What a COAM Kiosk Costs in Georgia (and Why It Shouldn’t Be $20,000)
A COAM kiosk in Georgia has historically cost $10,000–$20,000 as an upfront cabinet purchase, before software licensing, support contracts, and the recurring cost of handling cash. Payline replaces that model with a flat, all-inclusive lease of about $10 a day per kiosk — hardware, software, support, and updates in one number, with no capital outlay.
That is the short answer. The longer answer matters because "what does it cost" has two parts most vendors never separate: the sticker price, and the carrying cost. For a COAM location getting ready for HB 353, the carrying cost is where the real money is.
The legacy cabinet model
The traditional redemption cabinet is sold as capital equipment. You buy the box — $10,000 to $20,000 depending on configuration — and then you keep paying: a software license, a support or maintenance contract, and the operational tax of running a cash machine. That last one is the part operators underestimate.
A cash-dispensing cabinet needs a bill float, periodic armored pickup, jam servicing, and an end-of-day count that has to reconcile against records. Every one of those is a recurring line item that never appears on the purchase order. For a single-location operator, the cabinet math only ever worked at high redemption volume.
The lease model, line by line
Payline prices the kiosk as a flat all-inclusive lease — about $10 a day — and folds the recurring costs into that one number. Here is the comparison in full:
How to read a kiosk quote
When a vendor hands you a number, ask exactly what it includes. Five questions separate a real price from a teaser:
- Is this a purchase or a lease — and if a purchase, what are the annual software and support fees on top?
- Does the recurring number include updates, or is that a separate line when the law changes?
- Does it handle gift card redemption, or only cash dispensing? (In Georgia after July 1, 2026, this decides whether the box is usable at all.)
- What does cash handling cost you today — float, pickup, shrinkage, staff time — and does this kiosk eliminate it?
- Is the platform native to your floor system, or a bolt-on that adds integration cost?
Why $20,000 is the wrong starting point
HB 353 is moving Class B COAM redemption away from cash and onto gift cards effective July 1, 2026. That change deletes the most expensive component of the legacy cabinet — the bill dispenser and everything it drags along. Paying $20,000 up front for hardware built around a feature the law is retiring is the wrong way into this transition.
The right way is a kiosk priced to the job it actually does in 2026: validate player value, redeem it onto a spendable gift card, and keep a clean audit trail — for a flat daily rate that includes the updates the next rule change will require.
FAQ
How much does a COAM kiosk cost in Georgia?
Legacy cabinets run $10,000–$20,000 up front plus software, support, and cash-handling costs. Payline’s COAM redemption kiosk is a flat all-inclusive lease of about $10 a day per kiosk, with hardware, software, support, and updates included.
Is it cheaper to buy or lease a COAM kiosk?
For most single-location and multi-location operators, the all-inclusive lease is cheaper once you count the carrying cost of a purchased cabinet — software licensing, support contracts, and cash handling — which the sticker price never shows.
Does the $10-a-day price include support and updates?
Yes. The flat daily lease is all-inclusive: hardware, software, support, and updates are covered by the one number, including updates required as Georgia’s rules evolve.
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