HEWS
NEWS
construction is scheduled to begin
construction
is scheduled to begin
December 1. I. \\i th occupancy set for
December
with occupancy set for
mid-1987.
mid-1987.
The casino
casino will
\\ill have approximately
The
have approximately
:~50 gaming machines, including
350 gaming machines, including
electronic versions
versions of of poker,
poker, blackjack,
blackjack,
electronic
keno, craps, and bingo. All of the
keno, craps, and bingo. All of the
games \\ill be computerized, \\ith
games will be computerized, with
video or or laser-disc
laser-disc simulations
simulations of of real
real
video
games.
games.
Status, which
which is is licensed
licensed to to
Status,
man
ufacture
and
sell
machines in in
manufacture and sell its its machines
evada,
has
an
application
for a a
Nevada, has an application for
similar license pending in Atlantic City.
similar license pending in Atlantic City.
The new
new casino's
casino's electronic
electronic gambling
gambling
The
machines
\\i
ll
be
made
at
the
machines will be made at the
company's manufacturing plant in Las
company's manufacturing plant in Las
Vegas.
Vegas.
Status also
also has
has declared
declared a a
Status
I
0-percent
dividend
payable to to
10-percent dividend payable
shareholders
of
record
on December
Don DeValc of IDM and Ulli Kunneckc of NSM
Don DeVale of IDEA and Ulli Kunnecke of NSM shareholders of record on December
( bottom , from left ) pose with ti1c German and
I,
1986.
The
dividend
is
applicable to
(bottom,
from left) pose with the German and
American teams after the Royal Dartes Lowe n 1, 1986. The dividend is applicable to
American teams after the Royal Dartes Lowen
the
company's
2,98
1,6.)4
shares
Cup Tournament in Bini:en. West Germany.
company's 2,981,634 shares of of
Cup Tournament in Bingen, West Germany. the
common
stock and
and 895,280
895,280 warrants
warrants
common stock
currently
outstanding.
The
warrant
men's singles;
singles; and
and Sheila
Sheila Bins
Bins and
and
currently outstanding. The warrant
men's
exerci se price \\i ll be reduced by I 0
Ga1y Scanlon, both of Green Bay,
exercise
price will be reduced by 10
Gary Scanlon, both of Green Bay,
percent as as a a result
result of of the
the dividend.
dividend.
Wis.,
the
mixed
doubles.
IDEA's
Don
percent
Wis., the mixed doubles. IDEA's Don
and Bonnie
Bonnie DeVale
DeVale accompanied
accompanied the
and
the
team.
team.
/llSTALG/A JUKEBOX
JUKEBOX FEATURED
FEATURED
NOSTALGIA
AT ATLAS
ATLAS SHOW
SHOW
AT
R
R
ock-Ola's Nostalgia phonograph,
ock-Ola's Nostalgia phonograph,
whose 50s-style
50s-style exterior
exterior
whose
surrounds
essentially
the same
same
surrounds essentially the
workings
as
its
Super
Sound
II,
was
workings as its Super Sound II, was
the
feature
attraction
at
a
show
the feature attraction at a show
sponso red by by Atlas
Atlas Distributing,
Distributing, Inc.,
Inc.,
sponsored
and
held
October
20
at
the
Zum
and held October 20 at the Zum
Deutschen Eck
Eck restaurant
restaurant in in Chicago.
Deutschen
Chicago.
Displayed in the restaurant's banquet
Displayed in the restaurant's banquet
hall, the
the unit
unit was
was shown
shown for
for the
the first
first
hall,
time in the Chicago area to 150 of
time in the Chicago area to 150 of
the area's largest phonograph
the
area's largest phonograph
operators.
operators.
Rock-Ola's director
director of engineering,
Rock-Ola's
of engineering,
Shuja Haque, demonstrated the
Shuja Haque, demonstrated the
160-selection unit
unit and
and answered
answered
160-selection
questions from the audience. Follo.\ing
questions from the audience. Following
buffet, a a Rock-Ola
Rock-Ola 490
490 jukebox
jukebox was
was
a a buffet,
given away as the grand prize in a
given away as the grand prize in a
dnmi ng.
drawing.
According to to Jerry
Jeny Marcus,
Marcus, Atlas'
Atlas'
According
president, the distributor has sold
president, the distributor has sold
"quite a a few"
few" Nostalgias
Nosta(~ias since the
"quite
since the
sho\\ing.
showing.
AMOA TO
TO HOLD
HOLD GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT
AMOA
AFFAIRS CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE
AFFAIRS
T
T
AMOA has
has announced
announced May
he he AMOA
May
11
-13
as
the
dates
for its its 1987
1987
11-13 as the dates for
Government
Affairs
Conference.
To
Government Affairs Conference. To
be
held
at
the
Omni
Shoreham
Hotel
be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.,
D.C., the
the conference
conference
in in Washington,
\\i
ll
include
a
new
workshop
how
will include a new workshop on on how
to
deal
effectively
\\i
th
officials
and
to deal effectively with officials and
regulators at the state and federal
regulators
at the state and federal
levels.
Additional information
information will
\\ill be be
levels. Additional
mailed to association members early
mailed to association members early
1987.
in in 1987.
STATUS PLANS
PLANS ELECTRONIC
ELECTRONIC
STATUS
CASINO
CASINO
S
announced
tatus Game
Game Corporation
Corporation has
has
tatus
announced plans to open an
plans to open an in a
"electronic" gambling casino
"electronic"
gambling casino in a
shopping mall plaza in a Las Vegas
shopping
mall
plaza
in \\ill a reside
Las Vegas
suburb. The
The casino
casino will
suburb.
reside in in a a
12,000-square-foot building whose
12,000-square-foot building whose
NAi\lA's 1987 office rs include (seated , from left) William K. Walsh, senior vice chairman :
NAMA's
1987 officers include (seated, from left) William K. Walsh, senior vice chairman;
Merril Krakauer, chairman , and G. Richard Schreiber, NAi\lA pres ident. Standing (from left)
Merril
Krakauer, chairman, and G. Richard Schreiber, NAMA president. Standing (from left)
arc John R. Farquharson, vice chairman, a nd Harold I. Blotner, treasure r .
are John R. Farquharson, vice chairman, and Harold I. Blotner, treasurer.
MAMA SHOW
SHOW SETS
sns RECORDS,
RECORDS, OFFICERS
OFFICERS ELECTED
ELECTED
NAMA
A A
total of of 8,058
8,058 vending-industry
vending-indust1y members
members signed
signed in in at at the
the 50th
50th
total
Anniversa1y
Convention-Exhibit
of
Vending
and
Foodse1vice
Management,
Anniversary Convention-Exhibit of Vending and Foodservice Management,
held October
October 23-26
23-26 at at Chicago's
Chicago's McCormick
McCormick Place.
Place.
held
Acco
rding
to
the
National
Automatic
Merchandising
Association (NAMA),
(NAMA), sponsors
sponsors
According to the National Automatic Merchandising Association
of
the
convention,
attendance
was
the
highest
since
197
1,
when
8,357
of the convention, attendance was the highest since 1971, when 8,357
1 ovemher 1986/ PLAY METER 17
November
1986/PLAY METER 17