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Coin Slot Magazine - #088 - 1982 - June[International Arcade Museum]
s TATUS OF THE STATES
YES
NO
Iowa — 25 years or older
Delaware
Arizona — 25 years or older
Wisconsin — 25 years or older
North Carolina — 25 years or older
Illinois — 25 years or older
Michigan — 25 years or older
North Dakota — 25 years or older
Nebraska — any year provided they are not used for gambling
Nevada — any year provided they are not used for gambling
Minnesota — any year provided they are not used for gambling
Massachusetts — 30 years or older
Missouri — 30 years or older
Kansas— pre-1950
Louisiana — pre-1950
Colorado— pre-1950
Florida— pre-1941
Maryland — pre-1941
Washington — pre-1941
California— pre-1941
Oregon — pre-1941
Pennsylvania — pre-1941
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Kentucky
Montana
Alabama
Alaska
Indiana
Maine
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
The following is a list of the states and a brief description of where they
stand in regard to the ownership of antique slot machines. If you note
South Dakota— pre-1941
an error, please contact us.
New Jersey— pre-1941
The states allowing ownership of antique slot machines 25 years old
or older have been colored in the map below. We would like to
encourage all states to update their laws to allow ownership of any slot
machine 25 years or older as a collectible. The Illinois law and Dick
BueschePs editorial in An Illustrated Price Guide to the 100 Most
Collectible Slot Machines, Volume 2 are excellent guides to use for
outlining a new bill for a state not yet legal or amending legislation
New York— pre-1941
New Hampshire — pre-1941
Texas— pre-1940
Connecticut— law is unclear
Ohio — law is unclear
Utah — law is unclear
Virginia — law is unclear
Mississippi — law is unclear
Arkansas — Trade Stimulators only
West Virginia — Trade Stimulators only
Wyoming — Trade Stimulators only
already passed. If you're interested in changing the law in your state or
drafting new legislation contact your state representatives or senator
or write to us: The Coin Slot, P.O. Box 612, Wheatridge, CO 80034.
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© The International Arcade Museum
Legal to collect slot machines
and trade stimulators.
Legal to collect trade stimulators
only, not payout slots.
Puerto Rico
Legal to collect any slot machine or
trade stimulator 25 years or older.
June, 1982
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