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Vol. 5, 5, No. No. 16 16 Vol. September 1,1, 1979 1979 September staff staff Publisherand and Editor: Editor: Publisher Ralph C. Lally II Ralph C. Lally II EditorialDirector: Director: Editorial DavidPierson Pierson David Managing Editor: Managing Editor: International Editor: Editor: International TechnicalEditor: Editor: Technical Correspondents: Correspondents: Mike Shaw Mike Shaw David Snook David Snook Editor, Coin Slot Editor, Coin Slot Zac Oliver Zac Oliver Roger C. 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Northwood Music Hire Hire gets gets in in on on Music TS foreign foreign expans expansion TS ion "We are are most most impressed impressed by by the the "We Tournament Soccer package and the Tournament Soccer package and the organization that goes with it, and we organization goes with it, and we think hasthat big future future this think itit has aa big inin this country." So stated John Farrand as country." So stated John Farrand as his company , Music Hire , signed to his company, Music inHire, signed distribute TStables tables England . to distribute TS in England. "The whole Tournament Soccer "The whole Tournament Soccer package is all about marketing," package is all about Farrand continued . "Themarketing," fact that it Farrand continued. "The fact that it happens to be attached to a football happens to be attached to a football somewhat irrelevant. irrelevant. table isis somewhat table "The package is something that "The package is something that gives the average pub customer gives the average pub prospect customer entertainment with the of entertainment the prospect of national competitions taking part in with taking part in national competitions at a later stage, but at the same time it atis aactively later stage, but at the samethe time it promoted within pub isitself actively promoted within the pub and this this isis what what the the landlords landlords itself and andthe thebreweries breweriesare areanxious anxioustotofind find and at the moment." at the moment." And so so Tournament Tournament Soccer Soccer isis And making good on its promise take making good on its promise toto take England by by storm storm this this season. season. England Earlier, Cal CalRogers Rogers and and Lee LeePeppard Peppard Earlier, TS had had reached reached an an agreement agreement ofof TS with England's Alea Electronics to be with England's Alca Electronics to be thatnation's nation'sTS TS distributor. that distributor. under the the direction direction of of Alea, under Alca, Michael Green Green (Coinman, (Coinman, PLAY PLAY Michael METER, August August 15), 15), arranged arranged for for METER, Music Hire Hire toto promote promote the game Music the game "aggressively" in locations, in the "aggressively" locations, in the same style withinwhich TS has been so same style with which TS has been so successful in this country . successful in this country. Green noted noted Alca's Alca's existing existing relarelaGreen tionship with Music Hire, which tionship with of Music which some Alca'sHire, own manumanuhandles some handles of Alca's own and added : "Tourfactured pieces, factured pieces, and added: "TournamentSoccer Soccerisisaaline linethat, that ,because because nament of its promotion, needs to be handled ofbyits promotion, needs to be handled highly sophisticated companies by highly sophisticated companies with the the administrative administrative back-up back-up to to with provide customers with the right kind provide customers the we right kind service. Forthat thatwith reason have to ofofservice. For reason we have to be very selective about who sells the be very selective about who sells the no worries worriesabout about game; but butwe wehave haveno game; Music Hire's abilities at all ." Music Hire's abilities at all." Virginia operators operators hassled hassled Virginia by negative negative interpretation interpretation by The Amusement Amusement and and Music Music OpeOpeThe rators of Virginia are fighting a battle rators of Virginia are fighting a battle of legal legal semantics semantics with with the the Virginia Virginia of attorney general's office. The controattorney general's The contro-of versey surrounds surroundsoffice. interpretation versey interpretation of the gross receipts tax section of the the gross receipts tax section of the current Virginia Tax Code . current Virginia Tax Code. Under the code, code , localities localities are are Under the allowedtotoassess assessaagross grossreceipts receipts tax allowed tax the coin coin machine machine industry. industry. The The on the on the law was understanding when understanding when the law was passed was that the gross receipts passed was that the gross receipts the amount amount actually would refer refer to to the would actually received by the operator, but on on received by the operator, but October 19, 1978, the attorney October 19, 1978, the attorney general rendered an opinion to the general renderedof anthe opinion to the commissioner revenue of commissioner of the revenue of Franklin County , Virginia that the Franklin County, Virginia that the gross receipts would include "the gross include "the entire receipts amount would of the proceeds from entire amount of themachine proceeds fromto the coin-operated prior the coin-operated machine prior to amount with with the the dividing such such amount dividing businessman." businessman." course , the the AMOV AMOV objects, objects , Of course, Of finding it "inconceivable" that the finding it "inconceivable" that the language of the law suggests that language of the law suggests that operators are subject to taxation on operators are subject to taxation on the full amount of cash box the full amount of cash box collections. Through Virginia Virginia State State collections. Through Senator Bateman, Bateman, the the AMOV AMOV isis Senator questioning the the interpretation interpretation by by questioning citing conditions conditions as as previous previous conconciting tracts existing prior to division of tracts existing prior to division of gross receipts, double taxation of gross receipts, double taxation of gross receipts (location owners must gross receipts owners the pay taxes on (location their share) , andmust pay taxes on their share), and the exercise of control of the contents of exercise of control the contents of by the theof location prior to to cash boxes boxes cash by location prior division. division. aneffort efforttotoclear clearthe thematter matterand and InInan effectively reverse the attorney geneeffectively reverse the attorney general's opinion, opinion , Senator Senator Hopkins Hopkins of of ral's proposed to amend the Roanoke Roanoke proposed to amend the language of the section by inserting language the section by inserting the wordsof"only "only on the the share share the the words on ofof the receipts actually received by the receipts actually received by the Unfortunately , the operator." ." operator Unfortunately, the amendment was shuffled aside amendment was shuffled aside somehow and and never never reached reached the the somehow governor for for signature, signature , although although itit governor hadbeen beenintroduced introducedand andincluded includedas as had an amendment to another House an amendment to another House bill. No No one one can can determine determine exactly exactly bill. whythe theamendment amendmentwas wasnot notpassed passed why and the AMOV is miffed . "How and the AMOV is miffed. "How itit got deleted in final passage is got deleted in final passage is mysterious." mysterious." Presently , the AMOV plavs a Presently, the the AMOV a game (until 1980 plays General waiting waiting gameconvenes (until the , 1980 General Assembly when, the Assembly convenes, when, the AMOVhopes,) hopes ,)the the amendment amendment can can AMOV be introduced again and "should not not be introduced again and "should be met with serious objection ." be met with serious objection."