Since we do “fun nights” with no real wagering, I don’t need it to accept real money. It would need to be easy to store and reasonably portable so that one person could carry it to a fun night game or the local senior center where we did casino nights before the pandemic. And putting any real money in one outside of a licensed casino would be illegal just about everywhere.įor some time, I’ve been wishing for a slot machine setup that looks, feels and plays like a real machine. In mine, the machine must be 20 years old or older, which translates to “high maintenance.” Some states ban slots at home altogether. The law: New machines are illegal in many states.Visit a casino in the off hours and you’ll always spot a tech crawling around in the bottom of an open machine. And unless you work as a slot technician for your local casino, getting the parts and know-how to keep your finicky machine running can be a pain. Maintenance : Real slots are notorious for breaking down.Unless you’ve got friends at the local gym and an awesome man cave with the space for some big, heavy machines the size and weight of a machine can be an issue. Weight: A real slot machine can weigh in at 400 pounds or more.The good antique ones are like gold, and the internet is filled with shady sellers who don't take returns. Cost: Real slot machines, as they say, “ain’t cheap.” Enough said about that.The one thing I thought we were missing? A slot machine – maybe two slot machines – would have made the setup complete. We had a roulette wheel and table, a blackjack table and two dealers. In December, I hosted a casino night party at our home for my wife’s coworkers and friends. My goal is to create a nice, portable working slot machine running on a large touch screen monitor for my casino “fun night” parties. I wanted to share this here for those interested in adding it to their poker rooms. Summary: A Virginia company is offering some impressive software to put a slot machine on your home computer, and contacts for all the hardware you need to build your own real one-armed bandit – one that takes coins or bills and uses IGT buttons and lights - at home. P roject: MAKING A (REALISTIC) SLOT MACHINE FOR MY HOME 'FUN NIGHT' PARTIES

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