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EWS BULLETIN NEWS BULLETIN N LIPKIN IS IS BACK BACK GeneLipkin Lipkin has hasformed formed World World Game GameInc., Inc , LIPKIN . . Gene sales, distribution, licensing group group focused focused on on the the aa sales, distribution, and and property property licensing global coin-op coin-op games games market. market. Lipkin, Lipkin, whose whose industry industry career career spans spans global many years years and and key key positions positions at at such such companies companies as as Atari, Atari , Sega, Sega, many and Data DataEast, East, has has signed signed an an exclusive exclusiverepresention represention deal deal with with LazerLazerand Tron to to serve serve as as Lazer-Tron's Lazer-Tron'sinternational international master master sales sales agent. agent. In In Tron addition to to Lazer-Tron, Lazer-Tron , World World Game's Game's clients clients include include TekMagik, TekMagik , aa addition developer publisher of of consumer consumer video video games games and and Medalist Medalist developer and and publisher marketing , an an electronic electronic dart dart game game manufacturer. manufacturer. Look Look for for Lipkin Lipkin marketing, at the the AMOA AMOA expo expo saying saying hi hi to to old old friends. friends. at ~ LOUISIANA LOUISIANA POKER POKER UPDATE UPDATE.. AAtotal total of of 5,390 5,390 video video pokpoker machines machines were were in in operation operation by by Sept. Sept. 12, 12, according according to to the the La. La. er State Police Police Video Video Gaming Gaming Division. Division. It's It's been been aa slow slow process process for for State the first first few fewmonths, months, but butnow nownearly nearly40 locations per per day day are are being being the 40 locations ~ activated . IfIf that that number number holds holds true true to to the the end end of of the the month, month , the the activated. number of of machines machinesmay mayreach reach 6,500. 6,500. The The original original projection projection was was number 14,000 machines machinesin in the the state state by by June June 30, 30, 1993. 1993. The The average average net net 14,000 revenueper permachine machine varies varies depending depending on on placement; placement; figures figures for for revenue truck stops stops (50 (50 machines machines max) max) and and race race tracks tracks and and OTBs OfBs (unlimited) (unlimited) truck are different different than than for for restaurants restaurants and and taverns taverns (three (three machines machines each). each) . are Projected revenue revenue for for the the state state budget budget was was based based on on aa $400 $400 per per Projected week per per machine machine average. average. Real Real numbers numbers to to date dateindicate indicate aa slightly slightly week average, ranging ranging from from $329 lower average, lower $329 to to $353. $353. To help speed up the game installation process,the the police, police, in in conconTo help speed up the game installation process, with central central computer supplier International International Game Game junction with junction computer system system supplier Technology, held held training training sessions sessionsin in late late August August outlining outlining major major Technology, points in in site site preparation. preparation . The The 27-page 27-page agenda agenda covered covered the the preprepoints installation check check list, list, the thehandling handling of of fiber-optic fiber-optic cable, cable, paperwork paperwork installation and phone phoneline linerequirements, requirements,enrollment enrollment procedures, procedures, and and details details and of the the Clerk Clerk Validation Validation Terminal Terminal (CVT) (CVT) and and the the Location Location CommuCommuof nication Term inal (LCT). nication Terminal (LCT). ~ .,.. ANOTHER ANOTHER FAMILIAR FAMILIAR FACE FACE AT AT PREMIER PREMIER... ...We Wetold told you you lastmonth month about about Steve SteveKaufman Kaufman and and L.J. L.J .Greene Greenejoining joining Premier. Premier. last This month month there's there's another another addition-Steve addition-Steve Walton. Walton . Walton Walton will will be be This vice president president of of North North American American sales, sales, focusing focusing on on amusement amusement vice game sales sales in in the the United United States States and and Canada. Canada . Last Last month month Walton Walton game resigned his his position position as as vice vice president president of of sales sales for for Data Data East. East . resigned ~ president of of the the New New York York State Coin Machine Machine Association Association and and foundfoundpresident State Coin er of of Crown Crown Vending Vending Corp., Corp., is in the the coin-op er is back back in coin-op business. business. His His Testron , will will be bemarketing marketing an an enhancement enhancement kit kit for for Street Street company, Testron, company, Fighter II: II: Champion said he wil l do Fighter Champion Edition Edition.. He He said he will do enhancement enhancement kits kits for other other games gamesin inthe thefuture. future. Industry Industry veteran veteran Larry Larry Seigel Seigel will will be be for representing Testron Testron for for domestic domestic distributor distributor and and international international sales. sales. representing For more more information information call call (607) (607) 326-7207, 326-7207, ext. ext . 7. 7. For CAPCOM FILES FILES CIVIL CIVIL ACTION ACTION ... . .. Capcom Capcom has has filed filed aa civil civil CAPCOM action against against Chen's Chen's Vending Vending in in Los Los Angeles. Angeles. The action is is the the action The action result of lengthy investigation investigation by result of aa lengthy by Capcom Capcom and and AAMA's AAMA's Bill Bill KidKidwell into intothe theillegal illegal sale sale of of copied copied Street Street Fighter FighterII: II: Champion Champion EdiEdiwell tion games. games. Kidwell Kidwell noted noted that that itit is is one one of of many many suits suits either either filed filed tion or to to be be filed filed against against companies companies selling selling copied copied games. games. or ~ MORE MORE LEGAL LEGAL ACTION. ACTION ... On Sept. Sept. 22 22 U.S. U.S. Customs Customs agents, agents, .. On ~ COIN CONCEPTS INTRODUCES NEW NEW GAMES GAMES... ... Get Get COIN CONCEPTS INTRODUCES over to to Coin Coin Concepts' Concepts' booth booth and and see see an an array array of of new new games. games. Here Here over they are: are: CCI CCI Watch Watch Shoppe Shoppe Crane, Crane, perfect perfect for for street street operators operators and and they filled with with watches watches throughout throughout the the playfield; playfield ; Bouncing Bouncing Bue, twofilled Buc, aa twoor four-player four-player coin coin pusher pusher with with family-style family-style graphics; graphics ; Flamingo, Flamingo, aa or Las Vegas Vegas scene scene on on aa fourfour- or or six-player six-player pusher; pusher; Jungle Jungle Tumble, Tumble, Las kiddie ping-pong ping-pong action action game game with with animal animal sounds; sounds; ExterminaExterminaaa kiddie tor, aapinball pinball shooting shooting game; game ; and and Froggy Froggy Jr., Jr. ,for for kids kids that thatloved loved The The tor, Frog . Now Now they they can can launch launch balls balls with with aa mallet. mallet. Frog. ~ ATARI DEBUTS DEBUTS SPACE SPACE LORDS LORDS..Atari's Atari'sbooth boothwill will be be hophopATARI ping as as operators operators seek seek aalook look at at the the new new dual-monitor dual-monitor Space Space Lords, Lords, ping pits players playershead-to-head head-to-headin in aatrue true 3-D 3-D universe. universe. ItIt was was shown shown which pits which recently at at a a distributor distributor preview preview in in Chicago. Chicago. recently ~ MORE GAMES MISS .. SNK SNK will will be Art MORE GAMES NOT NOT TO TO MISS be showing showing Art ofFighting, Fighting ,the the 32nd 32nd title title released released for forthe the Neo-Geo Neo-Geo system. system. KonaKonaof mi will will showLethal showLethal Enforcers, Enforcers, a two-player upright gun game. game. JaleJalemi a two-player upright gun co's new new game, game, 64th 64th Street, Street,is is aa detective detective story story based based on on the the kidkidco's napping of of aarich rich man's man's daughter. daughter. Jaleco Jaleco will will also also show show Avenging Avenging napping youngman manwho whowas wasruthlessly ruthlessly slain slain and and whose whose spirit spirit Spirit,about about aayoung Spirit, now cries cries out out for for vengeance. vengeance. now ~ ~ assisted by assisted by AAMA AAMA,, executed executed a a search search warrant warrant on on Norman Norman Barman Barman of Universal Universal Vending Vendingin in Detroit. Detroit. Counterfeit Counterfeit product productwas was seized seized along along of with business business documents. documents. Criminal Criminal charges charges are are pending. pending. with On Sept. Sept . 16 16 FBI FBI agents agents arrested arrested Steven Steven Law Law of of Cointek Cointek (USA). (USA). He He On wasindicted indicted on on violations violations of of federal federal copyright and conspiracy conspiracy stawas copyright and statutesinvolving involving Street StreetFighter FighterII: II: Champion Champion Editon Editon and and Street Street FightFighttutes er II. He released on on aa $100,000 $100,000 bond. bond. Capcom had previously previously er Il. He was was released Capcom had civil action. action. Law's Law's attorney attorney maintains maintains his his client's client's innocence. innocence. filed aa civil filed LEAH BETTELMAN TO BE HONORED HONORED ... . .. Mrs. Mrs. Leah Leah BetBetLEAH telman of of C.A. C.A. Robinson Robinson will will be be the the 1993 1993 American American Amusement Amusement telman Machine Charitable Foundation honoree. honoree. She She will will be be honored honored at at Machine Charitable Foundation banquetto to be beheld held during during the the ACME ACME show showin in Las Las Vegas, Vegas, March March aa banquet 11-13. Mrs. Mrs. Bettelman Bettelman is is the the widow widow of of Al Al Bettelman, Bettelman , aa patriarch patriarch of of 11-13. the coin-op coin-op industry industry and and aa friend friend to to all all who who knew knew him. him . She She is is the the the mother of of sons sons Ira Ira and and Sandy, Sandy, also also well-known well-known in in the the industry. industry. Play mother Play Meter's Valerie Valerie Cognevich Cognevich will will be be writing writing aa story story on on Mrs. Mrs. BettelBettelMeter's man and and her her family. family. The The proceeds proceeds from from the the dinner dinner and and book book will will man go to to aa charity charity named named by Mrs. Bettelman. Bettelman . go by Mrs. ment and and Music Music Operators Operators Association Association (GAMOA) (GAMOA) will will be be conductconductment ing a on Sunday, Sunday, Oct. Oct . 11, in Atlanta, Atlanta, concerning concerning Georgia's Georgia's ing a seminar seminar on 11, in HOCHMAN INTRODUCES KITS KITS ... Steve Hochman, former HOCHMAN INTRODUCES ... Steve Hochman, former AMOA TAKES STAND AGAINST NEW MAGAZINE MAGAZINE.. . ... In In strongly worded worded letter, letter, AMOA AMOA president president Gene Gene Urso Urso spoke spoke out out aa strongly against AAMA's AAMA's plans to start start its its own own magazine, magazine, one one aimed aimed at at loloagainst plans to cations and and players players in in an an effort effort to to promote promote the the coin-op coin-op industry industry and and cations create more more awareness awareness of of new new games games among among players. players. create Urso,in in his his letter letter to to AAMA AAMA president president Bill Bill Rickett, "After reviewing reviewing Urso, Rickett, said, said, "After all of ofthe the information information and and giving giving the the subject subject aa great great deal deal of ofthought, thought, all we, the the AMOA AMOA executive executive committee, committee, must must go go on on record record as as strongstrongwe, ly opposing opposing the the development development of of an an additional additional trade trade magazine." magazine." ly GAMOA CONDUCTING CONDUCTING SEMINAR SEMINAR ... ... The The Georgia Georgia AmuseAmuseGAMOA newlaw lawinvolving involvingthe the required required master master license license fee fee and and permit permit stickers stickers new for the the coin-operated coin-operated amusement amusement industry. industry. The The new new law law will will bebefor come effective effective on on Jan. Jan. 1, 1, 1993. 1993. Extensive Extensivewritten written materials, materials,including including come the required required filing filing forms, forms,will will be be available availablefor for all all seminar seminar participants. participants. the In addition , other laws affecting the coin-operated amusement inIn addition, other laws affecting the coin-operated amusement industryin in Georgia Georgia will will be be covered covered during during the the seminar. seminar. For For more more inindustry formation about aboutthis thisimportant important seminar, seminar, call call GAMOA's GAMOA'slegal legal councounformation sel , Les Les Schneider, Schneider, at at (404) (404) 365-0900. 365-0900. sel, ~ ~ ANTIQUE APPARATUS APPARATUS AND AND ROCK-OLA ROCK-OLA ... ... Antique Antique ApApANTIQUE paratus recently recently acquired acquired the the jukebox jukebox division division of of Rock-Ola Rock-Ola ManufacManufacparatus turing and and will will be be showing showing aanew new Rock-Ola Rock-Ola contemporary contemporaryjukebox jukebox turing at AMOA. AMOA. The The Rock-Ola Rock-Olajukebox jukeboxmanufacturing manufacturing operations operations are are movmovat ing from from Chicago Chicagoto to Antique Antique Apparatus's Apparatus's 40,000-square-foot 40,000-square-foot headheading quarters in Torrance, Calif. Calif. Antique Antique Apparatus Apparatus wi ue to quarters in Torrance, willll contin continue to manufacture its its top-of-the-line top-of-the-line nostalgic nostalg ic jukeboxes jukeboxes under under the the AnAnmanufacture tique Apparatus Apparatus name. name. tique ~ PLANNED ... ... State State Sales Salesin in Baltimore Baltimore(Oct. (Oct. OPEN HOUSES PLANNED 18); Colorado Colorado Game Game Exchange Exchange in in Denver Denver (Oct. (Oct. 17); 17); C.A. C.A. RobinRobin18); son in in Los Los Angeles Angeles (Oct. (Oct. 16) 16) and and San San Francisco Francisco (Oct. (Oct. 14); 14); BirminBirminson in Orlando Orlando (Oct. (Oct. 10); 10); Atlas Atlas Distributing Distributingin in Chicago Chicago gham Vending Vending in gham (Oct. 15), 15),in in Ohio Ohio (Oct. (Oct . 30), 30) ,in in Indiana Indiana (Oct. (Oct. 22), 22) , and and in in Michigan Michigan (Oct. (Oct. 29); 29); New New England England Coin-Op Coin-Op in in Norwood Norwood (Oct. (Oct. 18); 18); and and BetBet(Oct. son in in Carlstadt Carlstadt (Oct. (Oct . 8) 8) and and in in Syracuse Syracuse (Oct. (Oct. 25). 25). IfIf you you don't don't see see son your distributor distributor listed, listed , check check to to see he has has something your see ifif he something planned! planned! PLAY METER METER MAGAZINE, MAGAZINE, October October 1992, 1992, Volume Volume 18, 18, No. No. 11. 11. Copyright Copyright 1992 1992 by by Skybird Skybird Publishing Publishing Company. Company. PLAY PLAY METER METER MAGAZINE MAGAZINE (UPS (UPS 358-350) 358-350) is is PLAY published monthly, monthly, except except for for the the two two issues issues in in January. January. Publishing Publishing office: office: 6600 6600 Fleur Fleur de de Lis, Lis, New New Orleans, Orleans, LA LA 70124. 70124 . MAILING MAILING ADDRESS: ADDRESS : P.O. P.O. Box Box 24970, 24970, published New Orleans, Orleans, LA LA 70184, 70184, USA. USA. 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