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How To Buy A Used Slot Machine For Sale Near Me

You might be wondering, can I buy a slot machine for my home? Before I wrote this guide to buying used slot machines, I had the same question.

I always thought it would cool to buy a real money slot machine or video poker machine for our house—something like Hot Shot by Bally, or a Game King machine from IGT.

So I started researching how to buy gaming machines.

I quickly learned that buying a used slot machine in the United States is a lot more complicated than you might think.

Not only do you have to locate the right slot machine for sale and pay for expensive shipping costs, but you’ll also need to know whether it is illegal or not to own a slot machine in your state.

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The last thing you need is to have local and state law enforcement show up to confiscate your gaming machine and assess a stiff fine–or worse, threaten a jail sentence.

Is It Legal to Own a Slot Machine?

In the US, it’s not the federal government that determines if you can own a slot machine, it’s the state where you reside. So besides the price and availability of gaming machines, potential buyers should know the gaming laws of their home state.

Below, I have categorized the states according to the type of slot machine ownership laws they have passed. This should make it easy to browse and find out whether your state allows you to own the gaming machine of your dreams.

Slot Machine Laws by State*

STATE	LEGAL STATUS	LEGAL REFERENCE
Alaska	ALL LEGAL	Alaska Statutes – Section 11.66.260
Arizona	ALL LEGAL	Arizona Revised Statutes 13-3301 – 13-3309
Arkansas	ALL LEGAL	N/A
Kentucky	ALL LEGAL	Kentucky Revised Statutes 528.080
Maine	ALL LEGAL	Maine Revised Statutes Title 17A – Chapter 39
Minnesota	ALL LEGAL	Minnesota Statutes and Criminal Laws
Nevada	ALL LEGAL	N/A
Ohio	ALL LEGAL	Ohio Revised Code
Rhode Island	ALL LEGAL	Rhode Island General Laws
Texas	ALL LEGAL	Texas Statutes Chapter 47
Utah	ALL LEGAL	N/A
Virginia	ALL LEGAL	N/A
West Virginia	ALL LEGAL	N/A
California	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	California Penal Code 330.7
Colorado	MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1984	Colorado Revised Statutes 12-47.1-103
Delaware	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	28 Delaware 904
Florida	MACHINES 20 YEARS OR OLDER	Florida Statutes 849.235
Georgia	MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1950	Georgia Code Title 16, Sec. 16-12-24
Idaho	MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1950	Idaho Statutes Title 18, 3810
Illinois	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 5/28-1
Iowa	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Iowa Code 725.9
Kansas	MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1950	Kansas Statutes 21-4306
Louisiana	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Louisiana Title 15:31-1
Maryland	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Maryland Code Article 27-264B
Massachusetts	MACHINES 30 YEARS OR OLDER	Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 271, Sec. 5A
Michigan	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Michigan Compiled Statutes 750.303
Mississippi	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Mississippi Code 27-27-12
Missouri	MACHINES 30 YEARS OR OLDER	Missouri Revised Statutes 572.070 & 572.125
Montana	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Montana State Code 23-5-153
New Hampshire	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	New Hampshire Revised Statutes 647:2
New Jersey	MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1941	New Jersey Statute 2C:37-7
New York	MACHINES 30 YEARS OR OLDER	New York Consolidated Laws 225.32
North Carolina	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	North Carolina General Statutes 14-309.1
North Dakota	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	North Dakota Century Code 12.1-28-02
Oklahoma	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Oklahoma State Statutes 21-964
Oregon	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Oregon Revised Statutes 167.147
Pennsylvania	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes 5513
South Dakota	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	South Dakota Codified Laws 22-25-14.1
Vermont	MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1954	Vermont Statutes Title 13, Ch. 51, Sec. 2135
Washington	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Revised Code of Washington 9.46.235
Washington, DC	MACHINES MANUFACTURED PRE – 1952	District of Columbia 22-1704
Wyoming	MACHINES 25 YEARS OR OLDER	Wyoming Statute 6-7-101
Alabama	PROHIBITED	AL Code Section 13A, Chapter 12, Article 2
Connecticut	PROHIBITED	Connecticut Chapter 946, Section 53-278a
Hawaii	PROHIBITED	Hawaii Statutes §712-1226
Indiana	PROHIBITED	Indiana Code 35-45-5-4
Nebraska	PROHIBITED	Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 28-1107
New Mexico	PROHIBITED	NM Gaming Control Bd. v. Ten Gaming Devices
South Carolina	PROHIBITED

How To Buy A Used Slot Machine