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gamefixer
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Cant do 21 or 22. I cant get into the details as to why. Oakridge would be good.
Matt
Anyone want to operate a Tron for a month or so?
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Cant do 21 or 22. I cant get into the details as to why. Oakridge would be good.
Matt
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gamefixer
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You know it! MCR games were a pain in the butt when they were out in the wild some close to 30 years ago.
Matt
shilmover
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I'm actually talking to a local place here to do something similar.
keithsarcade
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I might consider doing this if its in my hometown where I can monitor the game on a daily basis. Anyone know the best approach to present this to management in a small town theatre?
SuperBee4406
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I hope everyone is checking with thier local town and county laws about operating a game in public and collecting money, you may need a permit. Might have to put the game on free play to legally operate the game in the theater.
I am not out to hurt promoting the movie, but I hate to see someone game siezed by authorities for illegal operation.
I am not out to hurt promoting the movie, but I hate to see someone game siezed by authorities for illegal operation.
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gamefixer
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I thought about that too. I'll have to discuss it with my higher ups but I dont think its going to be a big deal. FWIW, we've never had a state/county/city seize a game. The worst that we've had done to us was to have a mechanical lock thing put on the cord until we got the right permits on the game.
Matt
well I pm'd you but I think I will respond here to keep the thread bumped.
I think I would be willing to put up my 2nd tron, that is going to be a little more beat up down the road on greenback (3 miles from my house) and it has a switcher in it, so it should be ok.
It would be cool to put my encom marquee on it, but there is no way.
Hell I punched out over 50 marquees back in my day. (no shit)
I think I would be willing to put up my 2nd tron, that is going to be a little more beat up down the road on greenback (3 miles from my house) and it has a switcher in it, so it should be ok.
It would be cool to put my encom marquee on it, but there is no way.
Hell I punched out over 50 marquees back in my day. (no shit)
pseeds
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I worked for an operator who had a Texas DPS Trooper come out and unplug and seal the power plug on a machine. It was a toy crane and I think they thought it was a game of chance and not skill (issue was resolved but had the lead seal been broken on the plug there was a fine). Still, I would not chance it. If the machine is taking money and not giving away a prize every time then it must have at a minimum a Texas amusement license sticker. Some cities and counties don't mess with them anymore since there are so few coin-op arcade games out anymore.
From the State of Texas site:
Purpose of the Law
The Coin-Operated Machines Law provides comprehensive and uniform statewide regulation of music and skill or pleasure coin-operated machines. Coin-operated machines include all types of electronic devices that require the customer to insert a coin, bill, token, or electronic card to play a game, music or pleasure machine.
Operating without a Permit
Anyone who displays or exhibits a coin-operated amusement machine without a valid tax permit attached is subject to a fine of $50 to $200. The Comptroller can assess the penalty for each day a violation occurs.
How much are you getting out of this? What is the 'rental'?
So the locals drag their games down to the local theater, you've already thrown out the disclaimer about damage, they deal with local permits/licensing, and get to keep the quarters used.
Lay it all out there-
Need one in the thriving Metropolis of Columbia?
So the locals drag their games down to the local theater, you've already thrown out the disclaimer about damage, they deal with local permits/licensing, and get to keep the quarters used.
Lay it all out there-
Need one in the thriving Metropolis of Columbia?
Metropolis?? lol
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gamefixer
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I thought I did lay it all out earlier in this thread.
Since I'm a Cinemark employee I'm not getting anything out of this. I have not crossed the licensing path but if its going to be too much of a problem we just wont do the promotion in areas that require them. My current proposal has the operator keeping 100% of the revenue but I need to get the OK from my higher ups on that.
We've got some time to iron this out so maybe we will work out the permit issues.
Matt
dek
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Got anything in the Central Valley CA?
MoreBeer
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Where in Chicagoland are you looking?
I doubt I'd make enough to replace the sideart, but I can't believe how much play friends/neighbors are giving my TRON now.
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I doubt I'd make enough to replace the sideart, but I can't believe how much play friends/neighbors are giving my TRON now.
-mb
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FYI.
A few of the interested parties have asked about a "contract" that proves ownership of the games when it comes time to pick them up. As of now we dont have anything written up but I'm sure our legal dept. can come up with something.
That said, those of you here that know me personally know that my word is as good as a contract. I promise to all of you that have been thinking about letting us borrow these games that you will get them back. I have no intentions of screwing anyone over in here.
Matt
A few of the interested parties have asked about a "contract" that proves ownership of the games when it comes time to pick them up. As of now we dont have anything written up but I'm sure our legal dept. can come up with something.
That said, those of you here that know me personally know that my word is as good as a contract. I promise to all of you that have been thinking about letting us borrow these games that you will get them back. I have no intentions of screwing anyone over in here.
Matt
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I may be a little optimistic here but I am figuring after having this thing out for 5 weeks, I will pull enough from it to pay for an art package from phoenixarcade. 
