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1996 YEAR YEAR END END INDEX INDEX 1996 LaserStorm Storm and and Namco Namco enter enter strategic strategic alliance alliance ..8-96,pp.22 8-96,pp.22 Laser United Artists and Q-Zar strike deal . ... 8-96,pp.28 United Artists and Q-Zar strike deal .8-96,pp.28 Q-Zarpredicts predicts growth growthin in laser laser tag tag market market ..10-96,pp.22 10-96,pp.22 Q-Zar McCarthy Corp.'s Corp.'s Q-Zar Q-Zarstock stock ...11-96,pp.60 11-96,pp.60 Butleracquires acquiresMcCarthy Butler Inc. 500 500 touts touts Laser Laser Storm Storm growth growth ... ... ..12-96,pp.25 12-96,pp.25 Inc. Leag ues/Tou rna ments Leagues/Tournaments 1-96,pp.26 Dates set set for for VNEA VNEA championships championships .. ..1-96,pp.26 Dates 1-96,pp.92 BullShootertour tour takes takes action action to to the the Midwest Midwest 1-96,pp.92 BullShooter APA Amateur Amateur Championship Championship . . ... ... ... ...1-96,pp.94 1-96,pp.94 APA Bankshot Basketball Basketball National National Tournament Tournament ..1-96,pp.96 1-96,pp.96 Bankshot NDA Singles Singles and and Doubles Doubles Dart Dart Tournament 2-96,pp.96 NDA Tournament 2-96,pp.96 Valley Gold Gold tour tourkicks kicks off off ..3-96,pp.174 3-96,pp.174 Valley 4-96,pp.03 NDA announces announces tournament tournament dates dates . . .. .. ...4-96,pp.03 NDA APA tournament tournament season season underway underway .. . . . 4-96,pp.32 4-96,pp.32 APA 6-96,pp.27 NDA to to use use new new formats formats ... .. .6-96,pp.27 NDA Arachnid debuts debuts operator operatorprograms programs . ... ... . 7-96,pp.03 7-96,pp.03 Arachnid Valley Intl. Intl. Foosball Foosball Association Association formed formed . . ...9-96,pp.22 9-96,pp.22 Valley Arachnid makes dart leagues easier 9-96,pp.64 Arachnid makes dart leagues easier 9-96,pp.64 Minnesota approves approves Golden GoldenTee Tee tournament. tournament. ..10-96,pp.04 10-96,pp.04 Minnesota 11-96,pp.36 BullShootertour tour gets gets underway underway .. . ...11-96,pp.36 BullShooter Manufacturers Manufacturers Micro Mfg. Mfg. adds adds regional regional directors directors ..1-96,pp.03 1-96,pp.03 Micro Asahi Seiko opens Las Vegas factory ... 1-96,pp.24 Asahi Seiko opens Las Vegas factory 1-96,pp.24 Incredible Technologies Technologies unveils unveils tournament tournament system system ...2-96,pp.12 2-96,pp.12 Incredible ... .. . 2-96,pp.16 Fabtek reviews new video kit Fabtek reviews new video kit .2-96,pp.16 . 2-96,pp.16 Namco celebrates company success Namco celebrates company success .2-96,pp.16 Micro Mfg. debuts financing package ... 2-96,pp.30 2-96,pp.30 Micro Mfg. debuts financing package Skee-Ball introduces introduces new new process process .. .. ...4-96,pp.24 4-96,pp.24 Skee-Ball Williams opens opens regional regional offices offices in in Mississippi Mississippi ... . 4-96,pp.30 4-96,pp.30 Williams Fun Industries on the Internet .. . .. 5-96,pp.03 Fun Industries on the Internet .5-96,pp.03 Planet Earth celebrates five-star support ... ... .. 5-96,pp.03 Planet Earth celebrates five-star support .5-96,pp.03 WMS purchase of Atari finalized ... 5-96,pp.22 .5-96,pp.22 WMS purchase of Atari finalized Namco holds holds international international event event in in Bermuda Bermuda ...6-96,pp.113 6-96,pp.113 Namco Valleyto to centralize centralize manufacturing manufacturing in in Michigan Michigan ...7-96,pp.03 7-96,pp.03 Valley 8-96,pp.04 Toplevel levelmoves moves at at Valley Valley ..8-96,pp.04 Top 8-96,pp.06 Meritjumps jumps on on Internet Internet ... . 8-96,pp.06 Merit Smart Industries hold summer summit ... . .. 8-96,pp.06 Smart Industries hold summer summit 8-96,pp.06 Williams to restructure .. .. 8-96,pp.20 Williams to restructure 8-96,pp.20 Atari plant moves to Williams facility ... 8-96,pp.21 Atari plant moves to Williams facility 8-96,pp.21 Skee-Ballintroduces introduces games games at at Pacific Pacific Park Park ...8-96,pp.29 8-96,pp.29 Skee-Ball Bally completes completes merger merger with with Alliance Alliance Gaming Gaming 8-96,pp.32 8-96,pp.32 Bally Namco and AM&D make a winning combination ... 8-96,pp.106 Namco and AM&D make a winning combination .8-96,pp.106 ICEto to distribute distribute Cromptons Cromptons games games ..9-96,pp.22 9-96,pp.22 ICE Premier assets sold at auction . . . ... 9-96,pp.25 Premier assets sold at auction 9-96,pp.25 SmartIndustries Industriesholds holds summer swnmersummit summit ... . . 9-96,pp.68 9-96,pp.68 Smart Seidel adds adds header header to to Smokin' Smokin' Token Token ... .. ... .. ... .10-96,pp.03 Seidel 10-96,pp.03 Skee-Ball expands expandsin in Phoenix Phoenix 10-96,pp.04 10-96,pp.04 Skee-Ball Thomson adds classics to its ride library. . . 10-96,pp.28 Thomson adds classics to its ride library. 10-96,pp.28 Konami restructures .. . .. 11-96,pp.03 Konami restructures. 11-96,pp.03 WMS Industries presents awards . .11-96,pp.03 WMS Industries presents awards 11-96,pp.03 Dynamo, Struhs Struhs tapped tapped for for exporting exporting award award . ..11-96,pp.36 11-96,pp.36 Dynamo, Music (jukeboxes/CDs/videos) jukeboxes/CDs/videos Music Jukebox committee committee tours tours Rock Rock n' n' Roll Roll hall hall of offame 4-96,pp.26 Jukebox fame 4-96,pp.26 NSM introduces new marketing tools .. . 6-96,pp.22 NSM introduces new marketing tools 6-96,pp.22 7-96,pp.23 NSM-Americaintroduces introduces parts parts booklet booklet .. ...7-96,pp.23 NSM-America JLOlaunches launches decal decal promotion promotion . 8-96,pp.04 8-96,pp.04 JLO Changes at at NSM-America NSM-America .. . .. . .. 8-96,pp.06 .8-96,pp.06 Changes PLAYMETER METER PLAY NSMintroduces introduces attention attention getters getters ... . ...8-96,pp.24 8-96,pp.24 NSM Music Technology Technology .. .. 8-96,pp.66 8-96,pp.66 Music 9-96,pp.28 NSM introduces introduces how-to how-to programming programming materials materials ..9-96,pp.28 NSM Q&A: What What do do you you think think about about downloaded downloaded music? music? 9-96,pp.128 9-96,pp.128 Q&A: nationaljukebox jukebox month month . . ...10-96,pp.03 10-96,pp.03 Novemberisis national November More Rowe theme boxes on the way .. .. . . 10-96,pp.25 More Rowe theme boxes on the way 10-96,pp.25 Jukebox promotions abound in November .. . .. 11-96,pp.34 11-96,pp.34 Jukebox promotions abound in November Pizza Hut looks at jukebox policy . . ... 12-96,pp.03 Pizza Hut looks at jukebox policy 12-96,pp.03 Music Council holds general meeting . .. .. . . . .. 12-96,pp.37 12-96,pp.37 Music Council holds general meeting. Parallels Parallels .4-96,pp.03 Parallel board board clarification clarification issued issued . . 4-96,pp.03 Parallel Pinballs Pinballs Pinball displays displaysplayfield playfield art art process process ... ... .1-96,pp.22 1-96,pp.22 Sega Pinball Sega "Twister" pinball pinball ... . ...5-96,pp.22 5-96,pp.22 Warner Bros. Bros. and and Sega Sega create create"Twister" Warner Capcom to to merge merge .. .. . 8-96,pp.04 8-96,pp.04 Sega and and Capcom Sega Premier plant closes its doors . . ... . . ... 8-96,pp.04 .8-96,pp.04 Premier plant closes its doors Pinball Expo set for November .. .. . . . .11-96,pp.40 Pinball Expo set for November 11-96,pp.40 Disabledfan fan celebrates celebrates his his own own Independence Independence Day Day... .12-96,pp.28 Disabled 12-96,pp.28 Video Poker Poker Video Louisiana operators operators plan plan strategy strategy .. . ...1-96,pp.03 1-96,pp.03 Louisiana ... . . 2-96,pp.03 Grand juries to look at La. poker cases . Grand juries to look at La. poker cases 2-96,pp.03 2-96,pp.03 Video poker pokergets gets aaboost boostin in Wisconsin Wisconsin . . 2-96,pp.03 Video Carolina quiet after veto . ... ... . . 2-96,pp.26 South South Carolina quiet after veto 2-96,pp.26 2-96,pp.18 Louisiana voters voters send send mixed mixed signal signal . . ...2-96,pp.18 Louisiana Riverboat Gambling Gambling Riverboat Riverboat gaming gaming show show set set for for New New Orleans Orleans 4-96,pp.30 .4-96,pp.30 Riverboat Riverboat gaming show draws light crowds ... . .. 6-96,pp.30 Riverboat gaming show draws light crowds .6-96,pp.30 International Scene scene International Tornado games games heading heading for for Siberia Siberia .1-96,pp.31 1-9 6,pp.31 Tornado AAMA to to exhibit exhibit at at hotel hotel and and food food show show in in China China ... 1-96,pp.31 .1-9 6,pp.31 AAMA Miniature golf golfarrives arrives in in China China ... .. .. . . ... .1-96,pp.31 1-96,pp.31 Miniature Asian Amusement Amusement Expo Expo adds adds day day conference conference .. . ... .1-96,pp.32 1-96,pp.32 Asian LAIinstalls installs Ace Ace Driver Driver Formula Formula 11 . . ... .2-96,pp.56 2-96,pp.56 LAI Capcom, Bally-Wulf seal distributor deal 2-96,pp.58 .2-96,pp.58 Capcom, Bally-Wulf seal distributor deal Finland sees Sega Rally tournament . . . . .. . . 2-96,pp.58 Finland sees Sega Rally tournament 2-96,pp.58 Greek companies plan to form association .. . ... . 2-96,pp.58 Greek companies plan to form association .2-96,pp.58 Tuning opens opensHamburg Hamburg office office . . 2-96,pp.58 2-96,pp.58 Tuning Trade journalists journalists visit visit German German companies companies ...2-96,pp.60 2-96,pp.60 Trade Play-By-Play Europe Europe signs signs agreement agreement with with Play-By-Play Warner Bros .. .. .. . ..2-96,pp.62 2-96,pp.62 Warner Bros. NOVA opens office in Netherlands . . .. . 2-96,pp.62 NOVA opens office in Netherlands .2-96,pp.62 Sixteen mfgs. of consumer games form association ... 2-96,pp.64 .2-96,pp.64 Sixteen mfgs. of consumer games form association Disney theme theme park park planned planned for for Tokyo Tokyo Bay Bay area area ...2-96,pp.64 2-96,pp.64 Disney Namco, NEC NEC work work together together on on computer computer graphics graphics 2-96,pp.64 2-96,pp.64 Namco, NEO-GEO mini-theme mini-theme park park 2-96,pp.64 2-96,pp.64 SNK completed completedNEO-GEO SNK Tokyo . . . 2-96,pp.64 Namco to open theme park in Namco to open theme park in Tokyo 2-96,pp.64 Ray defends its AWP monopoly in Finland ... . .. 3-96,pp.52 Ray defends its AWP monopoly in Finland .3-96,pp.52 Paris ... ... ...3-96,pp.52 3-96,pp.52 New center centerbrings brings high-tech high-tech to to Paris New Showto to target target Indonesian Indonesian market market . .. . ... 3-96,pp.54 3-96,pp.54 Show Intencity records records one one millionth millionth guest guest . ... .. .3-96,pp.54 .3-96,pp.54 Intencity Namco opens up new European headquarters .. .4-96,pp.44 Namco opens up new European headquarters .4-96,pp.44 AU-cash machine machine comes comes to to Britain Britain. . . .. . . .. ...5-96,pp.50 5-96,pp.50 All-cash ... . ... .5-96,pp.50 Venturer launches Goldeneye in Norway Venturer launches Goldeneye in Norway .5-96,pp.50 Toonie conversion conversion offered offered by by Klopp Klopp . .. ... ...5-96,pp.51 5-96,pp.51 Toonie Ontario . . .5-96,pp.51 5-96,pp.51 Bally Gaming Gamingreceives receives approval approval in in Ontario Bally 209 209 1997DIRECTORY DIRECTORY 1997