Welcome aboard, bpjacobsen.   

1. Does it work in Windows?  Turning the spinner left/right should move the Windows cursor left/right.
2. If so, is mouse enabled (1) in mame.ini?
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# CORE INPUT OPTIONS
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coin_lockout              1
ctrlr                     
mouse                     1  <------- enabled
joystick                  1
lightgun                  0
If you don't have a mame.ini file in either the "..\mame\" or "..\mame\ini\" folder, you can generate it using "mame -cc" . (create config)
Scott