Coin Slot
Issue: 1981 June 076 - Page 34
Coin Slot Magazine - #076 - 1981 - June [International Arcade Museum]
IZONA IS #32
Joe Weaver sent the following letter to us and it was
great news! Congratulations to Joe on his hard work.
WHOM ITWASCONFISCATED.FORTHE PURPOSES
Dear Editor:
Arizona is now legal for antique slot machines, as of
April 15, 1981.
House Bill #2326 passed as an emergency measure
and subsequently became law when the Governor
signed it. I have been solely responsible for the
initiative to get the law changed in Arizona and without
the incredible help of my lawyer the Bill would have
died.
The attorneys fee for this task is $5,000 and to date I
have raised about $2,150.00 from only 22 different
people. I am seeking further financial support from
other interested collectors and citizens who recognize
the importance of this law.
Sincerely,
Joe Weaver
ARIZONA BILL
Ref. No.
#1013toH2326
Page 274
April 7, 1981
ANTIQUE SLOT MACHINE
from floor Senate Committee of Whole
Page 1, strike lines 2 through 14 and insert:
"Section 1. Sec. 13-3306, Arizona Revised Stat
utes, is amended to read:
13-3306. Seizure and forfeiture of gambling
devices; exception
A. In addition to any other remedy provided by law
any machine or other device, the possession or control
of which is penalized by the laws of this state prohib
iting lotteries or gambling, may be seized by any peace
officer, and any such machine or device heretofore or
hereafter seized by such officer may be forfeited as
provided in this title.
B. IF A GAMBLING DEVICE IS AN ANTIQUE SLOT
MACHINE AND IS NOT USED FOR GAMING PUR
POSES OR IN VIOLATION OF THE LAWS OF THIS
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—THE
COIN Arcade
SLOT Museum
OF THIS SECTION, AN ANTIQUE SLOT MACHINE
MEANS A GAMBLING DEVICE MANUFACTURED
FOR USE AS A SLOT MACHINE WHICH IS AT LEAST
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD."
Amend title to conform
The following letter was received from Joe Weaver
shortly before we received the news on Arizona becom
ing #32. Joe makes good sense in this letter and we
know that many of you will want to help. The fight is
never easy and as you can see, costly.
COLLECTOR'S APPEAL
Dear Fellow Collectors and Interested Citizens:
Did you know that Arizona does not have a statute
which legalizes antique slot machines for non-gaming
purposes? 30 other states do!!!
I have personally hired a lawyer (who is also a
registered lobbyist at the Arizona State Legislature) to
research, write, and introduce legislation which will
legalize antique slot machines 25 years or older used
for non-gaming purposes. House Bill #2326 was
introduced February 10, 1981 and went before the
Environmental Affairs Committee on February 24,
1981 and passed 14-0. Further, said Bill went before
the Judiciary Committee on March 2,1981, and again
passed, 12-0. Then the Bill appeared before the Rules
Committee and passed without change, and went to
the House floor, where the Bill passed 54-1. The Bill
now goes to the Senate to be assigned to a committee.
This is the first time a bill dealing with the legalizing
of slot machines has passed through any committees
in the legislature. It is due to the hard work and diligent
efforts of the lobbyist who has educated the members
of the committees on the great historical significance,
the tremendous value to collectors, and the massive
popularity nationwide of these older slot machines.
All of this takes time and a large attorney fee; the fee
is $5,000.1 am personally responsible for the payment
of this fee and from the very beginning felt very unsure
as to how I would go about raising this much money. I
have contacted all the local people I know who may
have an interest in this law and am very pleased with
the response of those who have been very supportive
financially as well as helping to contact others. The
problem at this point is I have run out of fresh names of
collectors who would be happy to contribute to help
support this important effort to make Arizona #31 for
the legalization of antique slot machines for non-
gaming purposes.
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
June 1981
IZONA IS #32
Joe Weaver sent the following letter to us and it was
great news! Congratulations to Joe on his hard work.
WHOM ITWASCONFISCATED.FORTHE PURPOSES
Dear Editor:
Arizona is now legal for antique slot machines, as of
April 15, 1981.
House Bill #2326 passed as an emergency measure
and subsequently became law when the Governor
signed it. I have been solely responsible for the
initiative to get the law changed in Arizona and without
the incredible help of my lawyer the Bill would have
died.
The attorneys fee for this task is $5,000 and to date I
have raised about $2,150.00 from only 22 different
people. I am seeking further financial support from
other interested collectors and citizens who recognize
the importance of this law.
Sincerely,
Joe Weaver
ARIZONA BILL
Ref. No.
#1013toH2326
Page 274
April 7, 1981
ANTIQUE SLOT MACHINE
from floor Senate Committee of Whole
Page 1, strike lines 2 through 14 and insert:
"Section 1. Sec. 13-3306, Arizona Revised Stat
utes, is amended to read:
13-3306. Seizure and forfeiture of gambling
devices; exception
A. In addition to any other remedy provided by law
any machine or other device, the possession or control
of which is penalized by the laws of this state prohib
iting lotteries or gambling, may be seized by any peace
officer, and any such machine or device heretofore or
hereafter seized by such officer may be forfeited as
provided in this title.
B. IF A GAMBLING DEVICE IS AN ANTIQUE SLOT
MACHINE AND IS NOT USED FOR GAMING PUR
POSES OR IN VIOLATION OF THE LAWS OF THIS
.com
m
:
u
m
use
fro SUCH -m ANTIQUE
STATE, POSSESSION d OF
SLOT
e
e
d
d
a
MACHINE IS LAWFUL
AND
IT
SHALL
NOT
BE
CON
a
o
nl DESTROYED
arc PURSUANT TO SUB
.
w
FISCATED o OR
w
D
w
JECTION A OF
THIS SECTION. IF A GAMBLING
://w
p
t
t
DEVICE h
IS CONFISCATED AND THE OWNER
SHOWS
THAT
LAWS OF THIS STATE, THE COURT ACQUIRING
JURISDICTION SHALL ORDER THE ANTIQUE SLOT
MACHINE RETURNED TO THE PERSON FROM
THE
GAMBLING
DEVICE
IS
AN
ANTIQUE SLOT MACHINE AND IS NOT USED FOR
GAMING PURPOSES OR IN VIOLATION OF THE
© 34
The
International
—THE
COIN Arcade
SLOT Museum
OF THIS SECTION, AN ANTIQUE SLOT MACHINE
MEANS A GAMBLING DEVICE MANUFACTURED
FOR USE AS A SLOT MACHINE WHICH IS AT LEAST
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD."
Amend title to conform
The following letter was received from Joe Weaver
shortly before we received the news on Arizona becom
ing #32. Joe makes good sense in this letter and we
know that many of you will want to help. The fight is
never easy and as you can see, costly.
COLLECTOR'S APPEAL
Dear Fellow Collectors and Interested Citizens:
Did you know that Arizona does not have a statute
which legalizes antique slot machines for non-gaming
purposes? 30 other states do!!!
I have personally hired a lawyer (who is also a
registered lobbyist at the Arizona State Legislature) to
research, write, and introduce legislation which will
legalize antique slot machines 25 years or older used
for non-gaming purposes. House Bill #2326 was
introduced February 10, 1981 and went before the
Environmental Affairs Committee on February 24,
1981 and passed 14-0. Further, said Bill went before
the Judiciary Committee on March 2,1981, and again
passed, 12-0. Then the Bill appeared before the Rules
Committee and passed without change, and went to
the House floor, where the Bill passed 54-1. The Bill
now goes to the Senate to be assigned to a committee.
This is the first time a bill dealing with the legalizing
of slot machines has passed through any committees
in the legislature. It is due to the hard work and diligent
efforts of the lobbyist who has educated the members
of the committees on the great historical significance,
the tremendous value to collectors, and the massive
popularity nationwide of these older slot machines.
All of this takes time and a large attorney fee; the fee
is $5,000.1 am personally responsible for the payment
of this fee and from the very beginning felt very unsure
as to how I would go about raising this much money. I
have contacted all the local people I know who may
have an interest in this law and am very pleased with
the response of those who have been very supportive
financially as well as helping to contact others. The
problem at this point is I have run out of fresh names of
collectors who would be happy to contribute to help
support this important effort to make Arizona #31 for
the legalization of antique slot machines for non-
gaming purposes.
http://www.arcade-museum.com/
June 1981
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).