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News New s Bits Bits BELGIUM-Bingo tables, tables, mainly mainly BELGIUM-Bingo American-built , are are still still very very popular popular American-built, Belgium .Latest Lateststatistics statisticsshow showthat that inin Belgium. in 1975 1975 there there were were 10,768 10,768 in in in ROWE INTERNATIONAL INC operation , compared compared with with 9,033 9 ,033 in in operation, 1973, and and 14,800 14,800 in in 1965. 1965. 1973, DISTRIBUTOR OPERATIONS MILLION DOLLAR ROUND TABLE AWARD BELGIUM- The Belgian Belgian coin coin mamaBELGIUM-The the U.B.A., U.B.A., chine trade trade association, association, the chine currently considering considering imposing imposing aa isis currently all coin coin machines machines sold sold inin the the levy on on all levy country, to to be be charged charged through through country, wholesalers . wholesalers. PIERRE LAPOINTE Gino Joe CHICAGO Pierre Lapointe Lapointe (right) (right) isis presented presented his his second second consecutive consecutive Distributor Distributor Pierre Operations Million Million Dollar Dollar Round Round Table Table Award. Award . Lapointe, Lapointe, aa Montreal Montreal Operations awarded the the Most Most Improved Improved Branch Branch Award Award executive for for Rowe, Rowe, was was also also awarded executive for the largest increase in sales. for the largest increase in sales. British firm firm produces produces British strength tester tester strength Alea Electronics Electronics of of Oldham, Oldham, LanLanAlca produced aa cashire, England, England, has has produced cashire, new arcade arcade game game called called the the Striker. Striker. new Distributor samples samples were were dispatchdispatchDistributor ed in in October October and and displayed displayed at at the the ed recent Parks Parks Show Show inin New New Orleans. Orleans . recent Striker isis aa tall tall strength strength tester tester The Striker The had site site trials trials in in which has has already already had which British arcades with considerable British arcades with considerable The machine machine isis on on 10c lOc play play success . The success. with three games for 25c . with three games for 25c. comes with with aa mallet mallet on on aa chain chain ItIt comes with which the player hits the top of aa with which the player hits the top of Alfred W. W. Adickes, Adickes, founder founder and and Alfred Germany, was was recently recently honored honored at at aa Germany, the special luncheon luncheon given given by by the special German Operators Operators Association Association German (ZOA} to.mark to . mark his his 50th 50th year year as as aa (ZOA) major distributor distributor of of coin-operated coin-operated major machines . machines. commemorate the occasion occasion To commemorat To e the the association association presented presented Adickes Adickes the with aa handsomely handsomely engraved engraved gold gold with and plaque. plaque . The The inscribed inscribed medal and medal message thanked thanked Adickes Adickes for for the the message new new name name in in Spanish pinball, pinball , Centromatic Centromatic of of Spanish appeared on on the the coin coin Madrid , has has appeared Madrid, the comcommachine scene. scene . Although Although the machine pany has has been been making making machines machines for for pany Spanish market market for for two two years, years, itit the Spanish the has only onlyjust just begun begun exporting, exporting, setting setting has up two two distributors distributorsinin Great Great Britain Britain to to up handle its single-player Libra Black handle its single-player Libra Black Hawk . Hawk. BELGIUM-The Belgian Belgian coin coin mamaBELGIUM-The chine trade trade association, association , the the U.B.A., U.B.A. , chine currently considering considering imposing imposing aa isis currently levy on all coin machines sold in in the the levy on all coin machines sold protruding bar. bar . His His score score isis then then country, country, to to be be charged charged through through protruding registered on on aa large large clock clock with with aa wholesalers. wholesalers. registered scorecard to to give give the the appropriate appropriate scorecard comments for for his his degree degree of of success. success. SPAIN-We SPAIN-We regret regret to to announce announce the the comments Green , joint joint managing managing death Michael Green, death of of Mr. Mr . Pepe Pepe Benevides, Benevides, one one of of Michael Director of of Alca, Alea , said, said, "There "There isis no no the the best-known best-known personalities personalities in in the the Director connection between between the the mallet mallet itself itself European European coin coin machine machine business. business . He He connection and the the clock clock so so there there isis no no chance chance had had been been for for several several years years export export and thatrough rough treatment treatment will will damage damage the the manager manager for for Recel Recel of of Madrid, Madrid , the the that the strength strength adjustadjust- well-known mechanism .And And the well-known Spanish Spanish pinball pinball manumanumechanism. ment isis an an accurate accurate one." one." The The factu facturers ment rers.. machine has has sound sound effects effects and and machine pulsing lights. lights . BRITAIN- The largest largest pubpubGREAT BRITAIN-The pulsing GREAT company in in lic-owned coin coin machine machine company lic-owned the U.K., U. K. , Associated Associated Leisure, Leisure, has has the announcedaabig big increase increasein Inturnover turnover announced for its its financial financial year year ending ending March March for 13. Turnover Turnover was was up up from from $17.25 $17 .25 13. million to to $22.25 $22 .25 million million and and pre-tax pre-tax million and unun- profits $3 million million to to $3.9 $3 .9 energy , vision, vision, inspiration inspiration and profits from from $3 energy, compromising dependability dependability he he million. million . compromising the coin-operated coin-operated industry industry broughtto to the brought GREECE-A new new trade trade association association Germany and and other other European European GREECE-A inin Germany countries . been started started in in for coin coin machines machines has has been for countries. Over the the years years Adickes Adickes has has Greece Greece with with the the objective objective of of obtainobtainOver ing better better legislation legislation for for operators. operators . and close close relationrelation- ing enjoyed aa unique unique and enjoyed ship with with American American industries. industries. His His ship IT ALY - Mario Chinea Chin ea has has been been association with with Rock-Ola Rock-Ola ManufacManufac- ITALY-Mario association spans nearly nearly 50 50 re-elected re-elected President President of of S.A.P.A.R., S.A.P.A .H., turing Corporation Corporation spans turing years. Adickes Adickes pioneered pion~ered the the introintro- the the Italian Italian coin coin machine machine association. association . years. duction of of coin-operated coin-operated phonophonoduction graphs and and flippers flippers into into Europe. Europe . graphs German distributor distributor honored honored German ownerof ofNova Nova Apparate, Apparate , Hamburg, Hamburg, owner SPAIN-Another SPAIN-Another