Galaga keeps blowing GFI

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Just picked up a Galaga and tried it at sellers location. Worked.
Brought it home and plugged it in and it keeps blowing GFI in garage.
I reset GFI and the light and vacuum works, but game keeps blowing wall GFI.
I noticed the wires out of the filter are fried. The ground and brown one. I did not check under the blue wires tape. Why???
I turned on the game switch and interlock switch. Could one of those be bad causing a short?
 

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Plug is likely miswired on the game.

Has it been replaced?

Edit:
Looking at the picture, the plug is definitely miswired.

Neutral is going to the earth ground on the filter.

Green should go to the frame of the filter...
Black -> Brown = Hot
White -> Blue = Neutral
 
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Check between the power pins and the ground pin on the power cord for resistance, it should have no continuity. (on cord)
 
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