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8 Pointers for Pinball Profits
8 Pointers for Pinball Profits 652 844 GAD Vending

Pinball games have been a favorite entertainment machine since its introduction in 1931. “Pinball” came from the steel silver ball traveling across wooden pins. Since, pinball has inspired an entire industry and a pop culture phenomenon.

To buy a new pinball machine is an investment. Whether for your commercial arcade, bar or restaurant – or your home game room, a pinball game comes in various levels from lots of manufacturers at a variety of costs. The final cost is dependent on the game title itself, shipping, delivery, sales tax and payment acceptance system. Payment systems include the basic coin acceptors to the newest digital payment acceptance. GAD can help you determine the best payment system for your environment.

GAD Knows Pinball Pricing. Ask us for a firm quote that includes all your costs.

To maximize your pinball game profit:

  1. Brighten – energize a dark corner (and make sure there are no bright glare to make game play annoying).
  2. Patron building – Use pinball machines to draw patrons deeper into your bar and keep them longer.
  3. No broken machines – make sure you have a regular maintenance schedule with GAD Vending. GAD can help you diagnose, get the parts and when needed do the repairs – many of our pinball customers prefer to do their own repairs (YouTube videos are an excellent resource). As a stocking authorized distributor, we have the common parts to keep your machines playing.
  4. Quarters – place an ATM and/or a coin changer near your pinball machines. GAD know tips for securing your money handling equipment.
  5. Variety – swap your pinball machines regularly. GAD occasionally has used pinball machines or can help you with creative ways to rotate your pinball machines.
  6. Pinball Junkies – don’t wipe high scores! Pinball players are competitive and want to show off their scores. Go even further and host pinball tournaments. Stern Army and the IFPA have resource to assist you in setting up and running tournaments.
  7. Cleanliness – keep pinball machines clean – especially the glass. Make sure you check with GAD for the right kinds of cleaners so you don’t damage the graphics.
  8. Free Game – let players enjoy a free game!

When you are thinking of new pinball machines in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and South Dakota – give your local GAD Vending sales rep a call (or our main office at 402-553-2812).

Want to know more about how your Stern Pinball Machine is made?
Want to know more about how your Stern Pinball Machine is made? 281 362 GAD Vending

So many great articles have been written about Stern Pinball. And this article by Riot Fest is definitely in that category.

Written by a true pinball enthusiast, Bailey Davis, you can just feel the passion for pinball. And the review of the Stern Pinball manufacturing line is impressive.

Check out the article at https://riotfest.org/2021/07/stern-pinball-photo-tour/.

 

ESPN The Ocho is Back! So much to watch…..
ESPN The Ocho is Back! So much to watch….. 1161 575 GAD Vending

ESPN says “All Day Friday” – and we think they mean there’s also teaser stuff on Wednesday, Thursday but Friday is the day. Check out the schedule and schedule a work from home day. 

So many of our favorite games are actually represented – Golden Tee, Foosball, Air Hockey, and Corgi Races…..

Here’s what ESPN has to say: 

Friday, Aug. 6, will mark the return of ESPN8: The Ocho, transforming ESPN2 into the No. 1 destination for distinguishable sporting events. With everything from cow chip championships to cornhole, ESPN8 will feature 24 hours of unique programming, including fan favorites and newcomers. Throughout the week, leading up to the main event, there will be ESPN8: The Ocho preview days (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) that will give fans a taste of what is to come.

As part of this edition, The Ocho will be live from the 2021 American Cornhole League (ACL) World Championships in Rock Hill, S.C at 9 p.m. ET.  ESPN’s Ryan McGee and Marty Smith will participate in the ACL Celebrity Throwdown alongside football legends and ACL Pros.

World Chase Tag will debut live on ESPN’s YouTube channel at 2 p.m. before airing on television at 7 p.m. Additional ESPN 8: The Ocho content will be available to fans on YouTube throughout the day in the form of an Ocho playlist.

New events this year include:

  • Table Shuffleboard Crazy Eights: Competitors meet in Dallas, Texas for a variation of traditional shuffleboard that gives every player equal chance to win. The goal is to accomplish a hanger in which four points are scored – which is the maximum amount possible – and is achieved by getting the weight to hang over the end of the board.
  • Minecraft: Battle of the Boroughs: Students/players are tasked with designing and building up a virtual city in the game that empowers sustainable communities.
  • Pogopalooza: The world championship of extreme pogo, this game features the best pogo athletes as they perform innovative moves and enthrall the onlooking crowd.
  • CROSSNET Sand Series: SoCal: An emerging sport similar to four square and volleyball featuring a centrally placed net and a four-quadrant court. Players are eliminated as the game goes along and the winner is the first player in square four to 11 points.
  • Stern Heads-Up Pinball Invitational: At the Stern Pinball Invitational, players from various locations compete, trying to obtain the highest scores possible.
  • Air Hockey Invitational: At the Air Hockey Invitational, competitors work to get their puck into the opposite team’s goal, scoring enough points to eventually win the game.
  • World Championship Rototiller Races: Competitors run full speed behind a garden tiller as they race up a dirt strip with the goal of getting to the finish line as quickly as possible.
  • 2021 Corgi Races at Emerald Downs: Members of the beloved small dog breed dash down the track to see which one can cross the finish line first.
  • 52nd Annual World Championship Cow Chip Throwing Contest: Originating in Oklahoma, the Cow Chip Championship consists of contestants throwing dried cow feces to see who can make it the farthest distance.
  • 2020 USA Mullet Championships: It’s business in the front and party in the back for contestants with the much-talked-about hairstyle, whose mullets are judged for a chance to win the Mullet Mega Money Pot.
  • 2021 US Air Guitar Championships: “Musicians” use invisible instruments to perform songs for judges in hopes of becoming the US Air Guitar Champion.
  • World Chase Tag USA 2021: World Chase Tag (WCT) combines the dynamic athleticism of Parkour with the age-old game of tag.

Complete Your Game Room with the Arachnid G3 Fire
Complete Your Game Room with the Arachnid G3 Fire 578 1000 GAD Vending

Whether your game room is in your home, office, arcade or bar – the Arachnid G3 Fire is the dart board for you!

Forget the creepy little dart board hanging on a nail in the dark of the basement, the Arachnid G3 Fire is an explosion of fun.

Light up the cabinet. Synch the internet. Get set for a lot of fun! With auto flip boards. Interactive leagues of the internet. Large 24″ monitor. New games. The G3 Fire is ready for a party.

Vending Route as a Business: Learn More from GAD Vending
Vending Route as a Business: Learn More from GAD Vending 628 266 GAD Vending

GAD Vending has a long standing reputation of providing top of the line vending equipment, ATM, claw machines and more to our customers who own vending routes in the Midwest.

Coming out of COVID, if you are interested in starting a new vending business, we are happy to meet with you and help.

Been in the vending business awhile and looking for a new equipment partner? Need to learn how to defend your base locations? Looking to expand to new vending opportunities? GAD can help with training, quality equipment and service to back you up.

Equipment Inventory

GAD has an incredible inventory of machines ready to deploy. Need an ATM for the weekend? New vending machines for an opening up location? Coffee service machines for breakrooms? GAD has that.

On our website, we update our equipment inventory so you know too. While this list is only updated once a month, it will give you an idea of the scope of machines we inventory in Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City.

Design Services

GAD has helped design many types of services. From specifying the deployment of vending machines with a mix of drinks and snacks to an entire micro market, GAD assists our vending route customers with expertise.

GAD trains our customers how to use the automated features with cashless vending and inventory reporting.

And, we can complete the breakroom. From coffee vending machines to condiment stations. Freezers to microwaves. GAD can procure an entire commercial breakroom.

Equipment Service Department

GAD had complete parts and service departments in each of our locations – Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City.

Need to reconfigure a vending machine? We have parts for that. Want to just get the parts mailed to you? We do that. Need to fix a pinball machine, vending machine and ATM? Call GAD.

Pinball Skills: Microflipping
Pinball Skills: Microflipping 684 429 GAD Vending

Playing pinball for fun is great but why not add a few skills to your game play? Quick and easy explanation for how to micro flip.

This series includes videos on how to drop pass, ski flip, aim shots and more! Enjoy your play.

Want to know more about AMI’s Ultra Music Video Jukebox?
Want to know more about AMI’s Ultra Music Video Jukebox? 955 496 GAD Vending

GAD Knows Digital Music

When you are looking for an immersive experience to change up your client’s experience – and how long they stay – talk with GAD. From AMI digital music solutions and speakers, GAD knows how to install music to all your different zones.

Maybe music in the ladies bathroom and sports in the men’s? Want background music? Want to save on music licensing fees during the slow hours? Your customers can even be the DJ all night long.

AMI digital music also has a full range of trivia, games, contests and advertising you can use to promote business. GAD knows how to train your staff how to use AMI’s dashboard to run specials, promote quick games to keep people in the bar and promote upcoming specials.

GAD knows digital music solutions.

Get These Games Before They’re Gone….
Get These Games Before They’re Gone…. 400 401 GAD Vending

Great games are coming in all of the time from our various, creative gamers but there are also some we are sorry to see go.

Here’s a few you want to get before they are gone.

Golden Tee Live 2021

Golden Tee Live 2021 commercial version is being replaced with Golden Tee PGA Tour with shipments starting to arrive in August. This game console is designed for commercial arcade, bar, restaurant and business use – and can be purchased for home game rooms.

GAD has the Home Version Golden Tee 2021 arriving in September.

Call GAD for a conversation about the unique differences in these games, pricing and exact deliver schedules.

Digital Darts

With the Arachnid Galaxy 3 Fire’s in stock, GAD also has some used Galaxy 3 and refurbished Galaxy 2.5’s coming in. There are features available with the G3 Fire for tournament, commercial and heavy users will appreciate. For general or home use, the Arachnid Galaxy 2.5 may be at a better value.

Pinball

Stern’s catalog has gotten large over the pandemic, so we expect to see a few models beginning to be phased out. The latest announcement is Stranger Things Pro in final run. We may still have stock/and or orders coming in. Check with your GAD representative to find out more.

Check our games inventory for monthly updates. GAD is always happy to give a complete price – pick up, delivery, sales tax, etc. – quote on request.

Hot New Game! Jet Pong
Hot New Game! Jet Pong 515 593 GAD Vending

Valley-Dynamo has done it again.  Introducing Jet-Pong, the electronic coin-operated version of the novelty game Beer-Pong. Real Tavern Ready Fun!

Nothing virtual about it. Jet-Pong is hands on, go-for-it fun for multiple players (or just one). The rules are few, the object is simple and anyone can play!

This innovative table top game allows for 1 or 2 player modes and features our patented ball return Aerr Technology.  This game also features, HMI Scoring Screens, Video Display Advertising Screen, Custom LED Lighting, Matrix LED Playfield, 200 Watt Speaker system, Custom Sounds for Scoring and Attract Modes, Built-in Wireless, and meets the local, city and state liquor license guidelines allowing it to be used in bars, restaurants, resorts, cruise ships, college campuses, FEC’s and barcades.

And, GAD has preordered this game! Delivery expected in August – and orders being taken now. 

Jet-Pong does not require the use of liquids, of any kind, allowing this game to function without the mess, as well as be one of the top money earners in any establishment.

How it works: 

  • Ball pops up to allow the player to conveniently pick and toss the ball into one of 10 red cups
  • Balls returned automatically using Valley-Dynamo patented Aerr technology
  • Dual displays near the players show the score, number of balls left and cups yet to be made
  • LEDs under cups shut off when a cup is made
  • Music and cheering play when a cup is made
  • One and two player modes
  • Playing area is tournament regulation size

Table Specifications

Jet-Pong is available is both 120V and 220V and is UL/ULC approved.

L: 104” / 264 cm
W: 24” / 61 cm
H: 63” / 160 cm
Weight: 500 lbs / 227 kg

GAD Vending

Greater America Distributing (GAD Vending) is your premier marketer of vending equipment and amusement games in Mid America.  The company has been operating for over 30 years with offices in Omaha, Nebraska; Kansas City, Missouri; and Grimes, Iowa, a suburb of Des Moines.

Omaha

6161 Grover Street, Omaha,
NE 68106

1-402-553-2812
[email protected]

1-402-553-2812
[email protected]

Kansas City

3230 Roanake Road, Kansas City,
MO 64111

1-816-531-4300
[email protected]

1-816-531-4300
[email protected]

Des Moines

2105 SE 37 Street, Grimes,
Iowa 50111

1-515-278-4455
[email protected]

1-515-278-4455
[email protected]

Greater America Distributing

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