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IETE LA VOL. 14, 14, NO. NO. 66 VOL. CONTENTS CONTENTS FEATURES FEATURES Record Numbers Numbers Record Meet in in Meet Washington Washington D E PARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS 23 For the the third third year year inin aa row, row, the the Washington Washington For Conference drew record crowds. Operators . Conference drew record crowds. Operators. distributors, and and manufacturers manufacturers mingled mingled with with distributors, Senators and and Representatives Representatives explaining explaining Senators serious issues issues within within the the industry industry and and serious soliciting support. A pinball tournament soliciting support. A pinball tournament atat the legislative legislative reception reception enticed enticed congressional congressional the leaders to to join join inin the the fun fun we we are are always always trytryleaders ing to descirbe . ing to descirbe. TAHLE V\I TABLE l'l~' HALL A,\ D VIDEO EQl.: ll' i\ I E~T HUU:t·:T PINBALL AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT BUDGET Ru11 Description lkM"ription Row !Al = .\l on!hl~ Pinball B~ct (A) = Monthly Pinball Budget CBI= \lun1hl) \'1Ji:o Ganie Ruo.l!'.l"I (B) = Monthly Video Game Budget (m ..i.ood11Wedb)121 ($25.300 divided by 12) JUI) AU):. St-pt. 0cl. July Aug. Sept. Oct. s161s $1625 1958 1958 ~U\' . Nov. s162s $1625 s16:s $1625 s162s $1625 s1m $1625 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 358-1 3583 3581 3583 3583 (C) = Total Monthly Budget (A) +(B) 3583 3583 mJ 3583 tDi==Cumulative Cumula111c BuJ~e110 0Jtc (D) Budget to Date 3583 .1583 7166 10749 10749 14332 17915 17915 7166 (E) = Actual Equipment Payments (F) = Cumulative Actual Payments -""' ""' ""' 1000 -""' 7000 1)000 I""' 3000 3000 4000 7000 tGJO,cr Bud~c11f1D1 -cE1 =a (G) Over Budget if (D) - (E) = a negative amount !H tUnder ln.kr BuJ~cl 1f tDl - !Fl = a (H) Budget if (D) - (F) = a pt~1mcJmou n1 positive amount 3583 1.iJJ2 6000 1000 OlOO 2500 13000 14000 16500 16500 2251 583 583 166 166 11' 332 1~15 1415 The Why Why and and The How of of Equipment Equipment How Budgeting Budgeting 75 Do you you have have aa plan plan when when itit comes comes to to allotallotDo ting money to buy new equipment? Do you ting money to buy new equipment? Do you just plunk plunk down down your your money money ifif you you like like aa just game? You probably are not alone, but that game? You probably are not alone, but that it 's the the right right way way to to buy buy equipequipdoesn't mean mean it's doesn't ment. In this article, Charles Ross takes ment. In this article, Charles Ross takes aa look atat the the overall overall picture picture to to help help you you plan plan look an equipment budget. an equipment budget. Formica Formica Magic Magic 90 you're an an operator operator who who has has suffered suffered the the IfIfyou're agony of trying to buff gouges from game agony of trying to buff gouges from game cabinets , paint paint over over annoying annoying graffiti, graffiti, or or cabinets, tried to remove the lingering glue from tried to remove the lingering glue from decals, then then this this article article isis just just for for you. you. RanRandecals, dy Fromm takes you from the beginning dy Fromm takes you from the beginning with aa picture picture of of the the "before" " before" cabinet cabinet and and with gives you a step by step pictorial article on gives you a step by step pictorial article on applying formica formica to to restore restore those those old old applying cabinets. cabinets. JULY, 1988 1988 JULY, EQUIPMENT POLL POLL 88 EQUIPMENT LETTERS 12 LETTERS 12 FROM THE THE EDITOR EDITOR 14 FROM 14 UP FRONT FRONT 16 UP 16 IN MEMORY MEMORY 18 IN 18 BALLY DINNER DINNER 20 BALLY 20 COVER STORY STORY 26 COVER 26 TEN YEARS YEARS AGO AGO 32 32 TEN 34 NEWS FEATURE FEATURE (COPIAT) (COPIAT) 34 NEWS NEWS FEATURE FEATURE (QUARTER (QUARTER VALUE) VALUE) 40 40 NEWS 43 NEWS NEWS 43 TOURNAMENTS 53 TOURNAMENTS 53 STATE UPDATE UPDATE 56 STATE 56 TAX TIPS TIPS 83 TAX 83 PLAYER'S PICKS PICKS 85 PLAYER'S 85 FRANK'S CRANKS CRANKS 88 88 FRANK'S 93 NEW PRODUCTS PRODUCTS 93 NEW 97 TRADE ACCESSORIES ACCESSORIES 97 TRADE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ADVERTISING 100 100 CLASSIFIED 110 INDEX INDEX 110 110 CALENDAR CALENDAR 110 Cover: SNK SNK Corporation Corporation knows knows that that golf golf isis one one Cover: of America's favorite pastimes and has the game of America's favorite pastimes and has the game to prove prove it, it, Lee Lee Trevino's Trevino 's Fighting Fighting Golf. Golf. Now, Now, II to of Lee Lee Trevino Trevino and and SNK SNK know that that this this shot shot of know president Paul Jacobs with "caddies" John president Paul Jacobs with "caddies" John Barone and Paul's Paul's son, son, Geoffrey, Geoffrey, was was strictly strictly Barone and business ; and and they they must must have have suffered suffered to to be be business; forced to to leave leave the the office office to to get get just just the the right right efefforced fect ; but you have to admit that they did a great fect; but you have to admit that they did a great job of looking like they were having fu n. job of looking like they were having fun.