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STATE OF THE INDUSTRY Are You Satisfied With The Quality Of Equipment Being Offered? Is Passing Dollar Coin Legislation The Key To Increasing Price Per Play? Yes 47.4% Yes 43.7% No 56.3% No 52 .6% Have You Seen An Out-of-the Ordinary Increase in Family Amusement Centers? Are You Concerned About Manufacturers Crossing Over Into Operating? Yes No 65.5 % 29.5% they have pinball on their routes. That number should continue to rise as we witness the climbing average weekly gross on the games. This time it jumped from $81 to a whopping $128. What a difference 10 years can make ; pinball had its lowest average weekly gross reported at $38 in 1983. Jukeboxes If anyone has any doubt that PLAY METER the days of the 45 rpm jukeboxes are numbered, consider this: the average weekly gross on 45 jukeboxes continues to plummetfrom $63 last year to $44 this time as CD jukeboxes rise-up to $174 from $138 the previous year. Close to 90% operate jukeboxes and report that nearly 60 % of the jukeboxes on their routes are CD units. Last year just 42 % said they felt 45 rpm records would be obsolete soon , while this time 12 over 60 % admitted that they felt 45s would be obsolete within the next two years. It ' s comforting to note that nearly 90 % of all jukebox operators have licensed their jukeboxes, although only 43 % think that enforcement of unlicensed boxes has been adequate . Only about 15 % have reported unlicensed boxes in their areas , while last year 30 % admitted turning in known unlicensed boxes. 1994 DIRECTORY