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- 1988 YEAR YEAR END END INDEX INDEX -1988 Gambling Gambling 12-87, pp.4 12-87,pp.4 .3-88,pp.3 3-88.pp.3 .4-88,pp.68 4-88,pp.68 companies are are threatened threatened Belgian companies Belgian (IL) Illegal Ill ega lgambling gambling atat Tumble Tumble Inn Inn Tavern Tavern .. 6-88,pp.42 6-88,pp.42 (IL) Videocard card games games outlawed outlawed inin MS MS . . .9-88,pp.3 9-88 ,pp.3 Video (GA) Dept. of Revenue takes adverse position on cranes .. 9-88,pp. 73 (GA) Dept. of Revenue takes adverse position on cranes 9-88,pp.73 .. 9-88,pp.74 9-88,pp. 74 (PA) Police Police seized se ized 22 video video poker poker games games . (PA) Mi ss issippiand andoperators operatorscompromise compromiseon oncard cardgames games 10-88 ,pp.32 Mississippi 10-88,pp.32 10-88, pp.51 (NH) Authorities Authorities arrest arrest 13 13and and seize seize32 32 video videopokers pokers (NH) 10-88,pp.51 (SD)Lottery Lotterycommission commissionwants wantsto todo do lotto lotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-88,pp.40 12-88,pp.40 (SD) General General OH && IL ILcongressman congressman opposé oppos~ $I coi n . OH $1 coin BMI Victory . . . . . . . . . . BMI Victory (OH) Defense Defense fund fund.. .. . . (OH) 12-87 ,pp.42 12-87,pp.42 12-87 ,pp.42 12-87,pp.42 12-87, pp.49 12-87,pp.49 (NJ) Township ordinance 12-87 ,pp.SO 12-87,pp.50 (NJ) Township ordinance Counterfeits seized se ized . . . 4-88,pp.67 4-88,pp.67 Counterfeits Hunter and company se ntenced . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88 ,pp .68 Hunter and company sentenced 4-88,pp.68 Be lgiancompanies companies are arethreatened threatened .. 4-88,pp.68 4-88 ,pp.68 Belgian Fayconfers confers with with U.K. U .K.customs customs . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-88,pp.70 4-88 ,pp. 70 Fay (OK) Attempted Attempted video video heist heist . . . 4-88,pp.78 4-88,pp. 78 (OK) BACT A wins appeal in U. K. video case . . . 4-88 ,pp.87 BACTA wins appeal in U.K. video case 4-88,pp.87 Floridacranes cranes inin limbo limbo state state .. . . 6-88,pp.35 Florida 6-88,pp.35 Mark Hampton Hampton filed filed suite suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88,pp.3 Mark 7-88,pp.3 Federal Court Court of ofAppeals Appeals inin Phil. Phil. reverses reverses decision decision 7-88,pp.3 7-88,pp.3 Federal Coin operated machines re-c lass ified for insurance .. 7-88,pp.3 Coin operated machines re-classified for insurance 7-88,pp.3 Chargesdismissed dismissedininCogdeill Cogdeillcase case . . .. ... .. 7-88,pp.44 7-88 ,pp.44 Charges C lea n Sweep Sweep approved approved as aslegal lega lin in Maine Maine & & Washington Washingto n . 8-88,pp.3 Clean 8-88,pp.3 Sixteenpeople peoplearrested arrestedininJefferson Jeffe rsonfor forgambling gambling .8-88,pp.3 8-88 ,pp.3 Sixteen AMOA gives view on parallel boards . . .. 9-88 ,pp.44 AMOA gives view on parallel boards 9-88,pp.44 Japan restricts restri cts export export of ofmicro mi cro processor processor units units . . 9-88,pp.72 9-88 ,pp. 72 Japan (NE) Video Video poker poker games games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-88,pp.73 9-88,pp. 73 (NE) (NY) Debate Debate over overlaw law regulating regulating games games . 10-88 ,pp.51 (NY) 10-88,pp.51 (OH) Searches Searches of ofliquor liquor establishments establishments unconstitutional uncon stitutional I 0-88 ,pp.5 I (OH) 10-88,pp.51 Nintendo suing suing Camerica Camerica Ltd Ltd ...11-88,pp.36 11 -88, pp.36 Nintendo Dec ision on on the the Arachnid/Merit Arachnid/ Meritlitigation litigation . 12-88 ,pp.3 Decision 12-88,pp.3 Taitoappealed appealeddecision decisionof ofAug. Aug. 31 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-88 ,pp .3 Taito 12-88,pp.3 (NJ)Attempt Attempttotolegalize legalizemerchandise merchandisegames gamesfailed failed 12-88 , pp.40 (NJ) 12-88,pp.40 Legislation Legislation Crane legislation legi slation Crane 12-87 .pp.4 12-87,pp .4 Proposed law law would wou lddevastate devastatecigarette cigarettevendors vendors . . . . . . . . . . . Proposed . .. 6-88,pp.28 6-88 , pp.28 6-88,pp.30 6-88.pp.30 Video game legis lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-88.pp.46 6-88,pp.46 Video game legislation Copiat case case clears c lears court court . . . 7-88,pp.40 7-88,pp.40 Copiat MCMOA pushes pushes bill bill to to legalize lega li ze cranes cranes . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 7-88,pp.46 7-88.pp.46 MCMOA (FL) Videos Videos eliminated eliminated by by 1990 1990 . . . . . . . . . . 7-88 , pp.56 (FL) 7-88,pp.56 OCMA opposes proposed bill .. 9-88,pp.3 OCMA opposes proposed bill 9-88,pp.3 OCMA mounts mountsopposition opposition . . 9-88,pp.60 9-88.pp.60 OCMA (NJ) Senate Senate Bill Bill 1393 1393 and and Assembly Assembly Bill Bill 3196 3196 .. 9-88,pp.73 9-88 ,pp . 73 (NJ) AMOA urges urges members members to totake takeaction action on on 22 bills bills inin Congress Congress 10-88.pp.3 10-88,pp.3 AMOA Danville proposes video ordinance . 11 -88, pp .3 I Danville proposes video ordinance 11-88,pp.31 (M I)Dearborn Dearborn Heights He igh tsmake makecrane cranetype type games games legal legal 11 -88 , pp.44 (MI) 11-88,pp.44 (NY) Bill Bill totobe becorrected corrected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-88,pp.44 11 -88 , pp.44 (NY) (O H) Bill Bill proposed proposed to to ban ban cigarette cigarette vending vending machines machines 11 -88,pp.44 (OH) 11-88,pp.44 (PA) House Bill 9 would repeal local ta x . 11 -88 ,pp.44 (PA) House Bill 9 would repeal local tax 11-88,pp.44 (CANADA) Arcades Arcades still still closed closed to to children children under under 18 18 12 -88,pp.40 (CANADA) 12-88,pp.40 Parall elissue issuedominates dominates legislative legislativeupdate updateseminar sem inar . 12 -88.pp.107 Parallel 12-88,pp.107 Cranegames gamesnow nowlegal lega lininWisconsin Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . Crane AAMA endorses endorses Berne Berne Convention Convention AAMA Licensing Licensing Game prejudice prejudice still st ill exists exists . . . . . . . . . 1-88 ,pp .33 Game 1-88,pp.33 Jukebox rebates are expanded . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-88,pp.37 Jukebox rebates are expanded 1-88,pp.37 (FL) FAVA FAVA working working with with law law firm firm.. . .. 2-88,pp.51 2-88,pp.51 (FL) (IL) New Ordinance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88,pp. 78 (IL) New Ordinance 4-88,pp.78 LAMOACombats Combatsrise riseininlicense licensefees fee s . . . . . . . . . . . ..6-88,pp.3 6-88,pp.3 LAMOA (NJ) Arcade has too many videos for li cense ... .. . . . 6-88 ,pp.42 (NJ) Arcade has too many videos for license 6-88,pp.42 Arcadeowner ow nerhas hastrouble troublegetting gettinglicenses licenses .. 7-88,pp.56 7-88 ,pp . .56 (NJ) Arcade (NJ) (NY) Lackawanna Lackawannalicense licensefee feecrackdown crackdown . . . . . . . . . . 7-88,pp.56 7-88,pp.56 (NY) LAMOA battles battles rise ri se inin license lice nse fees fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-88 ,pp.40 LAMOA 10-88,pp.40 Cranesdispute dispute settled settl ed in in FL FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 -88,pp.31 Cranes 11-88,pp.31 (NJ) Betson Betso ngets gets lower lowerlicense lice nsefees fee s . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 -88,pp.44 (NJ) 11-88,pp.44 (IL) Lombard Lombard license li ce nse fees fees highest highest ininthe thestate state . . . . . . . . . . 12-88.pp.40 (IL) 12-88,pp.40 Taxes Taxes Operatorsmust mustbe becareful careful with with 1099s I 099s .. 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K.customs customs ... ... 4-88,pp.70 4-88.pp.70 Fay Chicagocouncil council adopts adoptsordinance ordina nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4-88,pp.74 4-88,pp. 74 Chicago 4-88,pp. 78 (IL) Ban on pinball , jukeboxes , and darts lifted .. 4-88,pp.78 (IL) Ban on pinball, jukeboxes, and darts lifted BACTAwins winsappeal appeal ininU.K. U.K. video videocase case . ... . . . 4-88,pp.87 4-88,pp.87 BACTA 504/ 488- 7003 504/488-7003 PLAY METER METER 1989 1989DIRECTORY DIRECTORY 197 197 PLAY INDEX Payoffs Payoffs Kids&& video videopokers pokers ... . . Kids z 0 m