Galloping Dominos

Galloping Dominos, manufactured by Auto-Bell Novelty Company of Chicago in August 1959, is not a pinball machine but an electronic "upright" or "flasher-type" device — a coin-operated amusement that does not pay out cash, instead incrementing a credit meter to allow continued play. The Cash Box announced the game in August 1959, noting sample units had just shipped to distributors.

The machine accepts nickels, dimes, and quarters, and is built around a dominoes theme, reflected in its backglass artwork (spelled "Dominos" there, though advertising sometimes used "Dominoes"). As with other electronic uprights of this type, exact gameplay mechanics beyond the coin acceptance and credit-meter format are not well documented.

As a product of Auto-Bell Novelty Company, which operated from 1950 to 1962, Galloping Dominos represents a corner of the coin-operated amusement trade distinct from traditional pinball, and detailed production information about it remains scarce.