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BULLETIN ASI SETS SETS SEMINAR SEMINAR SCHEDULE SCHEDULE ASI ASSOCIATIONS FORM FORM JOINT JOINT PROMOTION PROMOTION COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ASSOCIATIONS Following a meeting in Chicago last month, the AAMA, AAMA, Following a meeting in Chicago last month, the Twelve seminars seminars will will be be available available for for ASI ASI attendees attendees at at the the Twelve 26-28 show in Las Vegas, Nev. : "Service with a Twist: March March 26-28 show in Las Vegas, Nev .: "Service with a Twist: Fun," "The "The Great Great Amusement Amusement Giveaway Giveaway and and RaRaManaging Fun," Managing dio Program," Program," "Bowling "Bowling for for Dollars," Dollars," "Maximizing "Maximizing Returns Returns dio on Your Your Coin-Op Coin-Op Game Game Portfolio," Portfolio," "Concession "Concession Go-Karting on Go-Karting 101," "Touch Screen Countertops," "Open Arcade Arcade ArchitecArchitec101," "Touch Screen Countertops," "Open What PC-Based Coin-op Means to You," "Miniature ture: ture: What PC-Based Coin-op Means to You," "Miniature Golf 101," 101 ," "Redemption "Redemption for for Rookies," Rookies," "Digital "Digital Imaging Imaging EnEnGolf tertainment," "Today's Jukebox: Keeping Your Music Comtertainment," "Today's Jukebox: Keeping Your Music Comand "Kiddie "Kiddie Rides." Rides." petitive," and petitive," Of special interest is the returning returning Tech Tech Fest Fest series series of of semsemOf special interest is the the expertise of Randy Fromm (exclusive inars featuring inars featuring the expertise of Randy Fromm (exclusive Play Meter). Meter). In In addition, addition, ASI ASI will will contincontintechnical writer writer for for Play technical ue the the traditional traditional Redemption Redemption Field Field Trip Trip (Wed., (Wed., March March 25), 25), ue and plans a bigger Operator Party (Fri. March 2 7) that will and plans a bigger Operator Party (Fri. March 27) that will Play Meter and AAMA award presentations and include include Play Meter and AAMA award presentations and aa AAMCF will will sponsor sponsor silent auction. auction. Instead Instead of of aa banquet, banquet, the the AAMCF silent tournament (Wed. March 25) with a 1 p.m. shotgun a golf a golf tournament (Wed. March 25) with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. For For more more on on the the show, show, call call (708)333-9292. (708)333-9292. start. AMOA, and and IAFEC IAFEC announced announced the the formation formation of ofaajoint joint comcomAMOA, mittee charged charged with with the the task task of ofpositively positively promoting promoting issues issues mittee that affect affect the the coin-op coin-op amusement amusement industry. industry. The committee that The committee will initially focus on the recently developed parental advisowill initially focus on the recently developed parental advisory system and educational program. Other issues will include: ry system and educational program. Other issues will include: dollar coin, coin, location locationpromotion, promotion, and and general generalpublic public relations. relations. dollar "We are are extremely extremely pleased pleased that that these these three three groups groups reprerepre"We senting all of the different levels of the industry are coming senting all of the different levels of the industry are coming together to to focus focus on on issues issues which which affect affect the the industry industry as as aa together whole," said said AAMA AAMA industry industry promotion promotion committee committee co-chairco-chairwhole," man Dick Dick Shelton. Shelton. "We "We look look forward forward to to tackling tackling the the issues issues man which are currently in the spotlight and putting a positive which are currently in the spotlight and putting a positive spin on on our our efforts efforts by bypulling pullingtogether together as as aa unified unified group." group." spin BETSON ACQUIRES ACQUIRES ASSETS ASSETS OF OF TWO TWO MONDIAL MONDIAL OFFICES OFFICES BETSON Mondial Distributing Distributing and and Betson Betson Coin-Op Coin-Op Distributing Distributing Mondial have signed signed an an agreement agreement for for the the sale sale and and purchase purchase of ofcercerhave tain assets of Mondial's offices in Norwood, Mass., and tain assets of Mondial's offices in Norwood, Mass., and Rochester, N.Y., announced Mondial president Richard SarkRochester, N.Y., announced Mondial president Richard Sarkisian. The The sale sale was was set set to to close close Jan. Jan. 30. 30. isian. According to to Sarkisian: Sarkisian: "Mondial "Mondial had had contemplated contemplated According and Rochester offices, and discusdiscuschanges for the Norwood changes for the Norwood and Rochester offices, and sion with Betson ensued, leading to an attractive offer for cersion with Betson ensued, leading to an attractive offer for certain assets of those offices. After careful analysis we concludtain assets of those offices. After careful analysis we concluded that that closing closingthe the two two offices offices will will be be aa positive positive step step for for our our ed organization as as itit will will allow allow us us to to concentrate concentrate our our managemanageorganization ment capabilities capabilities and and resources resources on on the the two two remaining remaining offices offices ment and adjust to an industry that has continued to undergo rapid and adjust to an industry that has continued to undergo rapid changes. We are confident that the Springfield, Mass., and changes. We are confident that the Springfield, Mass., and Bensalem, Pa., Pa., offices offices will will become become stronger strongerplayers players in in their their rereBensalem, spective markets markets and and that that both both our our vendors vendors and and customers customers spective will see seethat that strength strengthreflected reflectedin inimproved improved service, service, better better momowill tivated employees, and greater financial resources." tivated employees, and greater financial resources." SEGA ENTERPRISES ENTERPRISES ALIVE ALIVE AND AND WELL WELL SEGA The development of Sega Game Works has has not not replaced replaced The development of Sega Game Works Sega Enterprises Inc. USA, which maintains an office at 255 255 Sega Enterprises Inc. USA, which maintains an office at Shoreline Drive, Drive, Suite Suite 400, 400, Redwood Redwood City, City, CA CA 94065. 94065. The Shoreline The 1998 Play Play Meter Meter Directory Directory lists lists Sega Sega Game GameWorks Works and and Sega Sega 1998 separately but butnot notSega Sega Enterprises. Enterprises. Please Please make make note note Pinball separately Pinball of the the company's company's phone phone and and fax, fax, respectively: respectively: (650)802(650)802of 3100; (650)802-3076. (650)802-3076. The The Sega Sega Enterprises Enterprises staff staffincludes includes 3100; Ivy, president; Takeshi Uehara, senior vice president; Howell Howell Ivy, president; Takeshi Uchara, senior vice president; Kimberley Walman, Walman, vice vice president president of of operations; operations; and andMichael Michael Kimberley Cooper-Hart, vice president of product development. Cooper-Hart, vice president of product development. INDIA AMUSEMENT AMUSEMENT EXPO EXPO IS IS MARCH MARCH 11-12 11-12 INDIA The India Amusement Expo returns to the Taj Taj Palace Palace Hotel, Hotel, The India Amusement Expo returns to the March 11-12, 11-12, featuring featuring both both aa U.S. U.S. Pavilion Pavilion and and International International March Pavilion. The eventis is sponsored sponsored by by the the American American Amusement Amusement Pavilion. The event ofthe the U.S. U.S. Embassy Embassy in in Machine Association Association with with the the support support of Machine call (708)333-9292. (708)333-9292. New Delhi. Delhi. For Formore more information, information, call New STATE ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS DIRECTORS MEET MEET STATE The AMOA Council of Affiliated States Meeting was was held held in in The AMOA Council of Affiliated States Meeting The mid-January at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. mid-January at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. The main topics topics on on the the agenda agenda were were the the tobacco tobacco issue issue and and video video vivimain olence. Feb. Feb. 25 25 was was set set as as the the date date for for industry industry members to olence. members to D.C., to to seek seek compensation compensation for for unite and and gather gatherin in Washington, Washington, D.C., unite that are are in in jeopardy jeopardy of of being being cigarette vending vending machines machines that cigarette Other subjects subjects under under discussion discussionincluded included aa proposed proposed banned. Other banned. technician certification certificationprogram, program, aamethod method to to track tracknational national and and technician AMOA state legislative actions, and the seminar program for state legislative actions, and the seminar program for AMOA Expo'98. '98.Look Look for formore more on onthis this event eventin in the the next nextissue. issue. Expo PlayMeter Meterpublisher publisherCarol Carol P.P. Lally Lally(r) (r)recently recentlytraveled traveledto to Los Los Angeles Angelesto to atatPlay tend aaspecial special celebration celebration given given by by C.A. C.A. Robinson Robinsonin in honor honor of ofthe the company's company's tend Leah Bettelman. Bettelman . Full Full coverage coverage ofofthe the event event will will be beincluded included in in our our March March issue. issue. Leah PLAY METER 3 FEBRUARY 1998