Play Meter

Issue: 1983 November 01 - Vol 9 Num 20

Twice a Monrh Publication for the Coin Operated Entertainment Industry
'WBPA
Wember Ousiness Publications Aud it
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.
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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
12
15
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62
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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9 5
97
105
109
116
119
12 1
1 ~0
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 .
Publl~r and Editor:
Rolph C. Lolly II
Editorial Dlr.ctor:
Valerie Cognevich
LOW
COST
Managing Editor:
Lauro R. Oroddock
Associ~ Editor:
Mike Show
ARCADE INSURANCE
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Call or write...
* t'fational A + Companies
* flJ'emium Financing Plans
* N~tionwide Claims Offices
Jon Eisen
c/o CORROON & BLACK KN§URA NCE
4350 E. Camelback # 8250
Phoenix , Arizona 85018
602-840-7100
Edltortoi/R.s.orch:
Down Adorno
Art Dtr.ctor:
Korey Schwark
TypogroJ)Mrs:
Jo Ann Anrhony
Dione Cooper
Graphics O.slgn.r:
Morgrer Vincent
Te Randy Fromm
Fronk Seninsky
eo,..spond.,ts:
Mory (loire Olokemon
0111 Orohough
Mike Duckl
Carol Kantor
Dill Kunz
Chor1es C. Ross
Roger C. Sharpe
Paul Thiele
Adv•rdllng
Mono~r:
David Pierson
CloulfiH Adv•rtlslng:
Koren Gl'oy
Circulation Mono~r:
Renee' C. Pierson
Euro~n R.pr-.Mntotlv•:
Esmoy Leslie
PATTIE
CAKES
Pattie Cakes is just one
of our new line of kiddy
games. Like our famous
Whac-A-Mole, our new
kiddy games are
tremendously popular,
highly profitable, and
very dependable. Call
us and let us tell you
more about our entire
line of successful
games.
Ask about our
distributor discount.
Bob's Space Racers, Inc.
427 15th Street , Daytona Beach , Florida 32017
Telephone: 904· 677· 0761
Manufactured in th e U.S.A.
Makers of amusement games si nce 1970
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CounMI
Rufus King
PLAY METEP.. November 1. 1980.
Volume 9 . No. 20. Copyrighr 1980 by
Skyblrd Publishing Company. Ploy
MM•r (ISSI'-1 0162·1040X USPS 058-
005) is published rwice monrhly on rhe
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offices: 508 Uve Oak Sr.. Meroirie. La.
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phone: 504/ 808·8025. For subscrip-
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ore available on requesr. No port of this
mogozln. moy ~ r-.producH with-
out •xpr-.SMd ~rmlsslon . The edirors
ore nor responsible forunsoliclred mon·
uscrlprs. Ploy M~•r buys all rights.
unless orherwise specified. to accepted
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phorogrophs. Second·class postage
paid or Meroirie. La. 70002 and addi·
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PlAY METER. November 1 . 1983

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