abraham zapruder ( may 15 , 1905 – august 30 , 1970 ) was a russian-born american clothing manufacturer who witnessed the assassination of president john f. kennedy in dallas , texas , on november 22 , 1963 .

zapruder unexpectedly captured the event in a home movie while filming the presidential limousine and motorcade as it traveled through dealey plaza .

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this still from abraham zapruder’s home movie was captured seconds before the president was shot .
the movie remained in excellent shape five decades after abraham zapruder hit the record button .
in years to come , abraham zapruder remained traumatized about what he had seen through his viewfinder .
dallas garment manufacturer abraham zapruder filmed the assassination of president john f . kennedy on a home movie camera .
author alexandra zapruder , who has written about the book about the famous movie of the kennedy assassination filmed by her grandfather , abraham zapruder .
a national archives photo from the 1960s of the movie camera used by abraham zapruder when he filmed the kennedy assassination .
lillian and abraham zapruder pose in 1962 with his brand new bell and howell 8mm movie camera . in 1963 , abraham zapruder was filming president john f . kennedy ' s motorcade through dallas and inadvertently filmed the president ' s assassination .
abraham zapruder famously filmed the assassination from the top of a concrete pedestal on elm street close to the grassy knoll .
abraham zapruder probably wished he hadn’t returned home to get his camera that morning of friday , nov . 22 , 1963 .
in 1953 and 1954 a woman named , jeanne legon worked side by side with abraham zapruder at a high end clothing design firm called , nardis of dallas . jeanne legon designed the clothing and abraham zapruder cut the patterns and the material for her .
the amateur cameraman who became famous : abraham zapruder and his famous bell and howell camera that recorded the murder of the president .
has anyone could access to abraham zapruder ' s unedited testimony before the warren commission ? i am interested in his employment history .
( 3 ) abraham zapruder was interviewed by wesley j . liebeler , assistant counsel of the warren commission on 22nd july , 1964 .
( 4 ) abraham zapruder , interviewed by wesley j . liebeler , assistant counsel of the warren commission ( 22nd july , 1964 ) .
abraham zapruder , a home movie camera in his hand , found his unlikely niche in american history as the other shooter in dealey plaza .
russian born abraham zapruder immigrated in 1920 and worked in a new york dress factory . marrried in the 1930s , he and his wife lillian had two children , myrna and henry . he founded jennifer juniors of dallas in 1949 with abraham schwartz .
stage for an american horror story : abraham zapruder positioned himself on the “grassy knoll , ” not far from the texas school book depository building .
on november 22 , 1963 john f . kennedy was assassinated in dallas texas . the only film record of this event was made by abraham zapruder .
abraham zapruder recorded a tragic moment in history when he captured president john f . kennedy ‘s assassination in full color on nov . 22 , 1963 .
this fascinating account examines how abraham zapruder ' s accidental footage of the kennedy assassination has been transformed from documentary evidence to an aesthetic and cultural lodestone .
abraham zapruder sold an original copy and the rights to life magazine for $ 150 , 000 to help tell the story of that fateful day in dallas .
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on a home movie , abraham zapruder captured the assassination of president john f . kennedy on nov . 22 , 1963 . david greene talks to alexandra zapruder about her book : twenty - six seconds .
alexandra zapruder ( pictured ) is the granddaughter of abraham zapruder . she says if it were up to her grandfather , he ' would have been happy to have never seen [ the film ] again '
an immigrant russian jew who became a successful clothing manufacturer in dallas , abraham zapruder went to dealey plaza to film kennedy ' s motorcade , his granddaughter said .
according to mr . zapruder , the position of the assassin was behind mr . zapruder .
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“these images are the legacy of one man , ” the voice - over concludes as a full - screen photo appears of a dignified balding figure in a dark suit : abraham zapruder . “a man who never met john kennedy but whose name , zapruder , is inextricably linked to kennedy’s and to kennedy’s death . abraham zapruder , an unassuming man with an ordinary camera . ”
( 5 ) cyril h . wecht was interviewed by donald a . purdy for the select committee on assassinations about the abraham zapruder film ( 8th september , 1978 )
so when the presidential limousine with the flapping flags and d . c . license plates roared away toward parkland memorial hospital , abraham zapruder was sure the president was dead .
henry zapruder , left , was the son of abraham zapruder . on the right is henry ' s daughter and abraham ' s granddaughter , alexandra zapruder , who has written a new book her family ' s experience surrounding her grandfather ' s famous home movie depicting the assassination of president john f . kennedy . this photo was taken in 1987 at alexandra ' s alma mater , smith college .
zapruder ' s book examines her grandfather ' s filming of jfk assassination on a home movie , abraham zapruder captured the assassination of president john f . kennedy on nov . 22 , 1963 . david greene talks to alexandra zapruder about her book : twenty - six seconds .
the granddaughter of abraham zapruder reveals the back - story and long - lasting effects of the 26 - second home movie that documented the assassination of president john f . kennedy .
this fall , tom hanks will produce another cinematic version of the assassination , a movie called parkland ( after the dallas hospital ) , with paul giamatti playing our man abraham zapruder .
abraham zapruder was filming jfk ' s motorcade on november 22 , 1963 when the president was shot and killed by lee harvey oswald . above , a different picture taken from that moment
arbitrators declared tuesday the government must pay the heirs of abraham zapruder $ 16 million for film he took of the assassination of president john f . kennedy , the justice department said .
abraham zapruder testified before the u . s government ' s warren commission investigating the assassination . the commission concluded that a lone gunman , lee harvey oswald , killed the president and wounded texas governor john connally . zapruder died in 1970 .
with his home film camera , dallas businessman abraham zapruder recorded the assassination of president john f . kennedy in 1963 . this footage is one of the few films of this historic event .
abraham zapruder , 58 years old at the time , was a dress manufacturer who owned jennifer juniors , inc . , which was located across the street from the texas school book depository .
frame 313 . the frame that gave abraham zapruder nightmares , the frame he insisted be withheld from the public—a single frame of film that can be said to have changed american history and culture .
abraham zapruder began filming from the grassy knoll along elm street as the limousine carrying president and jacqueline kennedy , and texas governor john connally and his wife , nellie , approached his vantage point .
abraham zapruder sold the rights to the film to life magazine the day after the assassination , for $ 25 , 000 a year for six years — a total of $ 150 , 000 .
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, granddaughter alexandra zapruder offers , as the subtitle says ,
a personal history of the zapruder film .
abraham zapruder was a 58 - year - old dressmaker when the president ' s motorcade began but he has since gone down in history as being the man who played a pivotal role in the ensuing investigation .
according to gregory burnham zapruder worked with jeanne legon at the company :
in 1953 and 1954 a woman named , jeanne legon worked side by side with abraham zapruder at a high end clothing design firm called , nardis of dallas . jeanne legon designed the clothing and abraham zapruder cut the patterns and the material for her .
in 1954 , zapruder co - founded jennifer juniors , a company that produced two clothing brands , chalet and jennifer juniors . his offices were located in the dal - tex building , just off dealey plaza in dallas .
november 22 , 1963 - dallas businessman abraham zapruder left work to get his eight millimeter movie camera . abe , papa abe , mr . z - that ' s how family and friends knew him - loved making home movies . the film in his camera that day already had footage of grandkids , also scenes from inside his dress manufacturing company . but what abraham zapruder captured next forever changed him and his family and also changed america .
on november 22 , 1963 , abraham zapruder , a devoted supporter of kennedy and his vision for america , shot a home movie on 8 mm film that became the best - known moving image of the kennedy assassination .
andy warhol loved it – so do conspiracy theorists the world over . but how exactly did abraham zapruder ' s fuzzy home movie of the kennedy assassination 50 years ago became one of the great cultural icons of our time ?
abraham zapruder’s amateur footage of the john f . kennedy assassination is one of the world’s most instantly recognizable clips . zapruder himself doesn’t get quite as much press , so let’s take a look at five things you might not know about the cameraman and the odd journey his film has taken .
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washington ( cnn ) - - nearly 36 years after dallas dressmaker abraham zapruder captured the assassination of president john f . kennedy on a home movie camera , zapruder ' s heirs learned tuesday how much money the historic film is worth : $ 16 million , about half what the family wanted .
before the dreadful news clattered over the teletypes that day , before it hit tv , even before the president reached the dallas hospital , a 58 - year - old russian immigrant named abraham zapruder knew john f . kennedy was dead .
abraham zapruder ' s whole film of the john f . kennedy assassination from start to end , digitized for stability & clarity . jfk ' s skull is seen opening up like an eggshell . pretty horrific , very , very sad .
a divided federal arbitration panel announced today that the government must pay the heirs of abraham zapruder $ 16 million for his film of president john f . kennedy ' s assassination , the highest price ever paid for a historical american artifact .
abraham zapruder , next to his wife , lillian zapruder , poses for a photograph holding his brand - new bell & howell 8mm camera soon after he had purchased it in 1962 . in 1963 , he created a landmark film by using it to film president kennedy ' s motorcade parade in downtown dallas .
on nov . 22 , 1963 , abraham zapruder stood on a concrete abutment on what is now known as the grassy knoll and , with his bell & howell camera , filmed what may be the 26 most momentous seconds in cinematic history .
a dallas dress manufacturer and kennedy admirer was filming president john f . kennedy’s motorcade as it passed the texas school book depository building when shots rang out . abraham zapruder’s 8mm bell and howell camera captured the entire 26 . 6 seconds of horror .
the 26 - second silent , color film , shot by dallas dress manufacturer abraham zapruder , consists of 486 frames of standard 8mm kodachrome ii safety film . known as the zapruder film , the movie captures the assassination of president john f . kennedy , in dallas , texas , on nov . 22 , 1963 .
excerpted from “the zapruder legacy , ” the day kennedy died , published by life books . copyright 2013 by alexandra zapruder . all rights reserved .
on april 24 , 1997 , the board declared the zapruder film public property , and the government began negotiations to compensate zapruder’s children and widow .
abraham zapruder was born into a russian - jewish family in the city of kovel in ukraine on 15th may , 1905 . during the turmoil of the russian civil war , the family emigrated to the united states and in 1920 settled in brooklyn , new york .
teen heartthrob zac efron stars as one of the doctors who treated kennedy , and jacki weaver plays lee harvey oswald’s mother . paul giamatti plays dallas businessman abraham zapruder , who was filming the presidential motorcade with his home movie camera when the fateful shots were fired .
abraham zapruder ' s 8 mm camera captured iconic images of kennedy ' s assassination .
the film was a burden on my grandfather ,
says alexandra zapruder
i am certain that he wished he had never taken it , and that no one would have to see it . ” ( brendan smialowski / afp / getty images )
the american public got its first look at the full film when abc’s good night america ( with geraldo rivera ) ran it as part of a march 1975 broadcast . the next month time inc . sold the copyright and the original film back to the zapruder family for $ 1 . ( abraham zapruder had died of stomach cancer in 1970 . )
mccormack “wanted to know what he had on his camera , ” said abraham zapruder’s granddaughter . “he said right in that moment , and continued to say for the whole day , that he wanted to get it in the hands of the federal authorities first and foremost . ”
according to the book , the zapruders had great love for the kennedy family . zapruder’s son henry ( the author’s father ) had just been assigned a position in the justice department under the kennedy administration . so when abraham zapruder unintentionally filmed kennedy’s death as the commander in chief rode with first lady jacqueline in the presidential limo in dallas , zapruder’s granddaughter writes that he could remember nothing afterwards “except for his own anguished screams . ”
born in russia in 1905 , abraham zapruder immigrated to the united states as a teenager . he first arrived in brooklyn , new york , where he worked in the garment business . in the early 1940s , zapruder moved to dallas , texas . he eventually started up his own dress company called jennifer juniors , inc . on november 22 , 1963 , zapruder filmed the assassination of president john f . kennedy . he sold the rights to the film to life magazine . zapruder died in texas in 1970 .
tourist stands where zapruder filmed . © barbara davidson / dallas morning news / corbis
update : alexandra zapruder , granddaughter of abraham zapruder , will be discussing her memoir twenty - six seconds : a personal history of the zapruder film on thursday , oct . 26 at southern methodist university ' s dallas hall . a 5 : 30 p . m . reception will be followed by a 6 p . m . lecture and book signing . register at 214 - 768 - 3210 or cphinfo @ smu . edu . details are here .
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the zapruder legacy : a vital witness to president john f . kennedy ' s assassination
zapruder ( right ) during a televised interview about the assassination that appeared on abc .
alexandra zapruder is writing a history of the film to be published by twelve books .
the famous film might not even exist if not for the persistence of zapruder’s secretary .
mr . liebeler - are you in business here in dallas , mr . zapruder ?
one frame of the zapruder film has long been considered too graphic for public view .
the reporter saw zapruder’s camera and asked if he caught the shooting . zapruder thought about jackie kennedy and how her pink suit splattered with blood was streaked along the back of the speeding car just minutes before . zapruder didn’t want to add to her misery .
as the fiftieth anniversary of the kennedy assassination approaches , the traumatic aspects of the tragedy continue to haunt our perceptions of the 1960s . one reason for this lies in the home movie of the incident filmed by abraham zapruder , a bystander who became one of the twentieth century ' s most important accidental documentarians .
she plucked the book “the death of a president” from a shelf , flipped to the index and there he was – “zapruder , abraham . ” the dallas businessman had been a reluctant witness when in 1963 he was filming his hero , john f . kennedy , as the president’s motorcade passed the man’s dress shop .
zapruder later testified before the warren commission , and the cbs : the warren report . the zapruder film was also an important part of the evidence used by the warren commission .
just seconds after kennedy came into zapruder’s view , a rifle shot cracked the air , screams tore through the plaza and zapruder froze , his home camera capturing the gory assassination of america’s leader . those 26 seconds would bring zapruder years of consternation , fear and pain .
zapruder watched kennedy’s elbows fly up as he clutched at the wound in an awkward dance .
eddie barker : abraham zapruder , whose film of the assassination was studied at length on last night ' s program , was standing up on this little wall right at the edge of the grassy knoll . now , shots from behind that picket fence over there would have almost had to whistle by his ear . mr . zapruder , when we interviewed him here , tended to agree that the knoll was not involved .
the reproduction rights for the film , basically a home movie taken by mr . zapruder , were sold to time inc . shortly after the assassination , but in 1975 time returned the rights to the zapruder family for a dollar . mr . zapruder died of cancer in 1970 .
in her new book , “twenty - six seconds , ” zapruder’s granddaughter alexandra zapruder details the film’s effect on her grandfather , their family , the government , the media and artistic communities .
after zapruder died in 1970 , the public and media often weighed in on the zapruder family’s attempt to maintain control of the original film , while sharing the images for research and investigation .
abraham zapruder , a dress manufacturer , was standing by the route taken by the presidential motorcade through dallas on november 22 , 1963 , and was filming the event when the fatal shots rang out . the colour film shows the president grab his chest after the first shot , before his head disintegrates under the force of the second bullet .
the testimony of abraham zapruder was taken at 1 p . m . , on july 22 , 1964 , in the office of the u . s . attorney , 301 post office building , bryan and ervay streets , dallas , tex . , by mr . wesley j . liebeler , assistant counsel of the president ' s commission .
abraham zapruder took the most famous 26 - second home movie in history on november 22 , 1963 , when he filmed the assassination of president john f . kennedy in dallas , texas . at 2 : 31 pm , central standard time , on 11 / 22 / 63 ( which was two hours and one minute after jfk was shot ) , zapruder was interviewed on live television at the studios of wfaa - tv in dallas . this video contains jay watson ' s complete interview with mr . zapruder . also included here is a stabilized version of the zapruder film ( in slow motion ) . related link : urltoken
one little known piece of evidence can be found at the end of the famous film footage by abraham zapruder , as the presidential limo is about to go under the triple overpass , says wnd senior writer jerome corsi , author of the newly released “who really killed kennedy ? 50 years later : stunning new revelations about the jfk assassination . ”
greene : alexandra zapruder has no memory of her grandfather . she was just a baby when he died . but she has spent time studying his memories of that day 53 years ago . president kennedy and his wife , jackie , were in the back of that limo , and abraham zapruder wound up making a home movie of a presidential assassination . and we should say this story does include a graphic description that listeners might find disturbing .
stolley described sitting in the room when zapruder first showed the film to him and two secret service agents . ( one of zapruder’s first instincts was to get the film to government authorities . )
zapruder , after initially blanching , finally agreed — a choice that came to define his life .
simply stated , the zapruder film is one of a kind ,
the panel ruled .
abraham zapruder died in 1970 . were he alive today , the uses to which his home movie has been put over the years would undoubtedly bemuse him . zapruder would also be surprised to learn that he is considered an early example of the “citizen - journalist” that digital media has made possible today . youtube , facebook and twitter are children of the zapruder film . while it is true that zapruder needed the assistance of established media to publish his images , he was nonetheless able to use his bell & howell zoomatic as a 1960s - era version of a cell phone camera . it enabled him to “tell” his version of the events in dealey plaza on november 22 , 1963 to the american people . zapruder thus struck one . . .
born in 1905 in kovel , russia ( now part of ukraine ) , abraham zapruder proved to be an important witness to the assassination of president john f . kennedy in 1963 . he captured the event on film , making one of the few visual records of this american tragedy . zapruder immigrated to the united states as a teenager . at first he lived in brooklyn , new york , where he found work as a pattern maker in the garment industry .
abraham zapruder died of cancer in 1970 at 65 , leaving the family to determine the film ' s destiny . oliver stone obtained permission to use the film in his 1991 pro - conspiracy movie , jfk . as the book reveals , the family agreed to a routine licensing fee paid by camelot productions , which never mentioned being an agent of stone ' s .
it’s been called the most important 26 seconds of film in history : the 486 frames of 8 - millimeter bell + howell home movie footage shot in the midday sun of dallas on november 22 , 1963 , by a dressmaker named abraham zapruder . twenty - six seconds that included a historic , horrific , all - too - clear vision of a presidential assassination .
in 1999 , a special arbitration panel of the justice department awarded $ 16 million plus interest to the zapruder family as compensation for the government ' s forced acquisition of the film . in 2000 , the zapruder family donated its collection of zapruder films and photographs , along with all copyrights of the film , to the sixth floor museum at dealey plaza , where alexandra zapruder will speak on nov . 22 .
zapruder’s view of kennedy was briefly interrupted , as the limousine passed behind a stemmons freeway exit sign .
yet , the public didn’t see the zapruder film , in its original form , for many years .
by lunchtime , zapruder had stationed himself on a 4 - foot - high wall in dealey plaza .
the distraught zapruder , as if in a trance , kept his camera trained on the presidential limo .
zapruder film goes on sale the 26 seconds of film footage of president kennedy ' s assassination , filmed on an 8mm bell and howell by dallas dress manufacturer abraham zapruder , will be released on video to the general public tomorrow . the video will include a documentary on the digital restoration of the footage and an interview with the late abraham zapruder , who died in 1970 . while the family owns almost all rights to the footage ( except print rights , which are owned by time , inc . ) , a 1992 law apparently requires the family to hand the film over to the government and has set a deadline next month for the family and the government to come to terms . but the family wants $ 18 million and the government only wants to pay $ 3 million . some say the marketing of the video is an attempt by the family to make some extra cash . the family lawyer says it won ' t pay back what the restoration cost . some say it ' s tasteless . but why shouldn ' t the family make some money ? after all , abraham zapruder shot the film and dealt with the aftermath of owning this artifact . npr ' s dean olsher reports on the controversy .
when stolley arrived at zapruder’s office the morning after the assassination , two secret service agents were already there .
zapruder ' s roughly 26 - second film would be the only known recording to capture the entire assassination .
greene : the new book is called
twenty - six seconds .
the author is alexandra zapruder .
zapruder recruited people who could translate from the various languages , including polish , yiddish , romanian and hebrew .
within minutes , reporters were on the plaza , and one walked up to a dazed and weeping zapruder .
zapruder ' s 8mm bell & howell camera . click for larger versions . ( courtesy marcel dehaeseleer . )
although there was no sound , the zapruder film allowed investigators and researchers to establish the interval between gunshots .
the odyssey of that small rectangle of sprocket - pocked celluloid is fascinating . knowing that his home movie would have both historic and forensic value , abraham zapruder had three copies of his original film made for government investigators . he sold the rights to the original to life magazine for a reported $ 150 , 000 . zapruder made clear frame 313 gave him nightmares and he didn’t want to be the one to inflict them on the rest of america . ultimately life decided to withhold frame 313 .
abraham zapruder : i ' m not a ballistics expert , but i believe that if there were shots that come from my right ear , i would hear a different sound . i heard shots coming from - i wouldn ' t know which direction to say - but they was driven from the texas book depository and they all sounded alike . there was no difference in sound at all .
the 26 seconds of film footage of president kennedy ' s assassination , filmed on an 8mm bell and howell by dallas dress manufacturer abraham zapruder , will be released on video to the general public tomorrow . the video will include a documentary on the digital restoration of the footage and an interview with the late abraham zapruder , who died in 1970 . while the family owns almost all rights to the footage ( except print rights , which are owned by time , inc . ) , a 1992 law apparently requires the family to hand the film over to the government and has set a deadline next month for the family and the government to come to terms . but the family wants $ 18 million and the government only wants to pay $ 3 million . some say the marketing of the video is an attempt by the family to make some extra cash . the family lawyer says it won ' t pay back what the restoration cost . some say it ' s tasteless . but why shouldn ' t the family make some money ? after all , abraham zapruder shot the film and dealt with the aftermath of owning this artifact . npr ' s dean olsher reports on the controversy .
later that day , zapruder would recount the next few moments to abc news ' dallas affiliate wfaa - tv .
zapruder , and then his son ,
did the best they could to balance the public ' s interest in it with a genuine desire to keep the president ' s death from being sensationalized ,
said alexandra zapruder .
zapruder broke down in a new orleans courtroom as the footage of the president ' s murder was shown repeatedly .
the real abe zapruder never shot another second of home movies ; he died of stomach cancer in august 1970 .
incidentally , abraham zapruder ' s obituary mis - states the date / year that he departed nardis of dallas , incorrectly citing 1949 . the correct year was 1959 , [ the same year that his
partner in design
jeanne legon became known as , jean legon demohrenschildt . . . she had married lee oswald ' s best friend ( to be ) , cia contract agent , george demohrenschildt ! ] .
archivists at the sixth floor museum examine the zapruder film in 2000 . ( mona reeder / the dallas morning news )
it is the ultimate version of the zapruder film , or at least of frame 313 , and it is agonizing .
within seconds of watching kennedy being shot , a distraught zapruder was immediately approached by dallas morning news reporter harry mccormack .
“there’s really no way to show the zapruder film tastefully — that’s a contradiction in terms , ” said his granddaughter .
a historical film — and narration : the zapruder film was essential to the warren commission’s findings in the kennedy assassination . marvin scott’s interview with zapruder three years later has added to our understanding of the events , an expert told pix11 .
the first time i saw a screening of the zapruder film , i realized that a portion of my interview could be synced to it to make it sound like zapruder was actually narrating it . it took many decades to achieve that .
alexandra zapruder said it became almost impossible for family members to escape her grandfather ' s movie in the digital age .
zapruder had the film developed and three copies made - two of which he gave to the secret service and fbi .
abraham zapruder was a dressmaker who owned jennifer juniors , a shop on the edge of dealey plaza . he was 58 on the day the president came to dallas . as filmmakers go , he was , in every sense of the word , an amateur . so , what allowed him to keep filming after shots rang out ? how could he hold the camera so still , even with abject horror exploding in front of him ?
zapruder’s daughter said her father’s childhood in russia had been one of misery and starvation . zapruder’s father , israel , had emigrated to the united states about 1915 , during the chaos of world war i . zapruder followed in 1920 . he was 15 . he learned english and went to work as a pattern maker on seventh avenue in new york’s garment district .
was given to bell & howell in exchange for a sound projector which zapruder donated to the golden age group seniors home .
zapruder said his camera was home , according to author william manchester’s book about the assassination , “death of a president . ”
by midday the weather had brightened up , and zapruder’s secretary convinced him that it was worth the trouble to go home and retrieve the camera . zapruder eventually relented . he then headed out to dealey plaza to find a good place to film .
but what no one really knew — until now — is the impact zapruder ' s film had on his own family .
zapruder , a kennedy fan , left his bell & howell film camera at home since the morning was overcast . at lunchtime , zapruder ' s assistant urged him to go home and get the camera before the president ' s motorcade came by .
he lost sight of kennedy and his wife briefly as the limousine rode in front of a street sign . zapruder then noticed the president clasping both hands to his throat . then the explosion . kennedy’s “head practically opened up , ” zapruder would say later that day during an interview . he knew the president was dead – the man couldn’t have survived what zapruder saw .
' he said he would have been happy to have never seen it again , ' alexandra zapruder said of her grandfather .
for many of us , especially those who weren’t alive when it happened , we’re all watching that event through zapruder’s lens .
zapruder heard an initial bang but never lost his focus . there was a second shot , followed instantly by the image that stayed with zapruder until his own death : jfk ' s head exploding at the moment of the bullet ' s impact .
in 1975 , the rights to the film were sold back to the zapruder family by time - life for $ 1 .
garment manufacturer abraham zapruder was a spectator at dealey plaza who captured the entire shooting sequence with his cheap movie camera . life magazine immediately snapped up the film for an untold sum . although life ran several frames in its cover story on the warren commission report , the motion picture itself had never been shown in public . ( not even members of the commission had seen it . ) now it had surfaced , courtesy of la bell france .
still , the price for the film is the most ever paid for a historical american artifact . an original print of the declaration of independence sold for more than $ 2 million , and a manuscript of president abraham lincoln ' s ' ' house divided ' ' speech opposing slavery sold for $ 1 . 5 million .
the warren commission , which investigated kennedy & apos ; s assassination , relied heavily on zapruder & apos ; s film . the film was used by fbi to establish the sequence and timing of events in the assassination . its final report , issued in 1964 , included still images from zapruder & apos ; s film . zapruder himself also testified in front of the commission .
because the president ' s limousine passed almost exactly in front of dallas clothing manufacturer abraham zapruder on nov . 22 , 1963 , just as he was playing with his new film camera , and precisely at the moment that lee harvey oswald fired his rifle from a nearby books depository , his silent , 26 . 6 - second home movie has become the focal point of america ' s collective memory on that weird day . for many of us , especially those who weren ' t alive when it happened , we ' re all watching that event through zapruder ' s lens .
the events of november 22 , 1963 , have been pored over endlessly , and abraham zapruder’s infamous footage of the shooting remains one of the most studied pieces of film in the world . shot innocuously at a time when it was still novel to own a camera , it emphasized questions about individuals’ documentation of historic events , and about the role that these materials play in cultural narratives , especially those as significant j . f . k . ’s death .
after being escorted to wfaa studios by policemen , abraham zapruder ( right ) , a dallas amateur photographer , describes to wfaa - tv program director jay watson ( left ) and to the nation , via the abc - tv network , the assassination of president john f . kennedy as he viewed and filmed it . zapruder later contributed the $ 25 , 000 he received for publication rights for the historic film to the family of police officer j . d . tippit who was slain as he attempted to capture the president ' s accused killer . ( the dallas morning news archives )
the zapruder lawyers argued it was a unique artefact like a vincent van gogh painting or an andy warhol print , and should be valued accordingly . the panel ruled by 2 votes to 1 that :
the zapruder film is one of a kind
.
zapruder sold it with the promise that the magazine wouldn’t print the most violent scenes , particularly frame 313 . the magazine agreed .
delillo wants to take a scientific approach to the assassination . but zapruder ' s ghostly footage doesn ' t make things easier .
the importance of the few frames at the end of the zapruder film is the fleeting view of the back of jfk’s head .
a us arbitration panel put a price on the world ' s most famous home movie yesterday when it agreed to award $ 16m in compensation to the family of abraham zapruder , whose 26 - second film of the assassination of president kennedy has become a national relic . lawyers for the zapruder family had been asking for $ 30m in return for surrendering the film to the national archives , but they called yesterday ' s ruling
thorough and thoughtful
. however , a dissenting member of the three - member arbitration board argued the award was too large for a damaged strip of 8mm celluloid .
after learning the sixth floor museum at dealey plaza had been given the licensing rights by the zapruder family , i made a deal with the museum . i would donate my original recording of the zapruder interview in exchange for permission to use the film on wpix .
on 22nd november , 1963 , abraham zapruder filmed the motorcade of president john f . kennedy . he later explained to wesley j . liebeler about the background to the filming .
i didn ' t have my camera but my secretary ( lillian rogers ) asked me why i don ' t have it and i told her i wouldn ' t have a chance even to see the president and somehow she urged me and i went home and got my camera .
mr . zapruder - i ' m sorry - i ' m ashamed of myself really , but i couldn ' t help it .
zapruder endures , too : actor paul giamatti — born in 1967 — portrayed the family patriarch in the new movie
parkland .
zapruder got the film developed that afternoon . the press began offering money for the film . a wire service offered $ 100 , 000 . someone else offered $ 200 a frame . three photographers offered schwartz $ 10 , 000 if he would introduce them to zapruder immediately .
the reporter found a secret service official and brought him to zapruder . it took hours to find a shop that could process the film and make duplicates . when zapruder finally saw what he recorded , he was horrified . copies were flown to washington , d . c . , and he took a copy and the original home . reporters were already calling and offering thousands of dollars while zapruder was still numb .
a life reporter arranged a meeting with zapruder the next morning , and zapruder felt good about the man . he decided to sell the film to the magazine for $ 150 , 000 . zapruder donated the first $ 25 , 000 to the widow of j . d . tippit . he was the police officer who’d been shot and killed by lee harvey oswald , the man being hunted for assassinating the president .
dallas historian darwin payne , 79 , then a reporter for the dallas times herald , found zapruder moments after the shooting . for about an hour , he interviewed zapruder in his office , on an upper floor of the building on the northeast corner of elm and houston streets .
each item looks brand - spanking new , as if a half - century had not passed since abe zapruder ' s movie was shot .
and finally we have parkland , a new big - budget dramatisation of events , produced by tom hanks . centred on the hospital that treated both kennedy and oswald after they were shot , it includes all the now - familiar suspects : agent sorrels ( played by billy bob thornton ) , the dallas police , oswald and his family , and here ' s our man zapruder , played by the eminently sympathetic paul giamatti . parkland almost functions as a zapruder
making of
. rather than restaging the assassination yet again , it homes in on zapruder ' s face during those moments , registering his shock as he films . similarly , the only time we see zapruder ' s film , it ' s reflected in the spectacles of zapruder himself . giamatti found the experience overwhelming , says parkland ' s writer and director , peter landesman .
he had a little nervous breakdown before he started . he ' s playing zapruder , in zapruder ' s clothes , where zapruder was in dealey plaza . it was a very weird out - of - body experience . he enjoyed it but it was a very freaky thing .
“i certainly have a much better sense of the life of the zapruder film and what it has meant to american history and culture , ” zapruder said . “and i have a better understanding of why it was so painful inside our family , first my grandfather and my father . ”
zapruder had moved to dallas from brooklyn in 1941 with his wife , lillian , and their children myrna , 6 , and henry , 2 .
zapruder had set up a projector on a table in small room with no windows . the projector was aimed at a blank , whitewashed wall .
zapruder went to night school to learn english . he found work in the garment district of manhatten as a clothing pattern maker . he and his wife lillian married in 1933 , and had two children . in 1941 zapruder moved to dallas to work for nardis , a local sportswear company .
i have now seen the full transcript of zapruder’s testimony , unlike most of the other witnesses he did not provide details of his employment history .
abc news reports that mr zapruder , who died in 1970 , was urged to go home and get his camera during lunch by his secretary .
not only was zapruder reeling from what he’d filmed , the book describes a man plagued by reporters who wanted the film for their news organizations . as a result , the offer stolley made on behalf of life magazine was a “safe harbor in a sea of sharks , ” alexandra zapruder writes .
richard stolley , then pacific bureau editor for life magazine , had flown in from los angeles and reached zapruder by phone around 11 p . m . the next morning , he was in zapruder ' s office at jennifer juniors , inc . , watching the film with two secret service agents .
the president casually raises his right hand to wave , and then around frame 201 he starts to disappear behind the highway sign that blocks zapruder’s view .
growing up in washington , d . c . , where her father , henry zapruder , worked as a government attorney , alexandra zapruder , an author and member of the founding staff of the u . s . holocaust memorial museum in washington , knew little of the film ' s back story .
the zapruder film is a home movie that runs about eighteen seconds and could probably fuel college courses in a dozen subjects from history to physics . and every new generation of technical experts gets to take a crack at the zapruder film . the film represents all the hopefulness we invest in technology . a new enhancement technique or a new computer analysis—not only of zapruder but of other key footage and still photographs—will finally tell us precisely what happened .
zapruder was one of three people to film the scene , but the images captured by his bell and howell silent camera are considered the most complete .
the black camera bag owned by zapruder , along with his camera , are also property of the archive — both still bearing their fbi evidence tags .
through the lens of his bell & howell movie camera , zapruder said he heard a shot and saw kennedy lean over and grab his left chest .
before nov . 22 , 1963 , abraham zapruder was an ordinary citizen of dallas : a 58 - year - old prosperous manufacturer of women’s clothing who had arrived in the city from russia by way of brooklyn . if that day had unfolded differently , that is most likely what he would have remained . but like a small but growing number of americans at the time , he was also a home - movie hobbyist . with his receptionist , marilyn sitzman , as location scout and technical support , zapruder took his 414pd director series bell and howell 8 - millimeter camera to a spot on elm street , not far from his office , hoping to film the presidential motorcade as it drove past .
fifty years ago friday , with his bell & howell zoomatic , zapruder watched the sparkling motorcade round the corner at dealey plaza and turn onto elm street .
zapruder had been making home movies for decades . the 8mm film in the camera that day contained footage of two of his grandbabies toddling around a patio .
but even without the film itself and only rather ' s flawed description , zapruder ' s footage had already begun to affix itself to the national brain .
zapruder took the famous footage on november 22 , 1963 , when he joined a crowd to watch kennedy ' s motorcade sweep through dealy plaza in dallas .
though zapruder need only walk outside the door of his elm st . business to see the motorcade , his trip to texas took a more circuitous route .
a three - member arbitration board was established when lawyers on both sides failed to agree on the level of compensation for the film , which was owned by the zapruder family but held in storage by the national archives . the zapruder family had asked for $ 30 million ; the government offered $ 1 million .
zapruder didn’t hoard the money , though . his lawyer worried that the story of a jewish man cashing in on the assassination might incite anti - semitic sentiment around dallas , so zapruder gave the first $ 25 , 000 payment to the widow of policeman j . d . tippit , one of oswald’s other victims .
in 1975 , life magazine sold zapruder & apos ; s original film and all the rights to zapruder & apos ; s family for $ 1 . they soon established the lmh company to handle business related to the film . three years later , the family gave the original film to the national archives for safekeeping .
fifty - three years later , granddaughter alexandra zapruder adds a fresh narrative to an old tragedy with the release of twenty - six seconds : a personal history of the zapruder film . the book , out last month , delves into the story of her grandfather , who was traumatized after making a home movie that serves as the only complete record of kennedy’s death . twenty - six seconds also fleshes out the complex situation in which the zapruder family found itself after the assassination .
an anguished zapruder was certain of this before almost anyone else because he had watched the assassination through the viewfinder of his wind - up home - movie camera .
zapruder had not brought his snazzy movie camera to work the morning of nov . 22 , 1963 , and his secretary , lillian rogers , noticed right away .
a jfk devotee , zapruder loved the idea of a presidential parade passing by his office , having no clue of the surreal , spectacular fallout fate would inflict .
as they spoke , the two men watched walter cronkite deliver the news of the shooting on television . it was then that zapruder gave payne an incredible quote .
zapruder — who screened the original film on his home movie projector hours after the shooting — tried to avoid watching the footage for the rest of his life .
the government has to compensate the zapruder family because the assassination records review board in 1997 declared the film the permanent possession of the people of the united states .


united coin machine co. is a slot route operator based in paradise , nevada .

it operates slot machines in locations such as bars , convenience stores , and grocery stores .

it is owned by century gaming , a montana-based slot route operator .

for many years , united coin was the largest slot route operator in nevada .

united coin machine

glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at united coin machine , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the united coin machine company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at united coin machine .
, chicago coin , 12 / 51 , a pinball machine with fly away style pins like a bowler .
the montana company purchasing united coin machine co . from slot manufacturer alliance gaming corp . said it expects to retain all of the 600 or so workers employed by united coin , nevada ' s largest slot route operator .
united distributing company ( coin machine sales ) limited ( the ) . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 01797458
previously , the company operated as century gaming in montana and united coin machine in nevada . combined , the company employs more than 250 people in two states .
slot route operator united coin machine has changed its name to century gaming technologies to reflect the name of its corporate parent and capitalize on changes made to the company’s product offerings .
seeburg began its acquisition strategy in 1958 with the purchase of the bert mills coffee machine . later purchases included the lyons cold drink machine , the bally hot drink machine , the pic - a - pack utility vender , the kinsman organ company , the choice - vend and cavalier bottle and can drink machines , the du grenier cigaret machine , and of course the williams and united game lines . these acquisitions made seeburg a full circle manufacturer of coin - operated equipment including jukeboxes , vending machines , and amusement games ( pinball , bowlers , etc ) .
under united coin , the company operates 3 , 250 slot machines in 440 bars , taverns , restaurants and other locations in southern nevada . century gaming’s slot machine route operation in montana covers 325 locations and 3 , 950 games .
, mba / united , 1960 , six player , not actually by united by all hardware is united em parts , much like united ' s bowl - a - rama with pins attached to cables .
topaz shuffle alley , united / williams , 1978 , first solidstate united bowler , flyer , bg .
while united has made many types of amusement machines , its bowling games and shuffle alleys have been primarily responsible for its reputation . williams was strongest in the pinball and baseball machine lines .
good customer base and machine base . close nit team of people on a day to day basis . keep busy all the time .
triple strike shuffle alley , united / williams , 1983 , the last
united
shuffle alley , flyer , flyer .
bonus score bowler ( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 5 / 55 .
bulls eye bowler ( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 7 / 55 .
, chicago coin , 3 / 62 , model 250 , large score reels .
, chicago coin , 1967 , skee ball game with a criss cross option .
super frame bowler ( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 3 / 54 .
triple strike bowler ( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 2 / 55 .
because of the marriage of united and williams , starting about 1965 or 1966 united bowlers also have a williams manufacturing company logo and address on
united
bowlers . even though after september 1964 united existed in name only , williams continued to use the
united
name because of their reputation as making the best bowling games ( this information came from 1964
prize bowler ( shuffle alley ) , united , 1951 , one player , first united bowler with score reels , backglass , side , back .
( skeeball ) , chicago coin , circa 1956 , 4 player skee ball game .
triple gold pin pro ( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 9 / 61 .
skee alley , united , 11 / 50 , one player , united ' s first shuffle targette ( skee ball but with a puck ) , flyer .
the willingness to remain flexible and the ability for century gaming and united coin machine co . to offer their customers technology and promotional products unrivaled in the industry have kept the companies at the head of the pack in a highly competitive environment . “players today want more than just the same old gaming product , ” arntzen says . “so we are delivering more . ”
united bragging about the first ball bowler call
bowling alley
in 1956 .
, united , 9 / 52 , tenth frame star . was this really the
, united , 1 / 59 , playmate has a turn around shuffle layout .
windy city shuffle alley , united / williams , 1 / 72 , flyer .
line up shuffle alley , united , 12 / 60 , flyer , bg .
coronado bowling alley , united , 6 / 67 , five different scoring games .
cape cod shuffle alley , united / williams , 12 / 72 , flyer .
bel - air ( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 2 / 65 , belair .
arntzen said century gaming plans to add 11 new games to its power vision multigame , multidenominational machine . power vision features video poker games , video slots and keno titles with multipliers and bonus rounds .
, chicago coin , 10 / 61 , 4 . 5
balls , large score reels .
, chicago coin , 8 / 60 , 4 . 5
balls , large score reels .
, chicago coin , 1 / 61 , 4 . 5
balls , large score reels .
, chicago coin , 3 / 59 , 4 . 5
balls , large score reels .
score - a - line bowler ( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 9 / 55 .
) . the ball is returned to the player at the front coin door area via gravity .
encore shuffle alley , united , 10 / 66 , flyer , bg , game .
the following table gives specifications for u . s . mint legal tender coins presently in production for annual sets . specifications for the presidential $ 1 coin and native american $ 1 coin are the same .
aztec bowling alley , united / williams , 9 / 66 , five different scoring games .
, united / williams , 1968 , the same game as century with minor artwork changes .
, united , 2 / 63 , fluorescent bg lighting , white on black score reels .
two player shuffle alley express , united , 1951 , two players , bg , game .
, united , 8 / 63 , new style pinhood ( ugly ) , led display .
, united / williams , 3 / 66 , five different scoring games , pointy artwork .
liberty bell shuffle alley , united / williams , 9 / 71 , flyer , game .
all strikes : on each frame , the machine presents each player with 10 pins to score . a strike is worth 300 points . failing to get the
strike
scores only the pins hit . one shot per frame .
imperial shuffle alley , united , 11 / 53 , flyer , bg , game , game .
jill - jill shuffle alley , united , 11 / 63 , novelty ( ny only ) .
kick - a - poo ii , united , 1985 , a shuffle targette , prototype only .
, united , 1962 , lengths from 13 , 16 , 17 , 20 and 24 feet .
marquis shuffle alley , united / williams , 6 / 75 , flyer , game , bg .
in the gaming world , it’s often said that the house always wins , and establishments like casinos and bars want to find suppliers who will make sure that their relationship is a win - win for both sides . century gaming and united coin machine co . says they offer their customers more options when selecting gaming machines for their locations , and that’s one of the biggest reasons why they are among the most successful gaming technology suppliers in the industry .
freedom united fcu was chartered on october 14 , 1939 by employees of the freedom oil company , freedom pa . in january of 1987 , the credit union name was changed to freedom united fcu .
a great place to work . job culture was top notch . operation ran 24 / 7 and everyone worked together . no slackers and really good management . probably the best team effort of any place i have worked with exception of bally technologies which was parent company of the coin machine company . toughest decision i ever had to make was to leave .
, united , 10 / 61 , six players , a shuffle alley skee - ball type game .
, united / williams , 9 / 66 , five different scoring games , non - pointy artwork .
royal hawaiian shuffle alley , united / williams , 10 / 73 , flyer , bg , game .
the following information is broken into three parts . the first list is united / williams games in alphabetic order . the second list is chronological . the third list is other makers ( chicago coin and bally mostly ) .
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rocket shuffle alley , chicago coin , 3 / 58 , * two * player , a ball popper shuffle alley .
( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 2 / 60 , a baseball shuffle alley , light animated backglass runners .
, chicago coin , 8 / 60 , 4 . 5
balls , large score reels , wedge style pinhood .
, chicago coin , 1 / 61 , 4 . 5
balls , large score reels , wedge style pinhood .
only three months later ( september 1964 ) , seeburg bought united ' s game assets . sam stern , president of seeburg ' s williams subsidiary , ran the united operation and retain his duties with williams .
alamo bowling alley , united , 5 / 62 , line - up , regulation and bonus bowling modes .
leader shuffle alley , united , 11 / 53 , bg , bg , game , game , game .
centenial bowling alley , united / williams , 1968 , the same game as century with minor artwork changes .
mad cap bowler , chicago coin , 1953 , basically advance bowler shuffle with a different glass . 20 / 30 scoring .
, chicago coin , 1967 , same game as
ski ball
( 1967 ) but with a different color scheme .
, chicago coin , 3 / 65 , lazy susan swivel score rack , 13 / 17 foot lengths , 6 games .
, chicago coin , 1 / 57 , a shuffle alley using a ball and skee - alley scoring , 10 foot .
another thing that contributes to the popularity of united and ccm bowlers over bally is just the sear numbers . bally stopped making bowlers altogether by 1969 , but any bally bowler after 1959 is pretty rare . united and ccm made bowlers into the 1970s . so there are just a lot more united and ccm bowlers out there , and parts are easier to get . also united and ccm bowlers of the 1960s are more feature - rich with multiple games . ( bally never got into the 6 - game styles that united and ccm used . )
alliance on wednesday said it would sell united coin to century gaming inc . , montana ' s largest slot route operator , in conjunction with two other asset sales aimed at focusing on its core business of making and selling slot machines .
united coin president bill nader will become senior vice president and general manager of nevada operations and will assume a seat on century ' s board as part of the transition , century president and chief executive officer j . grant lincoln said .
, united , 12 / 61 , 4 / 5
balls , pin indicator hood , seven different games .
, united , 12 / 61 , 4 / 5
balls , pin indicator hood , seven diferent games .
, united , 2 / 63 , fluorescent bg lighting , larger white on black score reels , led display .
the company called off a planned sale of united coin in 2001 , saying the slot route generated a significant and steady cash flow for the company . the company hoped to use the cash to pay down its then - crippling debt load .
, chicago coin , 9 / 58 , 4 . 5
balls , first ccm ball bowler with non - casket lane .
world series ( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 2 / 60 , a baseball shuffle alley , light animated backglass runners .
, chicago coin , 3 / 59 , 4 . 5
balls , large score reels , protruding - nose style pinhood .
returns in the other two units expected to be sold - - louisiana slot route operator video services inc . and german gambling machine maker bally wulff - - have long trailed profits generated by the company ' s growth engine and best - known brand , bally gaming and systems .
united
first facts
; bragging about the first shuffle alley called
shuffle - alley
in october 1949 .
the shuffle targette ( skee alleys ) was invented by united in 1950 ( skee alley , 11 / 50 ) . the skee targette was a cross between a shuffle alley and skee - ball ( see below ) . the 1950 united
match - bowl - a - ball , chicago coin , late 1950s ( exact date unknown ) , ball bowler , single game .
build - up shuffle alley , united , 1950s ( exact year unknown ) , bg , lane , side , coindoor .
king tut shuffle alley , united / williams , 8 / 79 , solidstate , flyer , flyer , game , inside .
because united games got more complex , there was less backglass real estate available , so the girls were gone ! drat .
, united , 11 / 62 , fluorescent bg lighting , larger white on black score reels , seven player selectable games .
freedom united fcu is a member - owned and operated financial organization . each member is an owner , saver , and a potential borrower . freedom united fcu is a non - profit financial organization formed under the concept of “people helping people . ”
united coin , founded in 1958 , operates about 8 , 000 video poker , keno and slot machines in various outlets statewide such as grocery stores , gas stations and convenience stores . it is known locally for operating the
gamblers bonus
slot club program .
the slot route operator is best known in nevada for its gamblers bonus players club program , which is nearing its 20th year . in 2013 , united coin launched power vision , a line of interactive multigame slot machines and systems geared toward tavern and bar customers .
, chicago coin , 8 / 62 , large score reels , six games , probably the second best ccm bowler ( behind majestic . )
, chicago coin , 1957 , skee - ball game , a shuffle alley using a ball and skee - alley scoring , 10 foot .
, chicago coin , 9 / 63 , normal sized score reels , proturding squared gooseneck pinhood (
swing - away
cabinet ) .
, chicago coin , 1 / 57 , a ball bowler using skee - alley scoring , 11 or 13 foot long , skee - ball .
, united , 2 / 61 , 4 . 5
balls , two different games ( regulation and line - up ) .
omni shuffle alley , united / williams , 4 / 80 , solidstate , flyer , flyer , bg , game , electronics .
essentially there are
puck bowlers
( aka
shuffle alleys
) and
ball bowlers
( aka
bowling alleys
) , and there are some other variant bowling games too ( discussed below ) . most bowlers ( shuffle or ball ) are six player games . united manufacturing was the premier maker of coin operated bowling and shuffle alley games during their history . there were other companies making these games ( chicago coin and bally for example ) , but united made the bulk of them ( and probably the best games too ) .
( 10 / 49 ) . united continued to make shuffle alley all the way to the 1990s . shuffle alleys are the less desirable of the coin operated bowling games , but most people can fit them in their basement ( unlike the next type of bowler . . . )
, chicago coin , 1 / 64 , swing - away backbox cabinet for easier service , 13 / 16 / 21 foot lengths , 6 games .
, chicago coin , late 1970s ( exact date unknown ) , uses bally / stern solidstate board system , one of the last ball bowlers made .
united ' s first shuffle alley with score reels , the 1952
super shuffle 6 player
with it ' s pins revealed .
, united , 9 / 62 , roll down bowler , 7 games , six players , 9 feet long , 3
balls .
10th frame manhattan shuffle alley , united , 9 / 52 , basically the same game as
10th frame star
shuffle alley .
all spares : on each frame , the machine presents each player with a random set of pins to score . the game selects from 2 to 6 pins that each player has to hit to score the spare , earning 300 points . failing to get the
spare
scores only the pins hit . one shot per frame .
by the early 1960s , united and the other manufacturers had developed alternative bowling scoring systems . some games had as many as seven different scoring schemes , which were user selectable at the start of a game . probably the most innovative scoring ideas came from chicago coin . some scoring systems included :
lucky bowling alley , united , 11 / 62 , fluorescent bg lighting , larger white on black score reels , seven player selectable games .
, united , 9 / 58 , roll down bowler , 1 . 5
balls , 7 . 5 foot long , two players .
, united , 6 / 62 , a rolldown ball bowler type game in a shuffle alley size cabinet , 5 games . very similar to
case in point ; a gentlemen called me with a 13 foot 1958 united ball bowler . the owner ' s dad worked for a wiring company in the 1950s that supplied wiring harnesses to united . in the christmas of 1958 , a truck pulled up to his house , and out came a brand new 1958 united bonus bowler ( thank the united santa claus ! ) the game remained in their basement the whole time . a
home use only
ball bowler ( great condition ! ) , but the game no longer worked , and the owners were moving .
, united , circa 1956 ( exact date unknown ) , perhaps united ' s first ball bowler ? two players , uses 8 . 5
pins and 4
balls ( not 3
and not 4 . 5
) . ball return is on an external ball guide .
duplex bowling alley , united , 11 / 58 , 4 . 5
balls , 13 / 16 / 17 / 20 foot lengths , first united ball bowler with two scoring schemes (
regulation
with 300 points max , or
progressive
with 990 points max ) .
for bowling fans , ball bowlers are the real deal . of the coin operated bowling games , ball bowlers are more desirable than shuffle alleys . unfortunately , bally stopped making ball bowler in 1966 , united in 1970 , and ccm in 1973 . they just took up too much floor space ( even compared to shuffle alleys ) . there is even a rumor that in the 1960s someone tried to sue united for breaking their foot with a dropped ball bowler ball . also ball bowlers were expensive when new ( much more expensive than nearly any other coin operated device ) . for these reasons , 1970 (
, chicago coin , 1967 , puck bowler with a basketball theme and scoring , backglass animation that shots balls into a basket in the backbox via kickout holes .
, chicago coin , 8 / 65 , lazy susan swivel score rack , 13 / 17 foot lengths ( 4 / 8 foot extensions ) , 6 games .
, chicago coin , 1957 , a ski - ball type bowler with 3
wood balls , 4 frames per game with 2 or 3 shots per frame .
, chicago coin , 9 / 58 , 4 . 5
balls , first ccm ball bowler with non - casket lane , protruding - nose style pinhood .
, united / williams , 9 / 68 , 13 / 16 foot lengths ( additional 4 and 8 foot sections available ) , 5 games .
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, chicago coin , 1967 , lazy susan swivel score rack , 13 . 5 / 16 . 5 foot lengths , 4 . 5
balls , 6 games .
, chicago coin , 8 / 64 , 13 / 16 / 21 foot lengths , 6 games , last ccm game with oak lanes finished in a wood stain .
, chicago coin , 1968 , 13 . 5 / 16 . 5 foot lengths , lazy susan swivel score rack , 4 . 5
balls , 6 games .
superbowl bowling alley , chicago coin , late 1970s ( exact date unknown ) , uses bally / stern solidstate board system , one of the last ball bowlers made .
) . this game was significantly different than a shuffle alley ( though it shared the same basic game rules ) . chicago coin and bally introduced their own initial ball bowlers after united , in february 1957 (
bowling league
and
a . b . c . bowling lane
, respectively ) .
, united , 10 / 61 , 4 / 5
balls , seven star has a pin indicator hood , 7 stars has seven different games .
triple score ( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 1952 , 30 / 20 strike / spare scoring , frames 5 , 7 , 10 give
triple
score .
in june 1964 , the seeburg corporation ( of jukebox fame ) bought the williams electronic manufacturing corporation . seeburg operated williams as a fully owned subsidiary , with williams continuing its amusement machine production and maintained its distribution system . in buying williams , seeburg acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock from the firm ' s two shareholders , samuel stern and bernard weinberg .
10th frame manhattan shuffle alley , united , 9 / 52 , tenth frame manhattan , basically the same game as
10th frame star
shuffle alley .
century gaming , founded in 1986 with the legalization of gambling machines in montana , will acquire 100 percent of united coin stock by early 2004 , the companies said . the deal will be worth roughly $ 127 million , including about $ 103 million in cash , $ 18 million in preferred stock and $ 6 million in debt .
( roll down ) , united , 9 / 58 , roll down bowler , 1 . 5
balls , 7 . 5 foot long , two players .
, chicago coin , 12 / 58 , 4
balls , two ball bowlers right next to each other in a single game ( ! ) , protruding - nose style pinhood .
articles ) . as late as the 1983 , williams was still using the united name on their shuffle alleys ( 1983 ' s triple strike was the last shuffle with the
united
name ) . unfortunately , in 1999 williams stopped making all amusement devices ( they only make slot machines now , under the williams name ) .
power vision is a brand new and completely united coin developed and produced multi - game device , the first of its kind specifically designed for the nevada locals gaming market . everything from the look and feel of gameplay to the paytables themselves have been developed with only one goal in mind - to provide the nevada player with the ultimate in gaming entertainment .
, chicago coin , 1972 , 13 / 16 foot lengths ( additional 4 and 8 foot extensions available ) , 4 . 5
balls , 5 games ( with beer frame ) .
in 1967 , three years earlier ) . the other manufacturers ( chicago coin and bally ) also stopped making ball bowlers about the same time ( 1973 for ccm ) . solidstate ball bowlers did sparatically appear in the late 1970s , but not very many models were ever introduced during the 1970s . chicago coin had the last em ( electro - mechanical ) ball bowler in 1973 called
during the 1950s bowling was a big american past time . to capitalize on this trend , united invented ( and other companies copied ) coin operated versions of bowling . these games typically were not in bowling alleys ( but sometimes were , for those wanting a quick game of bowling , without shoe rentals ! ) , but were in arcades and corner bars .
red pin detroit red pin ( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 2 / 59 . made specifically for the detroit area . does not use rollover switches but the puck hits the pins .
the company has revised its fiscal year earnings guidance for 2004 to reflect the anticipated refinancing charge . the company expects to earn $ 1 . 10 per share for the year , or 94 cents including the refinancing charge of 16 cents per share . the figures don ' t include an expected gain of 65 cents per share from the united coin sale by march 2004 .
double - score shuffle alley , chicago coin , 1952 , early shuffle with score reels , strikes score as 30 points , spares score as 20 points , certain frames score double the pin points .
, chicago coin , 1969 , lazy susan swivel score rack , 4 . 5
balls , 13 . 5 / 16 . 5 foot lengths , six games ( including a beer frame ) .
7 - stars bowling alley , united , 10 / 61 , 4 / 5
balls , seven star has a pin indicator hood , 7 stars has seven different games .
strike master shuffle alley , williams , 1991 , dot matrix score display , last shuffle alley made by williams / united , flyer , flyer , bg , pins , game .
, chicago coin , 3 / 59 , 4 . 5
balls , first ccm ball bowler with large score reels , not to be confused with the later
hi - score king bowler
.
for a playfield switch diagram . this particular diagram is from the 1961 united
line up
shuffle alley . it shows each alley switch and what relay and function it performs .
double - score ( shuffle alley ) , chicago coin , 1952 , early shuffle with score reels , strikes score as 30 points , spares score as 20 points , certain frames score double the pin points .
, chicago coin , 1 / 64 , swing - away backbox cabinet for easier service with
free back
or
outlaw sprint wing
, 13 / 16 / 21 foot lengths , 6 games .
, united , 8 / 59 , 13 / 16 / 17 / 20 foot lengths , one player ( most ball bowlers are six player ) , light animated backglass showing pins left .
, chicago coin , 1971 , 13 / 16 foot lengths ( additional 4 and 8 foot extensions available ) , lazy susan swivel score rack , 6 games ( include beer frame ) , 4 . 5
balls .
, chicago coin , 1967 , giant oversized 6
balls with a single finger hole ( but can be used with standard 4 . 5
balls too ) , lazy susan swivel score rack , 6 games , much like
, chicago coin , 8 / 65 , lazy susan swivel score rack ( rounded gooseneck pinhood ) , 13 / 17 foot lengths ( 4 / 8 foot extensions ) , natural oak lanes with stenciled graphics , 6 games .
i can arrange shipping from nearly anywhere within north america . i buy ball bowlers from 1957 to 1970 ball bowlers ( bowling alleys ) by united , williams and chicago coin machines ( chicago dynamics industries , aka cdi ) . these are more difficult to ship , but often it is possible ( please contact me if you have one for sale , and where the game is located - i am near detroit , michigan . )
, chicago coin , 1952 , 3
balls . the first roll - down style bowler . not really a ball bowler , though it does use balls . the balls roll back down the lane and fall into a tray .
rebound shuffle , chicago coin , 12 / 58 . simple electronics : a coin mech , relays to drop the pins , and a frame counter in the middle ( under the yellow strip ) , and simple contacts at the far end . when the puck hits the contacts it adds one to the count . when 8 are counted the frame advances one . when the 8 frames are played , the game ends and the pins pop up , ending the game .
, chicago coin , 3 / 59 , 4 . 5
balls , first ccm ball bowler with large score reels , not to be confused with the later
hi - score king bowler
, protruding - nose style pinhood .
. these three games used a unique
swivel action
reciprocating pins , which allowed the pins to move in any direction ( not just backwards like the linear united / ccm games ) . unfortunately parts for these ( often broken ) pins are difficult to find , which presents a problem . but on the other hand , these bally bowlers are probably the best all around contact ball bowler for realism . only the 1960 united
a ball bowler ball hitting the pins on united ' s
jumbo
ball bowler . this was largely an optical illusion , as the ball hits lane switches in front of the pins which electrically retracted the pins .
30 / 20 : prior to 1956 , nearly all bowlers used this scoring method - 30 points for a strike , 20 points for a spare . united changed to real
regulation
style scoring in 11 / 55 with
, united , 9 / 59 , 4 . 5
balls , 13 / 16 / 17 / 20 foot lengths , allowed two or three player teams to compete and kept team scores ( or six individual players ) .
, united , 12 / 59 , 13 / 16 / 17 / 20 foot lengths , 4 . 5
balls , player choice of regulation ( 300 point max ) or progressive ( 990 point max ) scoring games .
, united , 10 / 59 , 4 . 5
balls , allowed individual or team scoring , gave player choice of easy / medium / hard strike feature ( changed the lane switch combination required to obtain a strike ) .
, united , 12 / 57 , 4 . 5
balls , ball hits pins but uses lane switches for actual pin retraction , jumbo is exactly the same as royal except royal is a contact bowler and jumbo is not .
bowling alley , united , 11 / 56 , united ' s first ball bowler , 3
balls , 14 foot length ( only ) so the flyer says ( but 11 footers exist ; the 14 foot version has a
man
graphic on the lane by the words
strike spare blow
and the 11 foot version has the word by no man graphic ) , ball does not hit pins but instead travels beneath them and hits lane switches .
, gottlieb , 3 / 50 , 1000 produced , gottlieb ' s only ( shuffle ) bowling machine , 69
long ( 17
longer than a pinball of this era ) , and just 22
wide . the game is incredible small compared to puck bowlers by other manufacturers . uses two small 2
diameter pucks with the
gottlieb
logo in the center . puck slides under the pins , which turn off as
hit
. game also came with a metal
t
rake in case a puck was throw lightly ( and didn ' t get past the pins ) . puck is returned to the player at the front of the cabinet next to the coin door . if game is over , puck is kept inside the game and is not released until a new game is started .
, chicago coin , about 1961 ( exact date unknown ) , large score reels , 4 . 5
balls , 13 . 5 ' , 16 . 5 ' or 21 . 5 ' length , 76
x37
x14
backbox , four different games .
, chicago coin , 12 / 64 , 13 / 16 / 21 foot lengths ( 5 / 8 / 10 foot extensions available ) , 6 games , oak lanes now painted gray instead of a natural wood stain , lane now lit with florescent lamps under pinhood .
, united , 4 / 59 , 13 / 16 / 17 / 20 foot lengths , allowed selection of
regulation
scoring ( 300 points max ) , or
bonus
scoring ( higher points for strikes , 990 points max ) .
, united , 11 / 58 , 4 . 5
balls , 13 / 16 / 17 / 20 foot lengths ,
easy strike
and
normal strike
feature ( changed the lane switch combination required to obtain a strike ) .
, chicago coin , 9 / 63 ,
swing - away
servicing ( aka
free back
or
outlaw sprint wing
, which was only used on four ccm bowlers ) , normal sized score reels , cool lane lights to show where to throw ball .
team - mate bowling alley , united , 12 / 59 , 13 / 16 / 17 / 20 foot lengths , 4 . 5
balls , player choice of regulation ( 300 point max ) or progressive ( 990 point max ) scoring games .
chicago coin ' s
lazy susan
swivel score rack that allowed the game to be serviced from either side , without moving a game from against a rear wall . it was a great repair idea , but the cabeinet sure was ugly ! first used in 1965 on super sonic .
, chicago coin , about 1961 ( exact date unknown ) , large score reels , 4 . 5
balls , 13 . 5 ' , 16 . 5 ' or 21 . 5 ' length , 76
x37
x14
backbox , four different games , wedge style pinhood .
, united , 3 / 58 , a spin and release style roll down bowler with moving sights , uses two 2
balls , 6 foot long , two players , no lane switches ( ball hits pins and uses overhead pin feedback switches instead ) .
united ball bowlers started out at a whomping 14 feet in length ( typically , but 11 to 25 foot alleys were also available ) . later ball bowler were available in even longer lengths , with chicago coin selling their later ball bowlers in lengths up to 32 feet ! ( with added extensions . ) the alley itself was about 18 inches off the ground ( later games were lower ) , and the player actually rolled one ball ( of the usual three balls in the game ) down the alley and hit bowling pins , just like real bowling .
, united , 4 / 57 , four 3
balls , no gutters . united ' s second ball bowler - basically it ' s the same game as their first ball bowler
bowling alley
( 11 / 56 ) , but has two additional sets of score reels for accumulated team scoring . length is 11 or 14 foot lengths ( a 4 foot section could be added to a 14 foot base game to get 18 feet ) . ball does not hit pins but instead travels beneath them and hits lane switches .
, united , 8 / 57 , 3
balls , 11 or 14 foot lengths ( a 4 foot section could be added to 14 foot base game to get 18 feet ) , ball does not hit pins but instead travels beneath them and hits lane switches .
this document covers post - ww2 and later bowling games ( mostly united / williams and chicago coin , but also bally and some other brands too ) . there are some other styles of games here , which loosely following a bowling theme ( i . e . they have a ball or a puck which is launched down an alley ) . this includes some skee - ball , shuffle targettes , bouncing ball shuffles , and other oddities . but all games listed here basically have one thing in common ; they either use a ball or a puck , which is hurled by the player down an alley .
on october 31 , 1964 , williams announced their move to the larger united plant at 3401 n . california avenue , chicago . williams still owns this plant today ( where slot machines are developed , but all williams production has been moved to a new plant in waukegan , il ) .
united ( and later chicago coin ) also sold a hybrid bowler that was a combination of a shuffle alley and a bowling alley . these games had a shorter overall length like a puck bowler ( 6 to 9 . 5 feet long ) , but used 1 . 5
to 3
diameter balls instead of pucks . this hybrid bowler also often used a ball lift motor to return to the ball to the player , like a ball bowler . the ball is actually just let go by the player , and it
rolls down
the tilted lane to the pins . some of these roll down bowlers included
, chicago coin , 3 / 63 ,
swing - away
servicing ( aka
free back
or
outlaw sprint wing
, which was only used on four ccm bowlers ) , normal sized score reels ( large score reels abandoned ) , 13 , 16 , 21 foot length , 6 games , similar to grand bowling alley .
the only true contact ball bowlers made was united royal ( 11 / 57 ) , bally lucky alley ( 8 / 58 ) , bally strike bowler ( 11 / 57 ) , ccm tv bowling league ( 11 / 57 ) , ccm lucky strike ( 1 / 58 ) and united bowlarama / mba ( 1960 ) . also some shuffle alleys were contact style too in 1957 / 1958 . for the most part i don ' t see the big deal with contact bowlers - i actually don ' t mind the lane switches ( there was a good reason the manufacturers did not make many contact bowler models ) .
, chicago coin , 3 / 63 , first game with
swing - away
servicing ( which was only used for a couple ball bowlers until the
lazy susan
rotating backbox idea was introduced ) , normal sized score reels ( large score reels abandoned ) , 13 , 16 , 21 foot length , 6 games , similar to grand bowling alley .
, chicago coin , 3 / 63 , first game with
swing - away
servicing ( which was only used for a couple ball bowlers until the
lazy susan
rotating backbox idea was introduced ) , normal sized score reels ( large score reels abandoned ) , 13 , 16 , 21 foot length , 6 games , similar to grand prize bowling alley .
, chicago coin , 3 / 63 , first game with
swing - away
servicing ( aka
free back
or
outlaw sprint wing
, which was only used on four ccm bowlers ) , normal sized score reels ( large score reels abandoned ) , 13 , 16 , 21 foot length , 6 games , similar to grand prize bowling alley .
then there ' s which bowler manufacturer to pick . as discussed above , this is largely personal preference . i like united and ccm bowlers best as i feel the quality and styling is top - notch . bally bowlers feel strange to me personally , but the 1963 - 1969 units are perhaps the best ball bowlers ever made .
, united , 6 / 58 , 4 . 5
balls , 13 / 16 / 17 / 20 foot lengths ( a 4 foot section could be added to the 13 or 16 foot base game to get 17 or 20 feet ) , extra shots can be won at 5th and 10th frame , ball hits pins but uses lane switches for actual pin retraction .
, one player , has stationary small light - up bowling pins above lane . the puck on this game does * not * bounce back to the player after a shot . instead the back drains out the game , and is returned to the player at the front coin door area of the game via a belt ( when the game is over , the puck is kept inside the game ) . essentially this game is just like gottlieb ' s 1950
. here ' s another 1950 ccm bowling alley that was ' updated ' by a chicago coin or maybe a distributor . note the addition of lighted pins on the alley ( non - moving , with an added solid red panel infront of the original bg pin lights ) , and the professionally repainted cabinet ( but not the backbox ) . the background to the backglass is a different color than the above bowling alley , so perhaps this update was done by the factory .
, chicago coin , 12 / 64 , 13 / 16 / 21 foot lengths ( 5 / 8 / 10 foot extensions available ) , 6 games , proturding squared gooseneck pinhood (
hi - style
cabinet ) ,
spare lit
backbox lights showing where to throw ball for a spare , oak lanes now painted gray instead of a natural wood stain , weird green backglass and cabinet paint ( less traditional ) , lane now lit with florescent lamps under pinhood .
as for styling and game play , personally i like the 1961 to 1964 games best . these games usually have multiple games (
flash
being my favorite of the alternative - to - regulation games ) and 4 . 5
balls . by 1964 for united and 1965 for ccm , the games get really ugly in styling . yes they are good playing games , but the classic looks of good backglass graphics , natural oak trim , and cabinet style / paint are gone .
( 1 / 62 ) . ccm ' s variety and united ' s circus / silver were the longest at 9 . 5 and 9 feet respectively , and pixie bowler was 7 . 5 feet long . though these game were smaller , they were not very popular ( or they would have made more of this hybrid bowling game ! ) the rolldown games aren ' t really
bowling
, so they didn ' t sell or earn as well as ball bowlers or even shuffle alleys .
shuffle horseshoes ( shuffle alley - 2nd version ) , chicago coin , early 1950s ( exact year unknown ) , 2 players . instead of hitting bowling pins , there are lighted horseshoe stakes at the end of the alley . if you slide the puck right , you can get a ringer just like in a real game of horseshoes . vary your shot slightly and have your puck hit just to a side of the stake and you can get awarded varying points . a
blow
is not getting close to the stake , and you get zero points .
frozen score motor : during the 1950s , united used an enclosed score motor ( unlike gottlieb or williams ) . the same grease that solidified on the score reels and stepper units is used inside the score motor ! this can be a bear to fix , necessitating
splitting the case
on the score motor , and cleaning it ( the case is riveted together ) . sometimes 3 - in - 1 oil can be squirted inside the case ( without
splitting the case
) , on motors that are only slightly sluggish .
being the ' end of the line ' ) are great games with nice natural oak trim , handsome looks , and feature - rich games . to me , the 1964 ccm majestic and 1962 ccm royal crown are the big ball bowler for looks , play , features , and repairability . but even the 1965 to 1973 ccm bowlers are good games , maybe not as good looking , but still good games . ( i have to admit , the ccm lazy susan head makes repair * way * easier than any united or bally game . )
as for looks , united ' s 1957 to 1960 games are hard to beat , and their quality is quite good , probably better than ccm . but from 1961 to 1964 , i prefer ccm games for looks and play . also ccm bowlers are feature rich , with good play action and fun options . and they were less expensive at their release , so there is a good supply of these fun playing ccm ball bowlers out there . because of this i really like ccm ball bowlers prior to 1965 . from 1965 to 1973 , none of the bowlers look good ! the ccm
lazy susan swivel
score rack cabinet style ( used from
, used a small metal puck which slide down an alley toward targets at the other end . in place of bowling pins , shuffle targettes used a bulls - eye - style target lined with open holes . a
lip
at the end of the alley launched the puck up into the bulls - eye , earning different amounts of points depending on where the puck fell . after a set number of pucks had been played , the points were totaled . these shuffle targettes were a big success , and united continued to make shuffle targette games into the 1960’s . these games were made mostly in the early 1950s , and are about as collectible as shuffle alleys .
( 1957 ) . notice none of these machines use
skee ball
in the name and the scoring is a bit different , due to potential problems with philadelphia toboggan . united didn ' t make any ( they stuck to the skee - alley which used a puck instead of a ball ) , probably because they didn ' t want to deal with legal hassles of using skee - balls . i personally don ' t like any of the philadelphia toboggan company skee - ball machines , as they don ' t have the quality of ccm or genco machines ( but the philly toboggan machines are pretty easy to find ) , and also don ' t have the interesting scoring .
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investors reacted favorably to the deal , pushing shares of alliance up $ 1 . 25 to $ 20 . 26 wednesday .
century has lined up partners to fund the purchase , with financing contingent upon obtaining gaming licenses in nevada , lincoln said .
he declined to comment on the company ' s long - term strategy once the deal is finalized . century , which employs about 40 , has been eyeing a deal with alliance for at least nine months , he said .
the bally unit - - which reported a 43 percent increase in revenue driven by game sales that were up 50 percent for the quarter ended march 31 - - has a well - known brand that is emblazoned on tens of thousands of machines nationwide .
the transaction is subject to several conditions , including that it achieve a minimum cash flow of $ 21 million during a specific period prior to closing and that century achieve necessary licenses from nevada regulators .
the purchase is an opportunity to acquire a slot route operator with a
proven track record , an experienced management team and a substantial base of proprietary technology ,
lincoln said .
we also will continue to look at new opportunities to further enhance our position as the industry leader ,
he said .
alliance also intends to sell its 49 percent stake in video services , a slot route operator in the new orleans region , to gentilly gaming llc by june 30 , 2004 . vsi operates about 710 machines in nine off - track betting parlors in the region . alliance intends to sell all of its vsi stock to gentilly , a newly formed company of new orleans investors . the companies didn ' t disclose the cost of the transaction .
revenue for the nevada slot route fell 5 percent and cash flow fell 29 percent for the quarter ended march 31 . revenue for the louisiana route fell 7 percent and cash flow fell 25 percent .
the third subsidiary , european manufacturer bally wulff , will be sold to an unnamed private equity investment group for $ 16 . 5 million in cash . the deal is expected to close by july 31 . alliance said it will take a charge on the sale in the second fiscal quarter to reflect the unit ' s declining value .
alliance also is reviewing plans to refinance debt issues worth $ 190 million and $ 150 million by the first fiscal quarter of 2004 , which would result in a pre - tax charge of about $ 12 million .
in april , alliance raised its earnings - per - share estimate for fiscal 2003 to 88 cents based on the strength of bally gaming . including a 20 cent charge for the write down of bally wulff , earnings would be 68 cents , the company said wednesday . the company anticipates earning about 80 cents per share from its bally gaming and systems unit and about 8 cents from its soon - to - be discontinued operations this fiscal year .
this is the culmination of several years of planning
since around 1999 , bally gaming vice president of marketing marcus prater said .
that was the year the company ' s former chief executive , morry goldstein , left the troubled company and appointed bob miodunski as chief operating officer .
the bally wulff division has been a cash drain for alliance for some time . but the company had held off from selling it because its value would be dampened by poor performance .
under miodunski , the company decided to cut costs and reduce debt while focusing on its bally unit , prater said .
the future of vsi ' s 60 or so employees is too early to determine because that deal is further off , prater said .
the bally wulff deal is expected sooner but the investment group is still formulating its management strategy , he said . the berlin - based subsidiary employs about 300 people and makes wall - mounted gambling machines specifically for the german market .
unit revenue fell 8 percent and cash flow dropped 38 percent for the quarter ended march 31 .
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century gaming ceo steve arntzen said the name change “better reflects” the products offered in both nevada and montana .
“this centralization not only streamlines operations to realize significant economies of scale for the company , ” arntzen said , “it encourages implementation of best practices and policies that combine to make century products smarter and far more advanced . ”
the company recently launched several technical upgrades ; game tender , which allows for continual monitoring , faster bonus awarding and up - to - the - minute data of the company’s gaming machines , and i3 , which allows cash for play at any gambling establishment where century operates the games .
the system was recently installed at 54 rebel gasoline stations and convenience stores in southern nevada .
“our system provides valuable marketing information to management while delivering strong technology support to convenience store clerks who don’t have the ability to have direct one - on - one contact with key players , ” he said .
“our ultimate goal is to deepen player engagement and loyalty , ” arntzen said .
contact reporter howard stutz at hstutz @ urltoken or 702 - 477 - 3871 . follow @ howardstutz on twitter .
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