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Twice a Month Publication for the Coin Operated Entertainment Industry
WBPA
Member Business Publications Audit
CONTENTS/volume
8, Number 22/November 15, 1982
FEATURES
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Subscribers' Poll Results
How many videos were bought in 1982? Do operators favor speed-up kits? How do
they feel about "gray area" games? Here is the 1982 State of the Industry report with
charts and graphs to help you pinpoint trends and see how your business performed
in 1982 compared to businesses nationwide.
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Look Ahead
After reading the results of the Play Meter poll, you are probably wondering what your
equipment purchases should be in 1983. Play Meter talked to 20 operators nation-
wide quizzing them on their prospective buying pattems for '83.
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Operators Speak Out
Read what operators themselves say about the industry. They talk about topics
ranging from interchangeable games, to service gripes, to problems with manufac-
turers.
Associations Assess Activities
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See what association leaders say about the industry and how they gear up their
groups for legislative battles, P.R. campaigns, and money raising activities.
DEPARTMENTS
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Up Front
Letters to the Editor
Equipment Poll
News
Puzzle Answer
Our 'cades
Snapshots
For Promotion
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PP. Problems/PR Solutions
Coin of Vantage
Frank's Cranks
Technical Topics
Critic's Comer
New Products
Classified
Aids to the Trade