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The company set up a subsidiary for video games and pinball machines, [[Williams Electronics Games]] around 1985. It purchased [[Bally Manufacturing]]'s pinball and video game division (then trading as "Bally Midway") in 1988{{magref|cb|1988-07-23|32}}.
 
The company set up a subsidiary for video games and pinball machines, [[Williams Electronics Games]] around 1985. It purchased [[Bally Manufacturing]]'s pinball and video game division (then trading as "Bally Midway") in 1988{{magref|cb|1988-07-23|32}}.
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In 1994 it would purchase [[Tradewest]]{{magref|playmeter|2007|20}}, which would be renamed [[Williams Entertainment]].
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==

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WMS Industries
Founded: 1974-12-30
Headquarters:
3401 North California Avenue, Chicaco, Illinois 60618, United States

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WMS Industries, Inc., formerly known as Williams Electronics, Inc. was an amusement manufacturer.

The company set up a subsidiary for video games and pinball machines, Williams Electronics Games around 1985. It purchased Bally Manufacturing's pinball and video game division (then trading as "Bally Midway") in 1988[1].

In 1994 it would purchase Tradewest[2], which would be renamed Williams Entertainment.

Softography

Electro-mechanical pinball

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