ACME Diabolik Multigame gambling machine showing the Lion game inside an Esso service-area café in Barrafranca, Sicily, Italy

ACME Diabolik Multigame gambling machine showing the Lion game inside an Esso service-area café in Barrafranca, Sicily, Italy Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

3EJ11Y1

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57.1 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3648 x 5472 px | 30.9 x 46.3 cm | 12.2 x 18.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

21 April 2026

Location:

Esso Amoil On The Road Café, Viale Generale Cannada 531, 94012 Barrafranca EN, Sicily, Italy

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An ACME Diabolik Multigame gambling machine installed inside the Esso Amoil On The Road Café and service area at Viale Generale Cannada 531 in Barrafranca, Sicily, Italy. The upright electronic gaming cabinet has a curved upper display carrying the words “Diabolik Multigame”, while the lower screen shows the brightly coloured Lion game with safari-style imagery, reels and illuminated control buttons beneath it. The machine stands alongside other gaming cabinets in a dedicated indoor area, illustrating the widespread presence of amusement-with-prizes and video gambling equipment in Italian bars, cafés, tobacconists and roadside service businesses. Its polished black and chrome casing, dual-screen arrangement, vivid graphics and illuminated push-button controls are designed to attract attention and encourage play. The display also includes regulatory and age-related notices, reflecting the controlled nature of legal gambling machines in Italy. The location combines fuel sales with a café, bar, tobacco counter, hot food, lottery products, bill payment and other services for local customers and motorists. Adding electronic gaming machines extends the range of leisure and revenue-generating facilities offered within the premises. Barrafranca lies in the inland Sicilian territory of Enna, where petrol stations and roadside cafés often act as multipurpose stopping places serving residents, commercial drivers and travellers. The photograph documents gambling culture, electronic entertainment, cash gaming, consumer leisure and the commercial diversification of an Italian service station. It also records the visual design of a multigame cabinet, including the Diabolik branding and Lion title, within an everyday non-casino environment. The image is relevant to editorial themes including responsible gambling, gaming regulation, gambling accessibility, addiction risk, roadside hospitality, Italian café culture and the economics of small retail businesses