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Vol. 4, 4, No. No. 20 20 Vol. November 1,1, 1978 1978 November Staff Publisher and and Editor: Editor: Publisher Managing Editor: Editor: Managing International Editor: Editor: International Technical Editor: Editor: Technical Correspondents: Correspondents: Art Direction: Direction: Art Ralph C. C. Lally LallyII II Ralph David Pierson Pierson David DavidSnook Snook David Editor, Coin Coin Slot Slot Editor, Robin Minnear Minnear Robin GameDoctors Doctors Game PatMatthews Matthews Pat RogerC. C. Sharpe Sharpe · Roger Gene Beley Beley Gene DickWelu Dick Welu Zac Oliver Oliver Zac Tom Howarth Howarth Tom Claire Blakeman Blakeman Mary Claire Mary Katey Schwark Schwark Katey Administrative Assistant: Assistant: Administrative Valerie Mitchell Mitchell Valerie Typography: Typography: Vickie Lofton Lofton Vickie Staff Cartoonist: Cartoonist: Staff Rockwell Norm Rockwell Norm Circulation Manager: Manager: Circulation Gloria Dering Dering Gloria Advertising Representative: Representative: Advertising Ralph C. C. Lally LallyIIII Ralph European Representative: Representative: European Esmay Leslie Leslie Esmay PLAY METER, METER, November November 1, 1, 1978. 1978. PLAY Volume 4, 4, No. No. 20. 20. Copyright Copyright 1978 1978 by by Volume Skybird Publishing Publishing Company. Company. 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Hertfordshire, Polygraph testing testing faces faces Polygraph Congressional scrutiny scrutiny Congressional Many security-conscious security-conscious operators operators Many who have have been been using using polygraph polygraph or or who psychological stress evaluation serpsychological stress evaluation services are are now now faced faced with with the the prospect prospect vices that such practices may soon be that such practices may soon be declared illegal. illegal. declared In many many cases, cases, operators operators have have In resorted to to such such measures measures in in order order to to resorted keep their their employees employees honest. honest. These These keep operators argue argue that that their their employees employees operators conduct many business transactions conduct many business transactions for them them at at remote remote locations locations and and are are for not under under the the operator's operator's direct direct not Sega acquisition acquisition Sega Sega Enterprises, Enterprises, Inc. Inc. of of Redondo Redondo Sega supervision . And And this this method method at atleast least supervision. has given given them them aa way way to to control control has security problems. problems. security But aa bill bill introduced introduced last last year year by by But U.S. Senator Senator Birch Birch Bayh Bayh would would U.S. outlaw such such practices, practices, and and that that bill bill isis outlaw beginning to to make make its its way way through through beginning the legislative legislative channels. channels. The The bill bill (S. (S. the 1845) was was recently recently the the subject subject of of 1845) extensive hearings hearings by by the the Senate Senate extensive Judiciary Committee. Committee . At At presstime presstime Judiciary no determination determination had had been been made made on on no the status status of of the the bill. bill. the CALENDAR CALENDAR Beach, California California has has announced announced Beach, Japanese subsidiary, subsidiary, Sega Sega that its its Japanese that Enterprises, Ltd., Ltd., has has signed signed an an Enterprises, agreement to to acquire acquire all all of of the the shares shares agreement of stock stock of of Esco Esco Trading Trading Co., Co., Ltd., Ltd., aa of Japanese corporation, corporation, for for an an undisundisJapanese closed amount amount of of cash cash and and other other closed considerati"ns. considerations. The closing closing isis scheduled scheduled to to take take The placein in two two phases, phases, the the first first phase phase in in place the latter part of 1978 and the the latter part of 1978 and the second phase phase in in the the early early part part of of second 1979, with the major condition of 1979, with the major condition of closing being being the the approval approval of of the the closing appropriate Japanese Japanese agency. agency. appropriate Esco isis aa distributor distributor and and operator operator Esco of coin-operated electronic amuseof coin-operated electronic amusement games games based based in in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Japan. ment Sega is a manufacturer, distributor Sega is a manufacturer, distributor and operator operator of of coin-operated coin-operated and amusement games. amusement games. Sega isis aa 95 95 percent percent owned owned Sega subsidiary of Gulf + Western subsidiary of Gulf + Western Industries, Inc. Inc. Industries, Marathon pool Marat hon pool Doug Franz Franz and and Roger Roger Beaulieu Beaulieu of of Doug Windsor, Ontario Ontario smashed smashed the the old old Windsor, world's marathon marathon record record for for conconworld's secutive hours hours of of pool pool playing playing when when secutive the two two of of them them recorded recorded 1351/4 1351/4 the hours of of consecutive consecutive play. play. Their Their new new hours record eclipsed eclipsed the the old old mark mark of of 125 125 record hours. hours. The feat feat was was sponsor sponsored by The ed by Vending Unlimited Unlimited Inc. Inc. of of Windsor, Windsor, Vending Ontario at at one one of of its its locations, locations, Ontario Player's Paradise. Paradise. The The marathon marathon feat feat Player's drew aa great great deal deal of of attention attention locally; locally; drew and, according according to to Steve Steve Perrault, Perrault, and, Vending Unlimited's Unlimited's manager, manager, itit also also Vending proved to to be be aa great great source source of of proved revenue. revenue. 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