Make money from pachislo machines

[Nadz26]

Hi everyone, I'm very new here, I have finally bought a pachislo
(thunderbirds) machine, which accepts tokens and 10pence coins,

What I would like to know is if it would be worth me letting my freiends
play it...

Can I make a bit of money from it?
what should I put the odds on?
What should I charge them per token or should I let them play with 10p coins?
etc etc

Will it be worth it for me or will the machine payout too muchalso does resetting the machine knock the jackpot back.

Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED.

[Steve Cebu]

I believe that would be gambling and I'm pretty sure that talking about gambling isn't allowed on PachiTalk.

[hanabi]

I know we don't have quite as strict rules in the UK as our friends in the US, however as per the Site Rules and in order to promote the hobby, we do recommend using the correct pachislo tokens to operate them, and do not discuss currency conversions.

Site Rules

But Congrats on your Thunderbirds pachislo machine, I have one in my garage, sadly in storage at the moment, but it was quite a popular theme with my family and I'm sure you will have a lot of fun with it.

Welcome to PachiTalk, do feel free to join in with any of the threads and ask any questions you may have

[Frank A]

Everyone who is new to the HOBBY wants to convert to quarters and try and make money by becoming a wholesaler, but not too many have tried to make money by letting friends and family try their luck. THIS IS A HOBBY !!! Don't try and make money. It doesn't work !!! Gambling is illegal on the homeowner level. Not worth the effort and exposure to prison for a few dollars. Have fun with the machines. IT IS A HOBBY !!!

[jdub2k5]

yes I will say a few things because I have done this(no I dont care to share how)

its a pain
the coins dont feed as well
its cool for about 20 minutes until you realize how many quarters you need to play
I havent put a coin through my machine in like 8 months cause I never have quarters

[JACKSJE4]

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[Steve Cebu]

I just hit a Hyper Big Bonus on my Pachislo that's 448 Tokens. IF that were say quarters, that would equal $112 but I had play a lot to win that.
I have 1,000 tokens, that is a good amount to play with and that would equal $250 in quarters.
No Thanks! I'd rather spend my money on buying new Pachi than use quarteers to play a game with.
The tokens look cooler too at least the ones I got from Frank at Custom Pachinko do.

If I want to gamble, the legal Casinos are a 2 hour ride away. Too much smoke tho.

[Wayne-Ooo]

Well, I'll throw in my two cents worth.
You have got a slot machine and now is time to make some money. You are not the first person to think this.
These machines are not like the slot machines in casinos. They have a completly different pay scale and game play is different. After playing the machine for a while you will realize this and say to yourself what have I gotten into.
These machines can hit bonus rounds one after the other sometimes. That's over 1000 tokens or more.

[owennewton]

try this out... Someone converts a machine or two, a friend comes over and plays his real money into it and tells all his friends about it. One of them is a buisy body and turns the person in. A nice policeman comes over, takes the machines and gives you a summons to your court date. Within 6 months the state has made a new law saying that pachislo machines are all gaming devises and thus are illegal for home use. One person looking to make a few bucks off of friends has made a fun HOBBY against the law and put many people at risk.

Short answer: it is just not worth it... ever.

[pachiwall]

I've been playing my Spiderman 2 pachislo for a couple days now...if they were real quarters, I would owe over $250 by now. Still looking for the BIG BONUS!

[Steve Cebu]

Sometimes those bonuses are so elusive! My Urusei Yatsura Pachislo has been that way up until recently. My wife can't even win a single reach.
I think she still needs to get the skill part of the stop.
I've noticed I definitely get different video's depending on the settings I use.
I hope you hit your Spiderman 2 Big Bonus. I'm certain it will be worth it when you do.
My UY was 100% worth it!