Bingo Pinballs

Created on 07-31-2010 - Last Updated 8-09-2010

From 1962 on, Bally seemed to in a rut, churning out one clone after another of the “same ole” Mystic Line, Magic Line, and 6-Card games. The “magic and innovation” that seemed non-stop in the earlier years, look to dry up and we saw Bally basically copying the previous machines. For sure, things were changing at Bally and these games seem to be caught in the vortex. Raymond T. Maloney (who favored the bingos) stepped down, Bally brought in new outside management as the sons stepped-up to take over, and Don and Walter left not liking the new climate. In looking at the portfolio of games, it seemed the “era-of-innovation” was over - As these company changes went in effect and as the gambling-laws continued to pressure this business segment, clearly the bingo evolution slowed considerably.

Although said, two very unique bingos suddenly popped up in 75’ and 78” and it seemed Bally had reacquired the Spark. Two machines literally out of nowhere, each carrying a fresh new theme – Wow! – Cool - What’s Up!

Miss Universe hit the market first and went all out with a 3 Ball play, 18-Hole, 3x6 Card, and movable overlay (Colored Lines) configuration and although Galaxy is a Magic Lines game, it’s designers gave it a unique 4x6 bingo card and a Space-theme reminiscent of the Rocket Games, with some odd features: Where you had three “Super Sonic” – “vertical Card rows” – A,B,C where you could move columns 1-2, columns 3-4, and/or columns 5-6 up-or-down one position if enabled and 6-in-Line Scores as well as a “Try Again” Ball Return feature……..

~ Could something have suddenly influenced Bally – Influenced Miss Universe and Galaxy – Stirred-up-the-Waters ~

~ Well, the patent below likely helps explain the change – Don & Walter were back at Bally ~

Hmmmm!

~ Mr. Burnside has officially made my list of Bingo Heroes ~

~ Basically Bernie offered up an 18-Hole bingo with fixed-numbers and moving Colored Lines and this almost has to be the concept behind Miss U ~

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Recently Jeffery Lawton connected me up with a Mr. Gary Marshall who had close ties with some Bally employees and researched the design history

behind these machines – In his first email to me he states “that Don and Walter shared design responsibility for the bingos” – I can wait to hear more!

~ Bernie was an intregal part of the innovation behind Bingos ~

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