Steve Squires WOWS the crowd at the Spring 2016 COCA Chicagoland meeting

The highlight of the Spring show was Steve Squires, owner of Squires and Corrie Slot Machines of San Mateo, California. Steve gave one of the most memorable presentations in the history of COCA featured speakers.

Steve recounted his life of coin operated machines, from his first job in coin-op repair when he was 13 years old on through to today. Steve recounted his numerous exploits including encounters with the mob in Chicago, his struggles in North and South Carolina, his battles with the law in Tennessee, and his eventual establishment of his business in California, all over the last sixty-plus years.

Comical stories that detailed his ups and downs in the repair and operation of slot machines often reduced many of the members in attendance to tears!{image_1}

Steve has purchased the entire inventory of several dealers over the years including Ancient Slots of Nevada, and Tom Khral’s Antique Slot Machine Part Co. He probably is the largest dealer of slot machine parts in the world. If you need parts or just need a question about a slot machine answered give him a call at  800-342-6737 or via the net at SquiresandCorrie.com

This was the first time that most of us learned what the business side of the coin-op world was really all about. It was truly an enlightening experience. Many members have asked that we bring Steve back for an encore presentation in the future, let’s hope he says yes!