![]() However, under this new law, 'Venus' being a bingo machine would not enjoy a wide stateside market. Keeney, for their part, initiated production of three flipper pinball machines in 1963, after not having made one since 1959. Bally stopped making bingo machines as a result of this law and suffered a 40% drop in sales until the law was amended to allow them to export their bingo machines and they restarted production of their bingo line in August, 1963. Undoubtedly Keeney was hit hard by this new legislation, as was Bally. It outlawed the interstate transportation of gambling devices. The Eastland Bill (S-1658, for James Eastland, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, formally known as the Gambling Devices Act of 1962), was signed by President Kennedy on Octoand made effective 60 days later, in December 1962. ![]() This game was pictured along with other games in Cash Box Aug-10-1963 page 14 and all were identified there as having been produced between July 1962 and June 1963. View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database () (External site) ![]() Keeney and Company Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1934-1964) Needs More Ratings! 5.0 / 10 ( 1 ratings) Internet Pinball Machine Database: Keeney 'Venus'
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