Talk:Greyhound Electronics

A fact from Greyhound Electronics appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 January 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Greyhound Electronics enlisted the help of the Scarfo crime family to sell its video poker machines?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 02:54, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Greyhound sold on the grey market? Source: Webb, Marcus (July 31, 2012). "Carmen Ricci, Mogul of Greyhound Electronics, Dies". Vending Times. 52 (8). Archived from the original on August 5, 2012.
- ALT1: ... that Greyhound Electronics, a manufacturer of arcade games and skill cranes, dealt with the Philly Mob? Source: LeDuc, Daniel; George Anastasia (August 22, 1990). "Mobster-informant Leads to Arrests of Nicodemo Scarfo Jr., 28 Others". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Media Network: A1. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
- ALT2: ... that Greyhound Electronics enlisted the help of the Scarfo crime family to sell its video poker machines? Source: LeDuc, Daniel; George Anastasia (August 22, 1990). "Mobster-informant Leads to Arrests of Nicodemo Scarfo Jr., 28 Others". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Media Network: A1. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tokio (software)

Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 18:24, 18 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Comments by Tbhotch

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QPQ: Done.

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A new long-enough article nominated on time. It is sourced and neutral and almost within the GA standards. I couldn't find copyvios in text or images. I find ALT2 to be the most interesting (although ALT1 is a reworded version). Good to go. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 21:33, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]