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Vol. 52, No. 7, July 2012
| Dieffenbach Begins Term As NAMA Board Chairman
Nick Montano
Mark Dieffenbach, director of special channels for the Hershey Co., has begun his one-year term as chairman of the board of the National Automatic Merchandising Association...
| | Dollar Bill Lobbying Front Shuts Down
Marcus Webb
Americans for George, a pro-dollar bill lobbying organization, has apparently shut down operations after making a big splash in the nation's capital back in March...
| | Kraft Foods Moves To Nasdaq
Emily Jed
Kraft Foods is moving its stock listing to the Nasdaq from the New York Stock Exchange ahead of its plans to divide into two publicly traded companies...
| | Sugar Amendment To Farm Bill Fails In Close Senate Vote: 50-46
Hank Schlesinger
Tariffs and quotas have protected domestic sugar-cane and sugar-beet growers since the Depression era. As a result, American consumers and candy manufacturers often pay more than twice the global market price, to the tune of $3.5 billion a year these days...
| | AEM Completes 7 FEC Projects In 12 Months
Marcus Webb
Amusement Entertainment Management's recent projects range from a $19 million boutique bowling center to an 11,000-sq.ft. family entertainment center addition at a RV campground...
| | Famous Chinatown Arcade Reopens, Sans Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken Game
Hank Schlesinger
Occupying a storefront in the heart of lower Manhattan's Chinatown, the venerable arcade was once a haven for countless generations of schoolchildren playing hooky, as well as pinball aficionados. Not making a return is the fondly remembered tic-tac-toe playing live chicken...
| | Indiana Smoking Ban Challenged In Court
Marcus Webb
American Legion Post 243 filed a lawsuit in federal court, moving for a preliminary injunction to stop state officials from enforcing Indiana's smoking ban...
| | John Schultz Renews Contract With AAMA
Nick Montano
The American Amusement Machine Association has extended its employment contract with John Schultz for another two years. Schultz started his first term as AAMA president in 2009...
| | New Stores Fuel Dave & Buster's Q1 Gains
Emily Jed
The operator of big box entertainment-dining complexes saw 2012 first-quarter profit rise $11 million from $6.7 million in the comparable 2011 period...
| | Sweepstakes: N.H. Ban, Texas Crackdown; Ohio Lawsuit
by Staff Reporter
Sweepstakes videogames awarding cash prizes remain a flashpoint for prosecutors and police in several states. New Hampshire's ban moves toward enactment while clampdowns and lawsuits advance in other states...
| |  | What’s New?
Marcus Webb
The amusement industry has a complicated and paradoxical relationship with the concept of newness. Some operators believe staple equipment requires only periodic updating to remain competitive. Others believe industry growth demands offering experiences that consumers cannot get at home. Which side of this debate is right? by Marcus Webb
| | Starbucks Buys Bakery Chain For $100M
Emily Jed
The coffee company plans to purchase San Francisco-based artisan bakery chain Bay Bread and its La Boulange brand for $100 million in a move to upgrade its pastry offerings...
| | A National Tragedy: How The Income Tax System Really Works
by Irv Blackman
This article continues an every-four-year -- before the presidential election -- tradition. It first appeared in this column in October 2003. And every time this article was published, I was flooded with requests for copies. In its own way, what you are about to read has been viral for almost a decade... by Irv Blackman
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