Coin Machine Journal

THE COIN M A C H I N E J O U R N A L
70
July, zps 3
Southern California
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N O T E S
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N O T I O N S
B y J a c k O l s o n , L o s A n g e l e s , C a l if .
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A ll I k n o w is w h a t I h ear fr o m
the o p e ra to rs.
A n d a b o u t a ll th e o p ­
era tors are ta lk in g a b o u t th ese d a y s
an d afford th e o p e r a to r a se le ctio n o f
ex ten t on all g am es w h ich are s tr ictly
n ew gam es a t all tim es f o r h is lo c a ­
sk ill w h erein th e p la y e r h as som e d e ­
tion .
gree o f c o n tr o l o f th e b a lls in p la y in g
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is th e n eed o f a n ew ga m e fo r th eir
d e je c te d loca tio n s,.
In
oth e r w o rd s ,
th e p u b lic is tirin g o f m o st o f th e o ld
gam es w h ich h a v e b e e n o u t fo r som e
tim e, a n d th e tim e is rip e fo r som e
b ra n d n ew id e a in m a rb le g a m es to
m a k e a b ig cle a n u p o n sales.
c o n c e n tr a te
on
h a v in g
th eir
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th e g am e.
T h e P r o te ctiv e A s s o c ia tio n o f C o in
M a ch in e
O p e ra to rs
of
L os
A n g e le s
c o u n ty , h as reta in ed an a tto r n e y fo r
the co m in g y e a r to h a n d le th e lega l
affairs o f its m em b ers s h o u ld a n y c o n ­
troversies arise.
I t seem s a ll th e eastern m a n u fa c ­
turers
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No
d ifficu ltie s
re­
ga rd in g m a rb le g a m es are a n ticip a te d ,
b u t the a ss o cia tio n b e lie v e s in p r e ­
n ew g a m es r e a d y fo r th e F e b r u a r y
paredness. A tto r n e y W illia m S. L ew is
s h o w — ea ch tr y in g to o u t d o h is c o m ­
o f L o s A n g eles w as s e le cte d b y th e
p e tito r w ith so m e s n a p p y g a m e.
a ssocia tion b o a r d , a n d is m a k in g a
As
a c o n se q u e n ce th e b u sin ess in gen era l
su rv ey
suffers a t th is tim e o f th e y e a r.
an d lo ca l law s re g u la tin g th e o p e ra ­
The
p la y on th e o ld e r g a m es d ies d o w n ,
an d th e o p e r a to r is p r a c t ic a lly h e lp ­
of
g en era l
c o n d itio n s ,
state
tion o f p in a n d m a rb le g a m es.
A t­
T h e g a m es a n d d e v ice s o f
ch a n ce , o f w h ich th ere are in crea sin g
n u m b ers, are ta b o o e d fo r the reason
th e y h a v e a te n d e n c y to ca u se th e
la w e n fo r ce m e n t a g en cies to lo o k u n ­
fa v o r a b ly u p o n all gam es, in d is cr im i­
n a te ly p la c in g th em all in th e sa m e
ca te g o ry .
cia tio n
A n y m em b er o f the a ss o ­
who
op e ra te s
th e
ch a n ce
g am es w ill d o so a t its o w n risk , a n d
w ill n o t b e g iv e n th e b en efit o f th e
a s s o c ia tio n ’s b a il b o n d rate, n o r th e
fre e serv ices o f th e a ss o cia tio n leg a l
co u n se l in th e e v en t o f arrest fo r th e
o p e r a tio n o f su ch gam es.
to rn e y L ew is w ill a tte n d a ll a ss o cia ­
I t is th e co n te n tio n o f th e a sso cia ­
tio n m eetin gs a n d a n sw er q u e stio n s
tio n th a t as lo n g as m in t v en d ers are
fr o m
a
b e in g o p e ra te d o u tsid e th e c it y in th e
legal p o in t o f v ie w , a n d e n d e a v o r to
v a st c o u n ty area th a t cither n o n -s k ill
W h ile I h a v e n o in te n tio n o f b e ­
k eep the m em b ers o u t o f tr o u b le b y
g a m es
co m in g a d ic t a t o r to th e m a n u fa c tu r ­
in terp retin g th eir rig h ts a n d w ron g s.
c o u n t y a n d u n in co rp o r a te d d istricts,
less in k e e p in g th e p la y
there
are, c o m p a r a tiv e ly
a c tiv e
fe w
fo r
ga m es
at th is tim e.
m em bers, g iv e
ers, y e t I d o b e lie v e if t h e y w o u ld
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co m e o u t w ith a n e w n u m b e r e v e ry
th ree o r fo u r m o n th s d u rin g th e y e a r,
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a d v ic e
fr o m
tive A ss o cia tio n o f C o in M a c h in e O p ­
p la y a t th e F e b r u a r y sh o w , th a t n o t
erators
o n ly w o u ld th eir v o lu m e o f sales in ­
gam es
to
th e
to fr o w n
on
all gam es.
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.
T h e o p e ra to rs h a v e h a d a n ice lo n g
not
run o n g a m es in L o s A n g eles w ith o u t
crea se, b u t it w o u ld so rt o f sta b ilize
g am es o f skill. T h e a s s o cia tio n m em ­
in terferen ce, a n d it is g e n e ra lly b e ­
the jo b b e r ’s bu sin ess th e y e a r ro u n d
bers w ill b e p r o te c te d t o th e fu llest
lie v e d th a t there w ill b e a c o n tin u ­
d e v ice s
e n d o rs e
co m m issio n
any
or
to
restricted
d e v ice s w h ic h m ig h t ca u se th e p o lic e
in stea d o f sev era l at o n e tim e fo r d is­
not
be
a n d to k e e p the c it y rid o f a n y su ch
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A t a m eetin g J u n e 2 3 , th e P r o te c ­
v o te d
sh o u ld
w h ic h
w ere
a n ce w ith o u t m o le sta tio n . I t h as b e e n
CHICAGO CLUB HOUSE
p o in te d o u t th a t d u rin g th e gen eral
bu sin ess
slu m p
m any
stores
w h ere
m ach in es are on lo c a tio n w o u ld n o t
The Eyes of the World
ARE ON THIS SENSATIONAL
4-Way or
Straight
5-REEL POKER GAME
Penny or
Nickel Play W ITH BALL GUM VENDER
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h a v e b een a b le to c o n tin u e in b u s i­
ness h a d it n o t b een fo r th e in co m e
c ~{*' 1
fr o m
th e v a rio u s gam es.
k n o w le d g e
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• Chicago Club House is putting new life into
old worn out locations—amazing unheard of
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earnings. Not a new fangled fad, but a new
money maker employing the precision built con­
struction of the DAVAL VENDER. Now in stock at factory prices.
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im b e d d e d
in
th e
m in d s o f th e c it y officials, it is a p p a r ­
en t
M/f
w ell
W ith th is
th a t
n on e
of
th e
e n fo rc e m e n t
a g en cies w ill seek to a d d to th e u n ­
e m p lo y m e n t situ a tion , n o r m a k e a n y
m ove
to w a rd
th e
a b o lish m e n t
of
g a m es o f sk ill w h ich w o u ld m o st c e r ­
ta in ly ca u se a la rge n u m b er o f sm all
WESTERN DISTRIBUTORS, INC., “Operators Headquarter.”
304 Westlake Ave. No., El-7282, Seattle, Wash.
b u sin ess p la c e s to c lo s e th eir d o o r s ,
a n d thus a d d m ore strife t o th is d e -
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