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T W IC E - A - M O NT H PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION OF
OF THE
T H E COIN-OPERATED
COI N - O P ER A TED ENTERTAINMENT
E N T E R T AI N M ENT INDUSTRY
I ND UST R Y
TWICE-A-MONTH
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voL 12,
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12, NO,
NO. 20
CONTENTS
NOVEMBER 15, 1986
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F E A T U R E S
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FEATURES
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The state
state of
of
The
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the
industry
the
industr
y
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Play
Meters
annual
report
on
the
coin-op
Play Meter's annual report on the coin-op
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ElllPMEllT POLL
Pill
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EQUIPMENT
amusement industry
industry reveals
reveals that
that while
while the
the
. amusement
ranks of
of operators
operators continued
continued to
to thin,
thin,
ranks
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operators benefitted
benefitted from
from improved
improved
surviving operators
FRAllK'S CRANKS
CRAllKS
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surviving
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conditions. Despite
Despite a a few
few problems,
problems, the
the
conditions.
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industry may
may be
be ready
ready to
to start
start growing
growing
industry
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SHARPE SHllTllll
SHOOTING
again .
. again.
NOV E MBER 15, 1986 1 :
OPERATOR'S PERCENTAGE SHARE OF GROSS RECEIPTS
More
than
12.65%
84.39%
Less than 2.95%
1989
More
than
60%
Less than
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24%
Less than
50%
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Less than
17ª
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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The sparkle
sparkle
The
is back!
back!
is
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At the
the AMOA's
AMOA's Expo
Expo '86,
'86, video-game
video-game pioneer
pioneer
At
Nolan Bushnell
Bushnell commented
commented that
that the
the industry's
industry's
Nolan
"sparkle is
is back"
back" with
with a a return
return of
of optimism
optimism
"sparkle
and
an
atmosphere
of
fun
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Most
of
and an atmosphere of fun. Most of the
the
sparkle
came
from
the
direction
of
the
sparkle came from the direction of the
numerous merchandiser
merchandiser exhibits,
exhibits, but
but there
there
numerous
were
plenty
of
new
games
and
other
were plenty of new games and other
equipment to
to interest
interest the
the 7,000
7,000 who
who
equipment
attended
the
show.
attended the show.
Europe begins
Europe
begins
exhibition season
season
exhibition
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Europe recently
recently began
began its
annual season
season of
of
Europe
its annual
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coin-op exhibitions
exhibitions with
with the
the Associated
Associated
coin-op
Leisure Preview
Preview in
in London
London and
and the
the ENADA
ENADA
Leisure
show
in
Rome.
International
correspondent
show in Rome. International correspondent
David Snook
Snook looks
looks at
at those
those shows
shows and
and
David
reports
on
the
status
of
the
coin
-machine
reports on the status of the coin-machine
industry in
in various
various European
European countries.
countries._
industry
CIRllER
CRITIC'S CORNER
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PLAYERS' PICKS
PICKS
PLAYERS'
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TAX TIPS
TAX
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RECIRD CHARTS
RECORD
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llEW PRODUCTS
PRIDUCTS
NEW
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
ADVERTISllll
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Cover: Designed
Designed by
by Margret
Margret Vincent.
Vincent.
Cover:
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