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PLAt' ItIETER
Volume 2/No. 2
features
Yanks Invade London, Again
FebruQry, 1976
31
In words and pictures, the optimism of the 1976
Amusement Trades Exhibition in London comes through
as the British amusemen ts industry gears up for a
professional and prosperous year .
From Ashes to Solid -State Pinball
38
Love Me, Love My Dog
45
Fire destroyed the All ied Leisure Industries plant two
years ago and nearly destroyed the company, but the
determined owners of the firm rebuilt in record time and
now offer one of the first solid -state hybrid pinball
machines .
MEMBER
Marshall Caras , a coin industry personality of wit,
intelligence and forceful opinion, joins the Play Meter
staff with a feature on loyalty an d its place in the industry
today.
departments
From the Editor/ Calendar ...... ...... .......... .. ....... . 6
Editorial ... ...... .... .. ......... ..... .. ... ... .. ... ... .... 7
Mailbox .. ... ..... ... ...... .. .. ....... ..... ... ... ....... 11
Coinman of the Month ........ .... ........... .. .. ... .... 12
Peter Groom describes British operating problems,
methods
Operating ...... .. ........ ....... .... .. ......... ....... . 15
Illinois operator challenges-pinba ll ban
staff
Editor and Publisher :
Ralph C. Lally II
Managing Editor:
Sonny Albarado
Associate Publisher :
Linda Theis
International Editor:
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editor :
Perry M iller
Correspondents :
Robert Haim
Tom Oliver
Marshall Caras
RobertWick
Photographic Adviser:
Paul Sylvester
Circulation Manager:
Lynn Zielinski
Production Assistants :
Steve Hebert
Roy Willis
Reggie Bowman
Amy Lindblom
Typography :
Skybird Typography
CREDITS : Coinman, A TE and Allied
Leisure photos by Ralph Lal/y; Interna-
tional section photos courtesy of Coin
Slot; al/ other photos courtesy of individ-
ual companies; January cover photo by
Paul Sylvester.
TechnicalTopics ... ... .... ........ ...... ... .. ...... .. . . 16
Distributing ........ ...... .. .. .... .. .... .... .... ... .. .. . 18
Manufacturing .. .. ..... .. .......... .. ..... ... ... ... ... . 19
On the Move .. ..... .... .... ... ...... .. .. .... .... ... ... . 21
New Products .. .. ....... ........... .......... ... ..... .. Z3
Music Programming .... .. .... ...... ......... ........ 24-28
Long distance isn' t the next best thing
International News ... ... ..... ........ ....... .... ... .... 35
A new co lumn on international marketing by
Fascination 's Robert W ick
Classifieds .... .. ........ ... .. ... .. ... ....... ... ...... .. 50
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