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EWS BULLETIN NEWS N • D.C. D.C. Conference Conference update update Here Here are are the the scheduled scheduled times times for key key events events being being held held in in conjunction conjunction with with the the 1990 1990 for Conference in in Washington, Washington , D.C D.C.: Government Affairs Affairs Conference Government .: Germany, Japan, Japan, Canada, Canada, and and France. France. ItIt will will be be staged staged at atthe the Germany, Monday,April April 30: 30: 99 a.m a.m.-12 p.m.: PoliticalWorkshop Workshop and andIssues Issues Monday, .- 12 p.m .: Political Briefing (Dollar (Dollar Coin Coin Legislation, Legislation, Video Video Gaming Gaming Amusement Amusement Briefing 12-2 Equipment, Jukebox Jukebox Licensing, Licensing , and and Cigarette Cigarette Vending); Vending); 12-2 Equipment, p.m.: Luncheon with with congressional congressional speakers; speakers; 5-7 5-7 p.m p.m.: p.m .: Luncheon .: " Carnival for for Life," Life," an an industry industry benefit benefit to to honor honor D.C D.C.-area anti"Carnival .- area antidrug groups groups(over (over 100 100children children and and group groupleaders leaders are are expected). expected). drug BMI, and and SESAC-and SESAC-and AMOA AMOA have have organizations-ASCAP, BMI, organizations-ASCAP, reached an an agreement agreement for for the thelicensing licensing of of"non-dramatic "non-dramatic public reached public performance of of copyrighted copyrighted music music on on jukeboxes," jukeboxes," retroactive retroactive performance to Jan. Jan. 1. 1.The The announcement announcementwas was made made at at aapress press conference conference to in New New York York City City on on March March 22. 22. in Sahara Hotel Hotel and and Casino. Casino. Sahara • Jukebox pact pact reached reached The The three three U.S. U.S. performing performing rights rights Jukebox Under the the agreement, agreement, operators operators will Tuesday,May May 1: 1: morning/afternoon: morning/afternoon:Visits Visitswith with congressmen congressmen Under will pay pay $275 $275 for for their their first first Tuesday, 10 will will cost cost an an additional additional $55; 11 jukebox. Boxes Boxes two two through through 10 (individual scheduling and meeting sites to be coordinated by jukebox. 11 (individual scheduling and meeting sites to be coordinated by or more carries a $48 fee. The " break even" point is 19$55; boxes, AMOA's Washington Washington staff); staff) ; 5:30-8 5:30-8 p.m p.m..:: AMOA-AAMA AMOA-AAMA or more carries a $48 fee. The "break even" point is 19 boxes, AMOA's equal the the former former $63-per-box $63-per-box or the the point point at at which which the the fees fees equal Congressional Reception/AMOA-AAMA Reception/AMOA-AAMACongressional Congressional Pinball, Pinball, or Congressional agreement. We'll have full details in our May issue. and Electronic Electronic Dart Dart Tournament. Tournament. Coin-Op Basketball, Basketball, and Coin-Op agreement. We'll have full details in our May issue. All continental continental breakfasts, breakfasts, lunches, lunches, and and briefings/workshops briefings/workshops • Rowe Rowe names names CEO CEO . .. .Arnold Arnold S. S. Greenhut Greenhut has has been been All will take take place place at at the the Washington Washington Court Court on on Capitol Capitol Hill. Hill. appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Rowe will appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Rowe Exceptions are are the the "Carnival "Carnival for for Life" Life" (Departmental (Departmental International InternationalInc. Inc. and and its its parent parent company, company, R.I. R.I. Holdings Holdings Inc. Inc. He He Exceptions Auditorium) and and the the Congressional Congressional Reception/Tournament Reception/Tournament was previously a director of R.I. Holdings Inc. Greenhut Auditorium) was previously a director of R.I. Holdings Inc. Greenhut (Longworth House House Office Office Building Building Cafeteria). Cafeteria). Cowles, who who announced announced his his plan plan to toretire retire succeeds Bruce Bruce K. K. Cowles, (Longworth succeeds for personal personal reasons. reasons. for Formore moreinformation information on on the the conference conference and/or and/or tournamenttournamentFor including housing housing and and registration registration forms forms and and tournament tournament including Greenhuthas has senior seniormanagement management experience experiencein in corporations, corporations, invitations-contact AMOA's AMOA's Chicago Chicago headquarters, 111 E. invitations-contact headquarters, 111 E. Greenhut including Litton Litton Industries IndustriesInc. Inc. and and Gulf Gulf + + Western Western Industries Industries including Wacker Drive, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60601 ; (312) 565-4602. Wacker Drive, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60601; (312) 565-4602. Inc. Inc. • Kids Kids get getfree free play play ... Terminally .Terminallyillillchildren childrenwho whovisit visitthe theKids Kids Village of of Give Give Kids Kids the the World World in in Kissimmee, Kissimmee, Fla. Village Fla.,, now now have have play. This Thisis is the theresult resu lt their own own arcade arcadewith with games games set set on on free free play. their of continued continued efforts efforts by by Bill Bill Miller Miller of of WGM WGM Amusement Amusement in in of Florida Amusement-Vending Amusement-Vending Association Association Kissimmee, the the Florida Kissimmee, (FAVA), and and the the American American Amusement Amusement Machine Machine Association Association (FAVA), (AAMA). (AAMA). Village features features "Clayton's " Clayton's Club Club Car," Car," aa The center center of of Kids Kids Village The • Kiddie Kiddie association association meets meets The The newly newlyformed formed American American Kiddie Ride Ride Association Association held held its its first first meeting meeting on on March March 10 10 in in Kiddie conjunction with with ACME ACME '90. '90. Some Some 65 65 people people were were in in conjunction including kiddie kiddie ride ride operators operators and and manufacturers, manufacturers, attendance,including attendance, according to to association association president president Thomas Thomas Theisen Theisen of of Theisen Theisen according 41 members, members, but but the the total total is is Vending. There There are are presently presently 41 Vending. 100 by by year's year's end. end. expected to to exceed exceed 100 expected pinball restored train train caboose caboose housing housing three three video video games, games, aa pinball restored ratification of of the the bylaws bylaws and and Among the the actions actions taken taken were were ratification machine, and and aa jukebox. jukebox. The The following following companies companies are are Among machine, official election election of ofthe the original original board board of of directors; directors; aa vote vote to to take take responsib le for for game game donations: donations : Dynamo, Dynamo, Konami, Konami , official responsible dollar coin; and a presentation on a stance in support of the a stance in support of the dollar coin; and a presentation on SNK Corp. Corp. of of America, America, Midway Midway NSM/Loewen-America, SNK NSM/Loewen-America, insurance from Rick Rockford of the Horizon Agency in Co./Williams Electronics Electronics Games, Games, Birmingham Birmingham insurance from Rick Rockford of the Horizon Agency in Manufacturing Co./Williams Manufacturing Minneapolis. Minneapolis. (Orlando office), and Brady Distributing (Orlando Vending Vending (Orlando office), and Brady Distributing (Orlando office). Nintendo Nintendo of of America America also also supported supported the the project. project. office). " Obtaining decent decentinsurance insurance rates-or rates-orinsurance insurance at at all-is all-is one one "Obtaining industry," Theisen Theisen said. said. ofthe themajor majorproblems problemsin in the the kiddie kiddieride ride industry," Clyde Knupp, Knupp, past past president president of of the the Amusement Amusement and and Music Music of Clyde " Theinsurance insurance program program that that Mr. Mr. Rockford Rockford has has for for us us will will save save Operators Association, Association , is is responsible responsible for for bringing bringing the the project project "The Operators operatorshalf half of of what what they theypay pay now. now. It's It's $19 $19 per per year, year, per per ride, ride, Fay. "Bill " Bill operators the attention attention of ofAAMA AAMA executive executivevice vice president president Bob Bob Fay. totothe $1 million million of of coverage." coverage." for $1 mehe hehad had placed placed some some games games at at the the Kids Kids Village, Village, for Miller told toldme Miller but he he thought thoughtitit would would be be great great ifif we we could could get get new new games games but for the the room, room , so so I I called called Bob Bob Fay," Fay," Knupp Knupp said. said. for Thenext nextAKRA AKRA board boardmeeting meeting is is scheduled scheduled for for Oct. Oct. 27 27in in New New The Orleans,in in conjunction conjunction with with the the AMOA AMOA show. show. The The membership membership Orleans, Fay, "Our " Our members members are are very very enthusiastic enthusiastic about about is invited to attend. According to to Fay, According projectslike likethis. this. As As soon soon as asthey theyknew knewwhat what Give GiveKids Kidsthe theWorld World is invited to attend. projects was, they theywere wereready readyto to do do whatever whateverwas was necessary." necessary." As As games games was, • Tavern Tavern tourney tourneybegins begins Regional Regional tournament tournament play playfor forthe the life of of the the village, village, the the older older ones ones will will are replaced replaced during during the the life are World Series Series of of Bar Bar Games, Games, aa cash cash tournament tournament Coors Light Light World Coors be donated to FAVA for other charitable purposes. be donated to FAVA for other charitable purposes. play on on pool, pool,electronic electronic darts, darts, coin-op coin-opbasketball, basketball, and and featuring play featuring video bowling, bowling, kicked kicked off off on on March March 22-26 22-26 in in St. St. Paul, Paul, Minn. Minn. video World is "to provide joyful The mission of Give Kids the The mission of Give Kids the World is "to provide joyful According to Larry Meuth , president of Sports Tournaments of experiencesfor forchildren children between betweenthe the ages agesofofthree three and and 18, 18,who who According to Larry Meuth, president of Sports Tournaments of experiences America, three three other other regional regional tournaments tournaments are are scheduled scheduled for for survive." Kids have life-threatening conditions and may not have life-threatening conditions and may not survive." Kids America, thismonth: month: April April 1-4: Atlantic City, N.J.; April 10-14: New Orleans, this 1-4: Atlantic City, N.J .; April 10-14: New Orleans, Village has been made possible through donations of every Village has been made possible through donations of every La La.; April 18-22: 18-22: Las Las Vegas, Vegas, Nev. Nev. .; April individual volunteers. volunteers. kind by by hundreds hundreds of of corporate corporate and and individual kind • NDA NOA tourney tourney nears nears Darters Darters from from around around the the globe globe will will converge in Las Vegas on May 2-5 for the $25,000 International converge in Las Vegas on May 2-5 for the $25,000 International Team Championships Championships of of Electronic Electronic Darting, Darting,or or"Team "Team Dart DartV." V." Team Presented by by the the AMOA AMOA National National Dart Dart Association, Association, the the fifth fifth Presented annual tournament tournament features features teams teams from from the the United United States, States, annual regionallevel levelwill willqualify qualifyto tocompete competefor for$150,000 $150,000 Winnersatatthe theregional Winners in cash cash and and prizes prizes at atthe the national nationaltournament tournamentin in Las Las Vegas Vegas on on in July 5-10. 5-10. July World Series Series of of Bar Bar Games Games is is open open to to men men The Coors Coors Light Light World The