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Issue: 1975 February - Vol 1 Num 3

ti Ited prices
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an opinion in stark co ntra st to Kram za r's belief
that 'a lo t o f peo ple in the busin ess right no w arc
brok e and th ey d on t even kn o w it. " Fishe r feels
" the coin indus try is one of those industrie that is
not affected by bad financial tim e th e same as
other busin esses. This industry was born o ut of th e
Depression and it grew o ut of th ose hard times."
It 's just po ibl e Fisher ay, that harder
economic tim es for th e nat io n may mean better
times for the co in amu e m e nt machine operato r.
Unea y financia l situations may kee p more people
close to h o m e in 1975, he ad d s, where th ey will
vi sit loca l amusement location m re frequent!
a nd pe rh a ps spend what m ney the set a ide for
e nt e rta inm e nt o n the less ex pensive ente rtai nm ent
offered by co in -operated am usements.
sales dip
flipp er game more ofte n. TV tenni games are
ca using a pro ble m for th firm, al o. Heyer ays,
beca use of "our in a bilit to trad them in. We
can't trade them in from a custome r becau e th y
have no o th e r market. It isn t omethi ng that holds
up. " Heyer h ope factories omeda y se ll vid eo
gamcs with a n o rigina l gamc modulc with
replaceable extra modules to fit thc samc ca bin cts.
Economic con ditio n vary throughout North -
wes t ' five-state a rea, bu t arc for the mo st part fa ir
to good. Ala ska ' economy is boo ming a nd is one
of the firm' s prime areas. Hcyer ays . " We went
through a rece ssio n in the Boei ng (aircraft
manufa c turer) era hcre when we had heav layoff
and where the nation a l trand is going up in
unemploymcnt, o ur s is co ming down. " ea ttl c's
uncmpl oy ment was up to 8.5 8.6, Heyer note,
but now it is in the sc ven per ccnt rangc "a nd we
ca ll our e lve fo rtunate." Id a ho and Montana are
down because of a lump in the lumbering bu sine
now , " but we sce m to be holding our own."
That's how small di s tributor-ooc rator R .
H ogar~ of Tul a Au tomatic Mu sic Co. in Tulsa,
kl a., feel, too. "As far as in co me goes, it ' better
than it 's ever been. " Hogard says. The economy in
Tul a is b oo ming. hc no tes, becau ' c of the
concentration of o il companies and oil-related
bu inesses in the area. " We don't have the seve n,
eight or nine per ce nt unemployment they have in
o ther parts of the country. ' Hogard adds. Th e re
probably wi ll be ome person s affe ted by a
rece ss ionary trend in Tulsa and no rthwest Okla-
homa. "but so far that ha n 't come about," Hoga rd
say . Whil e many take a dim view of what' going
to happen to the coi n amu ement business in 1975,
Hogard does no t. "We ve got a pretty good bun c h
of operators out here. The y've got e no ugh se nse to
reali ze you can't go on a 1940 ceo no m anymorc.
Yo u either make some money or go br oke and I'm
young enough that I don't int e nd to go broke.
OPERATOR/LOCATION PROGRAM
Bu il ds enthusiasm for fussball in your area
Organizes the players
Brings new players into the sport
Continually provides locations with tournament pack-
ages and novel competitive ideas for generating player
enthusiasm
For more information write
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International Table Soccer Association
P. O. Box 16143
Phoenix, Arizona
85011
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PONG
GAMES
Perfect Contition
PMC TABLE TENNIS
2-PI. ... _ ......... ... _ . _ . . . _ . .. $445
PMC WHAM BAM.
2-PI. ........ ... . . _ _ . .. . .. . ... . _445
Call or write for prices
on the following :
Sensational BOWL -A -TRON. 2-PI.
FLiM FLAM. 2-PI.
SPORTS CENTER. 4-PI.
AMUTRONICS HOCKEY.
2-Pl . & 4-Pl. models
FOR SALE OR RENT
Atlas Music Co.
COIN COUNTING MACHINES -------,
All types new and rebuilt coin sorti ng , cou n t ing and wrapp ing mach ines. Po rt ab le ,
t abl e model and combinat i on sorters and cou nt ers.
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Immediate shipment from large stock
Representing: Klopp Engineering
Downey-Johnson
Standard-Changemakers
Standard-Johnson
LYNDE -ORDWAY
COMPANY
INC .
0004
Call , w r ite or w ir e New Orleans
Novelt y Co . for the best in used
equ ip ment (fl ippers, foo sball s, arcade
equi pmen t, gu ns, shuffle bowlers and
TV games) . New Orlean s Novelty Co .
has been " FAMOUS FOR USED
GAMES" fo r many y ears. New Orleans
Nove l ty Co ., 1055 D ryad es Street,
New O rlea ns, Lou isia na 70113. Tele-
phone (504 ) 529-7321 .
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FOR SALE : 16mm PANORAMS. Top
cond ition . 1 Dc & 25c, or trade for late
mod el arcade games. Buy one or fifty .
FUN CIRCUS, 1302 Pacif ic Ave.,
Tacoma , Wa sh.
98402 . (206)
272-7659.
LOW, LOW, LOW
PRICES
DRA
PRICE GUIDE
The only publication devoted
2122 N. Western Avenue
Chicago. 1160647
Phone : 312 I 276-5005
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and
RECONDITIONED LIKE NEW!
TV GAMES
Midway WINNER I. 2-PI. .. .. . _ .. . .. $295
Nutting SPACE BALL. 2-Pl. _ . . . .. . .. 295
Ramtek SOCCER. 4-PI. . . _ . _ . . .. .. _ .695
Kee ELIMINATION . 4-PI. .... _ . _ ... . 595
Atari PONG. 2-PI. ........ ... . . . . . . 295
Allied TENNIS TOURNEY. 4-PI. . . . .. 595
SPECIAL!
BALLY
TARGET ZERO .............. . . . _395
Terms : 25% De p ., Bal . S Ight Dra ft
Write for complete list. We handle a/l
makes and types of coin-operated
amusement machines.
V'/ORlD WIDE
DISTRIBUTORS. INC.
2734 W. Fullerton. Ch icago, III. 60647
Phone: 312 / 384-2300
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FOR EXPORT - BINGOS, BALLY
MONEY HON EY , MULTIPLIER ,
AND CONTIN ETALS. WAN T ED T O
BUY : ANTIQUE M ACHINES .
CROSSE ·DUNHA M . 141 MEADOW-
BROOK ST ., GRETNA. LA . 70053
exclusively to analyzing and
assessing values of used coin
operated equipment.
PLAY METER SAYS:
" In our opi nion, the most
comp lete and uselul Price
Guide avai lable is the
ORA Pr ice Guide."
TRADE MOR CATALOG
Pr sent ed the ORA Price Guide
with liS GOLD CO IN AWARD
in 1974.
You should know what your equip-
ment is worth - Selling - Buying -
Depreciation - Taxation require
this vital information.
If you subscribe now. you will
receive our No_1 Book in February .
Remember. Tax Time is April 15th.
For complete information, write:
Distri butors
Research Assoc.
262 N. W. 29th Street, Miami,
Florida 33127
SCHOOL FOR GAMES
ONE TO FOUR WEEK
Phono's, Fl ippers, and
schemat ics. CAL' S COIN
P.O. Box 810, N icoma
73066 . (405) 769-5343.
& MUSIC,
COURSES.
Bingo s. By
COLLEGE,
Pa rk, Okla .
FOR SALE : 10 Garlando foosball
tables in perfect condition . $250 each .
Call or write American Amusements
(504) 384-2921. P.O. Box 408, Mor-
gan City, La. 70380.
FOR SALE : Seebu rg, Wurl it zer,
Rockol a, AMI Phonograph s. Will iams •
Gottl ieb, Bally, Ch icago Co in, fl i ppers.
guns. ba seball s. Un ited . Ch icago Co in,
Midway shuffles. Valley . F ischer.
Un ited . Amer ican , used pool tables. A s
is or shopped . Domestic o r export
sh ipment s. Call or wr it e Operators
Sales. Inc. 1525 A ir li ne Hwy. Meta ir ie.
La . 70001 (504) 837 -8400.
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