I see these x-in-1 cocktail multi-game tables (which clearly violate the copyright of at least some of the games involved since I know for a fact Nintendo would never allow their titles in a x-in-1 multi-game like that) outside the stores of a barbershop chain here in Australia (all set to free play). I have also seen at least one in the lobby of a movie theater (although that was quite a while ago now) as well as being offered for sale at the Royal Show in various states (the Royal Show is much like the US state fairs in that its got agricultural stuff, rides, weird food, all sorts of people selling all sorts of crap etc)
I have even seen retail shops (reputable shops that have been around for a long time) that deal in things like pool tables, soccer tables and the like who also sell the x-in-1 cabinets.
Clearly there are a lot of entities out there who sell, supply or run this stuff (i.e. have cabinets in places the general public can play them) and either dont know or dont care that the games on these machines violate copyright.
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