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....... Brady Di!-.tributing Co. in Charlotte, N.C., has bought "certain assets" of Florida's
Belam Southeast Distributing Corp., according to President Jon Brady. The deal, however,
won't be officially closed until late February, he said. "The Belam name will remain for the
time being; we'll probably add 'a division of Brady Distributing' later on.·· Brady said .
Belam, which has offices in Miami and Orlando, will continue to be run by Bob Haim.
"Everyone will stay in place; in fact. we're going to be adding employees," Brady said .
. . . . . . . The folks at Grayhound Electronics arc certainly well-known industry figures. but their
faces alone may not be enough to identify them. What are we driving at? Well, we
inadvertently forgot to mention the four Grayhound representatives who appeared on our
January cover. They are, from left, President Tom Ricci, Vice President Brian Petaccio. and
" Silver Bullet Girls" Cheryl Weiss and Beth Smith .
. . . . . . On Feb . I, Florida Amusement/ Vending Association (FA VA) representatives and
officials from the Dept. of Business Regulation met to di. cuss the state attorney general·-,
opinion letter regarding the legality of cranes. Though the opinion is not law, it docs carry a
lot of weight. A":. a result of the meeting, the following points can be made: I) The
Department's Division of Alcohol and Tobacco will take no enforcement action regarding the
legality of crane games prior to June 30, 1989; 2) Between now and June 30, FAVA and the
Department will schedule a series of meetings to promulgate guidelines regarding the legal
operation of crane games on premises licensed by the Department; and 3) ll is the opinion or
the Departmenr and the attorney general that if a crane game offers any clement of chance in
determining a player's ability to obtain a prize, that game is illegal under existing statutes .
After June 30, such games will be subject to confiscation; the premises on which the game is
located would face penaltie":i against its license. The presence or any obvious clements of
chance will make the game illegal under the attorney general's opinion. Also, no grace period
has been given by the attorney general. fot information on whether your game may be illegal.
or what to do if you're facing enforcement action. call FAVA at (904) 878-3134 .
. ... . . . In case you ' ve been wondering: no, we haven't forgotten about the equipment poll. ft'<;
been absent the past couple of issues, and that's because we're in the proces":i of revamping it.
Look for an expanded. information-filled poll in the near future .
. . . . . . . The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) will stage the We stern
Convention-Exhibit of Vending and Foodservice Management on April 7-9. The event will
take place at Brooks Hall in San Francbco. Call (312) 346-0370 for more information .
. . . . . . . Two items from the .. New On the Hori.wn · · file: Jaleco USA has introduced the Lo-
Pro. a special line of lower-profile cabinets that allow operators to have a better v iew of the
entire gameroom . It's four-feet high, 30 1 4 -inches deep, 24 1 /2- inches wide. and weigh .... 187 lbs.
The Lo-Pro has the same visual impact as a larger machine because of its 19- inch Wells-
Garncr universal monitor. Meanwhile, The Leland Corporation brings the -.port of off-road
racing to video with Ivan .. lronman" Stewart's Super Off-Road. One to three players compete
on eight different tracks. with a total of 16 possible configurations. The Convert-A-Credit
fe ature al_lows dr:ivers to add to their winnings by using credits as "cash." Each of these new
fc~~~w.:t., is mentioned further in Valerie ·s ··Equipmcnr Preview" srory, which begin on page