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Vol. 51, No. 2, February 2011
| Aspen Councilman Mulls Bottled Water Ban
Emily Jed
A city councilman is reportedly considering directing city environmental and health officials to investigate options for banning single-use plastic bottled water containers in Aspen, CO...
| | Hawaii's Gov Proposes Soda Tax
by Staff Reporter
Hawaiian governor Neil Abercrombie has proposed establishing a tax on soda and other sugary beverages in the state...
| | USAT Returns To Profit In Q2
Emily Jed
USA Technologies Inc. said it reached two important milestones during its recent fiscal quarter: generating positive EBITDA and exceeding 100,000 devices connected to its network...
| | Bubble Hockey Tourney Heats Up Wintry Buffalo
Tim Sanford
The first-ever ICEBowl Tournament in late December at the Buffalo (NY) Niagara Convention Center draws 224 of the most proficient Super Chexx players from all over the country...
| | Global VR Appoints UK And Ireland Distributor
by Staff Reporter
Global VR has granted England's JNC Sales distribution rights for its entire line of coin-op games sold in the UK and Ireland. Separately, factory ships King of the Big Wheel...
| | Illinois May Be Forced To Re-Pass Video Gaming Act
Marcus Webb
The hopes of Illinois operators looking to VLTs as their future may have been dashed last week by a state appellate court that ruled a $31 billion capital construction bill, approved in 2009, is unconstitutional...
| | Indiana Bars Spared From Smoking Ban
Marcus Webb
Bars with customers 21 and up, casinos and private clubs would be exempt from a workplace smoking ban law that passed the Indiana House...
| | NC Sweepstakes Games Win Another Round In Court
Marcus Webb
The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a ruling on Jan. 7 that Internet sweepstakes games may continue to be operated, while an appeal is pending on a lower court ruling in favor of sweepstakes videogames...
| | Operators Don't Need To Fear Legalized Gambling, Says Fremin
Marcus Webb
As New Jersey and California move closer to legalizing online gambling, fear among some amusement operators is growing. But the next AMOA president, Donovan Fremin of Delta Music, says expanded legalized gambling does not mean less in amusement cashboxes…
| | Sega Commemorates Sonic’s 20th Anniversary
Nick Montano
Sega plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its mascot in style with a series of special events around the world. Sonic the Hedgehog turns 20 on June 23...
| | Struve Distributing Closes After 51 Years
Marcus Webb
Struve Distributing Co. officially closed its doors on Jan. 24. General manager Kent Larsen said he finalized the closing plan a week earlier, calling it the most difficult decision of his 47-year career with the Salt Lake City company...
| | Sweeps Games Storm Intensifies In VA And NC
Marcus Webb
Proposed ban on Internet-based sweepstakes videogames passes a key Virginia senate committee. In North Carolina, news about putting legal games under lottery control is widespread...
| | Virginia AG Backs Video Sweeps Bans
Marcus Webb
Three separate bills have now been introduced in the Virginia General Assembly to ban Internet sweepstakes videogames. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli endorsed all...
| |  | Problems And Opportunities
Tim Sanford
Some people always will find a reason to be dissatisfied. The best we can hope to do is to make sure that it's a silly one... Tim Sanford
| | | A Call To Arms
Marcus Webb
The next AMOA president likes to tell stories. But when it comes to industry politics, Donovan Fremin of Delta Music likes plain speaking. When we interviewed the third-generation operator about his plans, he said something that made our ears perk up...by Marcus Webb
| | | Hard Work, Luck And The Simplicity Of Smart
Hank Schlesinger
"The harder I work, the luckier I get," said Samuel Goldwyn of MGM, though the quote is also attributed to at least a half dozen others, including Thomas Jefferson. Still, it remains one of the best business quotes I can imagine... Hank Schlesinger
| | NCA Coordinates Response To California's Acrylamide Legal Threat
Tim Sanford
Retailers in California are issuing "demand for indemnity" letters to some 40 coffee roasters notifying them that acrylamide, a chemical compound that forms in foods cooked at high temperatures, is potentially harmful. The National Coffee Association is organizing a unified response...
| | Maxon Lift Allies With Purkeys
Tim Sanford
Maxon Lift Corp. and Purkeys Fleet Electric have formalized a decade-long informal relationship by inking a strategic partnership agreement...
| | AAMC Legislative Breakfast: Feb. 24
Emily Jed
The Arizona Automatic Merchandising Council will hold its annual legislative breakfast on Thursday, Feb. 24, at Tom's Tavern in downtown Phoenix...
| | Tri-State Association Reschedules Luncheon Meeting
Emily Jed
The Tri-State Automatic Merchandising Council has rescheduled its meeting, originally scheduled for Jan. 11, and canceled due to a snowstorm. It will be held Tuesday, Feb.8 in Cherry Hill, NJ...
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The famous basketball coach of Michigan State University will serve as master of ceremonies at the Industry Awards Ceremony during National Automatic Merchandising Association's OneShow in late April...
