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IETER PLA VOL. 15, 15, NO. NO. 2 2 VOL. CONTENTS CONTENTS FEATURES FEATURES Return Return to to Reno: Reno: Gem of of the the Sierras Sierras Gem 2 o 20 If you you were were not not lucky lucky enough enough to to If attend ACME ACME last last year, year, this this is is your your attend If you did attend, second chance. second chance. If you did attend, then aa return return visit visit will will afford afford the the then of opportunity to savor the beauty opportunity to savor the beauty of the Sierras plus see the biggest and the Sierras plus see the biggest and brightest that that coin-op coin-op has has to to offer offer on on brightest Feb. 23-25 at Bally's Reno, our host Feb. 23-25 at Bally's Reno, our host hotel. hotel. Coinman: Coinman: Jeff Rosenthal Rosenthal Jeff 49 4 9 As that that sticky sticky quagmire quagmire of of tax tax As season approaches, approaches, itit seems seems the the best best season time to have Jeff as our coinman. time to have Jeff as our coinman. of present present tax tax laws laws His explanations explanations of His may help us extricate ourselves from may help us extricate ourselves from of tax doubletalk. Jeff the quicksand the quicksand of tax doubletalk. Jeff sees taxes and coin-op from more sees taxes and coin-op from more than one one perspective. perspective. He He heads heads his his than own tax service and was an operator own tax service and was an operator 11 years. years. for 11 for Special Section: Section: Special Financial/ Financial/ Management Management 55 We've responded responded to to requests requests for for We've information helpful in daily business information helpful in daily business operations by by designating designating aa special special operations of financial financial and and management management section of section "The articles. Subjects include articles. Subjects include "The Seven Commandments Commandments of of Personal Personal Seven ''Forecasting Financial Planning," Planning,'' "Forecasting Financial Needs," "Do "Do You You Your Financial Financial Needs," Your Need aa Personal Personal Financial Financial Need Advisor?," "How "How to to Kill Kill Your Your Advisor?," Business" (what (what not not to to do), do), Business" "Pitfalls of of the the Absent-Minded Absent-Minded "Pitfalls Businessman,'' "Checklist ''Checklist for for Businessman," ''Amusements Incorporation,'' and Incorporation," and "Amusements and Depreciation: Depreciation: What What all all and Should Know. '' Operators Know." Should Operators FEBRUA RY, 1989 1989 FEBRUARY, DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS NEWS BULLETIN BULLETIN NEWS FROM THE THE EDITOR EDITOR FROM UP FRONT FRONT UP LETTERS LETTERS COVER STORY BUSINESS FEATURE FEATURE BUSINESS NEWS NEWS STATE UPDATE UPDATE STATE GUEST COMMENTARY OPEN HOUSE HOUSE OPEN COINMAN INTERVIEW INTERVIEW COINMAN TEN YEARS YEARS AGO AGO TEN TAX TIPS TAX MUSIC CHARTS CHARTS MUSIC TECHNICAL TOPICS TOPICS TECHNICAL 3 8 8 10 10 12 12 16 16 28 28 34 34 42 42 43 43 46 46 49 49 58 58 72 72 74 74 76 76 77 77 81 81 NEW PRODUCTS PRODUCTS NEW TRADE ACCESSORIES ACCESSORIES TRADE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ADVERTISING 83 83 CLASSIFIED CALENDAR 94 94 CALENDAR Cover: Arachnid Arachnid staffers staffers are are on on top top of of Cover: the dart dart world world with with their their latest latest product, product, the the Master Master 7. 7. They They are are preparing preparing for for aa the record crowd at this year's BullShooter record crowd at this year's BullShooter of Champions Champions as as IV World World Challenge Challenge of IV they welcome competitors from the they welcome competitors from the States, Australia, Australia, Japan, Japan, New New United States, United Zealand, and many European countries. Zealand, and many European countries. promises to to be be quite quite an an event. event. Credit Credit ItIt promises hard workers, from left: Bernie hard workers, from left: Bernie Paul Beall, Beall, Marcio Marcio Bonilla, Bonilla, Powers, Paul Powers, Shirley Merlo, and Sam Zammuto. Shirley Merlo, and Sam Zammuto.