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P A G E 14 Funny Money: No Joke for Small-Business Owners Counterfeit cash cuts into profits at firms, many of which are already struggling in the tight economy, and puts pressure on prices, but the fake bills can be hard to spot with an untrained eye, and sophisticated digital printers have made it easier for criminals to create higher-quality bad bills, faster. The problem appears to be growing. The Secret Service, which is in charge of investigating and preventing counterfeiting, said it helped remove from circulation more than $182 million in fake U.S. currency in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2009. That’s more than double the amount in fiscal 2008. Cash-based businesses such as bowling centers, gas stations, liquor stores, fast-food restaurants, convenience stores and mom-and-pop grocery stores are obvious targets. Criminals try to get around authorities in several ways. Experts say bills printed on unofficial paper can be coated with hairspray that can fool special pens meant to detect legitimate currency paper. Higher denomination fakes often are printed on real, lower-value bills that have been bleached clean of ink, according to Jim Smith, senior vice president of sales and marketing at UVeritech Inc., a Glendora company that makes and sells fraud-prevention products. Just last month, authorities in San Diego broke up what they called “one of the most organized counterfeiting operations” ever discovered in the county, which they said passed more then $100,000 worth of fake $100 bills at local businesses. The fakes started out as real $1 bills. Small businesses can fight back by teaching employees how to spot bogus bills: Posters and other resources are online at http://www.newmoney.gov. Countertop UV machines can cost $100 or less. Some machines can also detect micro-printing, watermark and magnetic security features. Hand-held UV pens are even less expensive. WANTED: A Few Good Men and Women The BPAA Nominating Committee will be conducting interviews during the Bowling Summit in January 2011 for anyone interested in serving as an officer of BPAA or serving on BPAA's Board of Directors. For more info, please call Scott Frager at (818) 789-0900 or email scottf@socalbowling.com. Welcome, New Member 76-lane Sunset Station, under the management of Jim Welch, has joined BCSC. Sunset joins Red Rock Lanes, Texas Station and Santa Fe Station as full members. We hope our SoCal centers will help drive sweeper business to our Vegas bowling centers. B C S C N E W S L E T T E R
V O L U M E 1 4 , I S S U E 8 P A G E 15 BCSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS TOM CRISTI President Santa Clarita Lanes 21615 W. Soledad Canyon Rd. Santa Clarita, CA 91350 P: 661-254-0540 F: 661-254-7562 scl4usc@aol.com DAN MUELLER Vice President Buena Lanes 1788 S. Mesa Verde Ventura, CA 93003 P: 805-656-0666 F: 805-656-0774 buenalanes1@earthlink.net GARY FORMAN Secretary / Treasurer Fountain Bowl 17110 Brookhurst St. Fountain Valley, CA 92708 P: 714-963-7888 F: 714-965-1158 gcf@fountainbowl.com BRYAN ALPERT Pickwick Bowl 921 W. Riverside Dr. Burbank, CA 91506 P: 818-842-7188 F: 818-845-5082 balpert@pickwickgardens.com MICKEY COGAN Gable House Bowl 22501 Hawthorne Blvd. Torrance, CA 90505 P: 310-378-2265 F: 310-378-6158 mcghb@aol.com NICOLE ELLISON Del Rosa Lanes 1499 E. Highland Ave. San Bernardino, CA 92404 P: 909-886-4675 F: 909-883-4665 nicole@delrosabowl.com CRAIG GOODMAN Santa Clarita Lanes 21615 W. Soledad Canyon Rd. Santa Clarita, CA 91350 P: 661-254-0540 F: 661-254-7562 craiggnla@dslextreme.com DINA FINK Buena Lanes 1788 S. Mesa Verde Ventura, CA 93003 P: 805-656-0666 F: 805-656-0774 buenabowler@aol.com JOHNNY HUMBLE Kearny Mesa Bowl 7585 Clairmont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92111 P: 858-279-1501 F: 858-279-8693 johnnyhumble@hotmail.com BILL MOSSONTTE Mission Hills Bowl 10430 Sepulveda Blvd. Mission Hills, CA 91345 P: 818-361-1221 F: 818-361-0321 missionbowl@verizon.net SCOTT PODDIG Harley’s Camarillo Bowl 305 Arneill Rd. Camarillo, CA 93011 P: 805-482-0747 F: 805-987-5170 cambowlscott@yahoo.com DOUG SVELA Gage Bowl 3477 E. Gage Ave. Huntington Park, CA 90255 P: 323-587-3211 F: 323-587-3531 gagebowl@sbcglobal.net Bowling Centers of Southern California 13245 Riverside Dr. Suite 501 Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Scott Frager, Executive Director scottf@socalbowling.com Victoria Tahmizian, Office Administrator bcsc@socalbowling.com Phone: 818-789-0900 Fax: 818-783-2874 E-mail: bcsc@socalbowling.com
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