Play Meter
Issue: 1981 July 15 - Vol 7 Num 13 - Page 3
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Vol. 7, No. 13
July 15, 1981
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Staff
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Ray E. Tilley
Administrative Assistant :
Valerie Cognevich
Art Director:
Katey Schwark
Circulation Manager :
Renee' C. Pierson
Technical Writers :
lac Oliver
Randy Fromm
Frank Seninsky
Correspondents :
Roger C. Sharpe
Patrick Matthews
Dick Welu
Irving Blackman
Mary Claire Blakeman
Charles C. Ross
Classified Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Typographer :
Sharon McCall
Advertising Manager:
David Pierson
European Represe ntative :
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER , Jul y 15 , 1981 .
Volume 7, No. 13. Copyright 1981 by
Skybird Publi shin g Company. PLAY
METER (ISSN 0162-1343) is pub-
lished twice monthly on th e 1st and
15th of the month . Publi shing
offices: 320 Old Hammond
Highwa y, M etai rie , La . 70005;
Mailing address- P.O . Box 24170,
New Orleans 70184 . Tel. 504/ 838-
8025 . Subscription rates : U.S. and
Canada-$25 ; foreign-$100 air
mail only. Multiple- su bs cription
orders : 2-9 , $20 each ; 10-24, $17
each ; 25 or more , $15 eac h .
Advertising rates available on
request. No part of this magazine
may be reproduced without
expressed permi ssio n. The editors
are not responsible for un so licited
manuscripts. Second-class postage
paid at Springfield , Mass. 01101 and
additional mai ling offices .
Post master : Send Form 3579 to PLAY
METE R, P.O . Box 24170 , New
Orleans, La . 70184
European Offi ce: PLAY METER
Promotions, " Haresco mbe "
Watford Road , Northwood Middx.
England , Northwood 29244.
PLAY METER, July 15, 1981
B.P.A. Circulation Audit Applied For
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Feat ures
Coinman Interview:
"The Man Who Would Be President" .. . ..... . ..... 12
In this exclusive conversation with Play Meter,
former AMOA Vice President Jim Mullins tells of
so me ills inflicting the AMOA ' s leadership and staff,
how it affected him, how it affects other members of
the national association , and how it impacts on the
whole industry.
The AMOA Redefines Failure ... .. ................. 27
David Pierso n questions the AMOA's claims of
"s uccess" in its location list battle . The association ,
he maintains, spent thousands of dollars to get to
the same point it could have gotten to without
spending a dime. Is that a "success?"
When Coin-Op Regulation Gets Out of Hand ...... 57
Several cases of local government intervention in
the business of operatin~ coin-operated amusement
games are examined for instructive examples. While
the operators sleep, often the le~islators le~islate
and hurt the operators in the pocketbook . Cases of
meeting the legislat ive challenge as well as coping
with " bad press," on the other hand, should be
studied in this pair of articles by Ray E. Tilley.
Departments
From the Editor ..... . ................ . . . ........ . .. 4
Mailbox .................. . ........................ 8
Equipment Poll ........ . .. .. . ...... ............... 10
News ...... . .. . ..... . . . . . ..................... 32-52
Music Programming ............................... 44
Frank's Cranks ... .... ........ .. . ......... .. . .. . .. . 59
Technical Topics ..... . .... .. ............. .. ... .... 61
New Products ...... .... , ... . ..................... 64
Classified Advertising ............................. 66
News Briefs ... .... ....... . ..................... .. 72
CRITICS CORNER :
Roger Sharpe is on vacation-visiting game rooms
and the pinball factories, of course .
" Critic' s Corner" will resume next issue with
pingame reviews.
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lllilm
Vol. 7, No. 13
July 15, 1981
......................
Staff
Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Ray E. Tilley
Administrative Assistant :
Valerie Cognevich
Art Director:
Katey Schwark
Circulation Manager :
Renee' C. Pierson
Technical Writers :
lac Oliver
Randy Fromm
Frank Seninsky
Correspondents :
Roger C. Sharpe
Patrick Matthews
Dick Welu
Irving Blackman
Mary Claire Blakeman
Charles C. Ross
Classified Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Typographer :
Sharon McCall
Advertising Manager:
David Pierson
European Represe ntative :
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER , Jul y 15 , 1981 .
Volume 7, No. 13. Copyright 1981 by
Skybird Publi shin g Company. PLAY
METER (ISSN 0162-1343) is pub-
lished twice monthly on th e 1st and
15th of the month . Publi shing
offices: 320 Old Hammond
Highwa y, M etai rie , La . 70005;
Mailing address- P.O . Box 24170,
New Orleans 70184 . Tel. 504/ 838-
8025 . Subscription rates : U.S. and
Canada-$25 ; foreign-$100 air
mail only. Multiple- su bs cription
orders : 2-9 , $20 each ; 10-24, $17
each ; 25 or more , $15 eac h .
Advertising rates available on
request. No part of this magazine
may be reproduced without
expressed permi ssio n. The editors
are not responsible for un so licited
manuscripts. Second-class postage
paid at Springfield , Mass. 01101 and
additional mai ling offices .
Post master : Send Form 3579 to PLAY
METE R, P.O . Box 24170 , New
Orleans, La . 70184
European Offi ce: PLAY METER
Promotions, " Haresco mbe "
Watford Road , Northwood Middx.
England , Northwood 29244.
PLAY METER, July 15, 1981
B.P.A. Circulation Audit Applied For
~I.AY
EIEID
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Feat ures
Coinman Interview:
"The Man Who Would Be President" .. . ..... . ..... 12
In this exclusive conversation with Play Meter,
former AMOA Vice President Jim Mullins tells of
so me ills inflicting the AMOA ' s leadership and staff,
how it affected him, how it affects other members of
the national association , and how it impacts on the
whole industry.
The AMOA Redefines Failure ... .. ................. 27
David Pierso n questions the AMOA's claims of
"s uccess" in its location list battle . The association ,
he maintains, spent thousands of dollars to get to
the same point it could have gotten to without
spending a dime. Is that a "success?"
When Coin-Op Regulation Gets Out of Hand ...... 57
Several cases of local government intervention in
the business of operatin~ coin-operated amusement
games are examined for instructive examples. While
the operators sleep, often the le~islators le~islate
and hurt the operators in the pocketbook . Cases of
meeting the legislat ive challenge as well as coping
with " bad press," on the other hand, should be
studied in this pair of articles by Ray E. Tilley.
Departments
From the Editor ..... . ................ . . . ........ . .. 4
Mailbox .................. . ........................ 8
Equipment Poll ........ . .. .. . ...... ............... 10
News ...... . .. . ..... . . . . . ..................... 32-52
Music Programming ............................... 44
Frank's Cranks ... .... ........ .. . ......... .. . .. . .. . 59
Technical Topics ..... . .... .. ............. .. ... .... 61
New Products ...... .... , ... . ..................... 64
Classified Advertising ............................. 66
News Briefs ... .... ....... . ..................... .. 72
CRITICS CORNER :
Roger Sharpe is on vacation-visiting game rooms
and the pinball factories, of course .
" Critic' s Corner" will resume next issue with
pingame reviews.
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