Coin Slot
Issue: 1980 June 064 - Page 25
Coin Slot Magazine - #064 - 1980 - June [International Arcade Museum]
He admits their illegality but says he just collects
machines can
be gauged
by the obstacles the
them the way other people collect antiques or guns.
owners endure. In addition to cost, illegality and the
"I play them with tokens for my own amusement."
danger of burglary, there are difficulties in transpor
He is fascinated by the machines and supports a
ting them, repairs and obtaining parts.
bill in the Legislature to legalize private possession,
Transporting them out of the state is a federal
something 15 other states have done. The bill would
offense. Daugharty was turned into the FBI when he
sanction possession of machines made before 1942
tried to send one to a collector in Chicago via Tri-
City Airport. The machine was seized until the feds
when they were outlawed.
Daugharty said until then gambling was illegal but
agreed he is a collector. The situation, however, may
possession was not. When operators heard a raid
have changed recently. He sent three to Fort Worth,
was brewing, they would flip a lever inside the
Texas. "The FBI said they're not piddling with them
machine so it would not pay. That frustrated en
anymore," he said.
When a slot machine breaks, you don't go to your
forcement and the law was changed to ban posses
neighborhood slot machine repairman. Daugharty
sion.
has become an adept repairman, restoring long-
hidden denizens of chicken coops to their former, if
illicit, beauty. He said he spends more time repairing
and maintaining machines than'playing them.
"But I'd hate to see them come
As he tells it, ownership is not all that uncommon.
back public. A machine doesn't
He said there are about 20 people in Michigan
care. It will take your last dime.
That's when you have muggings.
People are desperate when they
have no money."
owning a total 100 machines.
And he tries to catch their eyes with newspaper
advertisements for the machines.
"I get calls to repair them. I got a call from a deputy
outside the county who wanted me to come to his
house. I'm fascinated by them but they're nerve
wrecking to repair. After a while I've got to get away
from them."
And he said the lemons, oranges and cherries he
And you don't walk into a store for parts. Instead
he calls a pay telephone out of state. A man answers
picked in the 1940s were connected to Detroit's
infamous Purple Gang and other gangsters as
and he relays the information to another man. The
money makers. His are not and his is not part of a
and receiver.
crime syndicate. "I'm not trying to defy the law. It's
the
something
machines
else.
He
take
said
the
the
owners
machines
magnetism
of
the
brightly
manufactured
slot machines in
for
is
Saginaw from 1894 to 1896 when they moved to
cost
a
Detroit. Their machines are listed in slot machine
brochures, appear at Nevada auctions and still
circulate among collectors' clubs.
minimum $250. Some go for $15,000.
The
At one time the task would have been easier. The
Caille Brothers
just a lot of fun."
What
part is sent with Daugharty's name listed as sender
decorated
Flint police slot machine probe ordered
LANSING (UPl) — An investigation has been ordered
into claims by a suspended Genesee County sheriffs
detective that law officials illegally used slot machines at a
private clubhouse run by Flint-area police*
Officials say the claims are unfounded* However, they
Leonard said the accusation is Absolutely ridiculous"
and no one in his office knows anything about it.
have called for a state review of the matter.
Initially the sheriffs department investigated the charge
probation officers, and courthouse aides who were atten
ding a Genesee County employee family pacnic.
.com
m
:
u
m
e
Genesee County Prosecutor
Robert u Leonard
requested
m s
d fro d
-
e
that the state also investigate
the
incident, chief assistant
e
d
ca
attorney general
Stanley
said Saturday,
nloa
ar Steinborn
.
w
o
w
Leonard
D said //w he w made the request to clear up ac
:
cusations t by
suspended detective that Genesee
ht p the
County Circuit
Court judges and prosecutors had visited
internally, resulting in a 10-day suspension from the force
for the sixteen-year veteran, deputy Allan "Bud" Schaaf.
the clubhouse Schaaf owns on Flint's east side and used
the slot machine.
© The International Arcade Museum
JUNE, 1980
The Detroit News, while investigating a tip from a citizen
complaining about "hypocritical police and judges,11
reported it found the clubhouse luff of judges, policemen,
The News said some people at the clubhouse, which is
known as the Fratemai Order of Police Pavilion, were
observed dropping coins into two gambling machines,
one a slot machine with a "guaranteed jackpot" of $37.50.
Slot machine use is punishable by up to two years in
prison or a $1,000 fine.
Genessee Undersheriff Charles Trier suspended Schaaf
Thursday, saying he used "very poor judgment" m keep
ing the machines at the clubhouse.
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
THE COIN SLOT — 25
He admits their illegality but says he just collects
machines can
be gauged
by the obstacles the
them the way other people collect antiques or guns.
owners endure. In addition to cost, illegality and the
"I play them with tokens for my own amusement."
danger of burglary, there are difficulties in transpor
He is fascinated by the machines and supports a
ting them, repairs and obtaining parts.
bill in the Legislature to legalize private possession,
Transporting them out of the state is a federal
something 15 other states have done. The bill would
offense. Daugharty was turned into the FBI when he
sanction possession of machines made before 1942
tried to send one to a collector in Chicago via Tri-
City Airport. The machine was seized until the feds
when they were outlawed.
Daugharty said until then gambling was illegal but
agreed he is a collector. The situation, however, may
possession was not. When operators heard a raid
have changed recently. He sent three to Fort Worth,
was brewing, they would flip a lever inside the
Texas. "The FBI said they're not piddling with them
machine so it would not pay. That frustrated en
anymore," he said.
When a slot machine breaks, you don't go to your
forcement and the law was changed to ban posses
neighborhood slot machine repairman. Daugharty
sion.
has become an adept repairman, restoring long-
hidden denizens of chicken coops to their former, if
illicit, beauty. He said he spends more time repairing
and maintaining machines than'playing them.
"But I'd hate to see them come
As he tells it, ownership is not all that uncommon.
back public. A machine doesn't
He said there are about 20 people in Michigan
care. It will take your last dime.
That's when you have muggings.
People are desperate when they
have no money."
owning a total 100 machines.
And he tries to catch their eyes with newspaper
advertisements for the machines.
"I get calls to repair them. I got a call from a deputy
outside the county who wanted me to come to his
house. I'm fascinated by them but they're nerve
wrecking to repair. After a while I've got to get away
from them."
And he said the lemons, oranges and cherries he
And you don't walk into a store for parts. Instead
he calls a pay telephone out of state. A man answers
picked in the 1940s were connected to Detroit's
infamous Purple Gang and other gangsters as
and he relays the information to another man. The
money makers. His are not and his is not part of a
and receiver.
crime syndicate. "I'm not trying to defy the law. It's
the
something
machines
else.
He
take
said
the
the
owners
machines
magnetism
of
the
brightly
manufactured
slot machines in
for
is
Saginaw from 1894 to 1896 when they moved to
cost
a
Detroit. Their machines are listed in slot machine
brochures, appear at Nevada auctions and still
circulate among collectors' clubs.
minimum $250. Some go for $15,000.
The
At one time the task would have been easier. The
Caille Brothers
just a lot of fun."
What
part is sent with Daugharty's name listed as sender
decorated
Flint police slot machine probe ordered
LANSING (UPl) — An investigation has been ordered
into claims by a suspended Genesee County sheriffs
detective that law officials illegally used slot machines at a
private clubhouse run by Flint-area police*
Officials say the claims are unfounded* However, they
Leonard said the accusation is Absolutely ridiculous"
and no one in his office knows anything about it.
have called for a state review of the matter.
Initially the sheriffs department investigated the charge
probation officers, and courthouse aides who were atten
ding a Genesee County employee family pacnic.
.com
m
:
u
m
e
Genesee County Prosecutor
Robert u Leonard
requested
m s
d fro d
-
e
that the state also investigate
the
incident, chief assistant
e
d
ca
attorney general
Stanley
said Saturday,
nloa
ar Steinborn
.
w
o
w
Leonard
D said //w he w made the request to clear up ac
:
cusations t by
suspended detective that Genesee
ht p the
County Circuit
Court judges and prosecutors had visited
internally, resulting in a 10-day suspension from the force
for the sixteen-year veteran, deputy Allan "Bud" Schaaf.
the clubhouse Schaaf owns on Flint's east side and used
the slot machine.
© The International Arcade Museum
JUNE, 1980
The Detroit News, while investigating a tip from a citizen
complaining about "hypocritical police and judges,11
reported it found the clubhouse luff of judges, policemen,
The News said some people at the clubhouse, which is
known as the Fratemai Order of Police Pavilion, were
observed dropping coins into two gambling machines,
one a slot machine with a "guaranteed jackpot" of $37.50.
Slot machine use is punishable by up to two years in
prison or a $1,000 fine.
Genessee Undersheriff Charles Trier suspended Schaaf
Thursday, saying he used "very poor judgment" m keep
ing the machines at the clubhouse.
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
THE COIN SLOT — 25
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