GARRETT: The feeling is we've got to get the best
dates possible. It has taken us about five or six
years to work ourselves into the position that we
are in, and we feel like maybe the third week in
October or the fourth week in October would be the
best time. Last year's show was in November, and I
felt that that was a little bit too late. But this space
is booked so far in advance, as much as four and five
years ahead of time, and we just had to work out
our way in this particular time.
PLA Y METER: How has the membership done
over the past year. Is it growing still or is it holding
at about the same?
GARRETT: The membership is growing, it's
increasing every year. We now represent between
15 and 18 percent of all the operators in the United
States, and our total membership this year
represents about a ten percent increase over last
year's membership figure.
PLAY METER: What is the fee for joining the
AMOA?
GARRETT: The fee is honorary. When I say
honorary, that means you are on your honor as to
what dues you will pay. The fee is by levels
according to the number of machines each operator
owns. For under fifty machine, the fee is $50; from
fifty to 100 machines, $150; from 300 to 500
machines, $250; from 500 to 750 machines, $300;
from 750 to 999 machines, $400; and anything over
1,000 machines is $500 per operator. But I'll tell you
what is the really wonderful thing about our
organization. Fred Granger tells me that he
receives so many checks from different companies
that voluntarily raise their dues. And this is a fact.
The people voluntarily rais their dues to the
appropriate figure when th y move into a new
machine classification. And this is the rule rather
than the exception, this is just something that
happens.
PLAY METER: You've visited many of the state
associations over the past year as president of the
AMOA, how is membership running for them?
GARRETT: Real good. I think adversity brings
about understanding and unity in people. This is
true even with a family. And I think with the
copyright legislation that is coming up, some of the
people that probably didn't even realize what was
going on will, I think, wake up and realize what has
happened. And when they do that, they will join the
AMOA and their state associations. And they are
going to help in every way possible. I firmly believe
this. I don't think people want a free ride, though
ome of them have been getting one. I just think
they are going to join the AMOA eventually and
make this a much stronger organization than it
al ready is. This fact has been proved out by the fact
that two more state associations have been formed
within the past year, one in Tennessee and one in
Georgia. And recently I talked to gentlemen from
Kentucky and West Virginia, and they are very
much interested in forming state associations too. I
would also like to add that from my traveling
around to these various state associations, I have
become impressed with the caliber of people in this
bu iness. The presidents of the two new state
a sociations are good examples of what I mean.
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