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House partiescan sometimes go south really quickly.
In this case, money in an antique slot machine caused some drama.
A person shareda storywhere one guesthit the jackpoton their old-school slot machine and demanded to keep the winnings.
As the slot machine was more of a party trick for the owner, they refused.
The age of the machine matters because, for some people, collectingold-schoolslot machines is a hobby.
In Massachusetts, Missouri, and New York, the cutoff is 30 years.
The regulations are there to ensure fairness.
Nevada, for example, only allows a person to sell two slot machines in a 12-month period.
Currently, most of the antique slot machines people can buy for their private collection are mechanical.
Gambling columnist John Grochowskiexplainsthats because 30 or 25 years earlier, computerized slot machines just werent a thing.
Collecting antique slot machines can be ahobbyjust like any other, even if it can get pretty expensive.
For some, its all about the investment.
They buy the old-school slot machines and then sell them to other collectors.
They like the hunting process and the feeling of going through a successful deal.
For others, its like buying a new toy or gaining a status symbol.
Theyre not snobbish about it, and they dont care what kind or denomination the machine is.
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