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Coin Slot Magazine - #V8N7 - 1983 - March [International Arcade Museum]
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Rolling Meadows, Illinois, a business
an estimate of over 3,500 attendees
started by his father, Anthony, in
With a high percentage of vending
1938 and run by his mother, Isabel,
after her husband's death. Wayne
operators also operating games,
grew with the business and after
should substantially increase the
attendance at both shows"
Disneyland, of course, is the most
graduation from Illinois Wesleyan
University took over the firm's music
and games division, while his brother,
Don, handled the vending and food
services division.
having the show at the same time
famous amusement theme park in
the world. The Disneyland Hotel
also offers great amusements of its
own. In addition to the many inter
Show rescheduled
The Pacific Amusement Operators
Show is now scheduled for April 22-
and cars,
water and
Anaheim, California.
musicians, cascading waterfalls with
Director,
Mr. Wayne Hesch
"There
are
four
main
reasons for rescheduling the show.
In Memoriam
Wayne Hesch, AMOA President
One, the Disneyland Hotel offers
larger exhibit hall space and more
room for more exhibitors Two, manu
In 1978-79, died Saturday, January
facturers prefer a West Coast show
8, 1983, at the age of 48.
Wayne believed in this industry
to be later in the year. Three, there
and AMOA, and spent 25 years
furthering the goals of both, the last
fourteen of them as a Director or
Officer of the National Association.
He always coupled this with his
support of the State Association,
the Illinois Coin Machine Operators
Association, and was one of its'
hotel, there are numerous attractions
including remote-control toy boats
24,1983, at the Disneyland Hotel in
As stated by Terence Cunningham,
i
national theme restaurants at the
are a tremendous number of oper
ators in Southern California. And
is
being held at the same time at the
four, the Western NAMA Show
Anaheim Convention Center with
peddle boats, outdoor
light
shows,
strolling
footpaths, and a major game manu
facturers' futuristic arcade. For still
more amusement pleasures one
may board the Disney Monorail at
the hotel and be transported into
the fantasy of Disneyland.
To obtain your boarding pass to
the Pacific Amusement Operators
Show, contact Terence Cunningham
Director PAO Show; Westco Amuse
ment, 2727 Midtown Court, Suite
1, Palo Alto, CA 94303 or telephone
(415)325-6691.
Past Presidents.
There was no function or activity
of
either association
that
didn't
receive Wayne's attention. He over
saw the first dramatic jump in Ex
position attendance in 1979 and
made himself directly responsible
to rally the support of operators and
the industry to successfully fight
the Copyright Royalty Tribunal de
mand for operator location lists.
When Wayne took over as AMOA
President he had two specific goals
that he wanted to accomplish. It is
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to every operators' benefit that he
was successful
in both.
First, to
Malibu Fun Center's President, Robert Rockefeller, presents high school student,
Steve Uniak, with gameroom tokens in exchange fora report card full ofA's and B's.
to this industry.
launches its Report Card Appreciation
Beginning as a teenager, Wayne
joined AH. Entertainers, Inc., of
Program at all of its 40 sites nation
wide. The program rewards students
MARCH
1983
© The
International
Arcade Museum
"A" and two tokens for each "B".
The program ran from January 16
through February 13, 1983.
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