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TurboC--:
I have a pac-man cabinet that I restored and and set up with MAME on an old PC. Everything in it is original except a MAME PC instead of a Pac-man pcb, and a Happ monitor to replace the old burned-in monitor. I just sold it to someone that wants to set it up for vending. I know he can't vend with MAME so he will need to get a licensed PCB. I'm thinking he will want to get a good multi-game PCB which can hopefully work with the native controls (1 joystick & 2 buttons.) Questions:
1.) If he purchases a licensed PCB, can he then legally vend without some kind of separate license? (He has a poker machine on the premises which he says cost $600 for a license?)
2.) About how much would a plain Pac-man PCB cost?
3.) What are some good licensed multi-game PCB options which could work in this cabinet (pac-man type vertical monitor, only joystick and 2 buttons for controls.) For instance, I know there is a 6-game with pac, ms.pac, galaga, rally-x and a couple others, but I remember there being more elaborate ones like 18-in-1, 50-in-1... but then I don't know whether those will need additional controls to be installed (which could require a bit of work and drilling through metal...)
4.) How much can he expect to pay for lock & keys for the coin door?
5.) Is it possible to switch out the 25 cent price symbols in the original coin door with 50 cent ones?
6.) In addition to a PCB and locks, what other hardware would he need to get everything running using a PCB instead of the MAME PC? Transformer for DC power for the PCB?
7.) He is willing to pay me for my time in working on the unit, what do you think a fair $/hr amount is to ask for this kind of work?
I haven't done this stuff in years so I have forgotten a lot. Help is appreciated. Thanks!
JDFan:
Depends on where the machine is located (each City,county,state has their own licensing laws) but he will definitely need some sort of license and or permit and will need to pay annually for using the machine.
For example here is a break down of the permits\licenses needed in Texas - ( http://window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/coin/index.html ) so around $300 to $600 per machine per year sounds about right -- plus it has to be a "Legal machine" in order to get the permit which means no 60 in 1 or 300 in 1 etc. machines as those are not legally licensed for commercial use ( there are a few multi game PCBs but the majority of them are chinese knock offs which are not licensed and thus are not "Legally" useable for commercial machines.
TurboC--:
Located in Pittsburgh PA. Are Jamma PCBs legal for vending or no? I'd like to hook him up with the best legal multi-game unit I can. There is a local arcade here which has a lot of cabinets, including a big multi-game unit. I wonder if they are doing that legally or not? I guess there is always the 6-game pac/mspac/galaga/rally x one, could look into that if there aren't any better options with more games.
Can't believe they make you pay so much just for a license. What could possibly justify that? Where does that money go? I'd have no patience to run a business and put up with that highway robbery.
Slippyblade:
The poker machine is a different beast. Anything that has a pay out is a gambling machine and those are in a separate category that is insanely expensive.
pbj:
Arcades are sleazy money laundering fronts. The tax man couldn't care less what you're running PacMan on, but he wants his cut and the high fees are to keep you from opening one in his town.
:cheers:
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