# Where can I buy a slot machine?

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**Created:** [April 23, 2005, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-slot-machine/300738 "2005-04-23T06:15:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-slot-machine/300738/1 "2005-04-23T06:15:16Z")

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No, I’m not setting up a casino in my house.

My wife loves playing slots when we go to Vegas. I understand they’re little more than arcade games technologically, so like pool tables and dart boards, I’m thinking they should be available for sale used.

Where would I find something like that? Her birthday is coming up and it’s one thing she would never in her dreams expect.

Thanks for any info.

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-slot-machine/300738/2 "2005-04-23T06:28:46Z")

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Just type “used slot machines” in google. I found a lot of casino equipment dealers that way.

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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-slot-machine/300738/3 "2005-04-23T07:07:11Z")

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I live in Las Vegas and you can buy them all over the place here.

They ain’t cheap. I mean a good one will set you back $1000 or more!

Another problem is, the older and “cheaper” you get, the more they need to be repaired and finding someone to fix them, if you do not live in Las Vegas or Atlantic Cicy, isn’t easy.

Just warning you. My brother bought one and took it home to Arizona and the damned thing was constantly breaking down…he had a regular three wheel slot, non-video…and he finally gave up and sold it to someone else.

You might have better luck with a video poker machine, or a slot with a video screen, but that is just speculation on my part.