Orient

The Orient, designed by Don Hooker for Bally Manufacturing Corporation (model 805), is an electro-mechanical bingo machine with a World Places theme that sends players on a globe-spanning journey across the playfield. Notably, Orient is credited with the first use of Bally's 'Special Game' Odd/Even Double-up feature, an important milestone in the bingo-machine lineage.

The game features 20 trap holes and "Mystic Lines," hallmarks of the bingo-machine genre, along with a special game feature that lets players press buttons to rearrange colored sections on a card displayed in the backglass — purchasable in stages before the fourth ball, before the fifth ball, or after the fifth ball. This layered wagering-style option was an early example of giving players purchasable in-game choices.

Detailed information on Orient's release date and production run is not available, but its design, centered on a globe motif, and its historically significant Special Game feature make it a notable entry in Bally's electromechanical bingo machine lineup.