Created on 10-08-2020

Today I was search through my August 2020 folder and took a close look at some paperwork sitting on a Sirmo

Golden Continental Joker. As you can see, in one of the photos are three documents and a control keypad, and on

The bottom of the schematic pack is this name`

Wilms Export Company, N.V.

It reminded me that I have seen that name before, but never paid any attention to it until now`

Both are interesting and may or may not tie to this machine, one of the earlier 6-Card Bingo Pinballs`

The keypad is one of the newer Sirmo/Splin jobs and take a look at the hand-writing on the top of the schematics pack

mentions the Continental and Manhattan, which is a Sirmo OK-game – Interesting`

Important note : TECHNICAL MANUAL MAN HAT TAN Manhattan 841005 The printed circuits of the game remain exclusive possession of the drafter. Wilms Export Company NV -Boomsesteenweg 73 -B 2630 Aartselaar Tel : 32.3.887.68.00 Tlx 31888 (wilms b) BELGIUM

Either way, I wanted to get this out here because the Manhattan manual Phil posts also is from this company`

which might means, we can use this name to find some docs on these early games`

To help build on this company, I did a quick Internet search today`

: 32.3.887.68.00 Tlx 31888 ( wilms b)

bingo.cdyn.com › sirmo › resources › manual-manhattan

PDF

The printed circuits of the game remain exclusive possession of the drafter. Wilms Export Company NV - Boomsesteenweg 73 - B 2630 Aartselaar. Tel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bally_Technologies

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/containers/fix041/2491/0000002491-96-000030.txt

https://scientificgames.gcs-web.com/node/32001/html

June 24, 1981

Bally's contracts with Belgians linked to organized crime figure okayed

By

LOUIS TOSCANO

ATLANTIC CITY -- The Casino Control Commission Wednesday ruled Bally Manufacturing Corp. may fulfill its contract with two Belgian firms run by two brothers whose father has allegedly been linked to organized crime figures.

On a unanimous vote, the panel rejected an attempt by the Division of Gaming Enforcement to force Bally, which owns the Park Place Hotel-Casino in Atlantic City, to sever its ties with Wilms Distributing Co. and Wilms Export Co., which distribute Bally products, such as pinball machines, throughout Europe.

The two firms are owned by Alfred and Lucien Wilms, sons of Alexander A.R. Wilms, who headed Bally's European operations until 1975.

At the time Bally received a New Jersey gaming permit, the division objected to the possible licensure of Alexander Wilms because of his alleged business dealings with organized crime figures, his convictions for black market offenses in Belgium and his alleged attempts to bribe Asian officials.

But the commission waived Wilm's licensure provided he did not influence the operations of either Bally or the casino, and also allowed Bally to fulfill its contract with the two Belgian firms, which runs until Oct. 31, 1982.

The division, however, renewed its attempt to force Bally to stop dealing with the firms before the contract expired.

At a hearing held by commission vice chairman Martin Danziger, attorneys for the Wilms firms and Bally contended the Wilms companies cannot influence Bally and said Alexander Wilms has no control or influence over his sons' businesses.

In addition, the companies argued any breach of the contract would leave Bally liable to as much as $3.7 million in damages.

The division said Alexander Wilms has influenced his sons' firms in the past and could do so in the future, and contended Wilms continued dealing directly with Bally even after Nevada authorities ordered him to stop in 1975.

But the commission Wednesday agreed with Danziger's ruling that the Wilms firms cannot 'significantly affect' Bally's operations and that Alexander Wilms 'is not involved in the management or operations of his son's businesses,' and permitted Bally to honor the terms of its contract with the Belgian companies.

Also Wednesday, the commission unanimously ruled Bally and International Game Technology, formerly known as Sircoma, should not be considered together under the so-called '50 percent' rule, which prevents casinos from purchasing more than half of their slot machines from one manufacturer.

Commission chairman Joseph Lordi recently held hearings to determine whether non-competition pacts between Sircoma and Bally should force the panel to consider the two firms together for the purposes of enforcement of the rule.

But after Bally and Sircoma moved to end their business ties, Lordi said he was satisfied the companies 'have demonstrated an adequate severing of the connections impinging upon independent control, direction and operation.'

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