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- l990YEAR END INDEX Video games allowed in theaters .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . 2-90,pp.73 Atlas stages "Video Game Day" promotion .. . .. . 3-90,pp.48 7-Eleven operators safe-for now, anyway ... . ... 5-90,pp.24 Video museum on tour . . .. . . 6-90,pp. 14 Sega's Moonwalker set for fall release . ... .. 8-90,pp.18 Taito debuts variety of summer offerings .. ... . . . .. .. 8-90,pp.64 Atari unveils games in the Big Apple . . . ... .. 9-90,pp.12 U.S . Customs nabs board trafficker .. . .. .. . ... . . 9-90, pp. 13 Video show now on the tube . ... .. ... . 10-90,pp.16 Home video games: friend or foe? ... .. 10-90,pp.62 Capcom debuts varied products . .. 10-90,pp.93 Video: The Good, the bad, the usual ... 12-90,pp.92 Video Poker Video poker switch . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. 3-90,pp.40 Video poker may be legalized . . ... . ... . ... 4-90,pp.29 Mississippi hoping to legalize pokers .. . . ... . 5-90,pp.26 Bill is submitted to legalize video poker .. 5-90,pp.30 Video poker bill dies in Louisiana ... ... 8-90,pp.12 South Dakota: A video gaming success story .. . .. 9-90,pp.54 Nebraska makes bid for video gaming . .. . . . 10-90,pp. 14 Susan Walker interview .. .. ... . . . . . . . .. . 10-90,pp.38 Good communication system spells success in video gaming ... .. . . . 10-90,pp.46 Midwestern and Canadian activity in video gaming . .. 10-90,pp.49 New video poker bill in Pennsylvania . . 11-90,pp.12 Myths vs. facts in video gaming ... . ... . .. 11-90,pp.112 Efforts underway on the Eastern seaboard ... . .. 12-90,pp.132 Ask the Operator Why is it to an operator's advantage to have an arcade .. 1-90,pp.54 How do you handle conversions? ... . .. .. ... 2-90,pp.38 What are you looking for, in terms of equipment? . 3-90,pp.136 Are you into redemption heavily? .. . .. . . . . . 4-90,pp.52 How does home game technology compare to coin-op technology? . ... . ... . .. . ... ... . .. 5-90,pp.42 What are your feelings on the pinball industry today? .. . 6-90,pp.56 What are your views on a league program? . ... .. ... .. 8-90,pp.52 What are you hoping to see at AMOA? . . . .. . ... 11-90,pp.58 How has business been this year? .. . . . . . . . 12-90,pp.140 Coinman Interviews Gary Stern . . . .. . ... . . . . ... . . . . 1-90, pp.64 Paul Spiegel . . .. . . . . .. . . ... 2-90,pp.52 Don Hesch . . ... ... . . . . ... . .. . . 3-90,pp.76 Walt Hampshire . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . 3-90,pp.96 Ron Getlan .. .. . . ... .. . ... . ... . .. .. 4-90,pp.55 Ric Stephan . . ... . ... . .. .. . .. ... . .. .. . . . 5-90,pp.44 Coin-op Women Speak Out . . . ... ... .. .. . . .. . . 6-90,pp.90 Rich Babich . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . .. . . . .. 7-90,pp.52 Mary Levine .. . ... . . . . ... .. . . . . 8-90,pp.54 Norm Pink ... .. .. . . .. . . . . . . ... 9-90,pp.76 Elroy Wolff ... . . . . . . ... . .. .. .. . .. 10-90,pp.58 Jack D. Kerner . . .. ... .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. 11-90,pp.41 Bob Nims . . .. ... . . .. . ... . .. . . 12-90,pp.45 Company Profiles General Shopping mall locations and the local operator . .. . l-90,pp.43 Can " mom-and-pop" operations continue to survive? . . 1-90,pp.48 Slip your game into something new . ... . .. . . 2-90,pp.29 Getting " cornered " .. .. . . . ... .. . 2-90,pp.47 Directions for the future . . .. . . . .. . .. ... . . . 3-90,pp.50 Has consumer-game caught up with coin-op? . . ... 5-90,pp.34 Pinball designers: the faces behind the games ... .. 6-90,pp.58 Backglass Artistry . ... . . . . ... . .. 6-90,pp.68 The earliest history of the pinball. . . . . . ... . . 6-90,pp.74 In a school daze . .. ... . . . . . .. .. ... . 6-90,pp.1l7 What's it like being the man in the middle ... . . . .. . ... 7-90,pp.60 The ' lectronic genius .. . . .. . 7-90,pp. 106 The status of the European market ... . ... .. . 8-90,pp.30 European associations face off in Brussels ... . 8-90,pp.36 Industry Image Are manufacturers meeting the needs of the street op.?. 3-90,pp.86 How would you describe the role of the dist. in market. . 7-90,pp.66 A year of transition . .. . . .. . . 12-90,pp.36 The right move at the right time . .. . . . .. . . . . 3-90,pp.70 Laramie Interests grows to meet pre-pack demand .. .. . 3-90,pp. 72 Ameri: The " no more of the same" company . . .. . 4-90,pp.30 Creativity leads the way at GaMCO . . .. . ... . . . . . 5-90,pp.58 Looking for fun in all the right places . . .. .. . ... 6-90,pp. 104 Bringing excellence to the assembly line . . ... . .. . 8-90,pp.66 Plush-4-Play provides variety and quality . ... 9-90,pp.38 Dedication Plus ... at Design Plus .. 9-90,pp. 136 Vari-Tech delivers total amusement package . . . . 10-90,pp.80 Finding a niche by filling a need .. . . ... . ... . .. 11-90,pp.38 Coin Concepts fulfills redemption prophecy . . . . . 11-90,pp.92 Jukeboxes sound like good idea to Micro Mfg . .. 11-90,pp.106 Cover Stories Mid-day maverick turns CEO . . .. . .. . . .. . ... . . .. . . 1-90,pp.18 Bally/Midway: Hot on the streets . . ... .. . . . 2-90,pp.18 Being number one is a challenge .. . . . . . . . . ... .. . . .. 3-90,pp.18 Sega: A true success story .. . . . .. .4-90,pp. 18 The people make the difference .. . ... . . ... . ... . .. . . 5-90,pp.18 American Technos focuses on quality, not quantity 6-90,pp.28 Exploring new coin-op frontiers .. .. .. . . .. . 7-90,pp.29 Award-winning Valley is truly international . . .. . . 8-90,pp.26 Data East pinball: a major player . .. 9-90,pp.22 Solid history paves way for the future .. . .. . .. .. 10-90,pp.34 Romstar makes it happen ... . . . .. .. . . . . .. 11-90,pp.32 Jaleco looks to promotion and growth in the future 12-90,pp.32 PLAY METER 199 1Directory237