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I was searching for info on the net re: slots, I found a couple of forums, but none as good as this one. :131-
 so I joined up, have learned a tone of stuff, great site and great people hear, I've made a donation to the site and I encourage all those guests out their looking in to join and if you can make a donation to help keep this site going  :3- :3- :3- :92-

We thank you westec1 and we hope more people will agree with you, this is the best site to learn on and gain a ton of knowledge for free.

Ron

   I was doing a Google search on slot machine info and ran into Slot Tech Magazine where i found a link on their main page right to NLG and have been comming back here every day since  :89-

   This has got to be the BEST overall source of information on slots and friendly people on the net!  :3-

Keep up the good work Joey and Hats off to all the Moderators and support staff!   :3- :3-

I was referred by Ken Layton from a post he made on klov. I was looking for some information on the IGT S+ platform and he was kind enough to point me in this direction. Thanks to Ken.

I bought my first slot...and was hooked  :131-
I looked for slot information and ran across this site....
I love to tinker with things and want to know more about my machine and what I can do to it.
I plan to add some sort of progressive once I get more time.
So I havent Left and don't plan on it....  :3-

I recently bought 2 Bally 5500's and 1 Bally 1099 EM.  I wanted to get as much information as possible to maintain and see how they worked.  I previously belonged to the old forums and found them through a "Google" search for "Bally Slot Manual".  Thank you to everyone that has provided so much information for me.  I really appreciate it.

Welcome to the new forum deadbus.  :88- :88-  Was that your handle on our old site as well?

Yes, I believe it was.  It has been a while since I logged in.  I have been out of the country for a bit.  And thanks for the welcome.

V

"how did you hear about us".

....hmmmm,

good question...I dont remember :103- :5- :25- :47-

From another member.

I found this site while searching for help on a IGT  machine that was dropped and was sold to me, nothing worked and was looking for help, I have everything working except the bill accept er now.
Site is very valuable in helping me get this machine up and running, I cant wait to get another machine to work on .

It was the night you went to sleep without your tinfoil hat. :149-

Same thing happened to me!  :5- :72- :96-

"It was the night you went to sleep without your tinfoil hat. "
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Welcome to the forum kibble. :88- :88-

We're glad to hear that the site was helpful. Go ahead and get that second machine, but be careful -- once you have two machines they will multiply in the dark and you'll soon find yourself with a room full !  :72- :72-

Feel free to post any questions that you have. :89-

StatFreak :31-
NLG Global Moderator

Looking for a manual on google where I found your page!
Very good information here! Good job boys and girls.

Thanks
Eken

Welcome to NLG Eken! Hope we can help on all your problems and questions. And don't forget to pitch in yourself when you can help out, that's what makes us who we are! :89-

 Dan (tacman)

I was curious to find out if there are other people out there that loved playing and owning these machines like myself, with a wife that thinks I have been over exposed to the bright lights, bells and spinning reels and in need of immediate therapy!

Sounds like you are a pledge to the SMAA

Thats Rick Hunters Slot Machine Addition Anonymous......  :72-

We are all addicts here, Rick was just the first one to come out and call a cherry a cherry.....

How many machines do you have ?  you need to have space for 3 or more ..... even if you don't have 3 now they tend to multiply in the dark.

We have a great thread on Game Rooms where you can post some pictures....

You will also find some great threads on Toppers, Progressives, lighted bill stickers and tons of other things to pimp out your slot.....

Welcome to the forum.

I only have 3 machines at the moment. I have a 3 coin Jackpot Stampede Deluxe, a 3 coin Double Diamond and a 2 coin Double Dollar. These are all machines that I have hit Jackpots on in either Reno, South Lake or Feather Falls Casino. I have also hit 2 second awards in Las Vegas a Top Dollar and Casablanca Mesquite a Triple Hot Peppers and Top Dollar. My wife said the second awards do not qualify for ownership. I beg to differ, however she vetoes me without debate!

You can always get game kits so you can change the themes out. That way you can go for the top awards.......
After purchasing 40 some game kits, I have now ventured into Video Poker as my forth machine.....

I Love it! You "only" have three machines  :72- :72- :72- They're already starting to multiply  :97-

 Dan (tacman)

It is quite addicting  -  I purchased my first in October at the York PA game show.   I will be getting my third the end of March  -  I wouldn't though if it wasn't for this site.   I found it just searching around google for help.    This summer I'm planning a road trip to western OH to pick up a video slot.. If my wife doesn't throw me out of the house first.   But to be honest I now enjoy playing my own machines more than going to the casino.   


Oh -   I never was on the old site and often wonder what it was like. -   When I started posting there were only a few members and posts -

The inital forum started off with about 17 members. The first 13 being Joey and his extended family soon followed by Cactus Jack, myself, Idesign, and Ozzy.
CJ and I met through a different forum that was not too helpful to non-casino workers. The family grew exponentially for the next couple of years.
I am quite proud to say that we are the number 1 site on the web for home ownership of gaming systems. We are also highly ranked in the generalisms of the arcade world but I will concede that theere are some really good resources out there as it pertains to platform-specific like Pin Ball repairs etc. Often if you ask a question here and it can't be directly answered someone will direct you to where you can get the answer.

I will defer to Statfreak to give us a accurate account of how many members and posts we had on the old ite.

The new forum is not much different than the old one. The old forum software became incompatiable after the the hosting software was upgraded by the ISP.
Due to the age the database not much was able to be migrated to the new site. Joey tried to create accounts for a number of people but it became obvious that it made more sense to get everyone to re-register than to get into the business of handing out passwords and correcting spelling mistakes in peoples names and handles.

The moderators and administrators tired to copy/paste over as much content as made sense. Then the old was eventually comitted to DVD archive.....

We appreciate everyones contributions and participation.

I bet you can sell the DVD -  "The best of NewLifeGames"

or Games gone wild

something like that

I don't have exact figures.

We pruned the membership every so often of those members who never posted and spammers, so the count would run anywhere from around 1100 to 2000+ members at any given time. The last member ID given out on the old site was #9851 (almost 10,000 signups). More practically, we actually had about 400 or so active members (more than 5 posts) and about another 400 or so that had posted at least once.

The highest post count ID was just over 63000, but many posts and some threads were deleted, both accidentally and purposefully.

<ADD>PS: The highest topic ID was just under 8000.

Found you on slot tech mag. and also seen a post in slot tech forum

Welcome to  :nlg- lowflight! :88-

Welcome to NLG Lowflight! :3-
This is the train that doesn't stop to let you off! :96-
We're kinda like a bag of chips...you can't eat just one... :5-

What kinda machines you like playing with?

  Anytime I am going to spend a big chunk of change on something, I do a ton of research. It must be the Scotsman in me! :72-
I found this site while checking out all the sites selling slots. And boy am I glad I did!!  Other than a gun site or two, a couple of blacksmiths sites and a Magicians site, I rarely post anything anywhere.
This place has been a Godsend to me.  The wonderful people here are eager to help a raw beginner like me (and put up with our repetitive stupid questions).  that is somewhat rare these days! :3-
It has made my journey into the world of slots most enjoyable.  I have learned a lot since joining here and can say I haven't had this much fun on a board in a long, long time! :89-
  Now if  I can figure out where to find the money, and the room :30- for a second machine, I will be really rolling along.

[Now if  I can figure out where to find the money, and the room frying pan for a second machine, I will be really rolling along.]

oH...You'll find a way.... :96-

I took the liberty of editing your last sentence for better accuracy.  :3- :3- :3-  :72- :72- :72-

I edited it a bit further. :88-  :96- :96-  :72- :72- :72-

Thank you all for the welcome. I don't have any mechines although Friends do. I'm a tech at a casino 5 years now and a new bench tech.
I've been looking over you guys shoulder for awhile now.

Make sure you drop in on Joey at the NLG headquarters.

I happened upon KLOV while googling Bally model 809 and decided to join their forum. I posted some questions, but after a few hours I had no response. While waiting for help I searched their forum. I found a post which included a link to NLG. In the NLG forum, I noticed many posts were being responded to courteously by NLG members. I joined the NLG forum and received correct advice within hours which solved my problem. The members on the forum are very knowledgeable and seem eager to help. I plan on being here a long time and hope to assist others in need, when I learn the trade.

Oh yeah, Lookin forward to it!!   :3-

Found you guys on google when my hubby hit a jackpot and we couldn't figure out how to let it know the "attendant" had arrived.

Really appreciate the quick and ACCURATE responses to my q (and a q I didn't post, just complained about).

THX all, looking forward to getting the most out of this machine.

We have the IGT dble dble bonus poker (slant) and The Addams Family pinball machine we made the prev owners of our new home include in the purchase price!

Welcome to  :nlg- halestrm!  :88- You found the BEST site on the net for info related to the hobby of home use Gaming Equipment!  :89-




VERY nice!  :72-    :3- :131-


tjkeller  :186-
 :nlg- Docs

I learned about this site about 2-3 years ago from Dan of dansgames when he picked up a butt load of parts from me.  So I thank him for that!.  Thanks Dan and NLG.  Just thought I would share as it or I was never asked on the "old" site.-  Barry.

google search for igt aristocrat... the ONLY place that had any info was NLG.... so, as I began to fix the old girl, people like OP Bell were terrific!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I only hope that I can help someone out with some of the things I have learned or read!!!!!!!!!!

bob in phx.

an additional thought.. its really good to know that there is a slot shop, somewhere, that has techs that know what they are doing. I have been into and in fact worked with 2 slot shops here in PHX and they were really just junk pushers. The would buy the slots, blow the dirt out, windex the front, put a huge price tag on them and then sell them. No check out or anything. If the slot didnt work, the customer was never really given any true help. Sure, they replaced a few slots under warranty, but with a 30 day warranty, they didnt have much to worry about... The repairs after that were to strip parts from slant tops and send the machine back out. The real kicker is that they were in business for more the 15 years... so, as I stated before, its nice to see a shop with a real service dept!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I truly didnt think any slot dealers did that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, the poker machine was cool enough, but a TAF pinball?!?  That's a highly desired pinball title.  Congrats!

Well  you know the old story you acquire some things  those things break you try to find ways to fix those broken things  and viola thanks to this thing they call the internet I find this incredible site called New Life Games,  A place with a never ending wealth of information  for all my things which include Pinballs ,Pachislos ,Slots ,and even a Juke Box.  Oh so many things to buy  and so little time  I mean Money or was it Time  Oh who cares  Either way a great story with a Happy Ending  Or  Beginning,  Depending how you look at it  Great Site And Great People  Thanks to all who make this possible.  Art D

Welcome, glad to see your interisted in so many different things..  :89-

I first heard about New Life Game through a friend who was in to slot machines. He told me that this sight could help with just about any problem I might run into. It's a good place to learn from others who like to work on the older as well as new slot machines. I would tell anyone who asked how did you know how to fix that problem. I would tell them my friends at New Life Games help, and I would hope they would then join our family.  :137- :244-

Really, it's people like you that make this site incredible!!!  :89- :3-

Google search for bally slot troubleshooting guides, lead me too this post http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=170.0 hugely informative, looking at investing in a slot and wanted to know what id be getting myself into :D a

A friend, Keystone9 told me about NLG.
Ford

From Ron Spadie of SAMRON Slots.
Mike

I hope this an easy site to get info from. Like PDU  for S-2000 Netplex problems

 :238-  You double posted.
If you have any questions on a game go into forum & I'm sure someone will help.

I was seaching for ways to update my BV, found this site. ITS GREAT you have a lot of information here  :244-

 :238- casinojunkie!!  :3-
Feel free to browse around...there's lots to see!  :89-

Welcome to the site!   :89-

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 :238- Welcome to our site CASINOJUNKIE!!! :88- :88- :88- I am sure that you will be addicted before you know it!!! :208-

CaptainHappy :95-
:admin-

I google searched my problem and seen a post from turn site.

Thanks for the site.

I just picked up my first 3 reel slot, a 1985 universal jokers wild nickel machine and was looking for info on it, a buddy at work told about New life games. I'm hooked...Thanks.

Welcome to the site, heydoo304 and tony!

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i was doing an online search for info i didn't have yet & came across this site.it has provided me with quite a few answers along with links to others..thank you

Was browsing on Google for 8-liner info and manuals and found this site which is great...Thanks

Search on Google, Ps I am not a BOT ;-)

Welcome to the madness!

We're pretty quick on the trigger to kill new members that appear to be bots... ;)

I bought a slot machine and the man delivered it. He was really nice and told me about this site.

Just purchased an IGT GU4 multistar unit and was using the almighty Googler for help when i came across this site, looks like there's a ton of useful info and helpful members here :)

Hi everyone: I was searching for a reel glass for a bally 1090 3 reel  machine, came across your site. Its a very good site, and I will make a donation even if I can't manage to make use of it. Hope to come back and learn the movements, and to chat with someone. I will post pic's of the machine I am trying to repair. Thanks to everyone, sorry its taken so long to make a post. Later, midkid

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:238- midkid :88-

You might want to contact Foxsslots here on NLG to see if he has the glass you need.


StatFreak :31-
:nlg-  Global Moderator

 :3-  another tech told me about this page !! its awesome !! thanksSS!!

 :238-  I'm sure you will like it here.

Google search - pleased to say that this is the most informative technical site found.  Probably because of the number and quality of techies contributing.

Google search looking for repair info for a video slot, very informitive site.

Like many others, Google search, in my case a Cham2 and led4dsp.

Did a google search for error codes on my machines and found you. I did get the answers I was looking for and found links to parts I needed as well. :131-

I was looking for information on the Internet about restoring a couple of Bally E-Series slots without much luck and a friend put me onto this site. I've had a quick look around and so far it looks awesome.

I was googling info about rotomatic Super Poker.

As a member of AussieArcade I see your name popping up now and again. Now that I have a number of Arcade and Pinball machines, my next foray is in to repairing the boards and obviously sucking all the usefull info I can. I figure this is the place to be.... :88- :131-

Hi raysco,   :88-

 :238-

google search engine...



Me and my partner Bobby Didiana newbie here and glad to be part of the community..
Hoping to have a lovely time with ya all,
Heard a lot about this forum but never had a chance to get
myself registered.. Looking forward to be of help..


Best Regards,
Robert Didiana & Bobby Didiana

I was Googling information of a Bally Series E slot machine;
This site appeared to have more available information than any other;
Signed up right away.

Thanks for being here!

 :238- abbedon27 and SoggyDog!

I was searching for information on error codes for the IGT S2000.  The forums at this site have been very informative and friendly.

Thanks and welcome to the site falllbeil!  :88- Did you get all the information you needed? If not check in on the appropriate forum index and ask away. :89-

Ron (r273)

Yes I did.  The contributor's to this site are very helpful.

Like most I was searching the net  for info on slots, specifically IGT errors. Found this site. With help from Buzz and a new board got it working.
Now I'm thinking about getting a non working machine and seeing if I can bring it back to life.....
Great site and people, Without their help my experience would be zero now it's .05

I bought a s plus slot at auction and it has problems, so I google slot machine forums, and this one looked the best, so here I am!!!

Itis the BES!!!  So far it's helped me with my S+ , S2000 and now an old Bally EM
Welcome aboard

I bought a video poker game off someone who told me about this site.  Glad you're here.

 :238-   helgo89117

Glad you are here too.  :244-

Ron (r273)

Seems like 99% of any slot machine question that you "Google" leads you back to here. 
 Also saw a banner on Rocky mountain slots or Colorado River slots web pages.

i heard about you at a auction in dallas. the site is great and i  will be making a donation. thank you all who help

friend of a friend

Good evening to all!
Sorry, I'm stating "good evening" because for me it is already 9.45pm!
I'm a frenchie and very new to the community of video slot machines users... I just bought 2 IGT; 1x IGT Gameking 044 and 1x IGT iGame+ Enchanted Unicorn still based on 044 boards. Both of these will be fit with a 19"TFT display! I'm happy for now and I'm expecting these to be delivered some time mid-October at home. Patience then!
So, by seeking on the net to grab some information about IGT iGame machines, I found this site that really helped me to understand how these machines run... Thanks to everyone for all the posts and good advises we can read through each discussions.
So let's all continue your daily contribution because newbie like me really needs this!
I hope that one day, I will be able to help other persons as well...
Kind regards to all.
Thierry from Pau, france  :131-

 Drunken Google search. Typed in slots instead of sluts. :279- Now $100,000.00 poorer

Hello Thierry from Pau,
And Welcome / Bienvenue
 :238-

Bruno from Limoges

Now I know how you got on here before me bunnyslots, I typed it correctly the first few times;)

Sluts are cheaper. Right?

But, either one gets you in trouble when you bring them home.... :97- :97-

Best answer ever!

Jason

Good point, they are, but who plays them as much as they play the slots? I'm only about 20g deep into this hobby and it'll keep me interested long after the sluts do...

I was referred by a seller on eBay. I'm trying to find out how to add an adaptor to my bill vaidator to accept the new bills. I have the adaptor, but  know nothing about wiring. Can you help me????

 I was surfin the internet looking for posts on how to fix my WMS40X slot.  This site came up.  What a wealth of information.  THanks for being there for us!!  It is really appreciated   :244-

craved info on the subject and was doing a web search and found tons of reading material and helpful tips here... thanks

Google search for Bally mechanical part. So far so good.  :200-

KLOV

Herd about you from a Friend said that its a good websight to learn more about slot machines

Some days I wish I wouldn't have found this slot crack website.  Lol!

Jason

Yeah, Some days I can relate to that too!  :184- 

Actually found your site from a link posted on Jammaplus UK & glad i'm glad I noticed the link.

A friend bought a Universal Slot that wasn't working at a garage sale.  When he called a local guy that repairs slots, he said it was a throwaway.  I got on this forum and checked it out.  I knew nothing about slots before this, but I'm hooked now.  I learned more than I could have imagined in the past 4 days.   Tomorrow I'll start working on refurbishing this machine.  I will post pics as I go.

internet

I am looking for IGT Game King, Multi-Game 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, or 6.2. Console or standup. Looking specifically for Multi-Game Keno. Also looking for keys and possibly the manual.

:238- vichon01  :88-

You might want to post that in the classified section.

 :212-   :97- :97-

Sluts are not only cheaper, they put out more.  :200- :279-

SF :31-

Best answer ever!

Jason
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I never saw this! I totally agree! Lol   :200- :208-

I was interested in purchasing a slot machine for my home (man cave) when I found a machine on eBay with an error code 82.

When searching for an error code 82, I discovered a link to a website for repairs and enthusiasts.

That's when I found this site.

How cool is that.

 :95- :88- :244- :137-

Dennis

Hello to everybody...!!! Glad to be Here in the community ...!!!

Hi,

  I found you while searching for a Manuel for my IGT Alien slot machine. This is such a awesome site, I just had to join!  :259-

Thank you for letting me join!

Regards,
Ww

Surfin onLine ...!!!

 :238-  all you one posters, cheesehd, Giusto and Whisperingwinds

Feel free to fill in a little on your profiles and post a little about your hobbies.  :89-

Ron (r273)

A buddy told me if you own a slot them this is the place to be.

Just a search on 1 topic led me here.... now I have help with many, thanks!  :71-

I found it on a Google search.  I was looking for more information on a Bally Machine that a family member owns that needs repaired.  I own IGT S+ slots and Video Pokers but no Bally.

Looks like a great site.

I bought a slot machine from a slot repair person in Las vegas but there no instructions with the machine so he told me about your site. I logged in today and found the information I wanted, all I can say this is the best site I have seen. you had the information I needed and the site is execlent to use. R.D.H. :279-

Found you while researching IGT S-Plus/2000 machines.  Picked up my first machine yesterday.  Was actually wanting a 2000 but I like a deal and a challenge.  I found a very nice (on the outside) DoubleDoubleDiamond S-Plus sitting on a casino stand for $300 at the pawn shop.  The bad news is it appears to be an eBay machine as it has been hacked.  Will be posting to the S-Plus forum soon!  Thanks for being here!!

A buddy told me if you own a slot them this is the place to be.

  I found this site while educating myself on video poker machines. A friend asked me to look at a broken video poker machine she had picked up somewhere. I had never even seen one before but after determining that the power supply and video section were working I guessed it was probably a matter of bad/dirty switches and incorrect wiring. I fixed everything that was visibly broken or tested bad. I realized not only did I have no idea how to it was supposed to work but the ID plate was missing. I was going to have a hard time finding any documentation on it with out even knowing who made the thing. I have learned a lot since I found this site and I'm grateful to those of you who have contributed to my education.  :88-  

I heard about you guys when I was browsing the web for a few slot parts like SIMM's, strips, chips,  :98- etc. :71- When I found this one, there were a lot good people on NLG :198- to share the forums with. Especially admiring Bunker's funny posts LOL :208-, idesign's and blueridgeslots's top-of-the-line game kits, and coorslight's chips.  :131- :131- Joey, you have made a great site for slot owners to have fun with sharing their slot stuff making me fall in love with NLG.
Keep up the good work! :131- :92- :3- and all I have to say is.........CHEERS! :222- :222- :222- :222-

Welcome to the New Life Games Institute of Technology! :214-

Found through Google... While looking for a Prom update chip for a newly aquired Slot machine with a MDL  DBV-145-SG bill thingy. New to the whole ownership of a slot machine

EWas trying to resolve an error on a JVL 1 - 213 error.
Searched Bing and got this site - verrrry nicely done!
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Internet search for slot forums, thanks, good stuff

I was searching the net about area 51 graphical problems and found this site.  :244-

Found on a google search of reel strips

I just googled slot repair help and
WALLA
Found u so very glad I might add also

I was searching for WMS button panel error codes and light codes because of some weird lights remaining on while the game was in play. I still haven't gotten to the bottom of the cause of the lights, but I did find this board, which is way better.

-Styx

Was Googling for S+ 61 loop and found your site.  It is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!

After 10 years as a road tec I ended up having to start our own work shop repairs as te company that was doing them closed. I googled aristocrat monitor boards and this site came up. We look after about 2500 machines over a wide area so the workshop has a steady flow of work going through. Keep going guys as I love this site and it's helped me fix loads of stuff.  :244-

woohoo!!! That's what we do, help fix stuff!!!

I found this site googling for help on my two Draw poker machines

Online search

SURFING THE WEB FOR GAME PROBLEMS, BUT CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO POST MY GAME PROBLEMS,