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that some big type promoter
ought to get behind the move­
ment. The committee feels that
it would be safer to conduct these
tournaments without a lot of bal­
lyhoo and big time promotion. It
is pointed out that certainly there
is enough organization ability in
this industry to conduct an affair
of this kind without a lot of ex­
pense and unnecessary detail. In
fact, the committee has so simpli­
fied the whole procedure that all
a local operator has to do is to
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follow the handicap and scoring
rules and submit the records of
his best players to the committee,
who will select the outstanding
players for the final games that
will be run during the Show.
The interest shown by operat­
ors to date, some of whom have
already started their local play­
offs, give every indication that the
tournament will be a success and
point the way for some elaborate
affairs in years to come.
Bally Is Name of
Reveal New Construction as Midget Counter Game With Interchangeable Combinations,
Playing Four Coins
“ Some time ago I made up my
mind that the next sure-fire hit
developed by the Bally Manufac­
turing Company would be honored
with our company name—a name
that has long been associated with
some of the industry’s most suc­
cessful games.”
Thus Ray Moloney, president of
the Bally Manufacturing Company
explained the name of the new
Bally counter game. The game is
called BALLY. It is a neat, com­
pact counter game, barely a foot
high and occupying a space on the
counter only 10 inches by about 6
inches. This is in line with the
trend of demand among operators,
who are finding location owners
increasingly “ fussy” about the size
of counter games. The new game
BALLY requires no more space
than the average punchboard. It
can be easily removed from the
counter when necessary and placed
in a safe or locked in a cupboard
over-night. Another advantage of
the small size is the fact that a
large number of machines may be
conveniently loaded in an oper­
ator’s car for delivery.
Seven Game Combination
“ Bally is a small machine,” Mo­
loney emphasized, “but one with
.big;-■earning power. And we be­
lieve that up to the present time,
it is the only self-stimulating, self-
reviving machine ever placed on
the market, since the machine is
designed to play seven inter-
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December,
1932
In explaining the game to Coin
Machine Journal, Mr. Moloney
said, “ Here is the idea in a few
words; 52 separate metal-protect­
ed discs are contained in the ma­
chine. These discs are all free-
moving, not attached in any way
to any part of the machine or to
each other. Each disc is engraved
to represent a playing card, and
the full deck is actually shuffled
by a patented mixing mechanism
that stirs and churns the discs
about in the greatest possible con­
fusion. At the same time, 5 cards
are worked out of the “deck” at
random and projected up into view.
The minute all 5 cards are dealt,
the play automatically stops. Re­
wards are then based on the value
of the hand, using official poker
rules.
“ By means of quickly inter­
changeable discs, six additional
games may be played. Briefly these
are—Bell and Fruit, using the
familiar symbols on free-moving
discs instead of on revolying reels ;
Dice, the discs, being engraved to
represent dice—one spot to six
spots; Horse Race, in which each
disc is engraved with a snappy ac­
tion picture of a horse and jockey;
Color Combination, using discs in
five different colors; Numbers, the
discs each bearing a numeral, from
100 to 500 and providing rewards
according to the total of the 5 discs
pro j ected up into view; and Mystic
Fortune, using astrological sym­
bols, such as the sun, moon, and
stars, and concealing the rewards
in a cleverly worded fortune card.”
Plays Four Coins
Ray Moloney, President Bally
Manufacturing Co.
changeable games. The standard
Bally game is poker. Bally, how­
ever, should not be confused with
the type of game in which fac­
similes of playing cards are merely
printed on a revolving wheel or a
reel. The patented design of the
game allows the cards to be shuf­
fled automatically and with a more
complete mixing than is possible
by hand.”
Enhanced Scans © ■ The International Arcade Museum
“ Besides being a game of sur­
prises and thrills,” Mr. Moloney
pointed out, “ Bally is an unusually
beautiful machine. The crystal fin­
ish of the rugged metal body pro­
vides a rich plush-like effect, neat­
ly flashed up with highly polished
metal and red trim. Colorful as it
is, it has enough dignity to win it
a place, in the highest type of lo­
cation. The machine plays lc, 5c,
10c, and 25c coins through one
slot. The last coin played is visible
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