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Microcap & Penny Stocks : ETPI-Military Entertainment Enters Civilian Market -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jonathan Lebed who wrote (193)	4/20/1998 9:29:00 AM
From: Gary Price	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4767

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To: Jonathan Lebed who wrote (193)	4/20/1998 3:06:00 PM
From: Gator	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4767

ETPI vs. Dave & Busters (food for thought). Dave & Busters (Nasdaq-DANB, $26) has much larger facilities than ETPI entertainment centers (D&B on the scale of 100,000 square feet). It costs D&B around $2 million to put in a facility, where ETPI is closer to $175,000. Payback on a D&B location is around 2 years. Payback for ETPI is 3 months. ETPI structures earnings-driven deals. If the location doesn't make money, ETPI can just up and walk away (with their equipment, of course). If they do make money, the owner/operator get rich, and ETPI reaps the rewards as well. With big financing coming, ETPI will shortly be able to begin a nationwide expansion of their "Stargate" family fun centers, which are proven money makers. As per their release today, the gaming facilities sport a profit margin up to 85%. Pure gravy. Gator