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 |title  = Music and Amusement Machines Exposition (1973)
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 |date = November 9th - November 11th, 1973}}

The Music and Amusement Machines Exposition was a coin-operated machine trade show held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois between the dates of November 9th and November 11th in 1973. The show was sponsored by the Music Operators of America, the main trade organization of the coin-operated amusement industry, and was colloquially known as the MOA Show (which had been the actual name in prior years).

The 1973 show is notable for having the first major presence of video games on the show floor. Both the prior years of 1971 and 1972 had showcased models from Nutting Associates, but 1973 featured over one dozen companies providing coin-operated video games for sale. In totality, the majority of these games were based on ''Pong'' which had been released by Atari Inc. the previous year. Atari stole the limelight at the show with several new products and a strong marketing presence.

== Promotion ==
<gallery>
1973_MOA_Ad_01.png|Ad for the upcoming show. (1973)
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== Photos ==
<gallery>
1973 MOA Atari 01.png|Close-in on Atari's booth with their game Gotcha. (1973)
1973 MOA Allied Leisure 01.png|Allied Leisure booth, showing their games Paddle Battle, Tennis Tourney, and Super Soccer. (1973)
1973 MOA Amutronics 01.png|The display from Amutronics with their game TV Hockey. (1973)
1973 MOA PMC Electronics 01.png|Crew from PMC Electroncis and others centering around their game Wham Bam. (1973)
1973 MOA Brunswick 01.png|Featuring Brunswick's Astrohockey at the expo. (1973)
1973 MOA For-Play 01.png|Expo stand for For-Play with the game Sports Center. (1973)
1973 MOA Nutting Associates 01.png|Wimbledon at Nutting Associate's space. (1973)
1973 MOA BAC Electronics 01.png|Expo spot for B.A.C Electronics and their game Tele-Soccer. (1973)
1973 MOA Midway 01.png|A cabinet of Winner IV on site at Midway's booth. (1973)
1973-12 Vending Times pg 39 07.png|(1973)
1973-12 Vending Times pg 38 01.png|(1973)
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1973-12 Vending Times pg 38 04.png|(1973)
1973-12 Vending Times pg 38 10.png|(1973)
1973-12 Vending Times pg 38 12.png|(1973)
1973-12 Vending Times pg 38 14.png|(1973)
1973-12-30 Marketplace pg 34 01.png|(1973)
1974-01 Vending Times pg 45 06.png|(1973)
1974-01 Vending Times pg 45 18.png|(1973)
</gallery>

== Articles ==
<gallery>
1973-12 Vending Times pg 40 03.png|(1973)
1973-12 Vending Times pg 40 07.png|(1973)
1973-12 Vending Times pg 44 03.png|(1973)
</gallery>

== Video Games Showcased ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Company   !! Game   !! Booth
|-
| A.C.A Sales & Service  || Sports Center  || P-8, P-16, P-17
|-
| Allied Leisure  || Paddle Battle  || P-14, P-15
|-
| Allied Leisure  || Tennis Tourney  || P-14, P-15
|-
| Allied Leisure  || Super Soccer  || P-14, P-15
|-
| Amutronics  || T.V Hockey  || N-6, N-7
|-
| Atari  || Gotcha  || N-3, N-4, N-5
|-
| B.A.C Electronics  || Tele-Soccer  || ?
|-
| Brunswick  || Astrohockey  || P-1, P-2
|-
| Chicago Coin  || Olympic TC Hockey  || 139-145
|-
| Kee Games  || ?  || N-11
|-
| Midway  || Winner IV  || 151-153
|-
| Nutting Associates  || Wimbledon  || 119-120
|-
| PMC Electronics  || Wham Bam  || P-12
|-
| Ramtek  || ?  || N-17
|-
| U.S Billiards  || TV Tennis  || 169-171, 180-182
|-
| Williams  || Pro Tennis  || 166-168, 183-185
|}

== Talks ==

<gallery>
1973 MOA Panel 01.png|A seminar on electronic games during the first day of the show.
1973 MOA Panel 02.png|Crowd for the electronic games seminar.
</gallery>

[[Category:Convention]]