We specialize in 25-year-old and older slot machines (mechanical, electromechanical, video poker and electronic) for the serious upscale California collector/slot enthusiast. We buy, sell, repair and refurbish all kinds of slot machines, and Pachinko games, too! Scientific Games said it expects to showcase the first James Bond-themed slot games at the Global Gaming Expo on Oct. 3-5 in Las Vegas. That means the first machines could begin appearing in.
My question: can a private party purchase a used slot machine from a casino, or from some other source, and if so, how would one go about doing it?
LV craigslist.com shows a few are for sale, but none interest me: there's a couple slots in particular that I'd be interested in looking at if they were available at a reasonable cost.
I suspect there is probably some middleman somewhere that can broker this?
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Possession of a gambling device
• defense
(1) A person commits the crime of possession of a gambling device if, with knowledge of the character thereof, the person manufactures, sells, transports, places or possesses, or conducts or negotiates a transaction affecting or designed to affect ownership, custody or use of:
(a) A slot machine; or
(b) Any other gambling device, believing that the device is to be used in promoting unlawful gambling activity.
(2) Possession of a gambling device is a Class A misdemeanor.
(3) It is a defense to a charge of possession of a gambling device if the slot machine or gambling device that caused the charge to be brought was manufactured:
(a) Prior to 1900 and is not operated for purposes of unlawful gambling; or
(b) More than 25 years before the date on which the charge was brought and:
(A) Is located in a private residence;
(B) Is not operated for the purposes of unlawful gambling; and
(C) Has permanently affixed to it by the manufacturer, the manufacturers name and either the date of manufacture or the serial number. [1971 c.743 §269; 1977 c.264 §1; 1983 c.403 §1; 1993 c.781 §1; 1995 c.577 §1]
https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/167.147
But if you're looking, I'd start here:
http://newlifegames.com/nlg/
The sponsors of that forum are listed in a block of banner ads in the middle of the home page, many of them are used slot game distributors.
Edit: also, if you're shipping a slot machine across state lines, federal law may come into play. I haven't looked that up but I'm pretty sure it's illegal with exceptions as opposed to generally lawful. That's why even in Nevada, manufacturers ship parts in and assemble in-state for in-state distribution.
I suspect there is probably some middleman somewhere that can broker this?
Several websites offer used slot machines, but be careful about shipping gambling equipment across state lines or on federal property. Its not necessarily illegal and the sites are actually sources of good information since when I was looking several years ago the sites listed the chip information as well as the slot machine information and often shipped alternative chips sets as well.If you can't find out in advance which chip is installed, its safe to assume its a chip that meets the Nevada market since all slot manufacturers aim for the Nevada market and then merely 'localize' their chips for other markets.
Slot machines to Mexico is a big business and also, I understand, to illegal clubs in Texas.
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Machines from the Phillipines were routinely shipped to the USA but now there are problems.Also, if you are in the UK you must still abide by the laws that make it illegal to posess anywhere in the UK any device that imitates the sound of a London Metropolitan Police whistle. Its still on the books and they DO enforce it to this day.
If you just want it for 'decor' its probably best to buy a simulated machine that is full of chrome and dispenses jackpots at every pull. If you really want to explore the innards, its probably better to take a Junior College course as a Slot Technician. There are schools in Nevada, Mississippi and I believe Colorado that offer slot technician certificates.Boz
It shall be a defense to any prosecution under this chapter relating to slot machines, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 330b, if the defendant shows that the slot machine is an antique slot machine and was not operated for gambling purposes while in the defendant’s possession. For the purposes of this section, the term “antique slot machine” means a slot machine that is over 25 years of age.
You can narrow it down by your zip code.