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N EWS BULLETIN throughout New games to see ... Here are some new pieces of coin-op select test/promo jukeboxes strategically located America. North Chicago: in 9-11, March '90, equipment to look for at ACME Pinball: Whirlwind (Williams); Phantom of the Opera and 2. The jukebox subscription service will provide commercial to jukebox subscriber "brainwave pinball" (Data East); The Bally Game Show (Midway copies of the most popular testing records that becomes furnished previously not record Any members. Mfg.) Video: Too Crude and Vapor Trail (Data East); Meta Fox (I. VICS); Search and Rescue (SNK); Battle Shark (Taito) a "hit" will be sent to the subscriber member. Subscribers will have the opportunity to select the category of his choice, per subscription, from a menu of pop, country, R&B, R&B/pop or Novelty and Redemption: Wacky Gator (Data East); Little Pro, or multi-format. The latter consists of either shipped an electro-mechanical novelty in a pinball-styled cabinet pop/country. (Subscribers will have 144 singles per year RSI 225,000. is potential ion subscript current The them.) to cue (Bromley); Slick Shot, a video/pool game using a four-foot by mid-year, 50,000 subscriptions 10,000 obtain can it believes (GaMCO Lotto Action of models new two ; (Grand Products) International); Claw Poker (Bush Electronics); Jr. Basketball and by the end of 1990. Ski Alley (Smart Industries); Dribbles Jr. Basketball (Betson As a solution to the aforementioned problem, RSI proposes to Enterprises) continue to purchase seven-inch vinyl promotional copies from Miscellaneous: downstacking bill acceptors (Mars Electronics International) New AMOA officers ... AMOA elected a new slate of officers at its mid-year board of directors meeting, held in Palm Springs, Calif., on Feb. 8-10. They will take office in the fall at AMOA Expo '90 in New Orleans. Jim Trucano of Collins Music Co. in Charleston, S.C., moved from first vice president to president. The others are: Gene Urso of Madison Coin Machine Co. in Monona, Wis. (treasurer to the record labels for radio, as well as additional seven-inch promotional/test jukebox copies of all product scheduled for cassette single release. It is hoped to be a quantity large enough to justify the set-up cost of pressing seven-inch vinyl, and a quantity small enough to allow parts to be cost-effective for RSI. One thousand units would be ideal, Bohrer says. "RSI has had all of the subscriptions for the world's radio stations," he said. "Now it will utilize not only the radio stations for testing records, but also up to 1,000 jukebox test sites. It was this way years ago, but for some reason jukeboxes dropped jukeboxes again gives first vice president); Craig Johnson of TATAKA in Salt Lake City, out of this testing process. Including what's popular. It also of reading accurate more a subscribers Utah (secretary to treasurer); and R.A. Green III of Rosemary Coin Machines Inc. in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (vice president to avoids possible payola at radio stations." secretary). There were three new vice presidents elected as well; they came from the board of director ranks. Named were Don Hesch of A.H. Entertainers in Rolling Meadows, III .; Jerry Derrick of Derrick Music Co. in Charleston, S.C .; and Jim Stansfield of Jim Stansfield Vending Inc. in LaCrosse, Wis. The new RSI, Bohrer says, has created a "win-win"situation for everyone affected by the current demise of the 45. "The record companies love what we're doing" he said. "The onestops have the opportunity to act as agents, selling subscrip- tions to their customers. A commission with renewals will be The board also approved 20 Wayne Hesch scholarship paid by RSI for each subscription sold, and the one-stops can avoid the hassleof sending 45s back to the record companies." scholarships were awarded last year. The names of this year's winners will be announced at a later date. "When the jukebox subscriber gets his six records, for example, he now knows that they've been thoroughly and accurately RSI bought out ... A group of nine investors, led by former Also, say one of the artists is Elton John. His new hit will be recipients, bringing the total to date to 51. Nine such AMOA presidents Wally Bohrer and Dock Ringo, has recently tested," Bohrer continued. "The records should be solid hits. on Side A, and we can put one of his older hits on Side B as a bonus to the subscriber, instead of the throwaway song usually placed on the flip-side. So there are many plusses to what we're The International (RSI) from BPI Inc. (Billboard magazine). group had convened in October 1989 to discuss the future of doing. Most of all, the 45 stays alive." 45 rpm vinyl records; five are jukebox owners, four are members For more information, contact RSI, P.O. Box 75, 205 N.E. 1st of the recording industry. Ave., Mineral Wells, TX 76067; (817) 325-8752. According to Bohrer, the company was formed to stem the crisis Tax update ... The Amusement Association of California facing the jukebox industry. Namely, the 225,000 jukeboxes on location, dependent on vinyl records, faced danger because (AAC) is keeping the heat on Los Angeles County officials, trying concluded successful negotiations to purchase Record Source of the decision by record companies to limit new releases on to have crippling amusement game fees rolled back. In 1. The promotional radio service provided by RSI for the past license fee structures imposed by other counties on a random sampling of assorted businesses. Coin-op amusement machines were excluded. vinyl. Record company release schedules indicate that at least September 1989, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors raised the initial 50 percent of near-future releases will not be available on 45. adopted an ordinance that, among other things, fee from $126 to $251 per game. RSI's plan is to expand the seven-inch vinyl record subscription businesses; service that it has been providing to radio stations to now include Licensing fees were raised across-the-board for all was based on increase the But out. singled wasn't coin-op phases: two in done be will service new The jukebox owners. 20 years will be continued, but it will now include 600 to 1,000