Mexico

The United Manufacturing Company's Mexico is a 1954 electro-mechanical bingo-style machine, one of several titles the company produced during its two-decade run (1942-1962). It notably introduced the first use of select buttons on the front rail of a United bingo machine.

One of the standout aspects of Mexico is its extensive use of trap holes — 25 are scattered throughout the playfield. This emphasis on capturing the ball creates a challenging bingo-style gameplay experience built around One Card, two Super cards, two Special cards, and a Lite-A-Name feature. The machine's selection feature lets players rotate a knob on the coin door to choose from lit "selection features" shown on the backglass, provided those features were purchased before the 4th or 5th ball.

While specific artwork details are not documented, the game's title suggests a travel/exotic theme consistent with United's naming conventions of the era. As a bingo machine with an innovative front-rail selection mechanism, Mexico is a notable, if lesser documented, entry in United's catalog.