$0.50/3 plays per dollar. We've been doing it this way for 25 years and the games bring in nearly $400/week at our main location. Nobody complains about price, I regularly see the same person putting a handful of quarters in a single game. It's profitable for us and good entertainment for our patrons. Older DMDs and alphanumerics, nothing beyond 1995.

I've been to an arcade run by actual pinheads who have recently developed an attitude for not fixing major issues with their games. That's not going to fly with me.

They are owned by our location so 100%.

I agree, it heavily depends on what you are willing to invest and how much you pay if buying new equipment.

We can't afford to buy any more equipment in any condition so given the circumstances I think we are, for the most part, pretty fortunate. We rotate games based on playable condition and what surrounding locations need swapped out so I would say every 3 or 4 months, sometimes longer.