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VOL. 13,
FEATURES
FEATURES
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8
~ Industry
Ind~ Trends
Trends
: Surface
Surface
~ at
at Hanson
Hanson Auctions
Auctions
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FEBR U AR Y, 1987
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FEBRUARY,
DEPARTME N TS
DEPARTMENTS
UP FRONT
Fll llT
UP
6 I
CALElllAI OF
IF EVENTS
EVEllTS
CALENDAR
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at auctions. Hanson's Jeff Neumann says that
IEClll CHARTS
CHAITS
RECORD
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in older pins being rotated off routes and
TEii YEARS
YEAIS AGO
All
TEN
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FIAllK'S CRANKS
CIAllKS
FRANK'S
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TECHlllCAL TOPICS
TIPICS
TECHNICAL
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CllTICS CORNER
CllllEI
CRITICS
II
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PLAYEIS' PICKS
PICKS
PLAYERS'
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llEW PRODUCTS
PlllUCTS
NEW
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CLASSIFIEI ADVERTISING
AIVEITISllll
CLASSIFIED
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IUEST COMMENTARY
CIMMEllTAIY
GUEST
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This month marked the 50th regularly
scheduled auction at Hanson Distributing's
Warren, Mich. office. Hanson can tell a lot
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onto the auction block. Something that began
as a necessary vehicle for operators to dispose
of used equipment, is now an established
tradition.
Updates on Tax
Laws
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The tax laws are on just about everyone's
minds right now in these weeks before
federal income tax forms are due. This
section is a compilation of several articles to
section
is a compilation of several articles to
fa miliarize you
you with
with various
various tax
tax subjects.
subjects.
familiarize
Following
the
U
pdates
on
Tax
L
aws
Following the Updates on Tax Laws by by
Jeff Rosenthal
Rosenthal are
are articles
articles
operator/ accountant Jeff
operator/accountant
on
S-corporations,
transferring
your
business
on S-corporations, transferring your business
the kids,
kids, and
and keeping
keeping good
good records.
records.
to to the
5
a
50
Touring the
the French
French
Touring
Quarter
with
Bonnie ·
Quarter with Bonnie
and Valerie
Valerie
and
P AGE 50
50
PAGE
INDUST RY
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operator confidence in new pins has resulted
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ENTERTAINMENT
llEWS
NEWS
about the industry by what people are buying
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OF THE COIN-OPERATED
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Cover: Artwork
Artwork by
by Bally
Bally Sente
Sente (see
(see cover
cover story
story on
on
Cover:
page
7)
page 7)
The ACME
ACME expo
expo is is only
only weeks
weeks away
aw,iy and
and this
this
The
article
is
to
entice
you
to
the
show
with
the
article is to entice you to the show with the
lu
re
of
the
French
Quarter
in
New
Orleans.
lure of the French Quarter in New Orleans.
It's unique,
unique, quaint,
quaint, interesting,
in teresting, and
and yes,
yes, FUN!
FUN!
It's
Following
the
tour
is
an
article
by
New
Following the tour is an article by New
Orleans' own
own Louis
Louis Boasberg
Boasberg on
on his
his favorite
favo rite
Orleans'
restauran ts so
so you
you can
can begin
begin planning
planning your
your
restaurants
New
Orleans
evenings.
New Orleans evenings.
February 1987/PLAY
1987 / PlA Y METER
METER 3 3
February