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TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 19, No. 12 November 1993 FEATURES 38 Fun Expo '93 Family entertainment took center stage as the Fun Expo welcomed its largest crowd to date. This show has settled into a niche, boasting 200 exhibiting companies displaying everything from coin-op equipment to soft play and kiddie rides to design consulting firms, sort of a onestop family fun center shopping mart. Coinman: Harry Peck 48 Street operators will be particularly interested in Peck's musings on the Southland Corp.'s disturbing decision to encourage removal of video games from its 7-Eleven stores. Also on tap: his views on unfair competition, new game releases, and the lingering effects oflast year's Los Angeles riots. NAMA National convention 104 Every vendable product known to man appeared in the crowded aisles of NAMA's biggest event of the year, along with new snack vendors, scaled-down glass-front machines, hard-freeze units, and automated fast food systems . For more on vending, check out this month 's "Vending People & Products" on page 116. DEPARTMENTS News Bulletin Equipment Poll From the Editor Letters Up Front News International News Cover Story In Memory State Show-N.C. The Outer Limits FAX Poll Manufacturer Meeting The Light Side 3 10 12 14 16 18 28 32 36 58 64 72 74 76 State Show-N.D. Management IAAP A Preview Tournaments & Leagues Player's Perspective Frank's Cranks Ticket Tech Tax Tips Technical Topics Latin Jukebox/What's Hot What's New Classified Calendar The Last Word 79 84 100 120 122 126 132 136 144 152 154 167 217 218 COVER Jaleco stands poised for a solid future in coin-op, as its line-up of new games will attest. Pictured, standing n-r) : Jim Prokop , Jolly Backer, Nancy Hardt, Masao Ohata, Mary Hermanson, and Shinichi Ikawa (seated) . PLAY METER 8 NOVEMBER 1993