Found: Gottlieb Joker Poker

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Found: Gottlieb Joker Poker

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The search is finally over.

A big thanks to Tim for getting me to reconsider an ebay auction I'd pretty much written off.
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Good choice... awesome game, I should have never sold mine. Good luck with the hunt, there are a lot of them out there.
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*Bump*
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* yet another bump *
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Still lookin...
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The search goes on...
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JohnH wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:31 am The search goes on...
How is this even possible? Didn't Gottlieb make like 50 million of these? Good luck John!
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ralphwiggum wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:33 am
JohnH wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:31 am The search goes on...
How is this even possible? Didn't Gottlieb make like 50 million of these? Good luck John!
I haven't seen one posted in quite some time. Would like to get my hands on one some day too. EM or SS, but probably EM preferred
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Per IPDB:

SS machines:
3911 Domestic machines
5369 Exported machines
9280 Total

Not sure how many EMs
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QuyN wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:43 pm Per IPDB:

SS machines:
3911 Domestic machines
5369 Exported machines
9280 Total

Not sure how many EMs
I would guess under 300 EMs for sure. There weren't that many of those floating around. Same with all of the other SS Gottlieb titles at that time. It's a shame Gottlieb was so resistant to changing technologies, they wen't from being the king to being the jester.

I miss my Joker Poker, but I replaced it with a Genie. I can't wait to get the Genie finished. I think it might be the best value per square inch..... :D
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ralphwiggum wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:52 pm
QuyN wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:43 pm Per IPDB:

SS machines:
3911 Domestic machines
5369 Exported machines
9280 Total

Not sure how many EMs
I would guess under 300 EMs for sure. There weren't that many of those floating around. Same with all of the other SS Gottlieb titles at that time. It's a shame Gottlieb was so resistant to changing technologies, they wen't from being the king to being the jester.

I miss my Joker Poker, but I replaced it with a Genie. I can't wait to get the Genie finished. I think it might be the best value per square inch..... :D
I know EMs of that era were quite rare while they were making the transition. GTB should come back as a boutique manufacturer making EMs again! What's old becomes new! Joker Poker VE :lol:
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Poor John... He is no longer able to bump this post... It was just over one year since this post started, but he finally found his unicorn... :D

Congrats!
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