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Twice a Month Publication for the Coin Operated Entertainment Industry
WBPA
Member Business Publications Audit
CONTENTS/
Member·
Volume 10. Number 11/June 15, 1984
FEATURES
Operating Pool Tables
Placing. promoting. and maintaining pool tables are discussed beginning on page
24. Why shouldn't locations own pool tables? Several reasons are listed on page 35.
Tips for maintaining tables are on page 36, and the importance of the Valley National
Eight Doll League is explained on page 38. A listing of table game and dart manufac·
turers appears on page 53. while a listing of table and dart game suppliers is pre·
sented on page 55.
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Table Game Basics
As the video crest continues to fall , foosball and shuffleboard sales continue to rise.
Learn the operating basics of these table games that were popular before videos
were invented. Foosball facts and league information appear on page 41. and
shuffleboord tips and league information appear on page 51 .
Dull' s-eyel
Dart play continues to increase nationwide. and electronic darts operators are finding
that dart leagues can be very successful and profitable. Learn what it takes to start a
· dart league on page 4 7.
DEPARTMENTS
6 Up Front
7 Lett•n to the Editor
10 News
12 Equlpm•nt Poll
2~ State Updat•
57 Frank's Cranks
6~ 65 N•w Products
66 Classified Adv•rtlslng
76 Comm•ntary
Cowr er.dlt: Hugh Armstrong of Cherokee Studio in Blaine. Tennessee.