Play Meter
Issue: 1979 March 15 - Vol 5 Num 5 - Page 10
Aladdin's Castle looks to expand
national pinball championship
A national pinball championship
which would take in arcades from all
across the co untry and pingames
from all the leading manufacturers
may be in the offing for 19 O.
Jules M illman of Aladdin 's Castle
told PLAY METER recentl y that he
had already contacted all the major
U . . pinball manufacturers (inclu-
ding Bally . Gottlieb , Williams, tern,
and Atari) and that "a ll of them
expressed interest in being part of
such a promotion ."
Last year Bally Manufacturing and
Aladdin 's Castles. a subsidiary of
Bally , taged the Bally uper hooter
contest. It was billed as the national
pinball championship tournament
and drew extensive national media
attention . In an attempt to open up
th e comp tition . Millman said. Bally
and Aladdin's Castles had already
begun actively soliciting oth r manu -
facturer and arcade operat ors to
participate .
Millm an said that present plans
called for the establishment of a
pinball con test association which
would take out a booth at the AMOA
how in Chicago and at the
I.A .A .P A. Show in N w Orl ans .
M illman said that the type o f
arcades that would b eligible to
participat in the competi tion would
be "any cI an. well -run arcade that
has a full -time attendant on duty ."
H added that the arcade must hav
at least thirty pieces of equipment.
Arcade op rators interested in learn -
ing more about the planned promo-
tion should write M errill Millman .
Aladdin' Castles. 2822 . Paulina ,
Chicago. Illinois 60657.
Arcad s. Millman said. would be
charg ed n ntrance fee . but the bulk
o f th e co t would be undertaken by
th manufacturers . There would be
no cha rge to the players .
TRG
ommunications.
which
handl d th publicity for last year's
tournam nt. is pre en tl y conducting
a stud y to find out what such a
tournam nt would cost .
One of th purpo es of stablish-
ing a pinball cont st a ociation and a
national tournam nt. said Millman ,
would be to attract attention to the
fact that pinball is a game of skill and
not a game of chance . Pre ently the
IR
cont nds that pinball tourna -
m nt ar gaming cont ts. which
makes the tourn amen ts t chnically
ill gal in most o f the coun try . The
proc ds for the 19 0 uperShooter
cont st . however . will be going to a
charitable organization : and there-
for th tournamen t will abide by
gov rnm ntal gUidelines .
M illman also noted , in passing .
that last year's SuperShooter cham -
pion . K n Luncetord . participated in
pinball promotion aft r claiming his
n tionaltitle and won nineteen out of
v ry tw nty matches he play d .
" That." aid Millman . .. ems to
indicate th t pinball i a ski ll game
and not a gam of chane ."
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10
Bringing down
the roof
A s strange as it may sound. it took
the collapse o f a school's ro of to
point out th
value of coin -op
amusement quipmenl.
After th ir chool's roof co llap ed
under snow. more than 2.000 high
chool stud en ts had to attend their
c1asse
on th
campus of th
Univ rsity of Colorado for three
w ks during January .
With th 2 .000 -plus high school
stud nt on camp us for their classes .
th
dir ctor o f th e University of
Colorado' studen t center. Jim Scha-
f r . notic d a phenomenon - the
pinball gam . coin -op pool tables .
and bowling alleys started making
abou t 400 a day .
chaf r th n noted that other
chools in n d of money (and do
any of u Iiv in an ar a where th
chools hav all th
mon y they
11
d?) . might conside r installing a
pinball parlo r . After all. with an xtra
400 a day. tach r pay increa es .
new t acher' alari s. n w educa -
ti ona l
quipm nt could sudd nly
become a lot more f asibl to many
chool board .
PLAY METER. March , 1979
national pinball championship
A national pinball championship
which would take in arcades from all
across the co untry and pingames
from all the leading manufacturers
may be in the offing for 19 O.
Jules M illman of Aladdin 's Castle
told PLAY METER recentl y that he
had already contacted all the major
U . . pinball manufacturers (inclu-
ding Bally . Gottlieb , Williams, tern,
and Atari) and that "a ll of them
expressed interest in being part of
such a promotion ."
Last year Bally Manufacturing and
Aladdin 's Castles. a subsidiary of
Bally , taged the Bally uper hooter
contest. It was billed as the national
pinball championship tournament
and drew extensive national media
attention . In an attempt to open up
th e comp tition . Millman said. Bally
and Aladdin's Castles had already
begun actively soliciting oth r manu -
facturer and arcade operat ors to
participate .
Millm an said that present plans
called for the establishment of a
pinball con test association which
would take out a booth at the AMOA
how in Chicago and at the
I.A .A .P A. Show in N w Orl ans .
M illman said that the type o f
arcades that would b eligible to
participat in the competi tion would
be "any cI an. well -run arcade that
has a full -time attendant on duty ."
H added that the arcade must hav
at least thirty pieces of equipment.
Arcade op rators interested in learn -
ing more about the planned promo-
tion should write M errill Millman .
Aladdin' Castles. 2822 . Paulina ,
Chicago. Illinois 60657.
Arcad s. Millman said. would be
charg ed n ntrance fee . but the bulk
o f th e co t would be undertaken by
th manufacturers . There would be
no cha rge to the players .
TRG
ommunications.
which
handl d th publicity for last year's
tournam nt. is pre en tl y conducting
a stud y to find out what such a
tournam nt would cost .
One of th purpo es of stablish-
ing a pinball cont st a ociation and a
national tournam nt. said Millman ,
would be to attract attention to the
fact that pinball is a game of skill and
not a game of chance . Pre ently the
IR
cont nds that pinball tourna -
m nt ar gaming cont ts. which
makes the tourn amen ts t chnically
ill gal in most o f the coun try . The
proc ds for the 19 0 uperShooter
cont st . however . will be going to a
charitable organization : and there-
for th tournamen t will abide by
gov rnm ntal gUidelines .
M illman also noted , in passing .
that last year's SuperShooter cham -
pion . K n Luncetord . participated in
pinball promotion aft r claiming his
n tionaltitle and won nineteen out of
v ry tw nty matches he play d .
" That." aid Millman . .. ems to
indicate th t pinball i a ski ll game
and not a gam of chane ."
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Venture Line's 11 Video Conversion Kits
Call Toll Free 1-800-528-1442
Call Today for a Free Brochure
and get on our Mailing List
VENTURE LNfdNC~
2207 S. 48th St. / Tempe, AZ 85282 / (602) 966-4695
• ••
••
•
I
••
Cues
COSMETIC SECONDS, four prong w/all Maple
shaft, hard wood naturally balanced butt :
1-12
S3 . 45
oa
~~=~i ~u~::
12-143
144 & UP
S3. 10 'd
$299 EA
CAli (612 ) 884- 6604, ASK FOR Howard!
10
Bringing down
the roof
A s strange as it may sound. it took
the collapse o f a school's ro of to
point out th
value of coin -op
amusement quipmenl.
After th ir chool's roof co llap ed
under snow. more than 2.000 high
chool stud en ts had to attend their
c1asse
on th
campus of th
Univ rsity of Colorado for three
w ks during January .
With th 2 .000 -plus high school
stud nt on camp us for their classes .
th
dir ctor o f th e University of
Colorado' studen t center. Jim Scha-
f r . notic d a phenomenon - the
pinball gam . coin -op pool tables .
and bowling alleys started making
abou t 400 a day .
chaf r th n noted that other
chools in n d of money (and do
any of u Iiv in an ar a where th
chools hav all th
mon y they
11
d?) . might conside r installing a
pinball parlo r . After all. with an xtra
400 a day. tach r pay increa es .
new t acher' alari s. n w educa -
ti ona l
quipm nt could sudd nly
become a lot more f asibl to many
chool board .
PLAY METER. March , 1979
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