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Play Meter

Issue: 1981 August 15 - Vol 7 Num 15

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Paraplegic play
We write to thank you for the
interesting articles you have
published concerning the assistance
being given by persons within the
amusement machine industry, to
both quadriplegic and paraplegic
persons.
Perhaps the disabled people
themselves would be prepared to
communicate with us, if so, we would
welcome their ideas and opinions as
well as those who have so expertly
assisted from outside.
In time to come, we may be able to
add our expertise to theirs with an
International Tournament in mind;
however at this point the objective is
to ensure that we show our less
fortunate friends that we care.
except for specific types of
establishments.
Therefore, we outline the
following suggestions that could be
used as a pattern in establishing our
amusement game industry in not
only a legally acceptable manner, but
as one receiving unanimous
approval from the parents, adjacent
retail stores, law enforcement
agencies, public officials, and of
course, the media people-radio
television and daily newspapers.
1. There must be strong
management at all times in the
arcade.
2. Be sure you have contacted the
local law enforcement people who
patrol the area so that you have their
complete cooperation.
3. The location must be clean,
immaculate in not only restrooms,
but in the entire floor space including
all the equipment looking sharp at all
times.
4. The retail stores surrounding
the business must be contacted
Raymond M. Galante
Music-Vend Distributing
Seattle, Washington
/
PEACH STATE DISTRIBUTING CO.
1040 Boulevard, S.E. -Atlanta, Ga. 30312
Telephone 404 - 622-4401
T .W. Davenport
Famark Industries
Victoria, Australia
[Ed. Note: See news article on
A ustralian involvement in this
worthy cause, inside this issue.]
personally on a continuing basis ·for
any objections or any areas that
should be discussed so you have a
continuing communications with
them.
5. The parking lots must be clean
at all times and loiterers in cars must
be asked to leave.
6. Contact the local schools and
youth groups so that you have their
complete cooperation with regard to
business hours so that they do not
conflict with school hours in any
way.
7. Be extremely careful there is
not any passing of food, packs of
cigarettes, or other possible illegal
handling of merchandise in the
location. If there is any sign of this
happening, be sure those customers
are evicted permanently.
8. Watch for the "bullies" who
would destroy your business and
give the location a very poor image.
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With the proliferation of video games
throughout almost every conceivable
type of retail establishment, we
propose the following suggestions in
view of any possible sudden licensing
and taxing increases from local
governments ...
We are in the entertainment
industry and these are purely novelty
type amusement devices; however,
one must recognize there is a fine
li ne between our coin-operated
amusement type games and sloppy,
roughneck -infested and poorly
managed, seedy-type locations, that
would justify public officials in con-
demning that type of location as a
public nuisance. In that particular
case, the entire video game industry
is in jeopardy since the games can
either be overly-licensed, overly-
taxed, age restrictions imposed,
limited in number of games per
location, or made plainly illegal
PLA Y METER, August 15, 1981
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This message is addressed to Play Meter, in the belief
that the viewpoint of a coin-op machine "patron," or
player might reveal his personal sentiments and
contribute something of interest, especially during an
interval when there seem to be conflicting views
concerning the fine merits or potential faults of the
machine itself.
The writer has been gainfully employed some 40 years,
dividing his labors between corporation auditing, writing
advertising copy, and free-lance writing in general. His
somewhat extensive travels have taken him to or
throughout most of the major cities in the eastern half of
the U.S.A.
Being guided strictly by past experiences and
searching for diversion, I am sincere in the belief that
amusement machines-! mean variously- the pinball,
video games, billiards, and the jukebox-are constantly
offering the public vast and ever-improving sources of
entertainment. Also it is even the more amazing when
one considers that this type of diversion has expanded
itself beyond all geographic boundaries!
As to my own personal experience I have, at one time
or another, used virtually all of these fun -type
amusements-viz, I've used the pinball; played at
billiards (while in variously located YMCA branches) ;
derived lavish enjoyment from listening to popular
melodies pouring from the jukebox; and many other
forms of coin-op games.
But, regardless of how brilliant, enlivening or colorful
our special amusement may be, it seems that it must
inevitably be plagued, or even obstructed by some
perverse development in the guise of either legal
technicality or some stupid restraint arising from
irrational prejudice.
In this regard, I was disappointed to learn, from a
recent issue of Play Meter that the distributors of these
interesting and fun-giving machines are facing trouble
spots in certain areas of the State of Ohio, and other
geographic areas, as result of civic restraints and legal
restrictions. [Play Meter's report on attempts to prohibit
amusement games along with pseudo-gambling devices.]
According to my own sentiments (for whatever they
may be worth) there can be no doubt whatever as to my
attitude. Since these traditional fun-giving devices have
found universal approval, so that they have been
providing entertainment and relaxation for great masses
of people-at all walks of life, of all creeds and
nationalities-it is my fervent wish that they may
continue to expand and flourish .
Somehow, I cannot escape the impression that the
most serious indictment laid at the door of the coin-op
machine would be label it (under certain stipulations) as a
"gambling evil."
Why not look at the other side of the "gambling coin?"
Where have all of our "noble crusaders" been during
recent years? Look at the enormous monetary outlay
involved in the (horse and dog) parimutuels. Baseball
and football parlays, by way of example-also " point-
shaving" "fight fixing" player bribing-these are, of
course, the more evil phases of the broad sporting
fraternity with its wide national range of activity. But
there is hardly anything new about them.
Harold Hartigan
Athens, Georgia
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