Play Meter
Issue: 1980 September 15 - Vol 6 Num 17 - Page 7
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patronizing smirk on our silly faces .
In this company, Play M eter's Equip-
ment Poll is the justification of our
judgement!
Ja mes W. Mcintyre
La kewood Ga rdens Miniature Golf
Course and Arcade
Lakewood, California
Same but different
Although the situation is very
different in our country from the
U .S .A . - we have about 90 percent
gaming machines - there are many
similarities between us , like the 50
percent split. And the very upcoming
popularity of pinballs since they are
electronic (solid state) [shows up in)
the pins in Europe [being) 96 percent
of the American industry [product) .
American coin magazines are there-
fore also for us Europeans of very
much importance .. .
I wish to give all personnel of
PLAY METER my regards and my
very special regards to Mr. Roger C .
Sharpe , your pinball expert , and Mr .
Paul Faris , the " Rembrandt" of the
entire coin industry, Bally's superb
artistic designer .
Jo hnn H. Termaten
Coin-Matic Amusem ent Games
Rotterdam
FOR SALE
Larg•st sal• of lat• mod•l
us•d pinball and vld•o gam•s
In th• country
Only where legal
In PLAY METER's July issue, 1980,
page 66 refers to publications
available from Bally Manufacturing
Corporation . First off , the address for
the publications is incorrect; the
publications are available through
Bally Pinball Division , 90 O'Leary
Drive. Bensenville, Illinois 60106 .
Secondly , one of the publications
that you listed, Introduction to Slot
Machines , is available through Bally
Manufacturing Corporation at the
2640 West Belmont address in
Chicago . However, for a publication
like this , it should be noted that it can
only be shipped into areas where
gambling is legal. We have had
operators writing in from all over the
world for this manual. and it is not
available except in the Atlantic City
and Nevada areas .
B.M. Powers
Bally Pinba ll Divis ion
Bensenville, Illinois
Justified smirking
Concerning your Play Meter Equip-
m ent Poll. I would like to comment
that it is . for us , one of the most
useful and interest!ng features in your
fin e magazine.
To many of the people in our
company . picking a " winner" from all
the new games now on the market is
a logical conclusion to a process
deepl y involved in the Dark Arts .
W e are often accused of selling our
souls - among other things!
More often than not , your Equip-
m ent Polls give us reason to stroll
through the office with an all-
knowing.
understanding ,
and
PLAY METER, September, 1980
BEST IN USED EQUIPMENT
RECONDITIONED AND READY FOR PROFITS
FLIPPERS
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TIME WARP
WORLD CUP
STELLAR WARS
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VIDEOS
Atari
BASKETBALL
FOOTBALL
BASEBALL
LUNAR LANDER
STUNT CYCLE
F-1
SPRINT 4
NIGHT DRIVER
Atari
INDY4
SPRINT 2
CANYON BOMBER
Exidy
ROBOT BOWL
Cinematronics/
Vectorbeam
SPACE WARS
Midway
SEA WOLF
SPACE INVADERS
Gremlin
HEAD ON
ALSO, NATIONAL CIGARETTE MACHINES
20 AND 22 COLUMN
RECONDITIONED AND READY FOR PROFIT
CALL STEVE KUNTZ, AGENT
504-837-8123
TAC
AMUSEMENT CO.
1525 AIRLINE HIGHWAY
METAIRIE, LA 70001
7
patronizing smirk on our silly faces .
In this company, Play M eter's Equip-
ment Poll is the justification of our
judgement!
Ja mes W. Mcintyre
La kewood Ga rdens Miniature Golf
Course and Arcade
Lakewood, California
Same but different
Although the situation is very
different in our country from the
U .S .A . - we have about 90 percent
gaming machines - there are many
similarities between us , like the 50
percent split. And the very upcoming
popularity of pinballs since they are
electronic (solid state) [shows up in)
the pins in Europe [being) 96 percent
of the American industry [product) .
American coin magazines are there-
fore also for us Europeans of very
much importance .. .
I wish to give all personnel of
PLAY METER my regards and my
very special regards to Mr. Roger C .
Sharpe , your pinball expert , and Mr .
Paul Faris , the " Rembrandt" of the
entire coin industry, Bally's superb
artistic designer .
Jo hnn H. Termaten
Coin-Matic Amusem ent Games
Rotterdam
FOR SALE
Larg•st sal• of lat• mod•l
us•d pinball and vld•o gam•s
In th• country
Only where legal
In PLAY METER's July issue, 1980,
page 66 refers to publications
available from Bally Manufacturing
Corporation . First off , the address for
the publications is incorrect; the
publications are available through
Bally Pinball Division , 90 O'Leary
Drive. Bensenville, Illinois 60106 .
Secondly , one of the publications
that you listed, Introduction to Slot
Machines , is available through Bally
Manufacturing Corporation at the
2640 West Belmont address in
Chicago . However, for a publication
like this , it should be noted that it can
only be shipped into areas where
gambling is legal. We have had
operators writing in from all over the
world for this manual. and it is not
available except in the Atlantic City
and Nevada areas .
B.M. Powers
Bally Pinba ll Divis ion
Bensenville, Illinois
Justified smirking
Concerning your Play Meter Equip-
m ent Poll. I would like to comment
that it is . for us , one of the most
useful and interest!ng features in your
fin e magazine.
To many of the people in our
company . picking a " winner" from all
the new games now on the market is
a logical conclusion to a process
deepl y involved in the Dark Arts .
W e are often accused of selling our
souls - among other things!
More often than not , your Equip-
m ent Polls give us reason to stroll
through the office with an all-
knowing.
understanding ,
and
PLAY METER, September, 1980
BEST IN USED EQUIPMENT
RECONDITIONED AND READY FOR PROFITS
FLIPPERS
Bally
EVEL KNIEVEL
GLOBETROTTERS
LOST WORLD
MATA HARI
PLAYBOY
PARAGON
STRIKES & SPARES
EIGHT BALL
KISS
Bally
POWER PLAY
SUPERSONIC
Stern
NUGENT
STARS
TRIDENT
Gottlieb
CHARLIE'S ANGELS
CLEOPATRA
HULK
SIN BAD
JOKER POKER
Williams
FLASH
TIME WARP
WORLD CUP
STELLAR WARS
TRIZONE
VIDEOS
Atari
BASKETBALL
FOOTBALL
BASEBALL
LUNAR LANDER
STUNT CYCLE
F-1
SPRINT 4
NIGHT DRIVER
Atari
INDY4
SPRINT 2
CANYON BOMBER
Exidy
ROBOT BOWL
Cinematronics/
Vectorbeam
SPACE WARS
Midway
SEA WOLF
SPACE INVADERS
Gremlin
HEAD ON
ALSO, NATIONAL CIGARETTE MACHINES
20 AND 22 COLUMN
RECONDITIONED AND READY FOR PROFIT
CALL STEVE KUNTZ, AGENT
504-837-8123
TAC
AMUSEMENT CO.
1525 AIRLINE HIGHWAY
METAIRIE, LA 70001
7
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