Coin Slot

Coin Slot Magazine - #066 - 1980 - August [International Arcade Museum]
Editor's Statement
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Rosanna Harris
Another month has rushed by and here we are penning a few
Mr. Dick Bueschel are going to be with Mr. Landsgaard at his
words. Your response to our special subscription offer was great!
hearing. They will be offering their help so that the court will
There are quite a few of you out there who offered encouraging
decide in his favor and return the machines. (This issue will be in
words along with your renewals. We'd like to share one very
the process of printing during the hearing.) In the September
special comment with you. While we were in Chicago at the Pace
issue we will have some candid comments from both Bill and
Auction, Dan Mead of "Loose Change" came over to us and told
Dick. This is just another example of how some of the state laws
us The Coin Slot was really a fine magazine and had improved a
are still in the "Dark Ages." We have got to band together and
great deal in recent months. Sometime later his wife, Nora, came
help these people in the "white states" start coloring in black. If
over and shared almost identical thoughts. It was a tremendous
any of you think you have ideas or tried and successful methods
lift to receive encouragement and compliments from our fellow
that can help Mr. Landsgaard get the law changed, write to him or
publishers. Dan and Nora Mead are truly great people and we
us or both. Let him know that you're out there.
Speaking of laws being changed, we received a short note and
enjoy their magazine.
You will note that the article in this issue on the Pace Auction
news clipping just before we went to press. Another State has
does not list the prices of individual machines. There were over
joined the ranks of the BLACK states. Hats off to Louisiana!!! That
650 lots and we felt that it was not relevant to publish all of the
brings the number to 30. Each month seems to bring us just a little
amounts paid for each machine. In that same vein if you had an
closer to our goal. Keep sending us your current information.
interest in a particular machine, you were either in Wheeling or
We know you will enjoy the articles this month. You will see
received a call shortly after the auction. We have decided not to fill
some familiar names along with our regular feature writers. We
up pages with dollar amounts. We would welcome comments on
like to print a variety of articles in different interest areas. We
this decision.
would like to take this opportunity to encourage any of your latent
The old game of confiscation is still going on and one of our
subscribers is holding the short straw. We have included his letter
and excerpt from his local paper in this issue. Mr. Bill Harris and
authors to send us your works. Give us a call or drop us a line and
we'll discuss all the particulars with you.
Until next month—happy hunting and happy reading.
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