Should I buy a machine from Aztec Coin or use its rental and profit share option?

Choose buying if you want to own the machine outright and are ready to commit the full purchase cost up front. Choose rental or profit share if you want to test a machine in your venue without a long-term purchase commitment, and are willing to share the income it generates. Aztec Coin presents both routes side by side, so the decision comes down to your budget, the type of venue you run, and how much risk you want to carry.

What Aztec Coin offers

Aztec Coin Equipment Ltd describes itself as a national distributor and operator of gaming and amusement machines. Its product range covers:

• Fruit machines and jackpot machines, described as serviced and ready for use
• Quiz machines and skill games from established developers
• Juke boxes, both retro and digital
• Pool tables in a range of sizes, finishes and colours
• Other amusement equipment such as boxing machines

The company says it supplies pubs, social clubs, holiday parks, music venues and hotels, and that it sells both new and used coin-operated machines.

Buying: one-time fee ownership

The site frames purchase as "say goodbye to rentals" — a one-time fee that makes the machine yours. This suits you if:

• You have the budget for the full cost now and prefer a single outlay over ongoing arrangements.
• You want full control over the machine and keep all the income it takes.
• You are equipping a venue for the long term and expect the machine to stay in place.
• You are comfortable maintaining or arranging servicing for equipment you own — the site notes machines are serviced before sale, but ownership responsibilities after that are yours to confirm.

The trade-off is that the purchase price is committed whether or not the machine performs well in your particular venue.

Rental and profit share: test before committing

Aztec Coin offers rental and profit share "on all types of equipment" with what it calls flexible deals. The site's pitch is that you can try any machine and "make some extra cash" without a long-term purchase commitment. This suits you if:

• You are unsure which machine will work with your customers and want to trial one first.
• You run a seasonal or temporary site — a holiday park, an event venue — where a long-term purchase makes little sense.
• You would rather avoid a large capital outlay and accept a split of the takings instead.
• You want the operator to remain involved in the machine's performance.

The site also advertises a current promotion: new customers at EAG Expo London can get 3 months free rental or profit share income. If you are opening a new account, ask whether this applies to you before signing anything.

How to decide

Practical next steps

1. List your venue type and expected footfall — a busy pub and a small social club will justify different commitments.
2. Shortlist two or three machines from the fruit, quiz, juke box or pool table ranges.
3. Request a quote through the site's quick quote contact and ask specifically for both a purchase price and a rental/profit share term for the same machine, so you compare like with like.
4. Ask what the profit share split is, the minimum rental period, and who handles servicing and repairs under each option — the site does not publish these terms, so they need to come from the company directly.
5. Check the promotion eligibility if you are a new customer, and get any free-period offer confirmed in writing.

The main thing to pin down before deciding is the fine print of the rental and profit share deal: the split, the notice period, and responsibility for faults. Once you have those numbers next to a purchase price, the choice usually becomes obvious for your venue.