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PLA MONTHLY P U B LIC ATION ETEI OF THE COIN-OPERATED •NTE RT A INM ENT I NDUSTRY MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE COIN-OPERATED ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY VOL. 14, 14, NO. NO. 77 VOL. CONTENTS CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS FEATURES FEATURES Buying An An Buying Amusement Amusement Business Business 30 In our March, 1988, issue, in an article In our March, 1988, issue, in an article titled " What is Your Business Really titled "What is Your Business Really Worth?", CharlesRoss Rossadvised advisedoperators operatorson on Worth?", Charles how to fairly place a value on their how to fairly place a value on their businesses when trying to sell . In this issue businesses when trying to sell. In this issue he wears another hat as he gives operators he wears another hat as he gives operators some finer points to consider when they are some finer points to consider when they are buying a route. buying a route. - SELA' AAtt P.C. WORLD • '1 't 甲斐 Viss . Pocker Geme Beardy I' 伸 .MEYER PLAY Royale Flush Vendi * GAME 5 * POOL TABLES * PORER NE AGAZI P I. COIN-O 3 Outers 137 754 800- RAIN BOW F CO ALL Comm IN-OP S VIDE issi O AMUS on EM SERV Conting Volley lg . Sales ENT DE ICE CI . Po ... . Servic VICES . e. L a Arachnid PAI OD YWO HOLL 6421 Material Avenue P.O. Box 2901 Rockford, IL 61132-2901 1018 064-4712 FAX BTS 654-044 RUSS PETEI Ivertaling Manag Maybe you have business cards and maybe you don't. Maybe you've never even thought you don't. Maybe you've never even thought muchabout aboutbusiness businesscards. cards. However, However,you'll you'll much start giving them some serious thought after start giving them some serious thought after reading this article by Bonnie Theard . She reading this article by Bonnie Theard. She emphasizes that business cards are important emphasizes that business cards are important to your business, and more importantly, to to your business, and more importantly, to your customers. Make a favorable and your customers. Make a favorable and lasting impression with something as simple lasting impression with something as simple as a memorable business card. as a memorable business card. Technical Technical Topics Topics bondo Body Fillet Fix Dents, ches crat Holes and S Im len 48 Maybe you have business cards and maybe Tel: 308-840-820 M ETER8 /48 • Speak Softly Softly and and Speak Carry AABig Big Carry Business Card Card Business N TIO CAU AUGUST, 1988 1988 AUGUST, EQUIPMENT POLL POLL EQUIPMENT LETTERS LETTERS FROMTHE THE EDITOR EDITOR FROM UPFRONT FRONT UP GUESTCOMMENTARY COMMENTARY GUEST COVER STORY STORY COVER TEN YEARS YEARS AGO AGO TEN 10 10 12 12 14 14 16 16 18,46 18,46 20 20 34 34 NEWS NEWS STATE UPDATE UPDATE STATE 36 36 TOURNAMENTS TOURNAMENTS FRANK'SCRANKS CRANKS FRANK'S TAXTIPS TIPS TAX NEW PRODUCTS PRODUCTS NEW TRADE ACCESSORIES ACCESSORIES TRADE CLASSIFIEDADVERTISING ADVERTISING CLASSIFIED 52 52 AD INDEX INDEX AD CALENDAR CALENDAR 50 50 79 79 82 82 84 84 88 88 93 93 101 101 101 101 57 Operators consistently ask us to beef up our technical section so we asked our technical technical section so we asked our technical expert, Randy Fromm, to write an article on expert, Randy Fromm, to write an article on themost mostcommon commontechnical technical problem problem the operators face. He told us that it had already operators face. He told us that it had already been done several years ago in two articles been done several years ago in two articles that were still timely . Instead of having that were still timely. Instead of having Randy do them over, we have reprinted Randy do them over, we have reprinted those articles beginning with " Replacing those articles beginning with "Replacing Picture Tubes " followed by " Inexpensive Picture Tubes" followed by "Inexpensive and Easy To Use, The Digital Multimeter. " and Easy To Use, The Digital Multimeter." But we didn't let him completely off the But we didn't let him completely off the hook; on page 56, you can read Randy's hook; on page 56, you can read Randy's advice for using bondo. Operators consistently ask us to beef up our advice for using bondo. Cover: Nintendo Nintendo has has made made aa significant significant move move Cover: into the home video business but that doesn't into the home video business but that doesn't mean that the company isn't serious about its mean that the company isn't serious about its coin-op business . Pictured on our cover are coin-op business. Pictured on our cover are Nintendo's management team: (in front) Minoru Nintendo's management team: (in front) Minoru Arakawa, president; (back from left) Linda Arakawa, president; (back from left) Linda Weber, director of administration; Howard Weber, director of administration; Howard Lincoln, senior vice president; Darlene Kindler, Lincoln, senior vice president; Darlene Kindler, manager international; and Al Stone, vice manager international; and Al Stone, vice president of sales and marketing. president of sales and marketing.