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Where do companies buy arcade games from?

Where do arcades buy the machines from? Say for example I wanted to start an arcade, where would I have to go to get the machines?

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1. You could find a wholesaler manufacture type place. http://www.vendingconnection.com/yparcades.html http://www.arcadewarehouse.com/ http://www.retroarcade.co.uk/ hope i can help.
2. National chains probably buy them straight from the manufacturer. Smaller arcades and other large companies (like restaurants) would go probably through coin-op distributors. They aren't all that common, and don't do a whole lot of advertising, but you should be able to find a few in the yellow pages of major cities.
3. The large chains have US importers that buy for them from the manufacture. If it is a special classic or older game they may use a US retailer. The smaller mall, hotel, motel, diner arcades use the retail shops to get theirs. Here are some of the bigger dealers: http://www.bmigaming.com/ http://www.betson.com/ http://www.thegamegallery.com/ http://www.quarterarcade.com/Default.aspx http://www.coinopexpress.com/index.html http://www.highway.net.au/index.html http://www.americanvending.com/index.htm http://www.fabfan.com/ http://www.moneymachines.com/games.html http://www.arcadegamesuperstore.com/ http://www.pinballsales.com/asp/default.asp http://www.retro-trader.com/arcademachines.htm http://www.arcadewarehouse.com/