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Issue: 1989 September - Vol 15 Num 10

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DVEIUISER'S INDEX
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September 4 5 6 7 8
Randy Fromm Arcade School technical
training session , Las Vegas, Nev. Contact
Randy Fromm (61 9) 697 -4035
September 11 12 13
Amuseme nt and Mu s ic Ope rato rs
Assoc iation (AMOA) Expo ' 89 , Las
Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact
AMOA (3 12) 644-6610.
September 21 22 23
Mi chi g a n C oin Mac hine Operato rs
Association (MCMOA) Annual Exhibit
and Trade Show, Clarion Hotel. Lansing ,
Mich. Contact MC MOA (5 17) 372-2323.
Sep~mber2526272829
Randy Fromm Arcade School Technical
training session, O rlando , Fla. Co ntact
Randy Fromm (6 19) 697-4035.
September 30 October 1
Loose C hange Fun Fair , antique coin
machine show, Pasadena Exhibit Center,
Pasadena , Calif. Call (702) 387-8750 .
October 12131415
Nati o na l A uto mati c Me rc handi s ing
Associatio n (NAMA) National Conven-
tion and Exhibit ofVendingand Foodser-
vice Manageme nt , McCo rmick Place ,
C hicago. Ill. Co nt ac t NA MA (3 12)
346-0 370.
October 20 21 22
North Ca rolina Coin Operators Associa-
tion (NCCOA) Annual Co nvention and
Trade Sho w, Ma rriott Executive Park
Hote l, Charlotte. N.C . Contact Bobby
Earp (9 19) 5 84-4833 .
October 20 21 22
Rocky Mo untain Amusement and Music
O perators Assoc iat ion (RM - AMOA)
Convention and Trade Show . Hilton Inn
South , Den ve r, Co lo . C o ntact RM -
AMOA (303) 289-6200.
October 30 31 November 1
lnterTainment ' 89 , Second Annual Con-
fe re nce o n Interacti ve Ente rtainme nt ,
Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York, N.Y.
Contact Sally C hin (2 12) 382-3929.
November 2 3 4
West Virg ini a Mu s ic a nd Vending
Association (WVMV A) A nnual Expo and
C onvention , Ramada I nn , South
C harleston , W. Va . Co ntact WVM VA
(304) 949-3289.
November 6 7 8 9 10
Randy Fromm Arcade School technical
tra ining sess ion. Chicago. Contact Ran-
dy Fromm (6 19) 697-4035 .
November 15 161718
International Association of Amusement
Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) 7 1 stAn-
nual Co n vent ion and T rad e Show ,
Georgia World Cong ress Center, Atlan-
ta . Contact IAA PA (703) 67 1-5800.
International
September 28 29 30
Fe r '89 , Spa nish Amusement Trade
Show , Palac io Alfo nso Xlll , Reci nto
Fe ria! , Ba rcelona, Spa in . Avda.
Diagonal , 474-08006 Barcelona. Telex 50
227, Tel. (93) 2 18 58 50, Fax (93) 415 00
95.
October 26 27 28
Park Show International, Rimini Exh ibi-
tion Centre, Rimini , Italy. Contact Rimini
Trade Fair Corp . , Park Show Inter na-
t io nal Sec retariat , C . P . 300 , 4703 7
Rim ini FO ; Tel. 054 11782000 , Fax
054 1/7743 13.
1990
March 9 10 11
Ame rican Coin Machine Expo (ACME) ,
s pon sored by P lay Mete r a nd the
American Amusement Machine Associa-
tion (AAMA), The Hyatt in Chicago.
C ontact W.T . Glasgow , Inc . (3 12 )
333-9292.
October 25 26 27
Am us eme nt and Mu s ic Opera to rs
Asso ciatio n (AMOA) Expo '90 , New
Orl eans C on ve nti o n C e nte r , New
O rleans . Contact AMOA (3 12) 644-6610.
A&A Novelty . .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . . .. . 66, 102
. . 1 03
Ace Novelty . . . . . . . . . . .
.. . . 155
A.C.M.E.
Acme Premiu m . . .
. 53
Adastra
. 43
ALD Services . .
. 133
Alter Enterprises . . . . . . . . .
. ... . . .. . 39
A.M.A. Distributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
American Techn os . . . ... .. . . .. . . . 55, 165
Arachnid
. . . .
. .. .. . . .. . ... . . 41
Atari Games . . . . . . . .
. . . .
. Cover 4
Atlantic & Pacific Amusements
.. . 11 9
Atlas Dist.
. . .. . ... . . 60
Atlas Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 149
Baston Enterprises 66, 66, 70, 72 , 103, 136
Betson Pacific .
. . . . . . . . .
. .. 73
Birmingham Vending
. . 152
. . 56
Bob Snyder & Assoc.
Bob's Space Racers .
. .. . .. 163
BO-CON Mfg. . .
. . . . 116
CA Coin Machine Assoc.
. . . .. 178
C. A. Robinson , Inc.
. .. . . . 137
Central Dis!. . .
. . . . 44
Chermak Vending
. . . 173
Coin Concepts . .
. . . . . . 39
.. .. .. .. ..
. 175
Coincepts
Cranables . . . . . . . .. .
. 1 06
C.S.J
. . .
. . .. . 125
Dan Brechner . . . . .... . .. . . ... . . 7, 139
Data East . . . . . .... .. . . .. . . . . . . 25, 1 07
Deltronics Labs .
. . . . ... 66
Design Plus Industries . . . . . . . . . . ... 102
Don's Records . . .
. . 130
Drew's Distributing . .
. . .... . 75
Dynamo .
. . 23
Eastern Distributing
. . . 149
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. . 1~
Fabtek . .
. 126
Gametek . . . . .
. . . . . ...... . 31
Grand Products .
. . . 42
.. . .. . . .. . . 110
Greater Southern Dis!.
Great Lakes Dart . ... .. ... . . .. . . . .. . . 171
Happ Controls . . . .
. . 4
Hilltop Distributing . ...
. 123
H.M.S. Monaco et. Cie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Hoffman & Hoffman
. . . . . .. . .. .. 91
Imagination Leisure . . . . .
. . . 90
Impressment Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 12
lntellicall
. .. . . . . . 36
Jack's Amusements
. . . . . . . . 72
Jaleco
.. . . . . . 65
Kiddie· s of Florida .
. . . . . .. . . . . 113
Konami . . .
. ... 61 -62
. . . . . . . . .. 95
Laramie Interest
Leland Corp . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 21
Mali & Co. .
. . . 70
Mardi Gras Plush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Mayoni Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Meltec .
. .. . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Merit Industries .. .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 27-26
Modern Vending Sales . . . . ...... ..... 126
Music Vend . .
. .. 40
New Engla nd Coin-op .
. 36
.. . . . 135
New Orleans Novelty
Nintendo . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 45-46
NSM/Lowen-America
. . . 51
Omni . .
. .. . . 79
Owl Darts
. . . 115
Pacific Vend
.. 146
Plush-4 -Piay
. . 69
Pin Ball Expo
. 52
Pioneer Laser . . . .
. 131
P.M.I. Toys & Novelties ... . . .. . . .. . . . . 33
Pool Chalk Savers
. 159
Prizes! . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . 15
Progressive Distributors . . . . . . . . .
. . 156
. .. 89. 145
Randy Fromm's Arcade School
Rosette .. .. .. . ..
.. 61
Rowe. . .
. . . . .. . . . . . 11
Rowe-Dedham . .
. . . 110
Sega Enterp rises
. . . . 5, 13, 35, 93
Skee-Ball, Inc.
. . . . . . . . .
. .. . . . . 50
Smart Industries . .
. .... . . ... .. 57
SMS . . .
. . . .
. . . Cover 3, 15 7
SNK Corp. of Ame rica . .. . . Cover 2, 17, 109
Su nbelt Distributi ng
. . . . .. . 161
Sunn International .
. . . 167
Su zo Trading Co.
. ..... . . . 147
. 99-100
Taito Amer ica ..
Tecmo . . . . . .
. 153
Top Distributing .
. . ... . 160
Tornado Table Soccer . . ........... . . 129
United Amusements . .
. . . 151
U.S. Games .
. .. 121
Valley Recreation Products .
. 111
Van Brook of Lexington . . .
. .. 12
Vari-Tech Co.
. ..... .. . 69
Wells-Gardner . .
. . . . 127
Williams .
. . .. .. . . . . . . . . 63-64
September 1989/ PLA Y M ETER 205
1
- THE
LAST WORD
Getting rich in
the casinos my way
L
caving Las Vegas casinos with any money
is no easy proposition. Strategic tips-like
the ones imparted by Bob Snyder in his fine
Play Meter article- g ive the gambler a fighting
chance, but in the end it 's usually the house
racking up the chips, not v ice versa.
Well.! feel it is my duty to reveal someofthe
wisdom that I've stockpiled fro m past gambl-
ing experiences (disasters) in Nevada. This in-
formation is be ing readied for release o n
videocassette ("Caire's 19 Ways to Bring
Vegas to Its Knees"), but I' ll g ive you a con-
densed version now because I' m such a nice
guy.
BlackJack and Female Dealers:
I'm not normally a superstitious person. Oh
su re, I've got my own little qui rks and idiosyn-
crasies; I'm talking about the walking unde r a
ladder and black cat variety. But when I'm play-
ing BlackJack(' '2 1 ''), I go to great lengths to
avoid sitting at a table with a fema le deale r.
It 's not that I'm a chauvinist. I love women
as much as the next g uy. But when it comes to
deal ing BlackJack, they ' re about as welcome
as liver spots. This policy of mine is not based
on one isolated bad experience. No sir. This
theory is drawn from countless repl ies of
"Sorry s ir. you busted ."
I've been at tables with male dealers where
good luck is perched on my right shoulder. The
dealer has 20, I have 2 1. Ifl need an 8, one sud-
denly materializes. Life is s weet. Chips for
everybody. What's that? You're going on
break? Oh no, a woman is taking your place!
Life is hell. Give me that chip back, waitress.
No tip for you.
The worst thing. though . is that barely-
detectable smirk that appears as they reel my
chips in . (Maybe the male dealers smirk too,
but I' ve never noticed.) And don't say anything
trying to elic it sympathy. If you remark ,
"You' re killing me; how about giving me a
break? '' the smirk just widens.
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I have a budding s ub-category to the female
dealer, and that 's the Oriental female dealer. I
haven't had enoug h experiences with them yet
to make it gospel, but be alert. I recall three of
them, and I don't re member winning a hand ,
so ....
(Note: l 'mjust g iving the male perspective.
For alii know, female gamblers have great suc-
cess with dealers of their own gender. Guys,
though , beware.)
Old people and slot machines:
The rule is simple: never play a slot machine
that an old person has just walked away from.
Granted , it 's hard to walk up to a vacant slot
machine and know the age of the person on it
last. Be safe. Ifthere's a rowortwo o fmachines
with old people milling about, go somewhere
else.
Do I say this with malice? No. Do I secretly
despise the AARP? No. Rather, I say these
things out o f deep respect for their abilities to
suck a slot machine dry of its last coin . I' m
serious; when I hear that bell going off, signi-
fy ing a winner , it 's invariably an e lder
statesman .
So, then , I recommend that no one pump
money into a machine used by an old person in
the previous couple of hours. It 'II be bone dry,
and besides that , the rest o f us don't know their
secrets for success. All that'll come up will be
lemons (but not on the same row) .
Don't bet on my teams:
When I go to a casino , my favorite place to
go is the sports book. I'm like a kid in a candy
sto re, trying to decide which game to bet on and
which one(s) to watch on the TV s. Invariably.
I pick the wrong teams. it's frustrat ing, because
I follow sports religiously .
In Reno, I bet six basketball teams; five lost.
T wo were by half-a -point, o ne was by two
points, and the o ther was a blowout. Unfor-
tunately fo r Star Tech Journal's Jim Cal ore, he
bet on some of the same teams as I did . What a
no-no . He was jinxed before the open ing
tip-off.
So, if you run into meat the sports book, ask
me who I'm betting and pick the o ther team .
You're surc to leave with a b ulging wallet. (My
dad says I can't even pick my nose, but he's
wrong. I can.)
Look for good-looking women:
Th is might sound like a contradiction to my
female dealer credo, but it is n' t. What I mean
is this: sit at a table where attractive female
gamblers are playing, even if it means being
wedged in the middle.
Besides the aesthetic attributes, it seems to
help . I don't know why, but my luck ex-
periences an upswing when they' rc ncar. They
can't be ug ly, or the theory goes out the win-
dow . If, for example, you see Grayhound 's
Beth Smith walking thro ugh the casino , grab
her (not necessarily I iterally). She doesn't have
to play; just have her stand next to you for a few
hands. But be courteous e nough to spl it the
profits.
My commission:
I don't expect much for this vital information.
One-third of your winn ings will suffice (hey,
that's what lawyers get!). And if you sec me be-
ing beaten about the head by an angry mob of
female dealers and old people, please lend some
assistance. 0
Christopher Caire
News Editor

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