Play Meter

Issue: 1975 March - Vol 1 Num 4


(Editor's note: With the following bit of opinion from Brooklyn operator
Patrick E. O'Toole Jr., president of EZE Repair Co., Play M eIer begins a new
reader service. A chance to let industry and association leaders and the
everyday operator voice their ideas to others, " Sound Off" will appear as
frequently or infrequently as we receive reader comments. Designed as
something more than a letter to the editor in the "Mailbox" section, material
that appears in this column should be written in a logical and easy-to-under-
stand fashion and should clearly express the writer's opinion, philosophy or
ideas about some industry or personal business subject of either a national or
local nature. Articles should be typewritten, double-spaced. We will accept
handwritten items, but only if they 'are clearly legible. Please send your
thoughts to Dept. S, Play Me Ier, P.O. Box 24170, New Orleans, La. 70184.)
By Patrick E. O'Toole Jr.
There is only one solution to the current economic crisis for the com
machine industry.
Inflation has destroyed the value of the penny, nickel, dime and quarter;
therefore the 50-cent and $1 coins are the only means for saving our
industry.
It is up to all of us to promote the use of half-dollar and dollar coins.
Promote the use of half-dollar play: one quarter/one play, two quarters/two
plays, a half-dollar/three plays.
The Bureau of the Mint is producing sufficient numbers of these coins to
meet present demands, but most banks do not stock half-dollars because of a
lack of demand.
Supply your music locations with half-dollars - we must start somewhere
before it is too late.
Most other countries have a more workable monetary system with coins
equal to one cent, 10 cents, 50 cents, $1, $5 and some with $10 and $20
coins. Our 50-cent and $1 coins have not been in general use for several
years.
We need these coins back in circulation if the coin machine industry is to
survive. Paper currency will never be able to support our business. Write your
congressmen and senators and urge them to support increased production of
half-dollar and dollar coins. Write the manufacturers of equipment you now
own or intend to purchase and request information for converting to
half-dollar and dollar coins.
If demand for these coins drops any more, the Bureau of the Mint may
cease producing them. At the present rate of inflation, today's quarter play
will be dollar play by 1985 and it will be very cumbersome to deposit 10
dimes or 20 nickels or four quarters for one play. But it would be very
convenient to deposit a dollar coin or two half-dollars.
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mailbox
We have received a couple of issues
of your magazine " Play M eter" .
We have not formally subscribed to
this magazine, but enjoy it very much
and find it very in teresting and useful. I
am wondering if I am receiving this
magazine due to the fact that I am
President of the Wisconsin Music
Merchants Association .
In any case, could you shed any light
on how long we will receive this
magazine and let us know when the
present subscription runs out so we
may resubscribe.
Jim A . Stansf ie ld
President
Stanfield Vending , In c.
Wisconsin Mu sic M erchants
A ssociation
report on the development of tabl e
soccer in your pages as it has gained a
great deal of public acceptance and
notoriety. We would also appreciate it
if you would capitalize the first letter
of our trademark FOOSBALL when
using it in your publication so as to be
fair with us. We noticed that your
letter on page 3 says that the term
FOOSBALL is synonymous with table
soccer but it really isn't . FOOSBALL
is our brand of table soccer, which has
gained a tremendous amount of accep·
tance by the public.
Cordially ,
American Youth Marketing Corporation
Dwight Day
Vice·Presi dent
Cincinnati , Ohio
The story said the Texas-style table
craze - not table soccer itself - began
in Dallas with the Tornado table - Ed.
After reading the past three issues of
Play Meter , I wanted to congratulate
you and the Play Meter staH on a job
well done. Your magazine is both
interesting and in format ive. I am
confident that Play Meter w ill be an
asset to the coin industry.
Best w ishes for a success ful future .
K. Chris loumak is
Pre siden t
Pica Ind oor Sports
I Continued Pag
1-41
THE AIR CUSHION SOCCER GAME
COMBINING THE FASCINATION OF AIR CUSHION GAME S WITH THE EXCITE M ENT OF FUSSBALL
You are recelvmg Pl ay Meter be·
cause we think you'll like it enough to
want to subscribe to it. If you don't
soon, we'll have to stop sending it to
you.
From your letter, it's obvious that
you like the magazine very much. So,
how about a subscription. Hurry. We
can't stand the suspense. - Ed.
We read with interest your com·
ments in the January issue of Play
Meter on table soccer . We are particu '
larly interested in anything related to
table soccer since we introduced the
game of table soccer to Amer ica in
1964. We have expended a great deal
of effort to develop th e acceptance of
the game as a spor t by the American
public continuously since then.
Actually , your article about the
craze startinq with Toranado in Texas
is not accurate because it all started
here in Cincinna t i, Ohio . Bob Haye.s
was actually introduced to commercial
table soccer by us since he began as
one of our dealers.
We hope that you continue to

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