I've never liked this game. It looks like a pointless game to me. But I tried playing with it because one of my cousins used to play it. It was purely killing time. Yeah, there were also iPhone boxes inside, some toys, money bills, and so on. They're certainly there for players to continue dropping tokens or coins. I don't think there ever was a player who actually won an iPhone out of it. They're simply there to entice players.
I don't think it's a gambling game. You're not really betting. Although there's a chance to win a prize by spending money, it's not by way of gambling in the strict sense. You're just like playing in a carnival or funfair. You pay, take your shot, and you may win a prize.
Topic: first encounter with the coin pusher game, It comes in a gambling category? (Read 407 times)
January 29, 2025, 11:09:40 PM
January 29, 2025, 09:21:52 PM
A day ago, I saw a video of a machine located in a public entertainment area where a person inserted coins from the left and right sides. Inside the machine, a back-and-forth movement was acting and pushing the coins. Apart from the coins, there are some other prizes like iPhones, tickets, cash, etc. Later, I checked and came to know that it is a coin pusher game.
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
It is one kind of casino where the winning/losing depends on luck and the game should be played with real money instead of coins I think the game is a level game where maximum people loss and only a few people can win. I think this type of game is available in most countries including those where gambling is prohibited. I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
January 24, 2025, 08:17:12 PM
The coin pusher game can be considered a lower-level form of gambling because you have to input coins, which is your money, to win a prize, and your winning is based on luck. Your prize is uncertain and can vary depending on what is being staked. If you don't get lucky on the first try, the more you play, the more chances you have of winning something. But it's not as serious as casino gambling. Most of the time, people play it for fun.
I wonder what you mean by lower level gambling?Coin pushers are still considered gambling, they are not much different from classic slot machines and as long as you put money into them to get a bigger prize then it is considered gambling with the same level of risk (win or Loss).
In some malls we often see it but no one ever calls it gambling but more like a game in an entertainment venue. But indirectly it is still gambling wrapped in the pretext of a game.
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January 24, 2025, 07:49:47 PM
Become parents is really hard now, if you didn't let them to play in such machines, they will choose to play with their phone, they can get addicted with phone.
Yes that is right because I have seen this happen to some of my friend's children. Those children will cry out loud in front of the store asking to play that machine which makes their parents embarrassed with other people around that place. They finally give what their children want before everything will be a bad situation. But they also play with their parent's phones as I wonder if their parents give that phone freely without limiting their children's access to the time to use the phone. 
January 24, 2025, 04:45:09 PM
I have been watching people playing coin pusher game on youtube and it so satisfied to watched because the people who playing this game can win a lot of chips and coins but i was wondering whether those machines are modified or not because seems the people who playing this game seems very easy to gets the prizes and as far i know the prizes of this game mostly money or chips which can be exchanged to the real money so i think coin pusher can be categorized as gambling game
there's something I want to know those chips and coins, you are talking about can them be convert to a Fiat currency if someone want to convert them to a currency is it possible? If it is possible for them to convert those coins to a currency that we know or we can see that means is good for someone to know about this method of modified game and if there is a profit that people benefit on it massively I think in many people will you like to engage on it seriously because today is my first hearing of this particular kind of game and the sense have been taken youtube have not come across of it 
January 24, 2025, 03:13:13 PM
I have also come across a game like this but had always been watched online not physically otherwise I would love to get through it if not just to enquire how it is played and how it is programed I would had taken it a step.
I don't think if this coin machine game can be said to be one of the land base or skill base games because I literally don't know it playing patterns for the players to win or criterias that justifies the players and the game community.
OP as asked if this could be called gambling, I don't think yes it could because because there are prizes and also I believe there is a stake to wager and take risks to win involved.
I don't think if this coin machine game can be said to be one of the land base or skill base games because I literally don't know it playing patterns for the players to win or criterias that justifies the players and the game community.
OP as asked if this could be called gambling, I don't think yes it could because because there are prizes and also I believe there is a stake to wager and take risks to win involved.
January 24, 2025, 01:17:08 PM
Everything that concerns money and the possibility of winning a prize is gambling. It's funny to read about such machines in 2025 and to be honest I haven't seen them on the streets for a long time, I thought that few people were interested in this anymore. The last time I played was definitely more than 10 years ago, the principle was similar, only there you had to push a tower of coins, it came out in a small profit, but I played for small change, to win something significant you needed kilograms of coins and many hours.
January 24, 2025, 01:12:21 PM
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
It falls into the gambling category, the only reason why there are people who do not consider it as one is because it is usually seen in arcade centers and the prizes you can get from it are either tickets or tokens.One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
I've played it a lot when I am a frequent goer to arcade centers, other than getting tokens or tickets and then exchanging the tickets for prizes I have not earned money anything from this game. 
January 24, 2025, 12:53:34 PM
A day ago, I saw a video of a machine located in a public entertainment area where a person inserted coins from the left and right sides. Inside the machine, a back-and-forth movement was acting and pushing the coins. Apart from the coins, there are some other prizes like iPhones, tickets, cash, etc. Later, I checked and came to know that it is a coin pusher game.
It probably falls under the gambling category because it's a game that requires money from you to play, and there is a possibility of you winning something from it. I have never played the game myself, but just like you, I have seen videos of it and have seen people playing it. I have played similar games where you have to catch toys and sometimes snacks and bring them to the hole; if you do it successfully, you get those things.The thing is that the odds are extremely low with these machines because you can barely manage to get anything out of the machine since if it's a artificial hand or something, it will have a very weak grip, and if it's something that helps you push the stuff towards the hole, it won't have any strength at all because if they make it easier, people will win more than they spend on the game and that will make the owner lose money.
January 24, 2025, 09:52:58 AM
What I know is that everything that bets money on results that are not guaranteed to be obtained or in other words depends on luck, is categorized as gambling. It's just that the coin pusher game is one type of game that doesn't look like gambling or most people think it's like a game for fun.
I've never played the game but I've seen the game on social media before. And I think it's just for fun so the game owner places the coin pusher game in other entertainment places like you said.
I've never played the game but I've seen the game on social media before. And I think it's just for fun so the game owner places the coin pusher game in other entertainment places like you said.
January 24, 2025, 09:43:29 AM
It's gambling.
Even though such games exist in a country where gambling isn't allowed, that's because the owner have bribed the government and the owner make the game looks like not a gambling. Even the prize is just a gift, but the gift can be sold to other people, people will buy it especially we sell it below the market price.
Even though such games exist in a country where gambling isn't allowed, that's because the owner have bribed the government and the owner make the game looks like not a gambling. Even the prize is just a gift, but the gift can be sold to other people, people will buy it especially we sell it below the market price.
We must be careful with something like that and tell our children that many other games they can play without using coins to enjoy the games.
Become parents is really hard now, if you didn't let them to play in such machines, they will choose to play with their phone, they can get addicted with phone. 
January 24, 2025, 08:42:26 AM
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
The coin pusher game is an arcade game, I know a little about it but have not played it because it is not my interest, I only watch people playing it. It is not as easy to win a good prize from it and contrary to your claim, it is popular, only that the focus of the most popular casinos is not towards the game and many platforms offering it could be a typical arcade game incline. Perhaps it's for some kind of target focus, I can't say. One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
January 24, 2025, 02:24:35 AM
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
January 23, 2025, 11:35:28 PM
A day ago, I saw a video of a machine located in a public entertainment area where a person inserted coins from the left and right sides. Inside the machine, a back-and-forth movement was acting and pushing the coins. Apart from the coins, there are some other prizes like iPhones, tickets, cash, etc. Later, I checked and came to know that it is a coin pusher game.
Have come across the game but I haven't played it before and what I observed is that it's more or less categories as gambling let's say a mini gambling. You can find it in entertainment center and some places of fun, you buy the coins and you place it in the machine then it rolls down and bring you a result and just as you said there are different prizes to be won, and if you lose you get some coins again and play over again just to win or have fun. So is this not a little form of gambling? Well it is o would say but mostly when one is involved in playing it they should be mindful in order not to lavish their money in such games.
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January 23, 2025, 10:38:06 PM
I feel like it's gambling but it's not so obvious... because other parents consider it as their entertainment game, even almost every week go to one of the outlets in the supermarket that has this game say “timezone” buy coins and then play later will get a paper “vocer” then this can be exchanged for gifts.
But I'm sure not all consider this as gambling... because in my country there are so many games in the mall but there is no prohibition at all, which means it is not gambling.
Yes, that is why many parents still allow their children playing on that machine. They thinks that can entertain their children and will say that if you want to get the prizes, you will need effort to get. I can give you more coins to get the prizes so that makes their children hard to stop from their will to get the prizes. Many things related to gambling are deliberately disguised so that it does not look like gambling. We must be careful with something like that and tell our children that many other games they can play without using coins to enjoy the games. But I'm sure not all consider this as gambling... because in my country there are so many games in the mall but there is no prohibition at all, which means it is not gambling.
January 23, 2025, 10:41:09 AM
A day ago, I saw a video of a machine located in a public entertainment area where a person inserted coins from the left and right sides. Inside the machine, a back-and-forth movement was acting and pushing the coins. Apart from the coins, there are some other prizes like iPhones, tickets, cash, etc. Later, I checked and came to know that it is a coin pusher game.
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
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I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
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This kind of game is the same as slot games, but using this game I guess, is less attractive to the players. What do you think could be the game mechanics? Players have a claw and then grab the price they want? I guess it's not very interesting. If they found a way that brings this up be more interesting like prizes, rewards, and etc. this could be a feature of daily quest but as part of the game I don't see much gives fun at me at all.
January 23, 2025, 08:19:23 AM
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
Never played this game, and while searching on youtube found a video from 10 years ago of a teenager recording themselves playing this, interesting game and looks similar to a claw machine game.
This can be considered gambling because there is money to be wagered in the hope of making a big profit, and because I have never played it so I have no experience of whether it will produce results or not but gambling is still gambling which can produce results but also vice versa especially since this is just a game based on luck which cannot be predicted.
January 23, 2025, 08:17:40 AM
A day ago, I saw a video of a machine located in a public entertainment area where a person inserted coins from the left and right sides. Inside the machine, a back-and-forth movement was acting and pushing the coins. Apart from the coins, there are some other prizes like iPhones, tickets, cash, etc. Later, I checked and came to know that it is a coin pusher game.
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
In the first place I don't know about the pusher game you are talking about op, but according to what I read in the comments of other people here on the forum platform, it seems like it is similar to the old slot machines according to them.
Although I often play slot games at the casino online because this is the only game that doesn't have any hassle, but you can earn or win a large amount if you suddenly get lucky in your gambling.
January 23, 2025, 08:13:51 AM
Anything that you do or someone does to earn money in return as a form of game is known to be gambling. Whatever you put some money with the hope to gain more back from it as a winner are all subjected to gambling, so if you see people putting money or coin into a machine with the intense to gain something in return from the machine, it could be phone, ticket or whatever is entirely subjected to gambling. So, if you want to classify coin pusher game, we can say it's gambling. Though I may be wrong, because people saying is not gambling.
January 23, 2025, 07:53:47 AM
In general, it is not considered as gambling because if it is considered as gambling game then I would not be able to see on some places in my country which is a country where gambling is illegal 
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I would say it is a fun game only although we have spend some money to play this game with a hope to win the provided prizes.
The same like mystery boxes machine, it is not being considered as gambling although there is a money risking part on it but it is also available in my country.
. I would say it is a fun game only although we have spend some money to play this game with a hope to win the provided prizes.
The same like mystery boxes machine, it is not being considered as gambling although there is a money risking part on it but it is also available in my country.
January 23, 2025, 07:46:14 AM
No it’s not gambling since you are not expecting for a chance of higher return when you insert your coin. It’s just a mere game that you pay for a chance to get a reward. There’s risk involved since there’s a chance that you won’t get anything but that risk is not considered gambling which the one we are discussing here in the gambling board.
But children want to have the prizes such as doll or else. That will be a small gambling for me which is not clear for their parents. Parents can allow their children to play with that machine and with converting their money to coin, they can spend many coins just to get the prizes. The risk is they can lose their money in the coin form if they can not get the prize so that will be gambling, right? 
But I'm sure not all consider this as gambling... because in my country there are so many games in the mall but there is no prohibition at all, which means it is not gambling.
January 23, 2025, 07:36:18 AM
I've played that and it's a form of gambling because you insert the coin in hopes that the coins in front will be pushed and you'll get a reward(win). That's the same concept as gambling, slots and roulettes. You insert the coin and wait until the slots or the roulettes hit you some win. It's entertaining and it's just a simple and indirect type of gambling that can be found in amusement centers and parks that can be played by anybody. The tokens that are being converted into the coins that we insert will have its own value upon winning some of it, I really enjoy this game to be honest when I visit the amusement parks.
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January 23, 2025, 07:20:38 AM
No it’s not gambling since you are not expecting for a chance of higher return when you insert your coin. It’s just a mere game that you pay for a chance to get a reward. There’s risk involved since there’s a chance that you won’t get anything but that risk is not considered gambling which the one we are discussing here in the gambling board.
But children want to have the prizes such as doll or else. That will be a small gambling for me which is not clear for their parents. Parents can allow their children to play with that machine and with converting their money to coin, they can spend many coins just to get the prizes. The risk is they can lose their money in the coin form if they can not get the prize so that will be gambling, right? 
January 22, 2025, 09:35:20 PM
first encounter with the coin pusher game, It comes in a gambling category?
Did you mean coin pusher game is like this
[img height=500px]https://c8.alamy.com/comp/F155J1/coin-pusher-gambling-machine-F155J1.jpg[/img]
Well if so this game is all over the place here in Indonesia you can find it in most of the big malls haha but of course with fake money and the prize is usually just a doll or a voucher. If you ask me is this a gambling category well in theory is yes because it needs a luck and sometimes a strategy too but if the prize is fake money well you just do it for fun haha
Did you mean coin pusher game is like this
[img height=500px]https://c8.alamy.com/comp/F155J1/coin-pusher-gambling-machine-F155J1.jpg[/img]
Well if so this game is all over the place here in Indonesia you can find it in most of the big malls haha but of course with fake money and the prize is usually just a doll or a voucher. If you ask me is this a gambling category well in theory is yes because it needs a luck and sometimes a strategy too but if the prize is fake money well you just do it for fun haha
January 22, 2025, 05:50:35 PM
The coin pusher game itself is considered to be in gambling as you are staking money for profit. However, the other games you mentioned may be not considered to be a gambling activity if you can't earn from it but purely for fun alone.
January 22, 2025, 05:49:50 PM
Surely the coin pusher is a game that is gambling. You out in money and expect to receive cash and prizes. But also risk getting nothing back.
I'd say it's something you can deduct from the fact that there are so many countries that have banned it outright.
It's a game that is the very definition of gambling. May be easy to set up but still it's quite silly at how bad it is at attracting children. Same goes for many other games though. So coin pusher as an underground game surely is an introduction to gambling. I'd say it's rightfully banned as with any unlicensed game. But those parlors marketing it to children with gimmicks like tokens are a bit shameful and countries should be more aware of these practices and their bad effects on children.n
I'd say it's something you can deduct from the fact that there are so many countries that have banned it outright.
It's a game that is the very definition of gambling. May be easy to set up but still it's quite silly at how bad it is at attracting children. Same goes for many other games though. So coin pusher as an underground game surely is an introduction to gambling. I'd say it's rightfully banned as with any unlicensed game. But those parlors marketing it to children with gimmicks like tokens are a bit shameful and countries should be more aware of these practices and their bad effects on children.n
January 22, 2025, 05:04:38 PM
Those coins to play games are found in many gaming centers even malls and kids' games shops have them for kids' entertainment and adults' fun too, I have played bike riding competitions and car racing too but winning can only buy you more playing time, and you can't withdraw your balance from the card regardless of how much you won in the games, but you can use the credit anytime to play in that game shop so it all about the fun and not a money making.
The coin pusher game itself is considered to be in gambling as you are staking money for profit. You can find this machine mostly in some malls along with other arcade games. So basically, even younger kids can have access to this game. However, the other games you mentioned may be not considered to be a gambling activity if you can't earn from it but purely for fun alone. You need to stake something valuable when you are in gambling, not only money, but it can valuable asset from you. Without this, it is not gambling at all and you are just playing for fun.
January 22, 2025, 04:53:09 PM
A day ago, I saw a video of a machine located in a public entertainment area where a person inserted coins from the left and right sides. Inside the machine, a back-and-forth movement was acting and pushing the coins. Apart from the coins, there are some other prizes like iPhones, tickets, cash, etc. Later, I checked and came to know that it is a coin pusher game.
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
Coin Pusher machines were very popular in my childhood, they were everywhere and lots of kids were playing with them but recently I haven't seen them anywhere. When I was a kid, I was actively playing coin pusher games and I was very lucky, somehow I always ended up winning lots of money from coin pushers, and I even got banned from many places. I don't know why but somehow all coin pushers turn into magic money-maker machines for me. I still remember clearly when I was winning, the owner of the coin pusher came to me, he was shocked, he gave me money and started inspecting of machine, the next day I came and won lots of money again, then this dude banned me I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
Whether it falls into the gambling category or not, might be debatable. I personally think that it's gambling because I remember how excited I was when I was a kid and gambling on it. If my parents permitted me, I'd play it all the time, so I think that it falls into the gambling category.
January 22, 2025, 12:30:17 PM
Those coins to play games are found in many gaming centers even malls and kids' games shops have them for kids' entertainment and adults' fun too, I have played bike riding competitions and car racing too but winning can only buy you more playing time, and you can't withdraw your balance from the card regardless of how much you won in the games, but you can use the credit anytime to play in that game shop so it all about the fun and not a money making.
January 22, 2025, 12:24:05 PM
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
I haven't played this type of game before.The more I engage with the gambling discussion here the more I discover new type of games in other countries that are not typical of where I am located in. I am even learning that there are more types of games that people use for gambling that are more than the popular ones that we are used to, like the slot games, roulette, poker, dice. And that these games are based on the culture.
In my life time anywhere I see these new games I will play it, if I enventually visit any of the countries where they are popular in.
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January 22, 2025, 12:15:40 PM
The coin pusher game can be considered a lower-level form of gambling because you have to input coins, which is your money, to win a prize, and your winning is based on luck.
That's still another form of gambling, I have seen a similar machine in an entertainment environment in the city where I live, the one I saw has attendants that assist players and he (the attendant) will be in charge of selling the coins to players.
Such game, after buying the coins and playing the game, you could win or lose .
January 22, 2025, 11:55:18 AM
I always thought it was weird that this form of gambling is allowed in arcades. This is probably a lot of kids first experience with gambling machines. They probably shouldn’t be allowed. Seems like their main purpose is to groom kids into becoming gamblers. I really don’t care, but this is the sort of thing I wouldn’t want my kids doing.
January 22, 2025, 11:39:37 AM
I have been watching people playing coin pusher game on youtube and it so satisfied to watched because the people who playing this game can win a lot of chips and coins but i was wondering whether those machines are modified or not because seems the people who playing this game seems very easy to gets the prizes and as far i know the prizes of this game mostly money or chips which can be exchanged to the real money so i think coin pusher can be categorized as gambling game
January 22, 2025, 11:31:01 AM
It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
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A long as it involves staking of money to win a prize, this game can boldly be categories under gambling, because I have seen it in many scenarios in casinos around my vicinity. Because this coin pusher game is actually a casino arcade game similar to slot, whereby players insert coins or tokens into the slot at the top of the machine, and the coin drops onto a moving platform inside the machine, whereby it pushes it too and fro over the edge of the horizontal platform, whereby if you are lucky enough to have your coin fall on either an iphone, money or any other items on the section below, you end up winning it. But if your coin falls on an empty spot, then you won't win anything. But however, it's a nice slot similar type of game to try. One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
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January 22, 2025, 11:03:56 AM
I consider that is falls into the gambling category because we need to use money to run the machine. Without money, we cannot use that so when there is money involve in gaming, we can say that is related to gambling. But parents who allow their child to try to catch the prizes may not realize that is part of gambling. That machine is already set by the store because they will not allow their customer gets the expensive prizes only with small money. Maybe their customer needs to spends much money in the coin forms into the machine before they can grab the prizes.
No it’s not gambling since you are not expecting for a chance of higher return when you insert your coin. It’s just a mere game that you pay for a chance to get a reward. There’s risk involved since there’s a chance that you won’t get anything but that risk is not considered gambling which the one we are discussing here in the gambling board.
This topic might be moved to off-topic by the mods since there’s some discussion like this in the past that was moved there due to these games is not actually designed for gambling purposes.
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January 22, 2025, 10:47:39 AM
I consider that is falls into the gambling category because we need to use money to run the machine. Without money, we cannot use that so when there is money involve in gaming, we can say that is related to gambling. But parents who allow their child to try to catch the prizes may not realize that is part of gambling. That machine is already set by the store because they will not allow their customer gets the expensive prizes only with small money. Maybe their customer needs to spends much money in the coin forms into the machine before they can grab the prizes.
January 22, 2025, 08:59:40 AM
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I do think that it has a better chance of winning compared to claw machines just because of the programming and the timing. So are you saying that it is more of a skill based as well? That someone could be so good at the game at knowing when to push the coin or something and take advantage of it. 
January 21, 2025, 03:45:55 PM
Isn't it like the ones with the crane games? It's most likely to be a gamble to get a plush toy and make you feel that you have a chance when the machine is at the right moment to let the grip be more potent than usual.
In my opinion, the better approach to this is that it's a risk/chance game that you could "possibly" earn but not use money directly to play for the crane games. As the others have mentioned, the coin pusher game is small but can be considered a low-stake type of game.
Since the stakes aren't that big, I think it's okay.
In my opinion, the better approach to this is that it's a risk/chance game that you could "possibly" earn but not use money directly to play for the crane games. As the others have mentioned, the coin pusher game is small but can be considered a low-stake type of game.
Since the stakes aren't that big, I think it's okay.
A coin pusher game is much more fair because it doesn't make you lose on purpose, like claw machines.
Claw machines have variable grip, which means they can grab items stronger or weaker depending on the programming. That's why you sometimes see them lose the toy in mid air because the claw has such a soft grip that everything falls out of it. When there's enough weak grabs, it can switch to a strong grab and let someone win. You can verify this as there are videos on youtube showing how the claw operates when the voltage changes. Claw machines are usually scams.
Coin pushers have holes on the sides that make some of the coins drop to the vault inside. That allows the machine to pocket a percentage of coins dropped inside by players. It doesn't have to cheat, it's just a clever idea of a house edge.
January 21, 2025, 03:28:38 PM
A day ago, I saw a video of a machine located in a public entertainment area where a person inserted coins from the left and right sides. Inside the machine, a back-and-forth movement was acting and pushing the coins. Apart from the coins, there are some other prizes like iPhones, tickets, cash, etc. Later, I checked and came to know that it is a coin pusher game.
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
It's all over on arcade here in our country, and the thing is that as it is an arcade, children can play with it. And that's why there are really a big debate as it exposed kids at a young age to gamble.
Because for me it's already kind of gambling already, as you insert money on it and then try to win some prices as you mentioned. Of course, it's also some kind of entertainment as well, as you enjoy and chase those price. But still it falls on the category of gambling for me and it's really bad for kids to see this kind of game and it's sending a sublime message to them.
January 21, 2025, 07:56:11 AM
I have only seen this coin pusher game on movies. The other type of game that looks similar to this one that I was thinking is the one where you put in coin. This is much popular in Kenya side shops where kids play. Is this gambling? Yes it is but a lower one like what other people have already said. In the one which I described is that it is majorly kids that play it for small cash only. In these places where it is popular, it is not considered gambling. If this is considered a lower level of gambling then we can say that those games on Playstore and Appstore where you need to buy coins and chips to continue play can also be considered as lower level of gambling.
January 21, 2025, 07:34:00 AM
Coin dozer. I love this game but I only play it on arcade games not on online games because I feel there's a cheat in it and I might not win anything. Unlike how it works in arcades where you gain tickets and exchange them for prizes that are displayed on their counter.
It's a great game but I don't see many gamblers who would play it on online casinos because there are so many options out there and I'd very much like playing slot games instead of it.
It's more fun when you are dropping the coins physically than how it goes using only your computer or your phone. There's not much entertainment on it.
It's a great game but I don't see many gamblers who would play it on online casinos because there are so many options out there and I'd very much like playing slot games instead of it.
It's more fun when you are dropping the coins physically than how it goes using only your computer or your phone. There's not much entertainment on it.
January 21, 2025, 07:29:54 AM
A day ago, I saw a video of a machine located in a public entertainment area where a person inserted coins from the left and right sides. Inside the machine, a back-and-forth movement was acting and pushing the coins. Apart from the coins, there are some other prizes like iPhones, tickets, cash, etc. Later, I checked and came to know that it is a coin pusher game.
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
I would say that this falls under the gambling category because you will be spending money here to buy a coin and insert and yet there is no guarantee that you will win anything. This machine basically forces you to spend so many coins so that you have enough to push whatever prize you want. But if you are under a budget or time limit, you might not even get the prize in the end.I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
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One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
I have played this game but I have never seen one with cash and phones as prizes. It is usually just for kids so it has candies and toys. But that is all. I have not earned anything from playing this and it is all usually just something to pass the time and entertain. 
January 21, 2025, 07:17:25 AM
In my country this game is mostly found in minimarkets or malls, where you need to buy coins at a booth, and then you can use the coins to play, I can say that it is quite fun to play this game. Although it can be considered as gambling, the effect is not too addictive like other gambling games, that's why the government does not prohibit and allows this game to be in public places, even when my government prohibits gambling in this country, this just proves that this game is only intended for entertainment, and is not really considered gambling, even though it is..
January 21, 2025, 06:34:04 AM
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Hmm I guess? I mean you are spending money to get money. If it technically only had prizes then I wouldn't count it as such since I define gambling as using money to get more money. Doesn't matter that there's a bunch of other stuff, if money is a reward, and money is used, it's gambling. Lottery is also counted as one. Still afaik we have machines like this but instead of real money, they use tokens instead to avoid that label of gambling. Might depend on location maybe?Idk how much I've gotten from it but I've gotten a few prizes I guess. Mostly stuffed toys though. Nothing really big, plus some tokens here and there. Kinda surprising not many people know of it since almost every arcade that we have in my area has one.
January 21, 2025, 04:16:43 AM
This is how coin pusher game looks like https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cXy3S_jGy9M
Anything that require you to stake and you get something which the value is higher than your stake and you can sell it, definitely gambling.
The coin pusher game isn't gambling if you didn't stake anything, like playing for free and you get the prize if you lucky.
It's not about how small or big you stake, how small or big the prize, you stake something to get something is gambling. So @OP, if you live in a country where gambling is illegal, it means the owner have bribed the government.
Anything that require you to stake and you get something which the value is higher than your stake and you can sell it, definitely gambling.
The coin pusher game isn't gambling if you didn't stake anything, like playing for free and you get the prize if you lucky.
It's not about how small or big you stake, how small or big the prize, you stake something to get something is gambling. So @OP, if you live in a country where gambling is illegal, it means the owner have bribed the government.
January 21, 2025, 04:00:07 AM
The coin pusher game can be considered a lower-level form of gambling because you have to input coins, which is your money, to win a prize, and your winning is based on luck.
Which means not always that someone put coin that the machine will dispense something out to win? That make sit gambling. But maybe the probability to win is high but I will consider it as gambling of little risks and I think people will use small amount of coins for it and I do not think there would be an addiction about it. But that does not mean it is not still gambling. But if it is in a way that the person would win something but of different value for individuals, that is not gambling if what is won is more than the coins used all the time. I think some machines are designed like this but I do not know if it is the one that OP is talking about.
January 21, 2025, 03:20:43 AM
The coin pusher game is like these old slotmachines. When u put in an certain amount of money they start paying.
These coin pusher are normally stacked with better rewards on the back end and low rewards on the front. Is it possible to wait for other people to put in money so the good rewards get pushed to the front.
However, in my opinion it is not considered gambling. It even requires a little bit of skill/timing to insert the coins at the right moment. There can be up to 3 holes where u insert the coins sometimes.
These coin pusher are normally stacked with better rewards on the back end and low rewards on the front. Is it possible to wait for other people to put in money so the good rewards get pushed to the front.
However, in my opinion it is not considered gambling. It even requires a little bit of skill/timing to insert the coins at the right moment. There can be up to 3 holes where u insert the coins sometimes.
January 21, 2025, 03:12:16 AM
Well have seen this kind of coin push game but never played it more in entertainment venues including malls are common, they will not consider this gambling if it is widely spread because just like the doll claw machine this is also entertainment for children even though the chances of winning are low.
As it is not fully categorized as gambling there are other reasons why they consider this not gambling, but my own opinion is still 50/50 because you risk coins to win.
As it is not fully categorized as gambling there are other reasons why they consider this not gambling, but my own opinion is still 50/50 because you risk coins to win.
January 21, 2025, 03:03:01 AM
Isn't it like the ones with the crane games? It's most likely to be a gamble to get a plush toy and make you feel that you have a chance when the machine is at the right moment to let the grip be more potent than usual.
In my opinion, the better approach to this is that it's a risk/chance game that you could "possibly" earn but not use money directly to play for the crane games. As the others have mentioned, the coin pusher game is small but can be considered a low-stake type of game.
Since the stakes aren't that big, I think it's okay.
In my opinion, the better approach to this is that it's a risk/chance game that you could "possibly" earn but not use money directly to play for the crane games. As the others have mentioned, the coin pusher game is small but can be considered a low-stake type of game.
Since the stakes aren't that big, I think it's okay.
January 21, 2025, 03:00:02 AM
It would be funny to play similar game that has some random crypto coins inside like collectible or just redimable 
I played such kind of games many years ago in England and Ireland. This is a funny game, litterally a basic one.
nowadays you can find easily everywhere, its more common and common.
Personally I don't like game based luck or just random outcome. Of course also here, even if it not immediately seen, there is "the trick" and house has the big advantage.
I played such kind of games many years ago in England and Ireland. This is a funny game, litterally a basic one.
nowadays you can find easily everywhere, its more common and common.
Personally I don't like game based luck or just random outcome. Of course also here, even if it not immediately seen, there is "the trick" and house has the big advantage.
January 21, 2025, 02:49:26 AM
The coin pusher game can be considered a lower-level form of gambling because you have to input coins, which is your money, to win a prize, and your winning is based on luck. Your prize is uncertain and can vary depending on what is being staked. If you don't get lucky on the first try, the more you play, the more chances you have of winning something. But it's not as serious as casino gambling. Most of the time, people play it for fun.
Also, people play it with the expectation of winning something, meaning you could just get lucky. I do play coin pusher games, I see them in malls and fun centers, and they're truly a way to relax. I play it for fun, and I also expect to win something. But when I don't, I walk away because I know that if I keep playing, I'm going to spend more than I imagined.
Also, people play it with the expectation of winning something, meaning you could just get lucky. I do play coin pusher games, I see them in malls and fun centers, and they're truly a way to relax. I play it for fun, and I also expect to win something. But when I don't, I walk away because I know that if I keep playing, I'm going to spend more than I imagined.
January 21, 2025, 01:31:50 AM
A day ago, I saw a video of a machine located in a public entertainment area where a person inserted coins from the left and right sides. Inside the machine, a back-and-forth movement was acting and pushing the coins. Apart from the coins, there are some other prizes like iPhones, tickets, cash, etc. Later, I checked and came to know that it is a coin pusher game.
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
I saw it for the first time and had never experienced it before. I am a little curious about whether it falls into the gambling category or not. It is mostly present in entertainment areas, arcades, truck stations, meaning it is found in all places but not in casinos.
One more thing how many of you played and earn from this game?
Welcome and respect to your opinions.
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