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- -- - --- - - - - - - - - - - -- -- -- NEWS BULLETIN BULLETIN NEWS ...Nintendo Nintendo of of America America has has reaffirmed reaffirmed its its dedication dedication to to the the coin-op coin-op industry and and refocused refocused its its attention attention on on the the PlayChoice-10 PlayChoice-10 system. system. The The industry company has has appointed appointed one one of of its its founders, founders, Alan Alan Stone, Stone, as as vice vice president president company of sales sales and and marketing, marketing, commercial commercial products products division. division. Stone Stone has has managed managed of the company's company's European European commercial commercial market market asas vice vice president president of of internainternathe tional sales sales for for the thelast lastfour fouryears. years. Stone Stonewill willbe bepursuing pursuingthe thedevelopment development tional of innovative innovative new new software software for for PlayChoice-10 PlayChoice-10 to to be be introduced introduced over over the the of summer, adding adding to to the the 25 25 games games now now available available for for the the system. system. Stone Stone summer, commented, "I'm "I'm enthusiastic enthusiastic we we can can give give operators operators what what they they want want...what commented, ... what they've come to expect from Nintendo since we entered the business in they've come to expect from Nintendo since we entered the business in 1980. We're We're just just going going back back to to the the basics. basics. Doing Doing what what we we do do best. best. And And 1980. that means means working working hard hard to to give give operators operators solid, solid, technologically-advanced technologically-advanced that games systems systems and and an an ongoing ongoing staple staple of of quality quality software. software. Exactly Exactly what what games they need need to to stay stay profitable. profitable. After After all, all, when when our our operators operators succeed, succeed, we we they do too. too. We're We're all all inin itit together together for for the the long long haul." haul." do ...The The Louisiana Louisiana Amusement Amusement and and Music Music Operators Operators Association Association (IAMOA) has has been been spurred spurred into into action action inin aa battle battle toto combat combat aa dramatic dramatic (LAMOA) rise inin occupational occupational license license fees fees that that occurred occurred inin January. January. LAMOA IAMOA president president rise David Goudeau Goudeau of of Gerald's Gerald's Amusemen Amusement Machines inin Lafayette, Lafayette, La., La., isis David t Machines encouraging greater greater operator operator participation participation inin the the association association and and aa group group encouraging effort to to help help lower lower the the fees fees and and change change aa seizure seizure and and forfeiture forfeiture law law effort that's long long been been on on Louisiana Louisianalaw lawbooks. books. Support Support has has been been obtained obtained from from that's representatives Pepe Pepe Bruneau Bruneau and and Alphonse Alphonse Jackson Jackson who who have have authored authored representatives bills aimed aimed at at amending amending the the license license fee fee and and changing changing the the seizure seizure and and bills forfeiture law. law. LAMOA IAMOA now now has has the the services services of of the the Pelican Pelican Manageme Management forfeiture nt Association of Baton Baton Rouge Rouge and and has has hired hired lobbyist lobbyist Bud Bud Mapes. Mapes. Anyone Anyone Associatio n of who would would like like to to lend lend assistance assistance may may write write to to Bob Bob Matthews Matthews or or Brenda Brenda who Lollar, LAMOA, IAMOA, 10985 10985 N.N. Harrells Harrells Ferry Ferry Road, Road, Suite Suite E., E., Baton Baton Rouge, Rouge, LA IA Lollar, 70816; (504) (504) 275-1791. 275-1791. Look Look for for more more on on this this subject subject inin our our next next issue. issue. 70816; ...P.C. P.C. World World joins joins the the list list of of companies companies offering offering quality quality single single and and cigarette multi-vend multi-vend packs packs of ofcondoms. condoms. These Theseare areAegis Aegis condoms, condoms,available available cigarette three-pack that that sells sells for for the the same same price price as as cigarettes. cigarettes. P.C. P.C. World World inin aa three-pack also has has Aegis Aegis condoms condoms inin self-dispensing self-dispensing blister blister packages. packages. For For more more inforinforalso mation, call 800-356-1267. mation, call 800-356-1267. June 1988/PLAY 1988/ PIAY METER METER 33 June