the opposite is true. In my lifetime I
have been known to make quite a few
bets on football and perhaps was the
only Tulane University football player
in history to have read the racing form
on the bench.
Furthermore, I have been an advo-
cate of legalized gambling in my own
state for many years and have written
many articles, letters, and even made
speeches at the University of New
Orleans advocating legalized gaming.
Therefore, I do believe that I am well
qualified to speak on the gray area
games from my many years of experi-
ence.
The gray area games, if legalized by
state legislators and allowed to legally
award prizes in money, merchandise,
or both, and if they were well regulated
and allowed to run in places where
minors do not frequent, then these
games could be wonderful sources of
revenue for the states, various cities,
and towns .
But, run as an illegal subterfuge,
sneak type operation, any and all
operators, distributors, and anyone
else who fools with the games is asking
for trouble . Take it from one who
knows! When you operate any kind of
subterfuge gaming device, an operator,
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distributor, or location owner is sub-
ject to arrest , harrassment, surveillance
by any and all law enforcement bodies,
including the city , county, and state
police; the FBI; the CIA; the IRS; the
Crime Commission; U.S . marshalls;
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They were used to get payoffs on bingo
pinball games throughout Louisiana
and Mississippi 12 years ago .
So, my advice to you is, unless you
can run these games with perfect
safety, under a license - unless you can
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that your games are not subject to con-
fiscation and you and your locations
not subject to arrest- then I say oper-
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put out.
But, until such times come, don't
operate these games. Please, don't
endanger the livelihood of thousands
of operators, location owners, manu-
facturers, and everyone connected
with the industry who is manufac-
turing, operating, and distributing
innocent amusement video games that
do not have any kind of gambling
theme .
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New Orleans Novelty Co.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Slmutron praises article
We appreciate the fine article on our
company in your April I issue (p .32) .
It has generated a tremendous interest
in our product. We understand that
your staff has also been busy forward-
ing several phone calls to our corporate
office. We appreciate this extra work
on their part.
You may want to inform your
readers that they can contact us direct
by calling 619 /758-1353 or by writing
Simutron Inc., 956 Vale Terrace,Suite
209 , Vista, CA 92083.
Again, we would like to thank you
for the professional manner with
which you and your staff handled the
article on our company
Grant J. Hallstrom
Executive Vice President
Simutron Inc.
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