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NEWS BULLETIN ~ ~ ~ ~ H. BETTI RAISES OVER $50,000 .. .On Sept. 17, H. Betti Industries staged the first Lou Avoglia Memorial Golf Tournament, held in honor of the man who worked there for 43 years before his passing. The event , which took place at the Basking Ridge Country Club in Basking Ridge, N.J., figures to have netted between $55,000-$60,000 for the Tomorrow's Children Institute, according to H. Betti's Joe Cirillo, the tournament's emcee. Seventy-two golfers participated in the tournament. Numerous golf awards and non-golf prizes were awarded, including golf clubs, TVs, and VCRs. Some 110 people attended the evening 's banquet and heard a brief message from George Martin, a former All-Pro defensive lineman with the New York Giants. Martin is honorary president of the Tomorrow's Children Fund. Avoglia's widow was also presented with a gift in remembrance of the event. " This tournament was so successful that we hope to make it an annual event," Cirillo said. " We received tremendous support from the music and game manufacturers; I'd like to thank them all. A special thanks goes to Capcom, which donated $15,000 to the Tomorrow's Children charity." Look for pictures of the tournament in our November issue. moved to more expansive facilities. The address is 121 Liberty Lane, Chalfont, PA 18914. The phone number is (215) 997-8900 ; the FAX is (215) 997-8982 . ~ .,.. GLAZMAN JOINS KANEKO.. . Marty Glazman, most recently vice president of sales and marketing at Williams, is now the president of Kaneko USA Ltd., the American subsidiary of video game designer/developer Kaneko of Japan. He's still in the process of setting things up in the Chicago area. We'll list the office address and phone number when it becomes available. ~ VLC CHOSEN .. .The Atlantic Lottery Corp. has selected Video Lottery Consultants (VLC) of Bozeman, Mont., to provide the central computer system for video gaming in New Brunswick, Canada. All systems are go for the Dec. 1 video gaming target date and implementation of a dial-up system similar to the one in place in South Dakota, which utilizes the VLC system . In other video gaming news, the state of South Dakota is slated to receive an increased portion of the proceeds from its successful Video Lottery. Effective Jan. 1, 1991 , the state's percentage moves from 22-1/2 percent to 25 percent of net machine income (money put into machines less credits paid in cash). For more about video gaming activities, refer to our interview with Susan Walker, executive director of the South Dakota Lottery (pg . 38), and the new column, " Video Gaming Outlook" (pg. 49). ~ STAR*TECH SEMINAR DATES .. .The following are the next dates and locations for Star*Tech Journal's Advancing Game Tech Seminars: Oct. 13-14 at Knott 's Berry Farm in Los Angeles, and Nov. 16-17 at New-Way Sales in Toronto. ~ NEW IN NORTH DAKOTA . .. There have been two officer changes in the North Dakota Coin Machine Operators Association: Dwight Wrangham is the new president, Mary King the new secretary. ~ HALF CENTURY REMINDER ... The Half Century Club International will hold a get-together on Oct. 26, during the AMOA show, honoring the late Jack Gordon . It will take place in the Williams suite at the Marriott Hotel. Those planning to attend should contact Steve Kordek as soon as possible ; the phone number is (312) 267-2240. ~ COIN CONCEPTS MOVES .. . Coin Concepts Inc., the N.Y. CIGARETTE UPDATE .. .we have late news on New York City's cigarette vending machine battle (the item in " State Update" went to press before the news on this page) . Legislation proposed by AMOA-NY has been picked up and supported by Allan Binder, chairman of the Suffolk County Legislature's Health Committee. The bill would restrict access to cigarette machines by children under 18, but it allows them to remain as-is in liquorlicensed locations. In places where kids have access, such as restaurants, the operator will have the option of installing a lockout device or dedicated token system. "I think we have a very good chance of passing this bill," said AMOA-NY president Robert Herman. " Unfortunately, Philip Morris has offered cigarette vendors no help; in fact, they've been destructive. Philip Morris is hell-bent on having a cigarette sampling provision tacked on to this bill. This hurts our cause. We don't want kids to smoke; it's a choice to be made by adults." As we went to press, Herman was preparing to speak at a public hearing on the matter. If Philip Morris insists on the sampling provision, Herman is going to ask for two separate bills. The matter would then have to go back to committee for redrafting before a vote could be taken. Herman wished to recognize the following AMOA-NY members who have been active in getting a cigarette bill drafted: James Feraldi , Frank Galland , Dick Simon, Ralph Ceraldi, Jerry Rispoli , Ken Kohles, and Richie Hohman . STAGE SHOW ADDITION .. .AMOA label liaison Sam Atchley reports that the Tex-Mex band Texas Tornados have confirmed to perform at the AMOA Expo Stage Show and Banquet. This newly formed band is comprised of Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm, Augie Myers, and Flaco Jiminez. Also, we incorrectly mentioned in this month's "News" section that Randy Travis was going to perform ; in fact , the performer is country star Travis Tritt. SKEE-BALL ENLARGES SHOP.. . Skee-Ball Inc., manufacturer of the classic alley bowler of the same name, has NAME CHANGE .. .Atari Operations Inc., the former Barrel of Fun arcade chain, is now known as Namco Operations Inc. They are the same people; it's just that a previous owner, NamcoAmerica Inc., has taken full control. The new address is 3255-1 Scott Blvd ., Suite 102, Santa Clara, CA 95054-3013. The phone number is (408) 496-6371; the FAX is (408) 496-6448. New Jersey-based company that produces skill redemption and novelty games, has outgrown its original 5,000 square feet of space and relocated to a new 10,000 square foot facility directly across the street. The new address is 16 Edgeboro Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08816. The phone and FAX numbers remain the same: (201) 390-9009 and (800) 462-COIN ; FAX (201) 390-3373. PLAY METER MAGAZINE , October 1990, Volume 16, No. 11. Copyright 1990 by Skybird Publishing Company. PLAY METER MAGAZINE (ISSN 1048-8243)(UPS 358-350) is published monthly, except for the two issues in January. Publishing office: 6600 Fleur de Lis, New Orleans, LA 70124. MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 24970, New Orleans, LA 70184, USA. Phone: 504/488-7003; FAX 504/488-7083. For subscriptions: 504/488-7003. Subscription rates: U.S. and Canada-$50. Advertising rates are available on request. 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