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TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 20, No. 8 July 1994 FEATURES Family Focus 56 Four articles cover different aspects of family entertainment centers: "Distributors speak out on FECs," "Successful FECs reveal winning formulas," "Risky business: insurance for FECs, " and "What puts the 'fun' in family fun centers?" Additional information is supplied by Sue Monday, Paul Virgadamo, and Frank Seninsky, all knowledgeable industry members who share their expertise on the subject. NANI ready to take off in Ohio 96 The National Amusement Network Inc. and the topic of video gaming dominated the agenda of the recent Ohio Coin Machine Association's annual convention and trade show. OCMA members learned more about the "information superhighway" and the 90-day test planned for the state . Also emphasized: the necessity of building coalitions for future success in the gaming arena. 120 Technical Topics Troubleshooter extraordinaire is an apt description of Randy Fromm, our resident technical expert. This month he delves into troubleshooting horizontal deflection circuits. Since approximately 80 percent of the power consumed by a video game monitor is controlled by the horizontal output transistor, every technician will value Fromm's advice. DEPARTMENTS News Bulletin Letters From the Editor Equipment Poll Up Front News News Feature Cover Story Company Profile Redemption Report Dollars & Sense 3 7 8 10 12 14 36 44 50 86 88 Frank's Cranks State Show-FAMA Open House Player's Perspective Tournaments & Leagues News Feature-NDA Tax Tips Ticket Tech What's New Classified Calendar 90 94 95 100 107 115 117 126 127 135 182 COVER The team at Coin Concepts gets into the spirit of the baseball season and its hit game Home Run Hitter. At left, top to bottom: Dan Zych, John Kara, Lonny Warner, and Art Warner. At right, top to bottom: Bob Schneider, JeffLankiewicz, Stacey Martin, Gary Warner, and little Jessica Warner. Kudos to John Parsekian for the cover photo.