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Ken 出r i e ), p a s s e dbyav o t eo 34‑5. na d d i t i o n ,t eS e n a t epぉ s e d Met Metairie), passed by a vote off 34-5. InI addition, theh Senate passed HouseBill B i l l22that t h a t wouldallow a l l o w v o t e r s o p u t l i m i t s on gamb 胎1 g i n House would voters tot put limits on gambling in t h eConstitution. C o n s t i t u t i o n .Governor Governor MikeFoster F o s t e rhad hadfavored f a v o r e dan anall-ora l l ‑ o r ‑ the Mike t y l ea p ‑ n o t h i n greferendumongamblingi n s t e a do menus nothing referendum on gambling instead off aa menu-style app r o a c h. Thel e g i s l a t i v es e s s i o nwass t i l li p r o g r e s sa p r e s st i m e ; proach. The legislative session was still inn progress att press time; l o o k f o r more d e t a i l s on t h e outcome n t h e n e x t i s s u e. look for more details on the outcome ini the next issue. 〆COASTAL COASTAL APPOINTS BETSON BETSON APPOINTS C o a s t a l Amusements' owners S a lMirando Mirandoand and L e n n : y Dean Coastal Amusements' owners Sal Lenny Dean haveconcluded concludednegotiations n e g o t i a t i o n sto t obring b r i n gBetson B e t s o nEnterprises E n t e r p n s e son on have b o a r d a s t h e d i s t r i b u t o r o f a l l C o a s t a l p r o d u c t s i n t h e n o r t h e a s t ‑ board as the distributor of all Coastal products in the northeastWe e mregion. r e g i o n . S a i d C o a s t a l e x e c u t i v e v i c e p r e s i d e n t Mirando： ern Said Coastal executive vice president Mirando: "We a r e e x t r e m e l y p l e a s e d o have s u c h w e l l ‑ r u n o r g a n i z a t i o n a s are extremely pleased tot have such aa well-run organization as B e t s o n r e p r e s e n t i n g o u r c o m p a n y . T h e i r e x p a n s i o n and market Betson representing our company. Their expansion and market pene t r a t i o nt h r o u g h o u tt h en o r t h e a s th a sbeenw e l lplanned penetration throughout the northeast has been well planned ov e r s e v e r a l y e a r s and e x e c u t e d w i t h c a u t i o n, r e s u l t i n g n m a x i ‑ over several years and executed with caution, resulting ini maximum c o v e r a g e w i t h o u t s a c r i f i c i n g c u s t o m e r s u p p o r t . We a r e e s ‑ mum coverage without sacrificing customer support. We are esp e c i a l l yf o r t u n a t et ohaveB e t s o nt a k ec o n t r o lo fa l ls a l e st ot h e pecially fortunate to have Betson take control of all sales to出the J e r s e y S h o r e . 百1 e i r e x p e r 由 ei n b o a r d w a l k s a l e s , a s w e l l a s e i Jersey Shore. Their expertise in boardwalk sales, as well as theirr f i n a n c i a l p r o w e s s o v e r a l l, w i l l e n a b l e C o a s t a l o expand d i s t r i b u ‑ financial prowess overall, will enable Coastal tot expand distribu出i s i m p o r t a n t s e a s o n a l m a r k e t . " t i o n t o tion to this important seasonal market." 〆FUN FUN I N D U S T R I E S ON THE INTERNET INDUSTRIES ON THE INTERNET N o v e l t y a n d r e d e m p t i o n game m a n u f a c t u r e r Fun I n d u s t r i e s Novelty and redemption game manufacturer Fun Industries st h el a t e s tc o i n ‑ o pcompanyt e s t a b l i s hana d d r e s sont h eI ‑ isi the latest coin-op company tooestablish an address on the In-n t e r n e t(http://www.promotion.com/fun; ( h t t p: / /www . promotion. com/f u n; e ‑ m a i lfun@netexfun@netex‑ ternet e-mail s p巴c i a l t y p r e s s . n e t ) . The s i t e c u r r e n t l y f e a t u r e s t h ecompany's companys press.net). The site currently features the specialty H o l l y w o o d C α s h C u b e , w h i c h i s i d e a l f o r p r o m o t i o n s m a c h i n e , t h e machine, the Hollywood Cash Cube, which is ideal for promotions.. 〆DISCOVERY DI SCOVERY ZONE CLOSES 60 STORES ZONE CLOSES 60 STORES n t e r ‑ D i s c o v e r yZ o n e ,t h ef a s t ‑ g r o w i n gc h a i no c h i l d r e nse Discovery Zone, the fast-growing chain off children's entere a p sandBoundsl o c a t a i n m e n tc e n t e r st h a ta l s oa c q u i r e d血eL tainment centers that also acquired the Leaps and Bounds loca-‑ t i o n s n1994 1994declared d e c l a r e dChapter Chapter111 1ini n l a t e March. There were tions ini late March. There were 330facilities f a c i l i t i e sat a t t h a t t i m e .The Thecompany company h a s moved f o r w a r d t o 330 that time. has moved forward to c l o s e number f DZ p l a y c e n t e r s n o v e r s a t u r a t e d m a r k e t s . A c ‑ close aa number ofo DZ play centers ini oversaturated markets. Acc o r d i n g o L e s l y e L e w i s ‑ P a g e , d i r e c t o r o f c o r p o r a t e r e l a t i o n s : cording tot Leslye Lewis-Page, director of corporate relations: Wev eclosed c l o s e dapproximately a p p r o x i m a t e l y60 60stores s t o r e sand andare a r e honing nand and "We've honing ini c o n c e n t r a 凶 go nh e i g h t e n i n gands 廿e n g t h e n i n gouro p e r a t i o n s concentrating on heightening and strengthening our operations 凶 gc o n c e p t s , w h i c h w e w i l l b e a b l e t o a n d e x p a n d i n g o u r m a r k e and expanding our marketing concepts, which we will be able to mthe 出 eb e g i n n i n g f t h e summer. i n t r o d u c e t o t h e market introduce to the market in beginning ofo the summer." 〆PREMIER PRE聞I E R A N D S E G A P I N B A L L T A L K S O F F AND SEGA PINBALL TALKS OFF P r e m i e r T e c h n o l o g y s e n i o r v i c e p r e s i d e n t and g e n e r a l man‑ Premier Technology senior vice president and general mana g e r S t e v e Kaufman a c k n o w l e d g e s： We were n t h e p r o c e s s o f ager Steve Kaufman acknowledges: "We were ini the process of 出i s b r i n g i n g t o g e t h e r a m e r g e r o f S e g a P i n b a l l a n d P r e m i e r . A t bringing together a merger of Sega Pinball and Premier. At this 仙n e t won' t h a p p e n . We w i l l c o n t i n u e o r u n s i n d e p e n d e n t time iti won't happen. We will continue tot run asa anan independent c o m p a n y , a n d c o n t i n u e t o h a v e o n g o i n g d i a l o g u e w i t h o t h e company, and continue to have ongoing dialogue with otherr P r e m i e ri 缶百s h i n gi sr u no t h eMarioAn‑ g r o u p s.Meanwhile, groups." Meanwhile, Premier issfinishing itst run off the Mario And r e t t ip i n b a l lands t a r t i n gt os h i pt h en e x tgame,BarbW i r e ,f o r dretti pinball and starting to ship the next game, Barb Wire, for BarbWire Wire s l i c e n s e d p r o d u c t based on t h e movie o f e x p o r t. export. Barb isi aa licensed product based on the movie of 包n e n創 ne t h a t s t a r s Pamela Anderson Lee. BarbWire's Wires d o ‑ t h e s the same name that stars Pamela Anderson Lee. Barb dom e s t i c r e l e a s e s s c h e d u l e d f o r mid‑May . mestic release isi scheduled for mid-May. 〆刷 ELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY AIMMC CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY p u b l i c a t i o n , Amusement I n t e r n a t i o n a l Mag‑ Randy Fromms Randy Fromm's publication, Amusement International Mag市first 街s t a n n i v e r s a r y 出i sm o n t h .This T h i s o n l i n e r e ‑ a z i n e , c e l e b r a t e s azine, celebrates its anniversary this month. online res o u r c e p i o n e e r e d t h e p r e s e n c e o f c o i n ‑ o p on t h e I n t e r n e t . A I M source pioneered the presence of coin-op on the Internet.AIM 町f news 仕oma r o u n d t h e w o r l d v i a c o n t r i ‑ p o s t s t h e l a t e s t i n d u s posts the latest industry news from around the world via contrib u t i o n s 仕omc oπespondents n A u s t r a l i a , t h e U n i t e d Kingdom, butions from correspondents ini Australia, the United Kingdom, t o f f e r san anextensive e x t e n s i v etechnical t e c h n i c a ldepartd e p a r t ‑ andthe t h e U n i t e dStates. S t a t e s .ItI and United offers me n t, which s Fromms s p e c i a l t y . ment, which isi Fromm's specialty. V i s i t o r s o t h e Web s i t e can a l s o f i n d o u t about upcoming Visitors tot the Web site can also find out about upcoming a u c t i o n s andother o t h e r i n d u s t r yevents. e v e n t s. E x c e r p t s fromPlay P l a y Meter auctions and industry Excerpts from Meter 田 PLAY METER PLAY METER a r t i c l e s a p p e a r e a c h month, a l o n g w i t h c a l e n d a r i n d u s t r y articles appear each month, along with aa calendar ofof industry e v e n t s .Play P l a y Meter worked w i t h Fromm o b r i n g l i v e c o v e r a g e o f events. Meter worked with Fromm tot bring live coverage of ACME 9 6 t o c y b e r s p a c e . A I M a l s o i n c l u d e s a j u k e b o x d e p a r t ‑ ACME '96 to cyberspace. AIM also includes a jukebox departm e n t ,c o i n ‑ o pc o l l e c t i b l e sd e p a r 甘n e n t ，出ec o i n ‑ o py e l l o wp a g e s , ment, coin-op collectibles department, the coin-op yellow pages, 肘b u t o r sc a n andat h r i f t i e sd e p a r t m e n twhereo p e r a t o r sandd i s and a仕 thrifties department where operators and distributors can e ec l a s s i f i e dads. a d s. Tofind f i n dAIM, AIM, p o i n t your browser o p o s tfree post classified To point your browser tot h t t p : // w3. t h e g r o u p . n e t ／〜a imo rf o r w a r de ‑ m a i lt oaim@t h e ‑ http://w3.thegroup.net/~aim or forward e-mail to aim@the- g r o u p . n e t group.net D I A L SEπLES I N T O NEW O F F I C E MONDIAL SETTLES INTO NEW OFFICE 仕om l 也Philadelphia P h i l a d e l p h i a f a c 山勿to t o new d i g s, M o n d i a l h a s moved Mondial has moved from its facility new digs, l o c a t e d t 592 Winks L a n e , B e n s a l e m , P a . A l 出o ugh s m a l l e r t h a n located ata 592 Winks Lane, Bensalem, Pa. Although smaller than 陀p r e s e n t s t h e f o r m e r l o c a t i o n , M o n d i a l s a y s i t s new b u i l d i n g s t i l l the former location, Mondial says its new building still represents 出e 訂e as 凶" g e s t d i s t r i b u t o r s h i p and c l o s e s t o P h i l a d e l p h i a . the area's largest distributorship and closest tot Philadelphia. 〆WICO WICO CLOSES DOWN AND F I L E S FOR BANKRUPTCY CLOSES DOWN AND FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY Wico C o r p . h a s been f o r c e d o t e r m i n a t e a l l f i t s e m p l o y e e s Wico Corp. has been forced tot terminate all ofo its employees a f t e r b e i n g u n a b l e t o o b t a i n d e b t o r ‑ i n ‑ p o s s e s s i o n f i n a n c i n g . A s after being unable to obtain debtor-in-possession financing. As aa r e s u l to t h a tf a i l u r e ,t h ecompanyi n f o r m e de m p l o y e e s ,Wicos result off that failure, the company informed employees, Wico's l e n d i n g i n s t i t u t i o n , S a n w a B u s i n e s s C r e d i t C o r p . , h a s e x e r c i s e d lending institution, Sanwa Business Credit Corp., has exercised ぉ r i g h t o f o r c e a n o r d e r l y l i q u i d a t i o n f t h e companys a s s e t s. itsi right tot force an orderly liquidation ofo the company's assets. 抗e mpt o The company i n t e n d s o c o n t i n u e n e g o t i a t i o n s and a The company intends tot continue negotiations and attempt tot a s s e t s . s e α r r e d e b t o r f i n a n c i n g o r p u r c h a s e f t h e companys secure debtor financing or aa purchase ofo the company's assets. 〆PLANET PLANET EA 町HCELEBRATES CELEBR 町ES NEW F I V E STAR SUPPO 町 EARTH NEW FIVE STAR SUPPORT P l a n e t E a r t h p r e s i d e n t W i l l i a m F a i t h h a s announced new Planet Earth president William Faith has announced aa new F i v e S t a r S u p p o r t P l a n o f f e r e d o n a l l n e w r e d e m p t i o n g a m es. Five Star Support Plan offered on all new redemption games. Accordingto t oFaith, F a i t h, t h ecompany companywill w i l lguarantee ♂i a r a n t e eaa24-hour 24‑hour According the 仕e e. The t u r n a r o u n d s h i p m e n t on p a r t o r d e r s, o r t h e p a r t s a r e turnaround shipment on part orders, or the parts are free. The 凶 h o t l i n e sw i t hq u a l i f i e d companya l s oo f f e r st e c h n i c a lsuppo company also offers technical support hotlines with qualified We a r e e a g e r t o h e l p wi 出 a n y n e e d s y o u m a y h a v e t e c h n i c i a n s . technicians. "We are eager to help with any needs you may have ＇ F a i t h s a i d . F o r o a s s u r e our p r o d u c t s o u t l i v e a l l o t h e r games， tot assure our products outlive all other games," Faith said. For m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , c a l l ( 8 0 0 ) 2 7 2 ‑ 3 2 7 2 . more information, call (800) 272-3272. 〆 ENTROPY OPENS A聞ERICAN O F F I C E ENTROPY OPENS AMERICAN OFFICE 日r s tAmericano f ‑ E n t r o p yI n t e r n a t i o n a lC o .h a sopenedi Entropy International Co. has opened its白first American of円 i n g t h e market n t h e U n i t e d f i c e f o r t h e p u r p o s e f b e t t e r s e fice for the purpose ofo better serving the market ini the United S t a t e s .The The o f f i c e w i l l work on d e v e l o p i n g s a l e s Entropys States. office will work on developing sales ofof Entropy's p r o d u c tl i n e ,i n c l u d i n gc o i nd o o r s, t i c k e td i s p e n s e r s ,andcompo product line, including coin doors, ticket dispensers, and compoおc a p a b i l i t i e s n e n g i n e e r i n g and m a n u f a c t u r ‑ n e n t s, s w e l l s I nents, asa well asa its capabilities ini engineering and manufacturh i so f f i c ew i l lworka sane x t e n s i o no fouro p e r a t i o ni n i n g .T ing. "This office will work as an extension of our operation in ＇s a i dEn廿opyp r e s i d e n tHenryY e h . Taiwan， Taiwan," said Entropy president Henry Yeh. 〆REDEMPTION REDEMPTIOCATALOG CATALOG UPDATE UPDATE C h i c k e n D αs h c o i n Konami I n c . , m a n u f a c t u r e r f t h e p o p u l訂 Chicken Konami Inc., manufacturer ofo the popular Dash coin s r e d e m p d r o p g a m e , w a s i n a d v e r t e n t l y l e f t o u t o f t h i s m o n t h drop game, was inadvertently left out of this month's redemp-‑ 社1 i n k i n g f Kona‑ t i o n equipment f e a t u r e . Seems we a r e a l w a y s tion equipment feature. Seems we are always thinking ofo Konamisl i n eo fh i tv i d e o s, whichnowi n c l u d eC r y p tK i l l e r , M i d n i g h t mi's line ofR hit videos, which now include Crypt Killer, Midnight Run , and un and Gun . Konami c a n be r e a c h e d t ( 8 4 7 ) 215‑ Run, and Run and Gun 2.2 Konami can be reached ata (847) 2155 1 0 0 ; f ; 但（ 847)2 159684. 5100; fax (847) 215-9684. 〆MARILYN 剛A R I L Y N REDD SUCCU聞BS TO CANCER REDD SUCCUMBS TO CANCER む' i l y n S . R e d d , w i f e o f g 創出 ng t e c h n o l o g y p i o n e e r W i l l i a m M Marilyn S. Redd, wife of gaming technology pioneer William S 1Redd, Redd, d i e d n Las Vegas, N e v . , A p r i l17 1 7 f o l l o w i n g b a t t le "Si" died ini Las Vegas, Nev., April following aa battle w i t h c a n c e r . She had been a c t i v e l y i n v o l v e d w i t h h e r husband i n with cancer. She had been actively involved with her husband in 仕a n s f o ロn i n g t h e O a s i s R e s o r t H o t e l n Mesq 山t e , N e v . , i n t o r e‑ transforming the Oasis Resort Hotel ini Mesquite, Nev., into aa re此d e s t i n a t i o n . M r s . Redd was n e a r l y w e l l known s h e r h u s ‑ s o sort destination. Mrs. Redd was nearly asぉwell known asa her husb a n d , h a v i n g c o n t r i b u t e d g e n e r o u s l y o c h a r i t i e s and worthy band, having contributed generously tot charities and worthy c a u s e s h e r e n t i r e l i f e . Her s u p p o r t was i n v a l u a b l e o many s o u 出 − causes her entire life. Her support was invaluable tot many southe r n Nevada o r g 白血a t i o n s d e d i c a t e d o womens p r o g r a m s , s u c h ern Nevada organizations dedicated tot women's programs, such 羽i d a s t h o s e w o r k i n g t o c o m b a t d o m e s t i c v i o l e n c e a n d t h o s e p r o as those working to combat domestic violence and those provid-‑ i n g s c h o l a r s h i p s o f e m a l e a t h l e t e s. T o g e t h e r , t h e Redds were ing scholarships tot female athletes. Together, the Redds were nam巴d"Philanthropists P h i l a n t h r o p i s t s f t h e Y e a r" n1995. 1995. M r s . Redd was named ofo the Year" ini Mrs. Redd was D i s t i n g u i s h e dNevadan" Nevadanstatus s t a t u sin i n1987, 1987, andwas wasini n ‑ awarded"Distinguished awarded and 95 96 U n i v e r s i t y f Nevada L a s V e g a s A t h l e t i c d u c t e d i n t o t h e ducted into the '95-'96 University ofo Nevada Las Vegas Athletic H a l l f Fame s n o t a b l e c o n t r i b u t o r . She w i l l be s a d l y m i s s e d Hall ofo Fame asa aa notable contributor. She will be sadly missed 制e n d s and c l o s e f a m i l y . M a r i l y n . Redd S c h o l ‑ by h e r many by her many friends and close family. AAMarilyn S.S Redd Schol出 eUNLVA t h l e t i c D e p a r t ‑ a r s h i p Fund h a s been e s t a b l i s h e d t arship Fund has been established ata the UNLV Athletic Departm e n t .Donations D o n a t i o n sto t othe t h efund f u n dcan can besent s e n t o UNLV, P. O .Box Box ment. be tot UNLV, P.O. . 45002,Las L a s V e g a s ,NV NV89154. 89154.A 45002, Vegas, 33 〆 。 MAY 1 9 9 6 MAY 1996