Ruby Reels?

[deuce23]

Has anyone ever heard of Ruby Reels and Red White & Jewels?  A guy locally is selling them for fairly cheap but now sure of the manufacturer and if parts are available.  Any information would be appreciated.

Here's a picture.

Thanks
Brian

[BR549 Auto Sales]

Can you post some pictures of them?

[deuce23]

I talked to the guy and he said the manufacturer was Infinity Gaming.  I've never heard of them.

[Op-Bell]

LOL, I wrote the software for those machines in 1998. Infinity is in Albuquerque NM, not sure if they're still in business. The reels are standard Starpoint, easily replaced, and I think I have reel strips. The main PCB, not so much. Are these hopper or printer, and do they take money or are they Tab Force games? I could tell from one glance at the bill acceptor. If they take money they're good, but Tab Force games aren't actually games, they're display devices for a central server, and on their own they're utterly useless.

Here's the design team. I'm the only one still living.

[spuggyroo]

That is a Tab Force machine, you can tell by the card reader in the pic.  They need a specially programmed card to operate and without that they are worthless.  The cards were issued to players and then inserted into the machine.  The card actually determined the outcome of the game, and not the machine, therefore they are not true slot machines.  These were available for a while on a police auction website, for dirt cheap.  I got one exactly like that as part of a package deal and ended up junking it.  I would stay far away.  I don't know what they are asking, but that's a doorstop.

[deuce23]

Thanks for the information.  I pretty much decided after not finding ANY information elsewhere that I would pass.  The guy said he would let them go for $375 for both but without a source for parts, they're worthless.  I opted for an S2000 machine for $50 more.  Replaced the battery and it works great.

Thanks again guys.

Brian