Coin Machine Journal

102
THE COI N M A C H I N E J O U R N A L
Operators Operating Pin (james in
Batteries Find Concessions Pay
ECAUSE of the great attrac­
tion of present coin operated
amusement games many operators
will become concessionaires this
summer and operate their games in
batteries.
Dance halls, beaches and pools
and amusement parks w ill be the
center 1 of these activities. The oper­
ator will set up his machines under
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a tent or in a concession stand and
merely stand by to observe the play
or engage in the stern business of
drawing trade.
In the busy Merchandise Mart
building in Chicago there is such a
concession in operation. Three pop­
ular make pin games are in the care
of a young lady who merely answers
questions explaining how the cus­
tomer might win a $ 10.00 electric
clock, makes change and sees that
the machines are continually in op­
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breakdown she calls the operator
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Newark, N . J.
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who appears on the scene with a
replacement machine.
Instead of operating on a com­
mission basis, the operator of an
amusement game concession pays a
rental based upon what he believes
the spaee used is worth. In this way
there is no dickering with the loca­
tion owner over the matter of com­
missions. Perhaps this method of
compensating owners for space used
would be better for the operator
than by offering a commission, pro­
viding the operator can judge the
value of certain locations.
If this plan was universally car­
ried out, the location owner would
at no time know what the receipts
were and there would be no need to
count the money in his presence or
do the other things that are some­
times bothersome though necessary
under the present commission pay­
ing system.
These newer type of concessions
or pin game arcades w ill be in oper­
ation all over the country this sum­
mer in practically all of the amuse­
ment parks and they are going to be
worth considerable to their owners.
If upon investigation you find that
the park in your community hasn’t
got a pin game arcade—there’s your
opportunity to pick up some extra
money this summer. It isn’t neces­
sary to stay with the concession
yourself. A cashier or “watcher”
can be had for a small salary.
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