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LETTERS time fixing those damn bill acceptors. I'm lucky enough that I don't have to deal with the little ones that go on coin doors or in vending machines. I just have to clean the BC-3 5 and BC-3500 machines weekly (dust buildup from dirty dollars). Dollar coins would drop the bill acceptor use and increase the much more reliable coin slot use. The amount of downtime for cleaning and repair would plummet. As you may have guessed, I'm more than a little for it. continued from page 10 have all been through the so called player resistance to dropping multiple coins; to our knowledge all have succeeded in getting game play prices up. With game prices constantly on the rise in the United States, and a strong chance that parallel kits will once again be outlawed in 1996, the American industry must have higher game play prices to survive. They have to get them quickly, not in 1997 or 1998 with this Messiah-like dollar coin. No one can keep selling something worth $1 for 25 or 50 cents and be sure of being here in 1997. Jonathan Deitch Response from Internet No bills aII owed To show how perverse the world is, here in the United Kingdom note (bill) acceptors are not used at all. It is my understanding that the law does not allow the acceptance of notes into machines (i.e. the law specifically mentions coins). We do, of course, have the one pound coin, which since its introduction has been a great success, both in general use, and in particular the amusement industry. .A. ]ackRodios Cash Box International Magazine Australia Its time has come IanMcNeill NorautLtd. United Kingdom The dollar coin is an item whose time has long since needed to come. Anyone who fixes bill acceptors (over and over and over) can vouch for this. We still need bill acceptors, but if we can limit their use to the much lower volume bills ($5$20) they will last a lot longer in between repairs. Coin mechs are a proven technology. When was the last time a BC-3 5 quarter slot died? Maybe this is an unfair question. After all most people responding spend way too much Editor's note: We posed a question about the proposed dollar coin on the Internet and got several responses. If you'd like to comment on the dollar coin or any other topic your heart desires, either drop us a line or put it on the net. Our number there is PlayMeter@aol.com &~ We have what our Competition Doesn't ... GREAT AMERICAN BILLIARDS 800/ 831-2011 FAX: (401)/463-6673 PLAY METER 12 SEPTEMBER 1995