Long Shot

The Long Shot pinball machine, manufactured by Bally in 1940, is a one-ball horse-racing payout machine from the pre-war era of pinball. It showcases the mechanical and electrical components typical of early EM games, including trap holes and dual outholes for the era's payout-style play. Notably, the game's name doesn't appear on the backglass but is found at the top of the playfield, and its non-payout counterpart is Bally's 1940 'Dark Horse'.

In terms of gameplay, Long Shot features one ball per play, a characteristic common among payout-style EM games of the time. The machine boasts 29 trap holes, which were designed to capture the ball in various locations around the playfield, adding an element of challenge and unpredictability to the game. Two outholes are also present as part of its payout mechanism.

The Long Shot's horse-racing motif was a popular theme for payout machines during this period. Unfortunately, little information is available on the machine's designer or artistic influences, but it remains an interesting example of pre-war EM payout pinball.