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THE
CALENDAR
March 21-23
21-20
March
Weste rn Convention-Exhibit
Con ve nti on-Ex hibit of
of
Western
Vending and
and Foodservice
Foodservice Manage-
Manage-
Vending
ment, Anaheim
Anaheim Convention,
Convention, Center,
Center,
ment,
Anaheim, Calif.
Calif. Organized
Organized by
by the
the
Anaheim,
Notional
Automatic
Merchandising
National Automatic Merchandising
Associotion(NAMA). Contact
Contact Walter
Wolter
Association(NAMA).
W. Reed
Reed at
a t (312)
(312) 346-0370.
346-0370. 3,000
3,000
W.
registrants are
ore expected.
expected.
registrants
New York.
York. Contact
Contact Gina
Gino Vichiconti
Vichiconti or
or
New
Curtiss Matterson,
Matterson, NYSCMA
NYSCMA Head-
Head-
Curtiss
quarters, c/o
c/o Matterson
Matterson Associates,
Associates,
quarters,
427 Kenwood
Kenwood Ave.,
Ave .. Delmar,
Delmor, NY
NY
427
12054, telephone
telephone (518)
(518) 439-0981.
439-0981 .
12054,
Aprll 26
26
April
Amusement
and
Music
Operators of
of
Amusement and Music Operators
Texas (AMOT)
(AMOT) 6th
6th Annual
Annual Texas
Texas
Texas
Eight
Boll
Pool
Tournament,
State
State Eight Ball Pool Tournament,
Irving, Texas.
Texas. Contact
Contact
Texas Stadium,
Stadium, Irving,
Texas
Pot Miller,
Miller, (512)
(512) 454-8625.
454-8625. Direct
Direct all
all
Pat
inquiries to
to 940
940 E.
E. 51st
51 st St.,
St., Austin,
Austin, TX
TX
inquiries
7875 1.
78751.
Wisconsin
Wiscons
in
May 16-18
16-18
May
Amusement &
& Music
Music
Amusement
Operators Annual
Annual Convention
Convention and
and
Operators
Trade Show,
Show, Embassy
Embassy Suites,
Suites, Green
Green
Trade
Boy. Contact
Contact WAMO
WAMO at
at (414)
(414) 529-
529-
Bay.
4704.
4704.
May 29-June
29-Jun• 1 1
May
Florido Amusement/Vending
Amusement/Vending Asso-
Asso-
Florida
ciation (FAVA)
(FAVA) Convention
Convention Trade-
Trode-
ciation
show. Hyatt
Hyatt Orlando,
Orlando, Kissimmee,
Kissimmee,
show.
Florido. Contact
Contact Norm
Norm Jensen
Jensen at
at
Florida.
(904) 878-3134.
878-3134.
(904)
lnt•matlonal Shows
Shows
International
March 28-April
28-Aprll 3
0
March
Amusement Expo'86,
Expo '86, Beijing,
Beijing, China.
Chino.
Amusement
Contact China
Chino International
International Conven-
Conven-
Contact
tion Service
Service Ltd.,
Ltd., Suite
Suite 1201-2,
1201-2 ,
tion
Energy Plaza,
Plaza, 92
92 Granville
Granville Road,
Rood,
Energy
Tsimshotsui East,
East, Kowloon,
Kowloon, Hong
Hong
Tsimshatsui
Kong. Telephone:
Telephone: 3-7217689-1.
3-7217689-1.
Kong.
Telex: 40255
40255 CICS
CICS HX.
HX. Cable:
Coble:
Telex:
CHCONVENT.
CHCONVENT.
Aprll 14-23
14-20
April
Milon
Fair,
Fiero
Compionorio
lnter-
Milan Fair, Fiera Campionaria Inter-
nozionole di
di Milano,
Milano, Milan.
Milon. Contact
Contact
nazionale
EA Fiera
Fiero Milano,
Milano, Largo
Largo Domodos-
Domodos-
E.A.
solo 1,
1, 1 1 20415
20415 Milano,
Milano, Italy.
Italy. Tele-
Tele-
sala
phone
49
971
.
Telex
331360.
phone 49 971. Telex 331360.
Aprll 24-16
24-16
April
SADA '86,
'86, Barcelona,
Barcelona, Spain.
Spain. Contact
Contact
SADA
lnterolio SA,
SA , Diagonal
Diagonal 474,
474 ,
Interalia
Barcelona 6,
6 , Spain.
Spain. Telephone
Telephone 93-
93-
Barcelona
218-58-50.
218-58-50.
10
10
they 'll blow
blow you
you out
out of
of the
the box."
b ox."
they'll
telephone number
nu m ber are
are 600
600
telephone
Wheeling
Road
,
Wheeling,
IL
Wheeling Road, Wheeling, IL
( 312 ) 520-9280.
520-9280.
(312)
South
South
60090,
60090,
•
.
Aprll 11-13
11-10
April
New York
York State
State Coin
Coin Machine
Machine Associ-
Associ-
New
ation Trade
Trade Show,
Show, Turf
Turf Inn,
Inn, Albany,
Albany,
ation
the man
man said.
said.
the
The
presid
ent of
of another
another company
company
The president
said it it lost
lost $100,000
$1 00.000 by
by paying
paying in
in
said
advance for
for phones
phones that
that never
never were
were
advance
delivered . "There's
"There's a
a lot
lot of
of people
people out
out
delivered.
there
giving
a
bad
name
to
the
indus-
there giving a bad name to the indus-
he said.
said.
try," he
try,"
An
optimistic
side of
of the
the story
story was
was
An optimistic side
given
by
the
president
of
a
m
a
nufa
c-
given by the president of a manufac-
turing
company
who
said,
"The
equip-
turing company who said, "The equip-
m ent is
is getting
g etting better
b etter and
and better
b etter all
all the
th e
ment
time. Over
Ove r the
the next
next five
five years
y ea rs the
the total
total
time.
number of
of pay
p ay phones
phones will
will double
double to
to
number
fou r million.
million. Non-Bell
No n-Be ll companies
companies will
will
four
own many
m any of
of those,
those, but
but only
only if if they
they are
are
own
comp
etitive.
It
you
can't
do
better
a
nd
competitive. If you can't do better and
than
Bell.
d
on't
try.
b
ecause
cheaper
cheaper than Bell, don't try, because
Williams reports
reports
Williams
doubled revenues
revenues
doubled
Citing a
a "strengthened"
" stre ngthened" coin-
coin-
Citing
op
erated
a
musement
industry
a nd
operated amusement industry and
expanded
hotel
and
casino
opera-
expanded hotel and casino opera-
tions. Williams
W illiams Electronics,
Electronics. Inc.,
Inc.. has
has
tions,
revenues of
of $23,421,000,
$23.421 .000. for
for
rep orted revenues
reported
the
quarter
ending
Decemb
er
31 .
the quarter ending December 31,
1985. more
more than
than double
d ouble the
the $1
$11.476.000
1985,
1,476,000
repo rted for
for the
the same
same quarter
quarter a
a year
year
reported
ago
.
ago.
The quarter
q uarter was
was the
the best
b est for
for Wil-
Wil-
The
laims' amusement-game
amusemen t-game business
busine ss
laims'
that ending
ending June
June 30,
30. 1983.
1983.
sinc e that
since
Net income
income for
for the
the quarter,
quarter. the
the first
first
Net
Williams'
1986
fiscal
year.
w
as
of
of Williams' 1986 fiscal year, was
$6 70.000. compared
compared with
with a a loss
loss of
of more
more
$670,000,
tha n $2
$2 million
million in
in the
the first
first quarter
qua rter of
of 1985.
1985.
than
Amusem
ent-game
revenues,
bolstered
Amusement-game revenues, bolstered
by sales
sales of
of the
the company's
company 's Comet
Comet
by
p inball. were
were $12,483,000,
$ 12.483.000. more
m ore than
tha n
pinball,
times the
the $1,975,000
$1.975.000 of
of the
the previous
p reviou s
six times
six
quarter . Williams'
Williams' hotel
hotel and
and casino
casino
first quarter.
first
which
includes
the
Condado
b
usiness.
business, which includes the Condado
Plaza Hoteland
Hoteland Casino
Casino and
a nd the
the El
El San
San
Plaza
Juan Hoteland
Hoteland Casino,
Casino. generated
generated
Juan
$10.938.000.
$10,938,000.
Assessing prospects
p rospects for
for the
the second
second
Assessing
quarter. the
the company
company reported
repo rted antici-
antici-
quarter,
pated
revenues
of
$13.5
million
on
pated revenues of $13.5 million on
rs
for
more
than
7,500
High
Speed
orde
orders for more than 7,500 High Speed
p inballs.
pinballs.
Williams also
also reported
rep orted it it will
will begin
begin
Williams
shipping
Wil
telco
5000
pay
telephones
shipping Wiltelco 5000 pay telephones
in March.
March. It It has
has received
received a
a $14
$14 million
million
in
initial order
order for
for 12,000
12.000 of
of the
the phones
p hones.•
initial
..
Taito America
America moves,
moves,
Taito
appoints
Rochetti
appoints Rochetti
Taito America
America has
has moved
m oved to
to new
new
Taito
facilities
and
app
ointed
Rick
Rochetti
facilities and appointed Rick Rochetti
manager.
sales manager.
sales
The company's
company 's new
new address
address and
a nd
The
Rich Rochetti
Rochetti
Rich
Rochetti has
has five
five years
years of
of experi-
experi-
Rochetti
ence
in
coin-op
distribution
most
ence in coin-op distribution, , most
as sales
sales manager
manager for
fo r Bally
Bally
recently as
recently
Midwest.
•
Midwest.
Northwestern Bell
Bell
Northwestern
denies
NATA
charge
denies NATA charge
Northwestern Bell
Bell Technologies
Technologies
Northwestern
has
d
enied
a
llegations
made by
by the
the
has denied allegations made
N
orth
American
Telecommunications
North American Telecommunications
( NATA ) that
tha t the
the Bell
Bell divi-
divi-
Association (NATA)
Association
is illegally
illegally manufacturing
m a nufa cturing tele-
tele-
sion is
sion
communications
equipment.
communications equipment.
NATA complained
complained to
to the
the Depart-
De part-
NATA
ment of
of Justice's
Justice's Antitrust
Antitrust Division
Division in
in a
a
ment
January
14
letter
charging
that
North-
January 14 letter charging that North-
western Bell
Bell has
has violated
violated a
a section
section of
of
western
the divestiture
divestiture decree
decree that
that prohibits
proh ib its
the
operating companies
companies (BOCs)
( BOCs) and
and
Bell operating
Bell
eir
affiliates
from
manufacturing
th
their affiliates from manufacturing
te lecommunications equipment
equipment and
and
telecommunications
customer
premises
equipment
(
CPE
customer premises equipment (CPE). ).
The apparent
apparent source
source of
of NATA's
N ATA's
The
complaint
is
a
Northwestern
Bell-
complaint is a Northwestern Bell-
designed
retrofit
system
that
conv
erts
designed retrofit system that converts
"d umb" pay
pay phones
p hones into
in to "smart"
"smart" elec-
elec-
"dumb"
tronic pay
pay phones.
phones.
tronic
According
to Richard
Richard Karre,
Karre, North-
North-
According to
western Bell's
Bell's general
general attorney,
attorney. NATA
NATA
western
claims Northwestern
Northwestern Bell's
Bell's research
research
claims
and development
dev elopment of
of the
the system,
system. which
whic h
and
produced
by
Hibbing
Electronics.
is
is produced by Hibbing Electronics,
percent of
of the
the system's
system's
constitutes 75
75 percent
constitutes
manufacture.
"
We
just
don't
believe
manufacture. "We just don't believe
research
a
nd
develop
ment
can
be
research and development can be
equated with
with manufacturing,"
manufacturing," Karre
Karre
equated
said . "NATA's
"NATA's central
central complaint
complaint is
is ill-
ill-
said.
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METER, March
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1, 1986
1986
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