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TABLE ABLE OF CONTENTS PLAY ETER agazine Volume 16, 16, No. No. 11 .• January January 1990 1990 Volume FEATURES FEATURES Half Century Century Club: Club: Al Al Rodstein Rodstein Half you think think that that reminiscences reminiscences of of over over 50 50 years years in in this this business business makes makes for for ininIfIf you teresting reading, reading, you you are are correct. correct. Travel the road road with with Al Al Rodstein Rodstein in in the the first first of of a a teresting Travel the Half Century Century Club Club members. members. new series series on on Half new Shopping malls: malls: friend friend or foe'! Shopping or foe? Two articles articles on on the the debits debits and and credits credits of of shopping shopping mall mall locations locations give give the the viewpoints viewpoints Two of both both beleaguered beleaguered operators operators and and bedeviled bedeviled manufacturers, manufacturers, all all looking looking for for a a slice slice of of the the same same entertainment entertainment pie. of pie. Coinman: Gary Gary Stern Stern Coinman: Who's behind behind the the Data Data East East pinball pinball division? division? Gary Gary Stern, Stern, son son of of Sam Stern, grew up Who's Sam Stern, grew up in the the business business working working summers summers with with his famous dad. dad .In In 1986 1986 he he teamed teamed with with Data Data in his famous East to to become become the the new new kid kid on on the the pinball pinball block. block. East 36 443 3 644 6 D E P A R T M E N T S DEPARTMENTS News Bulletin News Equipment Poll Poll Equipment From the the Editor Editor From Letters Letters Up Front Front Up Cover Story Story Cover News News International News News International IAAPAShow IAAPA Show News Feature Feature News Ask the the Operator Operator Ask Rowe Celebration Celebration Rowe Manufacturer Meetings Meetings Manufacturer 3 10 12 12 13 13 16 16 18 22 22 28 28 30 30 34 34 54 54 58 58 68 68 Tournament & & Leagues Leagues Tournament Reader's Response Response Reader's Management Management Tax Tips Tips Tax Frank's Cranks Cranks Frank's Technical Topics Topics Technical Player's Perspective Perspective Player's Merchandise Market Market Merchandise What's New New What's Update State Update State Classified Classified Calendar Calendar The Last Last Word Word The 74 74 79 79 80 80 82 82 84 84 88 88 91 91 92 92 93 93 101 101 102 102 121 121 122 122 C 0 VER COVER From homestyle homestyle scientific scientific experiments experiments to to Little Little Casino and Super Duper Casino Casino is is a big leap, leap, but the creative mind of Mike Pace From Casino and Super Duper a big but the creative mind of Mike Pace justnaturally naturallyruns runsmiles miles ahead ahead of ofthe the pack. pack. Find Find out out about aboutthe the young young mastermind mastermind behind behind U.S. U.S. Games Games and and his hisline line of of successful successful just countertop games. "We're going to remain remain dedicated to the the countertop countertop market. market. We're We're continuing continuing to to design design new new countertop games. He He pledges: pledges: "We're going to dedicated to on the the feedback feedback from from operators." software based based on software operators." PLAY METER/January METER/January 1990 1990 88 PLAY