New Daily-Races

The New Daily-Races pinball machine, designed by Harry Mabs with artwork by Roy Parker and manufactured by Gottlieb in January 1947, is a rare and significant machine: it was the only payout game Gottlieb made after World War II. As a one-ball horserace game, it carried the pre-war gambling-game formula into the post-war era, giving it a distinctive place in the company's development timeline.

According to Bueschel's Pinball 1, this one-ball game was convertible to five-ball play and was available in both cash payout and replay models, letting operators adapt it to local laws and tastes. Its horse racing theme and Roy Parker artwork place it firmly in the tradition of the racing games that had been staples of the coin-machine trade since the 1930s.

A distinctive physical detail sets the New Daily-Races apart: the top front edge of the backbox carries a cylindrical ornament made entirely of wood, an unusual piece of cabinet craftsmanship for a pinball machine of this era. With limited information available on its production numbers, the New Daily-Races remains a fascinating piece for pinball collectors and historians seeking to understand the twilight of the payout game.