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Volume 11 . Number 22/December 1, 1985
FEATURES
Game Plan comes back with pins . . . . . . . . . . . .
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After the video boom, Game Plan concentrated on its gambling division
and manufacturing coin-handling equipment. But with the comeback of
pins. the company has returned to its origins as a pinball manufacturer with
high hopes.
Yuppie puppies' represent growing market . . 17
The children of the baby-boom generation-yuppie puppies-represent a
new opportuniry for manufacturers and operators of equipment for
children too old for kiddie rides and too young for teenager-oriented
videos and pins.
Colnman Interview: Dick Hawkins ............ 24
Dick Hawkins of D&R Star in Rochester. Minn .. talks about the AMOA's
recently created comminee to establish a dart-league program. The
comminee's cha irman. Hawkins hopes the venture leads to on increased
AMOA emphasis on marketing.
Business ethics In the amusement Industry . .... :)1
What ore the ethical standards of the amusement Industry, and ore they
different from those of other industries? Help answer those questions by
returning the survey form that follows this article. Results of the survey will
appear in o coming issue.
DEPARTMENTS
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Up Front
Letters to the Editor
News
Frank's Cranks
Equipment Poll
Cover: courtesy of Game Plan
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Tax Tips
New Products
Classified
Guest Commentary