Frank became President and the first official meeting was held in Chicagoland on November 21, 1997.ĭick Bueschel was the first featured speaker on Cast Iron Machines. The MGDSA Newsletter (Gambling Device Society of America) was started by Frank and Gloria DeMayo. The club was temporarily named The Gambling Device Society of America. It sounded like a great idea, and the club was first started in the spring of 1997 with three members, Frank Demayo, Tom Gustwiller and Bill Howard.

It was at one of those gatherings that he proposed the idea of forming an organized group of coin-op collectors. Frank had always met for drinks and conversation with a few of the guys on Thursday evening prior to the Chicagoland Gameroom Show in St. founder, Frank DeMayo wondered what the future held for the hobby. By the mid 1990’s it had peaked and there seemed to be lack of new collectors entering the hobby.Ĭ.O.C.A. Collecting coin operated machines had grown quickly during the late 1970’s and throughout the 1980’s.

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