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GUEST COMMENTARY
Year ends with good signs
by Robert E. Lloyd
The 1985 year has been a most positive one for the coin-
machine industry. It ends with many positive signs pointing
toward continued improvement in 1986.
As president of the American Amusement Machine
Association (AAMA), the association of manufacturers and
distributors, I believe the year also has closed in a very
positive way. The merger of the Amusement Operators Expo
(AOE) and the Amusement Showcase International (AS I) into
the new American Coin Machine Exposition (ACME) is a very
good thing for the industry.
The merger benefits everyone- the operator, the
distributor, and the manufacturer-since everyone's energies
can be focused on one event. And the fact that the two groups
were able to resolve their differences and join together shows
a spirit of cooperation in the industry. This also is good for
everyone.
Another pleasing sign of the industry pulling together to
solve mutual problems was the productive and good-spirited
meetings between the officers of the AAMA and the AMOA
during the AMOA show in Chicago.
The first ACME show will be held March 7 through 9 in
Chicago. The ACME show committee looked at both New
Orleans and Chicago, but was forced to consider only
Chicago due to space and scheduling difficulties this year in
New Orleans. It was agreed , however, that the 1987 show
would be held in New Orleans because there would be ample
time for necessary planning .
We look forward to having bigger and better ACME
shows each year.
[Editor's note: Robert Lloyd is president of Data East USA,
Inc. ]
PLAY METER. December 1 5, 1985