5th Annual PAMMA Dart Tournament! Results are in!
Waiting to Shoot! - Hotel Carlisle -5th Annual PAMMA Dart Tournament
Thank you to all who attended and participated in this year's tournament held at the Hotel Carlisle, in central Pennsylvania. A total of 9 teams in women's, men's, pro doubles, mixed triples and more with 434 players competing to win the $11,000 guaranteed payout during the three day event. Click here for the complete list of winners and teams.
The Pennsylvania Amusement and Music Machine Association holds this tournament as a fund raising event in conjunction with sponsorships from Arachnid, Betson Pittsburgh Dist. and Betson Philadelphia Dist. Proceeds benefit the state association that represents the many coin machine operators in Pennsylvania. For more information about PAMMA and becoming a member call 1-800-521-7778.
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PAMMA loses one of it own...
Frank Guerrini of Frank Guerrini Vending, Lewistown, PA
Passes Away at 98
Frank J. Guerrini, owner/operator of Frank Guerrini Vending Machines in Lewistown, PA for 57 years, passed away earlier this year at the age of 98.
Born in 1912 in Rome, Italy, Frank immigrated with this family to the United States when he was 8 years old. With only an 8th grade education, he held various jobs and operated several small businesses, including a local golf course, before establishing Guerrini Vending Machines in 1939.
Frank Guerrini Vending operates amusement and music machines in Pennsylvania in various venues including clubs, taverns, FECs, bowling centers, skating rinks, as well as in national retail accounts. Frank was well known throughout the area and within the national vending circles for his generosity to community and civic organizations. In the 1960s and '70s he served on the board of the Pennsylvania Amusement Association as secretary.
In 1995, his son Del Guerrini took full ownership of the vending operation, but his dad, then age 83, continued to work at the company. Talking to customers and suppliers was something Frank never tired of and he was known to prepare some of the merchandise for the cranes by hand himself.
Frank Guerrini is survived by his wife Marie of 61 years; children Sylvester Joseph (Tuny); Frank (Cork) and wife Susan; Del and wife Roseann; and Debra; grandchildren Karin, Sheri Trone, Michael Steven and Christine and seven great grandchildren.
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“Making Legal Cents”
Wayne V. DeLuca, Counsel for PAMMA
Up in Smoke: The Legalities of Pennsylvania’s Clean Indoor Air Act
In 2008, Pennsylvania joined approximately twenty-five other states by passing the Clean Indoor Air Act. This Act prohibits smoking in most public places including bars, restaurants, work places and a portion of casino floors.
The Act permits certain establishments to apply to the Department of Health for an exemption from the Act, but only under certain circumstances. For example, a bar establishment with a valid liquor license whose annual food sales total less than twenty percent of its gross annual sales can apply for an exemption provided that it presents documentation and no person under the age of 18 is permitted in the bar for any reason. If there is a separate dining room, the bar area which allows smoking must be physically separate from the eating area and must have a separate ventilation system, rest rooms and outside entrance. The bar must also post signage at its entrance indicating that smoking is permitted on the premises.
Along with bars whose food sales are less than twenty percent of its gross annual sales, private clubs may also allow smoking on its premises. To be considered a private club under the Act, the club must own or lease the premises its members use, hold regular meetings, elect officers, collect dues and admit new members. However, the ability to smoke on a private club’s premises is limited to its members. If a private club opens its premises to the general public for an event, smoking is not permitted under the Act even if the event is club sponsored. Also, if the private club holds a non-club sponsored event, the entire facility must be smoke free.
Importantly, any violation under the Act subjects the owner, manager, or patron of the establishment to a $250 to $1000 fine per violation.
For more information about the Clean Indoor Air Act and whether your location may request an exemption you may call the PAMMA office at 1-800-521-7778 or visit www.health.state.pa.us.com
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New Video Poker Legislation - June 2011
Click above to read actual Bill text.
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"Coin Man of the Year Award" Congratulations to Steve Fritz, PAMMA board member and owner of Staff Music and Amusements in Hanover PA. At a recent board meeting held in Harrisburg, Sherman Smith, Smith Amusements in Camp Hill, PA (left), president of PAMMA presents Steve with a plaque recognizing him for his hard work and dedication to the success of the annual PAMMA Dart Tournament.
Mark your calendars - 5th Annual Dart Tournament! The date for this year's tournament is November 18-20, 2011 and will again be held at the Hotel Carlisle in Carlisle PA.
Pennsylvania Hall of Fame Inductee - "Englishman" Bob Wiles
Congratulations are in order to Bob Wiles of Arachnid Manufacturing who was recently inducted into the National Dart Association's Hall of Fame. Well-done Mate!
Click here for the story
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PAMMA's Legislative Reception was a huge success - As Always!
  
   
The Pennsylvania Amusement and Music Machine Association hosted another successful social evening with members of the Pennsylvania House and Senate on April 26th of this year. At the beginning of every two year session, PAMMA’s Board of Directors invites state legislators to spend an evening at the Harrisburg Hilton to mingle with operators and play some coin operated amusement equipment. 69 members of the House and 5 members of the Senate attended this year’s event.
Two of the most popular machines of the night are always the cranes - one holding stuffed donkeys and the other filled with stuffed elephants. Although most legislators claim they are only getting them for their kids and grand kids, many of the animals are found on the desks of House and Senate members the following week!
Lou Larson, PAMMA’s Vice President, once again brought in all of the equipment from Betson Distributors of Pittsburgh. Lou and his company have been furnishing the games for the receptions for over 15 years. Thank you to everyone who stopped by. Click here for more photos.
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-4th Annual Dart Tournament – Results -
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