Retirement and Estate Planning
will deal with how to accumulate
retirement funds. plan a pension. and
avoid estate taxes.
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Atart consolidates
in Milpitas
Atari Games Corp., in which con-
trolling interest recently was pur-
chased by the Japanese company
Namco. has consolidated its opera-
tions in Milpitas. Cali1.
Atari's sales. administration. mar-
keting, fina nce. and engineering divi-
sions, in the past located in Sunnyvale,
Cali!.. have been moved next to the
company's manufacturing and cus-
tomer-service facilities in Milpitas.
The new address and phone
number are 675 Sycamore Drive, P.O.
Box 36111 0, Milpitas. CA 95035. ( 408)
434-3700.
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OMAA sponsors
marketing program
The Ohio Music and Amusement
Associatibn is sponsoring a program
called Marketing Incentive Program
(MIP) in which subscribing members
of the association will receive regularly
a list of all applications for new liquor/
beer/ wine permits and all transfers of
location ownership processed by the
Ohio Department of Uquor Control.
For more information. call the
OMAA at (614) 221-8600.
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SUnn moves headquarters
Sunn International Industries. Inc.,
has moved its headquarters from
Longwood, Fla., to Altamonte Springs,
Fla.
Bill Medvetz. director of marketing
and sales, said, "The move allows us to
put our entire operation under one
root. expand our service and show-
room, and centralize our facilities to
meet the operators' needs in the
central Florida area."
The new address and phone num-
ber are 588 Douglas Ave, Altamonte
Springs. FL 32714, (305) 774-9636. •
has indicated more atiempts will be
made soon to pass similar ordinances
in other Michigan cities.
An attorney was retained in East
Lansing by the Tobacco Institute and
local retailers, restaurant owners.
and others to oppose the ordinance,
but. opponents claim, the council
virtually ignored the wishes of East
Lansing businesses in approving the
ordinance, which takes effect April I.
Michigan Rep . Curtis HerteL
addressing the Michigan Tobacco
and Candy Distributors and Vendors
Association( MTCDVA) board of direc-
tors, said anti-tobacco legislation now
before the state Legislature could only
be defeated with the united efforts of
all MTCDVA members.
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building will have about 7,300 square
feet of office space and 16,500 square
feet of warehouse space. Steve Kauf-
man. Konarni vice president. said if
weather permits. the building should
be completed by July.
Kaufman said the building will
include space for a research and
development group. "The games will
still be corning from Japan," he said,
"but we will have an R&D group from
Japan to help Americanize or make
improvements on the games. I think
this will help us to put out the best
games possible."
Konami's latest kit. Rush 'N Attack.
has been one of the best so far. said
Kaufman, adding that the next kit is
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testing almost as well.
Bally to acquire
MGM Grand
Kane Amusement moves
Konam.i breaks ground
for building
Kane Amusement Company has
moved from PetaL Miss. to larger
facilities In Hattiesburg.
Kane Amusement was started In
1961 by George A Kane as a part-time
business operating music and pool
tables in Jackson, Miss. In 1969 the
business became a full-time operation.
and now it has expanded i nto
distributing. George Kane has retired,
though he still is a consultant. Kane's
wife. Martsa. is president and his son.
George R. Kane, is vice president.
The company distributes in Ala-
bama, Louisiana, and Mississippi and
represents American Shuffleboard,
Arachnid, Cardinal. Cinematronics,
Coinco. Wurlitzer, Digital Controls,
Dynamo. Game Plan. Kitkorp, Magic
Electronics. Memetron. Merit. Rornstar.
Skee-Ball, Tehkan, UBI. and Universal.
Konarni. Inc .. has broken ground for
its new facilities in Wooddale, Ill .. just
west of Elk Grove Village . The new
The company's new address and
telephone numbers are 2103 Hardy
St.. Hattiesburg, MS 3940 I. ( 60 I) 582-
4851. ( 601 ) 582-8204.
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Bally has announced plans to
acquire MGM Grand Hotels, Inc ..
operator of MGM Grand hotels in Las
Vegas and Reno. for approximately
$440 million in a deal that reportedly
would be the largest casino trans-
action ever.
According to World Gaming
Report. the transaction should be
completed in the first quarter of this
year.
Bally also announced it will
attempt to acquire 16 percent of
Bally's Park Place, Inc .. which is now in
public hands. making the New Jersey
unit a wholly-owned subsidiary.
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Anti-smoking groups
active in Michigan
The East Lansing, Mich .. City Coun-
cil has passed an ordinance restricting
smoking in public and work places.
and the American Lung Association
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Kane Amusement Co. founder George A Kane. routeman Daniel Parente (seated on
truck hood), and shop technician David Oermann (right) pose before Kane Amusemenrs
new facilities in HatUesburg, Miss.
PlAY MITER. December 31 , 1985