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Miami Beach

Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM)
Players: 1

About This Machine

Miami Beach is an electro-mechanical bingo machine from Bally Manufacturing Corporation, designed by Don Hooker. As a single-player bingo-style game (model 571), it belongs to the long-running Bally bingo machine tradition.

One of the standout aspects of Miami Beach is its use of 25 trap holes, requiring players to navigate their ball into these narrow openings to achieve high scores. The machine's gameplay, built around One Card play, is notable for introducing the first use of a Moving Screen mechanism — an innovation that added a new layer of challenge to Bally's bingo lineup.

Specific details about Miami Beach's release date, theme, and artwork are not documented, leaving some mystery around this entry in Bally's bingo catalog. Its introduction of the Moving Screen mechanism nonetheless marks it as a notable, innovation-driving title for the company.

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Technical Details

Model Number:
571
Notable Features:
Trap holes (25). One Card, Moving Screen

Credits

Designer:
Don Hooker

Documentation

  • Schematic Diagram (continuous)
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