Play Meter
Issue: 1985 April 15 - Vol Num - Page 10
Arrests made in New York & New Jersey
•)
In a joint venture the end of
March, illegal gambling machines
were seized from locations in New
York and New Jersey. The raid was
the result of a 19-month investiga-
tion aimed at eliminating illegal
gambling machines. Equipment
confiscated included slot machines,
poker games, and horse racing
machines.
The raid was hailed Slot Stop II , a
sequel to a previous sweep in
January when Slot Stop I netted 18
arrests and 145 machines seized at 17
locations.
Brian Hillan of the New York city
police department said the " out-
right contraband " like slot machines
and horse racing machines were
obvious but poker machines were a
different story. " The slot machines
are obviously gambling devices and
we don 't even have to prove them
operable," said Hillan . " However,
there is a problem of proving pay-
outs on credits on the poker-type
games. Undercover agents entered
locations to observe or rece ive pay
offs for credits."
Hillan noted that 36 people were
arrested and 113 machines were
confiscated in New York taverns,
manufactur in g and distributio11
centers, and other businesses.
In New Jersey over 500 police
officers and detectives arrested an
undisclosed number and an undis-
closed number of machines.
Greyhound Electronics, a New
Jersey manufacturer, had agents
visit its office. A Greyhound spokes-
man said, however, the company is
manufacturing its hit trivi(l game
and not poker machines.
•
Petropoulos
moves headquarters
Peter J. Petropoulos, chairman of
International Sales Marketing and
Management Consultants, is moving
his headquarters from Pompano
Beach, Florida to Atlanta , Georgia.
Petropoulos has been in the
sales, marketing, advertising, public
relations, and consulting business
for over 40 years, 18 years at his
Pompano Beach headquarters .
Petropoulos said of the move,
" Atlanta is a booming city, active,
and progressive and I will be able to
travel much easier from Atlanta
since it is centrally located ."
The address of the new facility in
Atlanta is 409 The North Chace,
Atlanta , GA 30328. The new phone
number is 404/252-7292.
Petropoulos will retain branch
offices in Ellsworth , Maine, Ger-
many, and another office in Atlanta .
He plans to open an additional
office in Los Angeles, California. •
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From left: Hakan Soderstrom, Owe Laestadius, and Hans Bengtsson of the
new Cherry Group Company, Cherryforetagen Trading in Sweden.
Cherry Group opens Swedish office
The Cherry Group in Sweden has
appointed Hakan Soderstrom presi-
dent for a new Cherry-Company,
Cherryfo retage n Trading AB .
Cherry-Trading will be distribu-
tor of games and spare parts for the
Swedish market.
The company represents, among
others, Zaccaria and Nintendo for
Sweden.
Hakan Soberstrom was earlier
sales manager for the Cherry-Group
and has been active in the industry
for the last 11 years.
Owe Laestadius is the new com-
pany's techn ical manager and Hans
Bengtsson the spare parts manager.•
•)
In a joint venture the end of
March, illegal gambling machines
were seized from locations in New
York and New Jersey. The raid was
the result of a 19-month investiga-
tion aimed at eliminating illegal
gambling machines. Equipment
confiscated included slot machines,
poker games, and horse racing
machines.
The raid was hailed Slot Stop II , a
sequel to a previous sweep in
January when Slot Stop I netted 18
arrests and 145 machines seized at 17
locations.
Brian Hillan of the New York city
police department said the " out-
right contraband " like slot machines
and horse racing machines were
obvious but poker machines were a
different story. " The slot machines
are obviously gambling devices and
we don 't even have to prove them
operable," said Hillan . " However,
there is a problem of proving pay-
outs on credits on the poker-type
games. Undercover agents entered
locations to observe or rece ive pay
offs for credits."
Hillan noted that 36 people were
arrested and 113 machines were
confiscated in New York taverns,
manufactur in g and distributio11
centers, and other businesses.
In New Jersey over 500 police
officers and detectives arrested an
undisclosed number and an undis-
closed number of machines.
Greyhound Electronics, a New
Jersey manufacturer, had agents
visit its office. A Greyhound spokes-
man said, however, the company is
manufacturing its hit trivi(l game
and not poker machines.
•
Petropoulos
moves headquarters
Peter J. Petropoulos, chairman of
International Sales Marketing and
Management Consultants, is moving
his headquarters from Pompano
Beach, Florida to Atlanta , Georgia.
Petropoulos has been in the
sales, marketing, advertising, public
relations, and consulting business
for over 40 years, 18 years at his
Pompano Beach headquarters .
Petropoulos said of the move,
" Atlanta is a booming city, active,
and progressive and I will be able to
travel much easier from Atlanta
since it is centrally located ."
The address of the new facility in
Atlanta is 409 The North Chace,
Atlanta , GA 30328. The new phone
number is 404/252-7292.
Petropoulos will retain branch
offices in Ellsworth , Maine, Ger-
many, and another office in Atlanta .
He plans to open an additional
office in Los Angeles, California. •
10
From left: Hakan Soderstrom, Owe Laestadius, and Hans Bengtsson of the
new Cherry Group Company, Cherryforetagen Trading in Sweden.
Cherry Group opens Swedish office
The Cherry Group in Sweden has
appointed Hakan Soderstrom presi-
dent for a new Cherry-Company,
Cherryfo retage n Trading AB .
Cherry-Trading will be distribu-
tor of games and spare parts for the
Swedish market.
The company represents, among
others, Zaccaria and Nintendo for
Sweden.
Hakan Soberstrom was earlier
sales manager for the Cherry-Group
and has been active in the industry
for the last 11 years.
Owe Laestadius is the new com-
pany's techn ical manager and Hans
Bengtsson the spare parts manager.•
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