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Issue: 1986 April 15 - Vol 12 Num 6 - Page 9

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Rand of
of Phoenix
Phoenix
Rand
appoints
three
appoints three
video game
game qualified
qua lilied for
!or a
a drawing
drawing to
to
video
live winners
winners to
to enter
enter Nintendo's
Nintendo's
select five
select
"cash cube"
cube" and
and have
have a
a chance
chance at
at
"cash
$10,000.
$10,000.
Winners were:
were: Chris
Chris Slimmer,
Slimmer. first
lirst
Winners
place.
$
1,200
in
60
seconds;
Steve
place, $1,200 in 60 seconds; Steve
Harris. second
second place,
place, $1,190
$1 . 190 in
in 40
40
Harris,
seconds; Reggie
Reggie Horak,
Horak, third
third place,
place.
seconds;
in 40
40 seconds;
seconds; Kevin
Kevin Philpott,
Philpott,
$845 in
$845
lourth
place,
$255
in
20
seconds;
and
fourth place, $255 in 20 seconds; and
Brent Walker,
Walker. fifth
lilth place,
place, $755
$755 in
in 20
20
Brent
seconds.

seconds.
.
.
Houses. The
The Queens
Queens Village,
Village. N.Y.
NY. com-
com-
Houses.
pany
will
operate
nationwide
and
ser-
ser-
and
e
nationwid
pany will operate
vice hotels,
hotels. hospitals,
hospitals, restaurant
restaurant
vice
chains, and
and retail
retail outlets.
outlets.

chains,
.
·
phone installation
installation agreement
agreement with
with
phone
Denny's Inc.,
Inc .. operators
operators of
ol Denny's
Denny's
Denny's
Restaurants
and Winchell
Winchell Donut
Donut
s and
Restaurant
Rand ol
Inc. has
has appoint-
appoint-
Rand
of Phoenix.
Phoenix, Inc.
ed Jill
Albers. Earl
Earl Fingerman,
Fingerman. and
ed
Jill Albers,
and
John Wright,
Wright Jr.
Jr. to
to new
posts.
John
new posts.
Albers has
has been
been named
named vice
vice
Jill Albers
Jill
president of
ol advertising
advertising and
and public
public
president
relations. Earl
relations.
Earl Fingerman
Fingerman has
has been
been
named national
national director
director of
ol marketing
marketing
named
!or the
the Tele-Rand
Tele-Rand pay
pay telephone
telephone
for
division and
and will
will be
be responsible
responsible for
!or
division
establishing
and
communicating
with
with
establishing and communicating
pay phone
phone distributors
distributors nationwide.
nationwide.
pay
John Wright,
Wright, Jr.
Jr. is
is the
the new
new assistant
assistant
John
director
ol
marketing
and
specializes
director of marketing and specializes
in technical
technical sales
sales direction
direction and
and con-
con-
in
sultation. Both
Both Fingerman
Fingerman and
and Wright
Wright
sultation.
were formerly
lormerly with
with a
a Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh tele-
tele-
were
communications
lirm
that
had
been
a
communications firm that had been a
.
Rand pay
pay telephone
telephone distributor.
distributor.

Rand
Nintendo's money
money grab
grab
Nintendo's
winners
get
$4,245
winners get $4,245
Nintendo of
ol America
America gave
gave away
away
Nintendo
$4,245
in
cash
during
its
Cash
Grab
$4,245 in cash during its Cash Grab
promotion at
at ACME.
ACME . Show
Show attendants
attendants
promotion
who were
were among
among the
the 25
25 high-scorers
high-scorers
who
on the
the new
new VS.
VS. Super
Super Mario
Mario Bros.
Bros.
on
AAMA to
to exhibit
exhibit at
at
AAMA
bowling
trade
show
bowling trade show
The American
American Amusement
Machine
The
Amusement Machine
Association (AAMA)
(AAMA) will
will exhibit
exhibit a
a
Association
sampling of
ol games
games at
at the
the Bowling
Bowling Pro-
Pro-
sampling
prietor's Association
Association of
ol America
America trade
trade
prietor's
show scheduled
scheduled June
June 25-27
25-27 at
at the
the
show
MGM Grand
Grand Hotel
Hotel in
in Reno,
Reno, Nev.
Nev.
MGM
According to
to AAMA's
AAMA's Scott
Scott Stude-
Stude-
According
baker,
"The
association
(AAMA)
has
baker, "The association (AAMA) has
targeted 1986
1 986 for
!or promoting
promoting the
the coin-
coin-
targeted
op entertainment
entertainment industry.
industry. We
We have
have
op
selected several
several industries,
industries. including
including
selected
convenience stores,
stores. bowling,
bowling. and
and the
the
convenience
licensed beverage
beverage association
association as
as
licensed
prime markets
markets for
!or games
games and
and will
will host
host
prime
booth at
at each
each of
ol these
these trade
trade shows.
shows.
a booth
a
Studebaker noted
noted that
that AAMA
AAMA has
has
Studebaker
completed studies
studies that
that indicate
indicate 27
27
completed
percent of
ol the
the 5-17
5-1 7 year
year old
old age
age group
group
percent
participate in
in bowling.
bowling. He
He said,
said, "Since
"Since
participate
the majority
majority of
ol people
people who
who come
come to
to
the
bowl must
must wait
wait their
their turn,
tum. it it is
is only
only
bowl
logical there
there be
be something
something to
to offer
oller
logical
them
while
they
wait
them while they wait.
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Spring
crowd gathers
gathers to
to watch
watch Nintendo's
Nintendo 's Cash
Cash Grab.
Grab. Five
Five contestants
contestants qualified
qualified for
for a a chance
chance
A A crowd
to enter
enter the
the "cash
"cash cube"
cube " and
and try
try for
for $10,000.
$10,000.
to
PLAY METER,
METER. April
April 15,
1 5, 1986
1986
PLAY
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