Coin operated entertainment equipments are extensively used in casino and computer game industry. Though, the initial cost of such advanced equipments is usually very high, they generate high revenue for their owners.

1. Popular Coin Controlled Gaming Equipments
Coin operated entertainment equipments are extensively used in casino and computer game
industry. Though, the initial cost of such advanced equipments is usually very high, they generate
high revenue for their owners. The biggest advantage of these equipments is that they are fully
automatic and do not require any supervision or assistance. The user himself inserts the coin, and
the interface in the equipments take care of the time and gaming session. This enables the
amusement center to have plenty of such equipments with very less managing staff. Some of the
commonly found coin operated amusement equipments in recreation centers are as follow:-
Coin operated pool tables: Almost all casinos have billiards and snooker tables. While most of them
are manual, one can also find coin controlled automatic pool tables in modern casinos. These tables
allows the users to play snooker for a set time, usually one hour or for one game. Due to the added
automation features in these tables, they are costlier than their old version.
Video arcade machine: It is a very common amusement machine installed in pubs, bars, amusement
parks, etc. It consists of a specially designed hardware with one or more CPU, sound and graphic
cards. This type of coin operated video games is a big hit amongst children. Many a times even
youngsters are also very enthusiastic in playing on such machines. Often their hardware is modified
in shape of the real object they represent, to add realistic tone to the machine. These video arcade
machines are also ofttimes accessorised with equipments like steering, optical gun, handle or levers
to offer better controls to the user.
Coin operated 8 liner machine: This machine offers
plenty of high quality computer games to the young
crowd. It usually has a small cabinet having an
integrated screen and control panel. Treasure City,
Super Cherry Master, Cherry 96, Flaming 7’s,
Endless Riches, are some very popular computer
games presented by these 8 liners. Such machines
installed in prime spots of children recreation have
proven to be cash cows for their owners.
Pinball machines: Coin controlled pinball machine is
a very famous gaming device, that is often found in
casinos as a gambling device. However, it can also be
used as a general amusement device in restaurants,
bars and malls. Though the machine is very costly, but it has a huge craze in teenagers and the youth
in their early 20s. These pinball machines usually charge the user per game, and often the majority
of gamers cannot even last a few minutes. Hence, pinball machines earn a huge amount of dough
for theist owners.
Redemption gaming machine: It is a very common amusement machine used in restaurants, malls,
amusement parks, etc. The user needs to insert a coin and press start button on the machine. The
game ushers plenty of fun and delight to the players, specially young children. The game's huge
success in small kids makes it a necessity in amusement parks.