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                                   EXHIBIT 20



                     ALBERT F. BARBER, STUART ENTERTAINMENT
                                  CHAIRMAN AND
                        CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RESIGNS

         COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, September 30, 1998 - Stuart Entertainment, Inc.
d/b/a Bingo King (Nasdaq: STUA), announced today that Albert F. Barber,
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, will resign
effective Friday, October 2, 1998 for personal and family reasons. Mr. Barber
will be replaced by Joseph M. Valandra, formerly Vice President of Grand
Casinos, Inc. (NYSE:GND).

         Mr. Barber will provide Mr. Valandra with transitional support to
enable Stuart to continue its aggressive repositioning in the bingo industry.
Mr. Barber said "It's been a challenging but exciting period at Stuart. The
relationships I have established both within the Company and with its
distributors and others in the gaming business have been terrific. I'm sure
that Joe will continue to aggressively advance Stuart, especially in the
transition of bingo to the electronic era."

         Mr. Valandra stated "I look forward to working with Stuart's
employees, customers and suppliers to meet the exciting new opportunities and
challenges that lie ahead. As the market leader in North America, Stuart has
many strengths upon which to build."

         Stuart Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of
bingo paper, pulltab tickets and related gaming equipment and supplies, with
locations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Its subsidiaries include
Bazaar & Novelty, Canada's largest supplier of bingo paper and related
supplies, Video King, a major supplier of electronic gaming systems, located in
Littleton, Colorado and Trade Products, a leader in pulltab production, located
in Lynnwood, Washington.
