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Issue: 1985 March 01 - Vol 11 Num 4 - Page 10
THE
CALENDAR
March 8-10
South Carolina Coin Operators Asso-
ciation Annual Convention/Trade
Show. The Carolina Inn. Columbia.
South Carolina. Contact Nita Byars.
803/738-0652.
March 24-27
AMOA Executive Development
Program. Session 1. Notre Dome.
South Bend. Indiana. Telephone
312/654-2662.
March 29-31
Amusement Operators Expo (AOE).
New Orleans Sheraton Downtown.
Telephone: 504/488-7003.
March 30
North Carolina Coin Operators
Association General Membership
Meeting. Raleigh. North Carolina.
Contact Bobby Earp. 919/584-
4833.
Aprtl 13
Washington Amusement & Music
Operators Association General
Meeting. _ Contact Yvonne Kline.
509/457-5891.
Aprtl 17-22
Florido Amusement Vending Associ-
ation Convention/Trade Show.
Contact: Robert Rhinehart, 904/878-
3134.
Aprtl 28-May 1
AMOA Executive Development
Program. Session V. Notre Dome.
South Bend. Indiana. Telephone
312/654-2662
May 9-11
Ohio Music & Amusement Associa-
tion. Hyatt Regency/Ohio Center.
Columbus. Ohio. Contact Poul Corey.
614/221-8600.
May 11-12
Indiana Amusement & Music Opera-
tors Association. Indiana State Pool
Tournament, Howard Johnson's East.
Indianapolis, Indiana. Contact David
Dougan. 812/362-8217.
May 17-19
Wisconsin Amusement & Music Oper-
ators Convention/Trade Show: Fox
Hills-Michicot. Wisconsin. Contact
Joe Phillips. 414/529-4704.
May 30-Jun• 2
Amusement & Music Operators of
T exos Convention. Hershey Hotel.
Corpus Christi. Texas. Contact Don
McCullough . 512/ 454-8626 or
Voncie Todaro. 409/779-8666.
nEWS
Bally mum on stockpile
of lottery machines
Bally' s video lottery operations
manager, Norm LaMarre, has refused
to confirm or deny that the Chicago-
based game manufacturer is stock-
piling thousands of video lottery
games for test in other states.
LaMarre said such information
was proprietary, although he con-
ceded other lottery states have
expressed interest in video lottery
games .
The Bally video lottery manager
said his company was not in a posi-
tion to reveal if other states had con-
tacted Bally about testing video
lottery machines. Said LaMarre ,
" Any announcement like that
would have to come from the indi-
vidual states themselves. "
Bally has run into criticism in
recent months because of its in-
volvement with the Illinois Lottery
Commission . Bally, a major game
manufacturer and a holder of
numerous video game copyrights,
has been incorporating video game
themes on its player-activated lot-
tery machines in that state to attract
more players.
When asked if the video lottery
Ope rators, who
re excluded
from oper ating the se m achines
whi c h are operated u nd er contract
to the state by Ball y al o ne, complain
the video lottery m chi n es are a
threa t to th e ir bu sinesses .
Th e operators association ,
AMOA, recentl y issu ed a position
pape r against video lott er ies, saying
that the devices were nfai r because
the y unfairl y compete against
operators.
The manufacturers association
has sidestepped a simi lar stand ,
sayin g an individual anufacturer 's
use of hi s cop yrights, even i n payout
gambl i ng devices, is
normal out-
growt h of a manufact rer 's bus iness
acti v ity and should no t be re-
strained .
•
Agreement in principle reached
Leo Droste, executive director of
the Amusement and Music Opera-
tors Association (AMOA), said
negotiations were held January 30 in
Washington , D .C. between the Per-
forming Rights Societies and AMOA.
According to Droste, an agree-
ment in principle was reached by
the performing rights societies ,
AMOA, and the jukebox manufac-
turers. It is being drafted for all
parties to review and sign.
No details were available but
after the agreement is approved and
signed by all parties , a joint state-
ment will be issued .
The Copyright Tribunal estab-
lished a per jukebox annual fee of$8
10
machines Bally might t est in o t her
state s would incorp orat e vide o
gam e t hemes to attract pl ayers away
from coin-operated amusemen t
devi ces toward the vid eo lottery
machines, LaMarre sai d , " As with
an y new product, the p ro duct ma y
m a n ifes t it self in v ariou s sizes,
shapes, and form s."
in 1978 but t hat fee has r isen o ver
500 percent and the an nual per
jukebox fee is now $5 ) .
Jukebox manufa ctu r ers and
AMOA had proposed a one-time
fee pe r jukebox of $50 on new
phonograph s and $25 f or used ones.
There has been an ngoing battle
between jukebox ope rato rs and th e
performing rights soci !ties, ASCAP,
SESAC, and BMI because the per -
forming righ t s societie s fe e l opera -
tors sho uld pa y more for t he right to
play mu sic on jukeboxes. Operators
argue that they are pa ; in g an auto-
mati c ro yalty fee on eac record
they bu y.
The current negoti ati on s are to
reach a compromise on th is issue.•
PLAY METER. Morch 1. 1985
CALENDAR
March 8-10
South Carolina Coin Operators Asso-
ciation Annual Convention/Trade
Show. The Carolina Inn. Columbia.
South Carolina. Contact Nita Byars.
803/738-0652.
March 24-27
AMOA Executive Development
Program. Session 1. Notre Dome.
South Bend. Indiana. Telephone
312/654-2662.
March 29-31
Amusement Operators Expo (AOE).
New Orleans Sheraton Downtown.
Telephone: 504/488-7003.
March 30
North Carolina Coin Operators
Association General Membership
Meeting. Raleigh. North Carolina.
Contact Bobby Earp. 919/584-
4833.
Aprtl 13
Washington Amusement & Music
Operators Association General
Meeting. _ Contact Yvonne Kline.
509/457-5891.
Aprtl 17-22
Florido Amusement Vending Associ-
ation Convention/Trade Show.
Contact: Robert Rhinehart, 904/878-
3134.
Aprtl 28-May 1
AMOA Executive Development
Program. Session V. Notre Dome.
South Bend. Indiana. Telephone
312/654-2662
May 9-11
Ohio Music & Amusement Associa-
tion. Hyatt Regency/Ohio Center.
Columbus. Ohio. Contact Poul Corey.
614/221-8600.
May 11-12
Indiana Amusement & Music Opera-
tors Association. Indiana State Pool
Tournament, Howard Johnson's East.
Indianapolis, Indiana. Contact David
Dougan. 812/362-8217.
May 17-19
Wisconsin Amusement & Music Oper-
ators Convention/Trade Show: Fox
Hills-Michicot. Wisconsin. Contact
Joe Phillips. 414/529-4704.
May 30-Jun• 2
Amusement & Music Operators of
T exos Convention. Hershey Hotel.
Corpus Christi. Texas. Contact Don
McCullough . 512/ 454-8626 or
Voncie Todaro. 409/779-8666.
nEWS
Bally mum on stockpile
of lottery machines
Bally' s video lottery operations
manager, Norm LaMarre, has refused
to confirm or deny that the Chicago-
based game manufacturer is stock-
piling thousands of video lottery
games for test in other states.
LaMarre said such information
was proprietary, although he con-
ceded other lottery states have
expressed interest in video lottery
games .
The Bally video lottery manager
said his company was not in a posi-
tion to reveal if other states had con-
tacted Bally about testing video
lottery machines. Said LaMarre ,
" Any announcement like that
would have to come from the indi-
vidual states themselves. "
Bally has run into criticism in
recent months because of its in-
volvement with the Illinois Lottery
Commission . Bally, a major game
manufacturer and a holder of
numerous video game copyrights,
has been incorporating video game
themes on its player-activated lot-
tery machines in that state to attract
more players.
When asked if the video lottery
Ope rators, who
re excluded
from oper ating the se m achines
whi c h are operated u nd er contract
to the state by Ball y al o ne, complain
the video lottery m chi n es are a
threa t to th e ir bu sinesses .
Th e operators association ,
AMOA, recentl y issu ed a position
pape r against video lott er ies, saying
that the devices were nfai r because
the y unfairl y compete against
operators.
The manufacturers association
has sidestepped a simi lar stand ,
sayin g an individual anufacturer 's
use of hi s cop yrights, even i n payout
gambl i ng devices, is
normal out-
growt h of a manufact rer 's bus iness
acti v ity and should no t be re-
strained .
•
Agreement in principle reached
Leo Droste, executive director of
the Amusement and Music Opera-
tors Association (AMOA), said
negotiations were held January 30 in
Washington , D .C. between the Per-
forming Rights Societies and AMOA.
According to Droste, an agree-
ment in principle was reached by
the performing rights societies ,
AMOA, and the jukebox manufac-
turers. It is being drafted for all
parties to review and sign.
No details were available but
after the agreement is approved and
signed by all parties , a joint state-
ment will be issued .
The Copyright Tribunal estab-
lished a per jukebox annual fee of$8
10
machines Bally might t est in o t her
state s would incorp orat e vide o
gam e t hemes to attract pl ayers away
from coin-operated amusemen t
devi ces toward the vid eo lottery
machines, LaMarre sai d , " As with
an y new product, the p ro duct ma y
m a n ifes t it self in v ariou s sizes,
shapes, and form s."
in 1978 but t hat fee has r isen o ver
500 percent and the an nual per
jukebox fee is now $5 ) .
Jukebox manufa ctu r ers and
AMOA had proposed a one-time
fee pe r jukebox of $50 on new
phonograph s and $25 f or used ones.
There has been an ngoing battle
between jukebox ope rato rs and th e
performing rights soci !ties, ASCAP,
SESAC, and BMI because the per -
forming righ t s societie s fe e l opera -
tors sho uld pa y more for t he right to
play mu sic on jukeboxes. Operators
argue that they are pa ; in g an auto-
mati c ro yalty fee on eac record
they bu y.
The current negoti ati on s are to
reach a compromise on th is issue.•
PLAY METER. Morch 1. 1985
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