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NEWS BULLETIN ..,... NOVA SCOTIA APPROVES VIDEO LOTTERY ... New releases by ·Paul Simon , Rick Astley, Vince Gill, and The Kentucky Headhunters will be featured . All will be on seven-inch vinyl. Nova Scotia is the newest Canadian province to approve video lottery, the announcement coming from the provincial government on Feb. 14. New Brunswick was the first province to approve legalized gaming, installing the first terminal on Dec. 1, 1990. Newfoundland/Labrador quickly followed suit in late December. The songs in the promotion are: • Proof/The Coast (Simon) • Cry for Help/Behind the Smile (Astley) • Pocket Full of Gold/A Little Left Over (Gill) • The Ballad of Davy Crockett/Smooth (Headhunters) All three video lottery programs have some things in common . They are linked to a central computer system (made by VLC) and are all administered by the Atlantic Lottery Corp. (ALC). However, only New Brunswick involves the private sector; the other two provinces do not. Operators should purchase the featured records from their onestops, who will then provide them with posters, table tents, and special jukebox title strips at no charge. The promotion replaces the month-long 'Jukebox Love Month" promotions of February 1989 and '90, which were also sponsored by AMOA and major record labels. According to Bruce Steeves, public relations officer for the ALC, increases in technical staffing will allow the corporation to maintain the terminals. All game manufacturers that have been approved in New Brunswick are considered appropriate manufacturers for the other provinces. No rules or regulations have yet been developed for Nova Scotia. And what of the remaining province, Prince Edward Island? The PEI Music and Amusement Operators Association has been working on an operator-involved program and has made presentations to that effect. At press time, the provincial government had not ruled on the matter. At the conclusion of this event, which will have both male and female contestants, Team USA will be chosen. Those selected for the squad will be flown to Austria to compete in the World Championships, an event featuring teams from 12 countries. closer to seeing its video gaming bill reach fruition . As we went to press, the bill came out of a House committee with a recommendation that video poker machines be legalized on a countyoption basis. However, some high-ranking representatives are trying to prevent the measure from going to the House floor for a vote. SPRING JUKEBOX PROMOTION SET ... AMOA and record companies RCA, MCA, Warner Brothers, and Polygram have joined forces to present the first 'Jukebox Spring for a Song " promotion , which will take place April through June at thousands of locations nationwide. WAREHOUSE OF GAMES BUYS COMPANY . . - Warehouse of Games, based in St. Louis, Mo., has purchased Musical Sales Inc. of St. Louis. Warehouse of Games will enlarge its facility on Lackland Street to Vl,000 square feet to accommodate the new product lines (ValleY, Ardac, Automatic Products, and others). WYOMING BILL EVER CLOSER . .. Wyoming is a step "We're in if we can get the bill to the House floor," said Jim Mason of High Country Games, president of the Amusement and Music Operators of Wyoming . "The bill has already passed in the Senate. As for the governor, he's said in the past that he'd veto a gambling bill if it reached his desk, so in that sense I'm not optimistic. He may or may not veto our bill. You can never be sure what a politician will do." DARTS ANYONE? ... If you 're attending ACME later this month and would like a break from the show floor, you might want to head over to the Imperial Palace Hotel sometime between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on March 23. That's when Valley Recreation Products is holding its North American Championships for electronic darts. ACME '91 UPDATE ... There has been a change in the ACME seminar schedule concerning one of the more popular ones. "Video Lottery & Gaming : Outlook for 1991" has been changed from Saturday, March 23 to Friday, March 22 at 9:15-11 :15. As of Feb. 22, there are 182 exhibitors occupying 674 booths. For more information on the show, contact William T. Glascow Inc. at (708) 333-9292. Sam Atchley, AMOA's record label liaison, is serving as coordinator for this promotion. A new name for the combined companies has not yet been determined. IDAHO ELECTS OFFICERS ... The Amusement and Music Operators of Idaho have elected the following slate of officers: Brett Yagues, president; Tom Overstreet, vice president; and Dick Inglis, secretary/treasurer. Jim Wood, Kevin Mahler, and Tim Eby were elected to the board of directors, where they will serve threeyear terms. NEW BROMLEY PIECE . .. Lauran Bromley of Bromley Inc. says her company will debut its latest redemption piece, Ghost Town, at ACME. It's a unique shooting game that's built in a cabinet slightly larger than a video game. She added that Ghost Town should have appeal in the street and bar markets as well as traditional redemption sites. PLAY METER MAGAZINE, March 1991 , Volume 17, No. 4. Copyright 1991 by Skybird Publishing Company. PLAY METER MAGAZINE (ISSN 1048-8243)(UPS 358-350) is published monthly, except for 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. NO PART OF THE MAGAZINE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION . The editors are not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. PLAY METER MAGAZINE buys ALL RIGHTS, unless otherwise specified , to accepted manuscripts, art work , and photographs. 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