Upkeep on slot machines?

I've seen some casino promos in the past where slot or video poker machines were given away, or in some cases you could buy surplus from the casinos. If one were to own one, what would the upkeep on it be like?

I know from my own play in casinos I have seen screens die (LCD and CRT), button replacement is really common, and I've even seen a machine overheat due to too much dust/smoke.

Basically what I'm wondering is if I buy a machine for $1000 or whatever, is it just going to die in a year or two?

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I've seen some casino promos in the past where slot or video poker machines were given away, or in some cases you could buy surplus from the casinos. If one were to own one, what would the upkeep on it be like?

I know from my own play in casinos I have seen screens die (LCD and CRT), button replacement is really common, and I've even seen a machine overheat due to too much dust/smoke.

Basically what I'm wondering is if I buy a machine for $1000 or whatever, is it just going to die in a year or two?

If you buy from a reliable source that has done some maintenance on it before selling it, you should have very little upkeep to it. You will not play even a fraction of what is done on a casino floor. The screens or buttons you see being replaced or after tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of plays.

ZCore13

Many of the places online selling out of Ohio has refurbished the machines and they are ready to go. Should last a long time of in home use.

If you are buying one right off the floor, I assume the casino states that the sale is "as is" and offers no refunds nor exchanges, so it could be in much worse condition than a refurbished model. From the looks of things, replacement mechanical parts are not that hard to find. However, the CPU and the touchscreen could be tricky and probably expensive.

I assume the casino would have to replace the "black box" chip that the Gaming Control auditor would pull for testing. I wonder how that works when the casino gets rid of a machine? Letting it go to the public could provide an opportunity for ne'er do wells to reverse engineer it.