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..... Dynamo, the Grand Prairie, Texas pool table manufacturer, is
going through changes and is evaluating a move into the video
industry. Mark L. Struhs, director of sales and marketing for
Dynamo, commented, however, that it will not abandon its table-
making interests. A new pool table from Dynamo, called The Big ~'
was ready for its market in August following what Struhs termed a
period of development for a table that would not require expensive
service calls. Big D's frame will be constructed of steel and
plywood, with noparticle board utilized.
"Every table will be
consistent and yet the high costs of the development will not
severely affect the price to the operator," said Struhs. His
company, he added, will be gearing its production to accomodate
both quality tables and the new videos it has planned to intro-
duce following its extensive study of producing other coin-op
modes than pool tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
..... The Amusement Operators of Tennessee held its second annual
meeting in Nashville at the Hyatt Regency, July 24 and 25.
Highlights included a golf match at Shelby Park and a video and
pool tournament at the Hyatt. Prize drawings and industry speakers
completed the program, and officers elected included President
Bill Stone of Stone Amusement, andVice President Paul Morrison of
Coin Machine Distributing. Milton Hobbs, convention coordinator,
reported that attendance at the Saturday night banquet was 56
percent greater than last year's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... Nichibutsu USA,
currently shipping its new Moon Shuttle game
from its Torrance, California facility, has announced new positions
for two of its officers. Masao Kijima, formerly sales manager, was
named general manager of Nichibutsu USA. Brian Ogihara, formerly
sales representative, was elevated to sales manager. Details of
Moon Shuttle, distributed jointly by Taite America and Nichibutsu USA,
are found in the "New Products" section, this issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... Williams Electronics, Inc. announced July 28 that it proposes
to make a public offering of $20 million principal amount of con-
vertible subordinated debentures. The debentures will mature
approximately 15 years from the date of issuance. The net proceeds
of the offering to Williams will be used to retire its outstanding
term indebtedness to its principal lender and as additional working
capital. The sale is intended to be accomplished through an under-
written public offering to be made solely by means of a prospectus .....
..... Sellers of computerized poker game machines in South Dakota
are violating the state's gambling and consumer protection laws,
according to State Attorney General Mark Meierhenry.
In an Associated
Press news story, the attorney general was quoted as saying that in
mid-July, 40 to 50 of the machines had been sold in South Dakota
at a cost of about $3,000 each. The games are "similar to legal
video games found in entertainment establishments around the state,"
Meierhenry said. He noted that persons with the machines in
question in their possession can be charged with a gambling vio-
lation and that location owners can have their liquor sales licenses
suspended when the gray area games are in operation on site . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... Following the successful outcome of Coin-Op '81, the Irish
Amusement Trades Association (IATA) has reviewed the dates scheduled
for next year's exhibition at the favorably located Leopardstown
Racecourse Centre. The new dates set for the Irish show are
Wednesday, March 31, to Friday, April 2, 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PLAY METER , October 1, 1981