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kahlid74:
Ethically it is wrong, and as stated above, no matter what way you try to twist it, in the eys of the Law it is illegal.

For my machine, I have the ability to either pay to play or click a button, its just a cool side effect.

I love seeing peoples faces when I tell them they have to pay to play, then show them the button for free play 2 seconds later.  They always point out I am an ass :).

Free play gets the most attention and the most use.
hulkster:
alright dude, heres what you need to do.  ive had this same thought going through my mind...."it should be free, but man it would be cool if i could make some money off it".  well im buying some ultimate mechs from TheNasty here on the board (go to the buy/sell/trade forum) which accept all coins.  yes, all coins, even tokens.  on my cp i have coin buttons for each player, but im also going to wire my coin door to accept coins using those mechs.  and i will encourage a "donation".  i know i wont make much, but hey, it will buy me a coke or something every now and then.  

example:  my friends come over, and ill say "alright, you can play as long as you want, and as many games as you want, just give me the change you have in your pocket."  which would be like either a dollar, or two cents.  its just spec, but it could happen.  and if nothing else, just say, put a quarter in and you can play forever.  just a thought.
Ceifeirot:
I think I'll just have instructions to press the coin release button to get a credit I guess.

I'd rather make more friends than make a few dollars.

As for drunks.. maybe I'll just make a sign saying it's only open at certain hours :P
Mugzilla:
Make it so the coin activates the joystick.

It will be free to play, but will cost you $0.25 to play by using your joystick...
GamingGreg:
Glad you came to your senses.  If you want to keep this hobby alive, keep it free.   I don't think that Atari,Namco,Midway,etc mind so much that people are playing these old games in their homes for free.  But if they hear about people charging for playing MAME, they might change their opinion of it, and start "sicking the lawyer dogs" onto us all.
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