Play Meter

Issue: 1987 January - Vol 13 Num 1

HEWS
NEWS
Sycamore, Ill.
Ill. Now
ow the
the
(IDEA), of of Sycamore,
(IDEA),
electronic
division
of
The
Valley
electronic division of The Valley
Company, a a wholly
wholly owned
owned subsidiary
subsidiary
Company,
of
Kidde
Recreation
Products
Group,
of Kidde Recreation Products Group,
the
Sycamore
facility
will
direct
its
the Sycamore facility will direct its
efforts
toward
the
development
and
efforts toward the development and
manufacture of of coin-operated
coin-operated games
games
manufacture
and other products to be marketed
and other products to be marketed
through Valley's
Valley's Bay
Bay City,
City, Mich.,
Mich.,
through
office.
Current
products
include
office. Current products include
Cougar and
and Royal
Hoy:1/ Dartes
Dmtes Electronic
Cougar
Electronic
Dart
Games,
Home
Electronic Dart
Dart
Dart Games, Home Electronic
games,
and
!de:1
Ball
games, and Idea Ball.
Donald P. P. DeVale,
DeVale, founder
founder and
and
Donald
former
president
of
IDEA,
has
joined
former president of IDEA, has joined
The
Valley
Company
as
vice-president
The Valley Company as vice-president
engineering and
and general
general manager
manager of
of
of of engineering
the
Sycamore,
Ill
,
division.
the Sycamore, Ill., division.
Members of the board of directors and staffs of AAMA andJAMMA
Members
of the board of directors and staffs of AAMA and JAMMA
and members pose following a joint meeting of the two boars
and members pose following a joint meeting of the two boars
during theJAMMA show in October. AAMA president Maury Ferchen
Ferchen and
and
show in October. AAMA president Maury
during the JAMMA
JAMMA chairman Masaya Nakamura are seated in the center.
JAMMA chairman Masaya Nakamura are seated in the center.
VALLEY NAMES
NAMES SERVICE
SERVICE
VALLEY
MANAGER
MANAGER
Meeker
D an an Meeker
Dha has
s be been
en
appointed
appointed
national service
service
MEW AMOA
AMOA DIRECT
DIRECT LINE
LIME
national
NEW
manager
The
manager of of The
MOA has
has a a new
new direct
direct line
line
MOA
Valley
Company.
Valley Company.
telephone number
for members'
members'
for
The
A convenience
tele
phone in number
The
contacting
headquarters.
announcement
convenience in contacting headquarters. announcement
The number
number is is 312/565-4602,
312/ 565-4602, and
and is is
was made
made by
by
The
was
answered by
by AMOA
AMOA staffers.
staffers. However,
However,
Alan
Schafer,
Dan Meeker
Meeker
answered
Dan
Alan Schafer,
AMOA encourages those
those who
who are
are
vice-president of of marketing.
marketing.
AMOA encourages
vice-president
calling a specific staff
member to to
Before
joining
Valley, Meeker
Meeker was
was
a specific staff member
calling
Before joining Valley,
continue to to use
use the
the 312/644-6610
312/ 644-66 10
the
service
manager
for
Inacomp
continue
the service manager for Inacomp
number.
Computer Center in Saginaw, Mich.
number.
Computer Center in Saginaw, Mich.
''With the
the introduction
introduction of of our
our new
new
"With
UPDATE ON
OM CRANES
CRANES IN IN OHIO
OHIO
electronic dart games," a press release
UPDATE
electronic dart games," a press release
said, "we
"we are
are delighted
delighted to to have
have a a
eeplilfi Attuned. the Ohio Coin
said,
IART
NEWSLETTER
DEBUTS
Coin
Ohio
the
Attuned,
weeping
man
with
his
background
on
our
DART NEWSLETTER DEBUTS
Machine Association's
Association's newsletter,
man with his background on our
,
K
etter
Ma
newsl
ch
in
e
marketing
team."
hrow lines, the AMOA National Dart
reports that
that Assistant
Assistant Attorney
Attorney General
General marketing team."
Throw Lines, the AMOA National Dart reports
Association's
newsletter,
had
its
N
athan
Gordon,
in
responding
to
its
had
1 Association's newsletter,
Nathan Gordon, in responding to
November, at at the
the AMOA
AMOA in in
debut in in November,
OCMA's request
request for
for clarification
clarification on
on
AMOA STANDARDIZATION
STAMDAR•ZATIOM
debut
AMOA
OCMA's
Chicago. The premier issue
issue came
came off
off
the
legality
of
cranes
in
Ohio,
wrote:
Chicago. The premier
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
RECOMMEMIS SIXTH
SIXTH
legality of cranes in Ohio, wrote:
COMMITTEE
the press as a four-pager that carried the
"It is my unofficial opinion that the
the press as a four-pager that carried "It
is my unofficial opinion that the
STANDARD
national news
news as as well
well as as league
league news
news
STANDARD
crane game is is considered
considered a a game
game of
of
national
game
crane
from across
across the
the country.
country. Published
Published by
by
skill rather than a game of chance
he AMOA
AMOA industry
industry standardization
standardization
from
the
skill
rather than a game of chance
N;1tio11a/
Bi//i;11d
News
(P.O.
Box
807,
since
the
outcome
is
not
determined
committee
has
added
sixth
National Billiard News (P.O. Box 807,
T recommendation
committee has added a a sixth
since the outcome is not determined
Northville,
Ml
48
167),
Thro
w
L!i1es
largely
or
wholly
by
chance."
to
its
list
of
Northville, MI 48167), Throw Lines
recommendation to its list of
largely or wholly by chance."
welcomes
unsolicited
articles
and
standards
for
parts
and
components
welcomes unsolicited articles and
standards for parts and components
photos and
and accepts
accepts advertising.
advertising. It It
for the
the coin-operated
coin-operated industry.
industry. The
The
photos
KIDDE
BUYS
llEA
for
KIDDE BUYS IDEA
hopes
to
become
the
principal
recommendation
reads:
"All
games
hopes to become the principal
recommendation reads: "All games
IDDE Inc.
Inc. has
has completed
completed the
the
communications vehicle for news and
shall have
have a a handle
handle or or handlegrip
handlegrip
-IDDE
communications vehicle for news and
shall
purchase of the assets of Industrial
information
on
darts
and
league
l
adequate
for
easy
loading
of the
ria
ust
Kp
of
the
assets
of
Ind
urchas Electronics
information on darts and league
e
adequate for easy loading of the
Design Electronics
Associates, Inc.
Inc.
activities
nationwide.
Associates,
Design
activities nationwide.
tournaments have
have already
already taken
taken place.
place.
tournaments
The
first
of
the
tournaments--the
The first of the tournaments -- the
Midwest Regional
Regional Open,
Open, held
held in in Des
Des
Midwest
Moines,
lowa--drew
445
contestants
Moines, Iowa -- drew 445 contestants
from Wisconsin,
Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Minnesota, Illinois,
Illinois,
from
Nebraska,
Iowa,
and
Kansas.
The
Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas. The
second
and
third
tournaments
were
second and third tournaments were
held
in
December
(Roanoke,
Va.)
and
held in December (Roanoke, Va.) and
January (Portland, Ore.). The Western
Western
(Portland, Ore.). The
January
regional is scheduled for
February 21
21
is scheduled for February
regional
and
22
,
in
San
Jose,
Calif.
,
and
the
and 22, in San Jose, Calif., and the
fifth of of the
the five
five will
will take
take place
place on
on
fifth
March
14
and
15,
in
Buffalo,
N.Y.
March 14 and 15, in Buffalo, N.Y.
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HEWS
NEWS
game onto
onto a a two-wheel
two-wheel dolly."
dolly."
game
Hershey Foods
Foods Corporation,
Corporation, where
where he
he
Hershey
was a a financial
financial accountant.
accountant.
was
Earlier recommendations
recommendations include
include the
the
Earlier
use of
of a a standard
standard 7/8-inch
7 / 8-inch barrel
barrel for
for
use
all coin-
coin- and
and cash-door
cash-door locks,
locks, coin
coin
all
mechanisms that
that either
either accept
accept or
or
mechanisms
reject
Canadian
coins,
and
a
reject Canadian coins, and a
standardized bookkeeping
bookkeeping procedure
procedure
standardized
for pinball
pinball machines.
machines.
for
The committee
committee recently
recently updated
updated
The
two other
other recommendations.
recommendations. It It allowed
allowed
two
exceptions to
to the
the standard
standard that
that calls
calls
exceptions
for
power
switches
to
be
located
on
for power switches to be located on
the
upper
lefthand
section
of
the
the
of
the upper lefthand section
cabinet by
by adding
adding the
the phrase
phrase "except
"except
cabinet
when prohibited
prohibited by
by regulatory
regulatory
when
requirements," and
and it it changed
changed the
the
requirements,"
wording of
of the
the standard
standard pertaining
pertaining to
to
wording
location of
of the
the volume
volume control
control so
so that
that
location
reads " " ... ... ]shall
]shall be
be located[
located[ inside
inside
it it reads
the front
front door
door easily
easily accessible,
accessible, or
or
the
prominently marked."
marked."
prominently
KIAKAUER NEW
MEW NAMA
MAMA CHIEF
CHIEF
KRAKAUER
errill Krakauer,
Krakauer, chairman
chairman of
of the
the
M errill
of Rowe
Rowe Interna
International
Inc. ,
of
tional Inc.,
board
Mboa
rd
has been
been elected
elected chairman
chairman of
of the
the
has
board
of
directors
of
the
N
ational
board of directors of the National
Automatic Merchandising
Merchandising Association.
Association.
Automatic
He
succeeds
James
A.
Rost,
executive
He succeeds James A. Rost, executive
vice-president
of
Canteen
Corp.,
of
vice-president of Canteen Corp., of
Chicago.
Chicago.
Other new
new NAMA
AMA officers
officers for
for 1987
1987
Other
include
Senior
V
ice
Chairman
William
include Senior Vice Chairman William
Walsh, of
of Continental
Continental Vending
Vending
K. K Walsh,
Company
(Orange,
Calif.);
Vice
Company (Orange, Calif.); Vice
Chairman
John
R.
Farquharson,
of
Chairman John R. Farquharson, of
ARASERVE
(Philadelphia);
and
ARASERVE (Philadelphia); and
Treasurer Harold
Harold I. I. Blotner,
Blotner, of
of Dane
Dane
Treasurer
County
Vending
Company
(Madison,
County Vending Company (Madison,
Wisc.).
Wisc.
).
DATA EAST
EAST PINBALL,
PINBALL, INC.,
IMC.,
DATA
ASSEMBLING TEAM
HAM
ASSEMBLING
ata East
East Pinball,
Pinball, Inc.,
Inc., the
the new
new
ata
D
design-and-assembly
subsidiary
of
D design-and-assembly subsidiary of
Data East
East U.S.A.,
U.S.A., is is building
building what
what
Data
appears
to
be
a
solid
design
group
appears to be a solid design group
for
its
Chicago-based
facility.
Gary
for its Chicago-based facility. Gary
Stern, director
director of
of Video
Video Vendor
Vendor and
and
Stern,
son
of
Sam
Stern,
has
been
appointed
son of Sam Stern, has been appointed
vice-president and
and general
general manager.
manager. He
He
vice-president
heads
a
staff
that
includes
designer
heads a staff that includes designer
Joe Kaminkow,
Kaminkow, who
who is is known
known for
for his
his
Joe
MULLANE AND
AND TRUMP
T•MP NAMED
NAMED
MULLANE
MEWSMAKERS
OF 1986'
198&'
RS OF
NEWSMAKE
mbattled Bally
Bally Manufacturing
Manufacturing
E mbattled
chairman n Robert
Robert E.
E.
chairma
ECo Corporation
rporation
Joe Kaninkow
Kaninkow
Joe
Mullane and
and New
New York
York real
real estate
estate and
and
Mullane
Gary Stern
Stern casino tycoon Donald Trump have
Gary
casino tycoon Donald Trump have
work on
on games
games such
such as
as Defender,
Dejende1; and
and
work
mechanical engineer
engineer Claude
Claude Fernandez,
Fernandez,
mechanical
who has
has worked
worked for
for Atari,
Atari, Williams,
Williams,
who
Bally, WICO,
WJCO, and
and Grand
Grand Products.
Products.
Bally,
DULEY APPOINTED
APPOINTED V-P
V·P OF
OF
DULEY
MARKETING AT
AT INTERMARK
IMHRMARK
MARKETING
ntermark Gaming
Gaming International,
International, Inc.,
Inc. ,
I ntermark
has named
named Daniel
Daniel W.
W. Duley
Duley
Thas
vice-president of
of marketing.
marketing. Duley
Duley
vice-president
comes to
to Intermark
lntermark from
from Status
Status Game
Game
comes
Corporation, where,
where, as
as vice-president
vice-president
Corporation,
of sales
sales and
and marketing,
marketing, he
he handled
handled
of
sales and
and product
product development
development in
in
sales
both domestic
domestic and
and foreign
foreign markets.
markets.
both
Before Status,
Status, Duley
Duley held
held positions
positions
Before
\.\~th
Playtime
Distributing
Company,
with Playtime Distributing Company, a a
manufacturer of
of reel-type
reel-type slot
slot
manufacturer
machines,
and
with
lnterscience
machines, and with Interscience
Systems, Inc.
Inc.
Systems,
PHILIP MORRIS
MORRIS PROMOTES
PROMOTES
PHILIP
MOWRER AND
AND GLENN
GUMM
MOWRER
ans G.
G. Storr,
Storr, the
the chief
chief financial
financial
ans
H
officer
for
Philip
Morris
Companies
Hofficer for Philip Morris Compani
es
Inc., has
has announced
announced the
the appointment
appointment
Inc.,
of
John
F.
Mowrer
III
and
James L.
L.
of John F. Mowrer III and James
Glenn.
Glenn.
Mowrer has
has been
been promoted
promoted to
to the
the
Mowrer
position
of
assistant
controller,
position of assistant controller,
financial planning
planning and
and analysis.
analysis.
financial
Mowrer,
who
joined
Philip
Morris in
in
Mowrer, who joined Philip Morris
1974
as
a
plant
accountant,
served
as
1974 as a plant accountant, served as
manager,
and
later
director,
of
manager, and later director, of
business planning
planning and
and analysis
analysis from
from
business
198
1
to
1984,
when
he
was
named
1981 to 1984, when he was named
director of
of forecasting
forecasting and
and analysis
analysis
director
and
special
projects.
He
held
that
and special projects. He held that
position
until
now.
position until now.
Glenn, formerly
formerly assistant
assistant director
director of
of
Glenn,
forecasting
and
analysis,
will
fill
the
forecasting and analysis, will fill the
post vacated
vacated by
by Mowrer.
Mowrer. Glenn
Glenn came
came
post
to
philip
Morris
in
1977
from
to philip Morris in 1977 from
been named
named "Newsmakers
"Newsmakers of
1986"
been
of 1986"
by
Camli1g
&
lrt1ge!i1Jg
Busi1Jess
by Gaming & Wagering Business
magazine in
in the
the New
New York-based
York-based
magazine
publication's
annual
year-end
issue.
publication's annual year-end issue.
Both men
men figured
figured prominently
prominently in
in
Both
casino industry
industry headlines
headlines last
last year,
year,
casino
when Trump
Trump mounted
mounted takeover
takeover
when
attempts
against
both
Holiday
attempts against both Holiday
Corporation and
and Bally,
Bally, even
even as
as
Corporation
Mullane was
was expanding
expanding the
the Bally
Bally
Mullane
casino empire
empire with
with the
the acquisition
acquisition of
of
casino
the former
former MGM
MGM Grand
Grand casino-hotels
casino-hotels
the
in Nevada.
Nevada.
in
IVY AT
AT SEGA
SEGA
IVY
owell Ivy,
Ivy, formerly
formerly with
with Exidy
Exidy
owell
H
HCo Corporation
rporation
and in
in the
the business
business
and
for
well
over
I
0
years,
has
marked
for well over 10 years, has marked
his
sixth
month
his sixth month
MOUSE
as senior
senior
as
ATRAPA
vice-president
of
vice-president of
operations at
at
operations
Sega.
Ivy,
who
Sega. Ivy, who
joined Sega
Sega in
in
joined
.July,
is
July, is
responsible for
for
responsible
all
U.S.
all U.S.
manufacturing of
of
manufacturing
Howell Ivy
Ivy
Sega
product,
Howell
Sega product,
which
includes
which includes
the AMOA
AMOA hit,
hit, Outrun.
Outnm.
the
PAY PHONES
PHONES NEWS
MEWS
PAY
independent Coin
Coin Payphone
Payphone
Independent
!Association
(Illinois)
recently
IAssociation (Illinois) recently
announced
the
activation
of a a new
new
announced the activation of
group
insurance
plan.
According
to the
the
group insurance plan. According to
!CPA
newsletter,
the
new
program
ICPA newsletter, the new program
provides fire-,
fire- , theft-,
theft-, and
and
provides
extended-coverage
insurance
that
extended-coverage insurance that
includes
damage
by
wind,
civil
includes damage by wind, civil
commotions, smoke,
smoke, hail,
hail, aircraft,
aircraft,
commotions,
vehicles,
inherent
explosion,
and riot.
riot.
vehicles, inherent explosion, and
.January 1987/PLAY
1987/ l'LAY METER
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