You couldn't make $36 a day off a Dig Dug cabinet at a Dig Dug tournament.

In Oklahoma, it costs $150/year per coin-operated machine. Most route operators split their incoming 50/50 with the location. One of my friends has a new Ms. Pac-Man machine at a local Pizza Hut. On the month he e-mailed me, he said the machine brought in $26 total, which means $13 for him. Take out the $12.50/month ($150/12) and last month, he made 50 cents off that machine.

If you want to make $36 a day off a machine, you'll need something like a SF4 in a hot location. Keep in mind those machines are (or were) $20k.