Marketplace
Issue: 1975 October - Page 37
MARKETPLACE
NEWSLETTER
PAGE 36, OCTOBER, 1975
First Class Now same As Air Mail
WASHINGTON - As of Saturday, October 11, 1975, the U.S.Postal Service stated that First
Class domestic mail will be guaranteed the same handling that Air Mail received. "No
longer will there be an advantage in purchasing air mail postage for domestic delivery",
the Postal Service said. (This means all First Class Mail subscriptions to "Marketplace",
beginning with this October issue, are being handled like Air Mail in the U.S. "Market-
place" First Class Mail subscription remains S35 per year. All can now upgrade their reg-
ular mail present subscription to First Class Mail by mailing check for $10 immediately
to: Marketplace, 185 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60601.)
ONE DAY CONVENTIONERS
CHICAGO - From conversations with distributors and operators, factory executives here
believe there will be more one-day conventioners at the 1975 convention than at any prev-
ious convention, Most prominent reason - lack of supervisory help; making it necessary
for many to get back to their firms as quickly as possible. Other reasons advanced such
as, "We're notified about new machines even before the show. So that one full day to meet
friends and to see anything new is plenty." How many one-day conventioners? None care to
hazard a guess. But factory execs believe, "More one-day conventioners this year. Mostly
due to economic conditions."
Sega's Calif. Factory Has Big Start
HEDONDO BEACH,CALH'. - Sega Enterprises of Tokyo,Japan, new 50,000 sq.ft. facility here
where the firm will manufacture arcade games for the U.S. market, got off to a flying
start with its annual report for fiscal year ended June 30,'75. Earnings were over S2.6
million for S1.37 a share compared to over S2.3 million for S1.24 a share for 1974. Rev-
enues for '75 were $23,877,000 compared to S23,352,000 for 1 74. Sega is majority owned
by Gulf & Western Industries.
'Hl ·DEA~ New Bally SOLO
Player
CHICAGO - Paul Calamari, salesmanager for Bally Mfg.Corp., this city, is
high dealing for the firm ' s new solo player, "Iii-Deal". He reports, "In
terms of scoring, 'Iii-Deal' has the busiest kickout hole in history. And",
he adds, "it's smack in the middle of the playfield. The one hot spot the
players like to shoot for . " The card play action of "Hi-Deal", according to
Paul Calamari, makes it a natural for both young and old players, This is
one outstanding play action all like, he says. "Most important", he adds,
"advance location tests have proved 'Hi-Deal' a whiz of a deal to bring in
full houses of cash for operators everywhere." He also reports several new
improvements are being introduced in "Hi-Deal", D.C.power to slingshot kickers and thump-
er bumpers. A totally new flipper design provides extremely sensitive flipper buttons and
a high degree of swat power to the flippers.
NEWSLETTER
PAGE 36, OCTOBER, 1975
First Class Now same As Air Mail
WASHINGTON - As of Saturday, October 11, 1975, the U.S.Postal Service stated that First
Class domestic mail will be guaranteed the same handling that Air Mail received. "No
longer will there be an advantage in purchasing air mail postage for domestic delivery",
the Postal Service said. (This means all First Class Mail subscriptions to "Marketplace",
beginning with this October issue, are being handled like Air Mail in the U.S. "Market-
place" First Class Mail subscription remains S35 per year. All can now upgrade their reg-
ular mail present subscription to First Class Mail by mailing check for $10 immediately
to: Marketplace, 185 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60601.)
ONE DAY CONVENTIONERS
CHICAGO - From conversations with distributors and operators, factory executives here
believe there will be more one-day conventioners at the 1975 convention than at any prev-
ious convention, Most prominent reason - lack of supervisory help; making it necessary
for many to get back to their firms as quickly as possible. Other reasons advanced such
as, "We're notified about new machines even before the show. So that one full day to meet
friends and to see anything new is plenty." How many one-day conventioners? None care to
hazard a guess. But factory execs believe, "More one-day conventioners this year. Mostly
due to economic conditions."
Sega's Calif. Factory Has Big Start
HEDONDO BEACH,CALH'. - Sega Enterprises of Tokyo,Japan, new 50,000 sq.ft. facility here
where the firm will manufacture arcade games for the U.S. market, got off to a flying
start with its annual report for fiscal year ended June 30,'75. Earnings were over S2.6
million for S1.37 a share compared to over S2.3 million for S1.24 a share for 1974. Rev-
enues for '75 were $23,877,000 compared to S23,352,000 for 1 74. Sega is majority owned
by Gulf & Western Industries.
'Hl ·DEA~ New Bally SOLO
Player
CHICAGO - Paul Calamari, salesmanager for Bally Mfg.Corp., this city, is
high dealing for the firm ' s new solo player, "Iii-Deal". He reports, "In
terms of scoring, 'Iii-Deal' has the busiest kickout hole in history. And",
he adds, "it's smack in the middle of the playfield. The one hot spot the
players like to shoot for . " The card play action of "Hi-Deal", according to
Paul Calamari, makes it a natural for both young and old players, This is
one outstanding play action all like, he says. "Most important", he adds,
"advance location tests have proved 'Hi-Deal' a whiz of a deal to bring in
full houses of cash for operators everywhere." He also reports several new
improvements are being introduced in "Hi-Deal", D.C.power to slingshot kickers and thump-
er bumpers. A totally new flipper design provides extremely sensitive flipper buttons and
a high degree of swat power to the flippers.
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).