Pictures and video of Pokerino, a vintage arcade game, at Marty’s Playland in Ocean City Maryland.
Pokerino is a game where you roll rubber balls into holes labelled with poker card values from 9 through Aces. Coupons are awarded based on your hand. Typically it is 25 cents for five balls. The coupons can be exchanged for various prizes ranging from really cheap plastic rings to electronics.
We found this example on the boardwalk at Marty’s Playland in Ocean City Maryland.
I wasn’t able to find any references that would indicate when the game first came out. It probably is not as old as Skee Ball which was patented in 1908.
The bounciness of the balls means that the results are more or less random. Perhaps after going through a few pounds of quarters, a person might develop enough skill to influence the results.
On the other hand, it is worth a try. Who knows, you might hit a Royal Flush and get enough coupons for a halfway decent prize.. or a couple dozen pairs of finger cuffs.
just want to say i grew up playing these things since the 80’s in OC MD and yeah it takes time but you can get good at them. Play land used to have whole lane of these before the Doughroller fire
Chris,
I have approximately 16 vintage units.
Not used the electronics in years. Coin is set up up for quarters. We are interested in selling them to one dealer, at a very fair price. I am located outside of Cincinnati Ohio. Would love to hear back from you, any advice is always welcomed.
Thanks
Leo Beyer
St. Rita School for the Deaf.
Hello,
Are your pokereno machines still available?
Thank you,
Tom
Do you still have the poker info machines?
i am interested in buying a machine. Are you willing to sell one?
Do you still have any of these machines in working condition?