Quoted from nosro:

The fact that someone like Keith Elwin could dominate a ticket dispensing Wizard of Oz would be the reason that these machines would be allowed to exist at all outside of Las Vegas. It becomes a clear demonstration that it is a game of skill versus a game of luck. Operators would celebrate the existence of people like Keith, but hope Keith never visits their arcade.
Last I checked, arcade basketball are also games of skill and I don't think they have any problem making money for operators, despite players like this:
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Quoted from nosro:

I think the strange thing about the Florida situation is that it appears to be banning any form of significant payout. The previous division in determining legality was between games-of-luck and games-of-skill.
In Florida, the division seems to have shifted to between games-with-payout and games-with-no-payout. An alternative interpretation is games-with-variable-payout and games-with-fixed-payout (which is presumably less than the player's input cost and includes zero payout). This could ban even the arcade basketball machine which is as purely skill-based as imaginable.

Quoted from pinball_keefer:

It's also based on history and doesn't address the way we're handling it at all. It's a new product; we'll see how it does. Most of us have been around the industry long enough to have a pretty good idea of what we're attempting and doing.

Quoted from ReplayRyan:

Just to clarify (for those that asked), Stern pins have had a ticket option. I was actually working on a TSPP yesterday which just has a ticket slot in one of the bill acceptor plates with a standard ticket hopper inside. Then of course a few years ago Stern unveiled the huge ticket hopper that mounts on the side of the cabinet (seen above). The problem with pins and tickets is that it wasn't their original purpose and Stern didn't do any real code/game changes or otherwise highlight the fact that you can win tickets (other than lousy banner in tournament topper spot), or how many. Kids who want tickets want them quick, they want them flashy, they want them cheap WoZ is flashy for a pin but it's still a pin, so I'll be interested to check this out and see how well it does at locations.
And as for other redemption games...yes they are expensive new. And if it's not, 99% chance its just an overseas knock-off that turns into a giant paperweight once parts fail (quickly) and you can't get replacements. I clicked on a few of those sub $4k whack-a-mole games and I've seen them all...junk junk junk.
But even more OT, I was messing with a newer ticket redemption game yesterday called Black Out. Friggin awesome technology...massive pass-through (transparent) display with a touchscreen overlay. I think most kids are overwhelmed by it though.