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Issue: 1983 November 01 - Vol 9 Num 20

BENTLEY BEAR™
IS LOOSE IN THE STREETS!
And he's got what it takes to attract
players into any location.
Bentley Bear is gathering a wide
player base (both guys and gals) as
he scurries along the super 3-D
playfields of our new CRYSTAL
CASTLES video. Most important,
he's producing dazzling collections
week after week .
What makes Crystal Castles
gr-r-reat for street locations?
It's catted charisma! Character ap-
peal that's undeniable. There's also
great depth of play created by multi-
ple challenge levels that keeps
bringing them back for more. And
first-time players are finding it just as
gam:.JI\
easy to pick up the
play as it is for Bentley
Bear to pick up the gems.
Take it from Bentley
Bear. He'll lead you on
the path to gleaming
new prof1ts.
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AIAR I
A Wamer
Commun~a uons
Company
Twice a Monrh Publication for the Coin Operated Entertainment Industry
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CONTENTS/
Volume 9 . Number 20/ November 1. 1983
FEATURES
Subscribers' Poll Findings, Part I
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Here is the lotest information on the state of the coin-op industry. Several areas ore
covered : gross weekly earnings. number of gomes on location. types of gomes on
location . the number of street and orcode locations. and more. For quick reference .
charts and graphs illustrate poll results.
56
Operators Speak Out
Operators finally get a chance to tell monufodurers and distributors how they feel
about the industry. Who and what is causing problems in the coin-op business?
Operators give t.h eir opinions .
68
Coinman
Joe Peters. of Oig State Supply Co. and Wildcat Chemical Co .. gives some controversial
and perceptive opinions on the state of the industry and on other more volatile topics
like home video systems and loser disc games.
More In This Issue
Harry Williams dies. by Mike Show. p . 8 : Game Room Developments. by Roger Sharpe.
p . 78 : How To Use the Yellow Pages. by Dominique Joseph . p. 80: Passive Violence. by
Oill Orohough. p . 83: Using Moiling Lists. by Joseph Arkin . p. 88.
DEPARTMENTS
6 Up Front
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10
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15
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64
66
90
Letters to the Ed itor
AOE '64
Equipment Poll
News
State Update
Five Years Ago
Legal Hints
Tax Tips
Scoring Success
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105
109
116
119
12 1
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Our 'codes
For Promotion
Gene's Gudgements
Fronk's Cranks
Technical Topics
New Products
Aids to the Trade
Classified Advertising
News Drlefs
Cover Credit: Hugh Armstrong of Cherokee Studio. Oloine. Tennessee .

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