Letters to
the editor • • •
[Editor's note: After the December
merger of the AAMA -sponsored
Amusement Showcase International
(AS/) and the Play Meter-sponsored
Amusement Operators Ex position
(AOE) to form the American Coin
Machine Exposition , AAMA was
adamant about following through
with its decision, made for the AS/
before the merger, to admit the public
the last day of the ACME show. The
result is that the public indeed will be
allowed on the show floor Sunday,
March 9.
Glenn Braswell said, "We are
looking for ways to interest the public
in our products, and this is a unique
opportunity to accomplish that goal.
The manufacturers definitely want
this opportunity to show the public
their new products. If it doesn 't work,
we just won't do it again. But if we
don 't at least try it, we 'll never know if
it would have worked or not. '1
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Inviting public
My congratulations to you for all
the good news coming out of Play
Meter, and I want you to know that
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for must reading.
I have just read about the AS! and
AOE merger and hope this develops
to your mutual satisfaction. It is a posi-
tive step in the right direction.
There is a matter, however, that is
of serious concern to many members
of the Illinois Coin Machine Operators
Association. That is a recent announce-
ment by AS! show management that
the general public will be invited into
the final day of the show here in
Chicago.
Even though Mr. [Glenn] Braswell
[executive director of the American
Amusement Machine Association]
has assured the ICMOA president
that there will not be attempts to sell to
the general public , this has not quieted
the concerns of many of the ICMOA
leaders, especially those in the Chi-
cago metro area.
We recommend that show man-
agement take a careful look at the
decision to exhibit to the general
public and cancel those plans until
more information can be developed
on the positive or negative effects on
the operator business in this area.
Arthus W. Seeds
executive vice president
Illinois Coin Machine
Operators Association
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