Play Meter

N.Y. ends lottery games
The New York experimental lottery
express-playe r-activated computer
lottery games-was shut down in
December at the request of the com-
pany that set up the games under con-
tract from the state.
Sales for the lottery, which began
May 5, were about $3.5 million; S 1.5
million of that was added revenue for
the state. But Multigame Ventures, the
operating company, asked the state to
discontinue the program because
operating costs were exceeding
profits.
John Quinn, state lottery-division
director, said the games were "a new
approach to marketing lottery pro-
ducts in New York. Unfortunately, it
simply did not work out and held no
promise of working out in the forsee-
able future without massive subsid ies
from either the state or the contractor."
A New York operator said of the
experiment " Typical government
logic, recommend massive subsidies
when you have a loser. I'm glad it
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flopped."
Before joining Memetron, Cosintino
was a Bally Midway account execu-
tive for m ore than four years.
Cosintino said of his new position,
"I think a lot of Larry Siegel (Meme-
tron's president), and all the people in
the office are great people to work
with." He add ed that the company is
getting a g reat response on its latest
kit Mat M ania . "I wouldn't be sur-
prised if it jumps to the top of the p olls.''•
Siller joins Tehkan
David Siller has joined Tehkan, Ltd.,
as national sales manager. He was
formerly sales manager for Nichibutsu
U.S.A
Siller said he is confident that
Tehkan will be a strong force in the
industry. "We have an efficient office
crew, and Tehkan has some good
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product offerings," he said.
Pay-phone con1erence set
Private Pay Phone News and Busi-
ness Communication s Review, pub-
lisher a nd sponsor of educational and
training p rograms, are co-sponsoring
the third a nnual pay-phone confer-
ence and exposition. Called "Compet-
itive Pay Phone Strategies," the event
will be May 5 and 6 at the Hyatt
Regency O'Hare in Chicago.
Marc Ostrofsky, Private Pay Phone
News publisher, said the c onference
will include speakers from a ll parts of
the industry talking on subjects rang-
ing from leasing phones and state
Montreal to tax
arcade games
Montreal hopes to raise more than
$3 million in 1986 by applying an
amusement tax to arcade machines.
The city collected $14.3 million in
1984 from a 10-percent tax on admis-
sion to places of entertainment such as
bingos, movies, and concerts.
The city estimates there are about
2,600 arcade machines in 60 busi-
nesses in Montreal.
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Memetron names
Cosintino
Frank Cosintino has been appointed
national sales manager by Memetron.
He replaces Joe Kaminkow, who left
the company to join Premier Tech-
nology.
PLAY METER. January 15, 1986
Eric Bristow, steel-dart world champion, challenged attendees at
the January Amusement Trades Exhibitions show in London on IDEA's
Royal Darte electronic dart games. Players paid a one-pound entry fee,
and all profits went to charity.
Bristow has been world champion four times, world master five
times, and has been officially ranked number one in the world since 1979.
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