Play Meter

TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 20, No. 7 June 1994 FEATURES 67 Video Gaming Update Twenty pages of valuable information await , from a spot check of states to an overview of Indian gaming to a look at Louisiana's changing regulations and truck stop situation. As an extra bonus, James Maida of Gaming Laboratories International provides insight on both the national and international scene. Coinman Interview: Ray Shroyer 92 Five years and counting! That's where the Illinois Coin Machine Operators Association finds itself in terms of pursuing operatorinvolved video lottery. Metro Amusements' Shroyer details the association's strategy, along with comments on political awareness, street operations, and the National Amusement Network Inc. TWenty Years Ago 99 Industry veteran Chuck Arnold shares a memory from Play Meter's early days-the first full page color ad. How about you? Was your company featured in one of the first issues? Readers are invited to send in their reminiscences, either serious or humorous, for an ongoing retrospective of the last two decades in coin-op. DEPARTMENTS News Bulletin Letters From the Editor Equipment Poll Up Front News International News Cover Story News Feature-CD Repair Open Houses News Feature- IFP A FAX Poll 3 7 8 10 16 18 38 42 50 52 64 97 Company Profile NAMA Western Convention What's New in Vending Dollars & Sense Frank's Cranks Player's Perspective Technical Topics Tournaments & Leagues What's New Classified Calendar 100 102 105 107 109 112 117 123 129 141 188 COVER Alice is in for a grand new adventure with Taito's Mad Hatter's Tea Party redemption game. The company best known for its video titles has branched out into redemption with a series of games that includes Jungle Zookeeper, Animal Land, 2 Minute Drill, and Lucky Carnival.