it’s not exactly urgent at this point.

Quoted from BrianBannon:

Yes, if your customers include families as mine do I don't think any plan will work unless the games are physically unavailable to play. I have seen kids crawl under games, turn games on, plug them back in. Even if the games were off and the kids didn't turn them on, they would be pushing the buttons, checking the coin return on games whether they are powered up or not. They are just kids being kids and I don't think there is too much to be done about that. Certainly, some families would keep a tight rein on their kids but many would not.

Quoted from EJS:

I had a similar thought too. Here's another example of where I hope you(we) you are wrong but I fear you might be right (or onto something).
I'm afraid laws could be passed where they (govt level at state, city, county, whatever) try to write off amusement devices all together because they have slowed down as a whole or they don't want to write a clause in while they are drafting something for slot machines. Since properties on reservations for slots have always been an exception thing I assume this will continue to be the case.
I could see something coming from an advocacy group where they try to focus on the use of home systems (PC, PS, XBOX) and promote that use instead. Or a news article saying "roughly 100 years ago pinball games were made illegal in some states....could this happen again in the 2020's?"
I hope all this doesn't come to be but it's good to have this thinking in mind so we can be proactive to help save as many locations as we can because I'm sure itching to get back out there and play some more pinball!

Quoted from DK:

Is Logan arcade in Chicago open?

Quoted from Whysnow:

it is interesting to me that so far many of the older places are the ones to toss in the towel first.
Makes me wonder if their experience and expertise tells them that it is the best thing to get out early
or
if they have just been around long enough and timing is right.

Quoted from yancy:

Couldn't disagree more. Pinball is for the proletariat. It's been an affordable escape for almost a century. Even in the great depression most folks could spare a penny for ten plunges on Baffle Ball. They belong in dive bars, arcades, pizza parlors, train terminals, and anywhere regular working people can spare a buck for a few minutes of mechanical magic.

Quoted from Jeffswack:

I just purchased a family fun center that went under.
Thats what were doing in the near term. The biggest issue is, it's very hard to make a private rental make economic sense.

Quoted from phil-lee:

I know several places local that would make great Pinball Hideouts.
Rent is cheap, at an intersection.
It would have to be a Rebel Joint, operating on the edge.A smoky throwback to an earlier Era.
Invest in a good Coffee System.
Any Juke Joint back in the day skirted the laws.
The ventilation is key, Kudos to Nick Volta for really bringing it to the forefront with a practical solution.

Quoted from d0n:

Chicago is closing down again. 47 states have an increase in positive tests. Ga. + tests are up 15% this week.

Quoted from MrBally:

I like how most of the Tribal casinos in Michigan are saying FY to the order and will remain open.

Quoted from MrBally:

I agree and was aware of that. However, all casinos closed in March and reopened in June or July. This time they said no. They will remain open to protect the livelihood of their employees and the various Tribes.
Also note that no in restaurant dining is allowed under the new three week closure rule. Most, but not all Tribal casinos in Michigan will keep restaurants open. They will be the only places to sit down and eat outside of your home or vehicle.

Quoted from NicoVolta:

Not yet. Hundreds of tabs open & constantly researching things like theme park economics and covid externalities. Hoping I'll have time to sit down and publish more video content later this year.
Best TLDR advice: Invent crazy new fun opportunities for people to win nice things (ideally with your branding on it). Take their pics & use as social media promotional content. Install a PA system and announce random challenges. I have a Safecracker machine loaded with custom minted RPM tokens... can't buy them, have to win them. Winners get posted on social media. And so forth. Keep your place alive and crackling with energy, random chance, unexpected twists and turns.

Quoted from NicoVolta:

I wonder what the legalities of this would be. We can give away beer, but you can't legally win beer. But if you win a token with no cash value and exchange it for a beer... hmmmmm.

Quoted from srt-8:

Sadly the situation here in Australia is deteriorating quickly and we have had to close up again (only had 2 weeks of being open and one tournament before having to shut again, since the last lockdown early June). Not looking good as nearly half of Australia's population is now in lockdown (NSW and VIC ... and other places to some extent) and many state borders are completely closed, so no travel. Feel for all our fellow locations here in Australia that have had to shut down .... stay positive! Trust things are getting better for locations in the US and elsewhere (where governments have been on top of getting vaccinations done early ... not like us here in OZ). Stay safe and keep the love alive