IEWS BRIEFS
au Dawn Adorno
A bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives to ban
video and pinball machines near schools and in residential districts
in the Detroit area has been delayed.
Detroit representative Burton
Leland, a bill sponsor, said the games cause problems with young people
and that there are too ma ny o f the machines in the area.
Walter Maner of the Michigan Coin Machine Operators Association
and a Detroit operator t est ified before the city government contending
that the proposed ban is a l o cal matter tnat shouldn't be handled by
the state legislature. Ma n e r admitted that there-is a proliferation of
games, but added that " the econ omics of the situation will take care of
that." AC'cording to Ma ner , the focus will now shift to the De'troit
council . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennessee Govern or Lamar Alexander signed a video games tax bill
that calls for a $100 per mach i n e tax.
(See Play Meter, June 15, p.33.)
The bill goes into effe ct Janua r y 1, 1984 .... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Amusement Games Ma ufac turers Association (AGMA) will stage an
industry exposition in 198 . on February 17-19 at Chicago's Ex~o Center.
AGMA, which is compose d of 35 co in-operated amusements manufacturers,
held its annual member s hip ee t ing May 20-21 in Alexandria, Virginia.
Ron Judy of Ninte ndo, Fra · k Fogelman of Sega, and Robert Lloyd
of Data East were elec te d ~o serve three-year terms on AGMA's board of
directors. Also elect ed was aito -America's Paul Moriarity to fill an
nexpired term formerl y held y J ack Mittel who resigned fr0m Taito.
AGMA officers elec ted . =o- 1983 -84 are Joseph Robbins, president;
Richard Simon, vice preside -· Gl enn Seidenfeld, secretary-treasurer,
nd Glenn Braswell, ass istG.~ secretary.
President Joseph Robbins was
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MorTronics Inc. offic'a_ s attr i b ute a fourth quarter loss to a de-
cline in revenues by Con ti e~ al iv i d e Distributors as a result of
the current industry sl owdo .. a. - to depressed economic conditions
nationwide.
MorTronics, hoe e_, se es growth opportunities available
as "under-capitalized c ompan~es ecome more likely acquisition candi-
- dates," Nate Dolin, chai r ma _ o.:- ~he b o ard, said.
"Distributor offices
are now being opened in new c ~ ' es by both Continental Divide and
Circle International. We P -~
continue to expand l both as a distri-
butor and route operator of c ~ - operated video games and to look for
acquisition opportuniti es ·
~:er ser vice-r~lated businesses,'~ Dolin
added . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sega Electronics ha s i c ease pro duction of Congo Bongo by 25
percent in response to the _ oa· - sca le demand for the game, company
officials said . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Centuri's revenues f o~ t e =irst quarter ending March 31, 1983,
were $35,360,115 with a ne t _ro=·t of $75,027, or $.01 per share.
This compares with first qua t er 1982 revenues of $4,534,932 and a net
loss of $~ 73,623, or $.0 3 p e r share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ..... .
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PLAY METER, July 15, 1983