Mailbox ....
have been well under way. (The
Don Miller program is just a
placating gesture). Again, we
asked for no money.
Putting the "A" at the head of
AMOA was just "taxation with-
out representation." The amuse-
ment games provide a greater
dues base. The tremendous inno-
vations in games in the last few
years pushed AMOA over the
top. They and their related
suppliers flood the Show.
No one expects AMOA to
spend money, just to lend a hand,
a strong hand of support. It's
Hurricane Milne
This is in regard to your July
"Coinman of the Month" inter-
view. Your question directed to
Mr. Granger was on pingame
problems.
PLAY METER: My Question
to -you, therefore, is does the
AMOA plan to get involved in
other issues besides this jukebox
problem?
MR. GRANGER: Not on the
state level. We've got our hands
full with the copyright battle ....
The national association does its
job on the national level. ... il
something comes up on the
national level later on, we would
undoubtedly be involved.
The state associations do their
best, but sometimes the problem
needs the lip service of national
for clout-no money, just sup-
port. The IRS ruling against
pingame tournaments was na-
tional. Rufus King (attorney for
Gottlieb and Williams in Wash-
ington) pleaded for just that type
of support several years ago to
show the IRS it was a need of an
industry rather than just manu-
facturers. As a state association
officer, I wasn't permitted even
to raise the question. I'm sure the
ruling cost Bally's Aladdin's
Castle Tournament a tremendous
amount of money.
Art Seglin offered AMOA his
services free of charge several
years ago when solid state
pingames were coming out and
there were virtually no skilled
mechanics. His idea was for a
curriculum that could be used
nationwide. He was told in
but
no
essence:
"Thanks,
thanks." Today the system could
PLAY METER , September, 1979
hard trying to spearhead national
programs through state organi-
zations. It reminds me of steering
the car from the passenger's side
while my late husband slept at
the wheel. Same anguish.
Millie McCarthy
President
New York State
Coin Machine Association, Inc.
[Ed. -Ms. McCarthy, along with
two other former "Coinmen of the
Month, "are interviewed at length
in this issue.]
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