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Vol. 52, No. 3, March 2012
| Cantaloupe Systems And USG Ink Wireless Deal
Emily Jed
Cantaloupe Systems has entered into a partnership with Unified Strategies Group to offer the buying consortium of 700+ vendors its Seed telemetry and cashless solutions...
| | Five Reasons Why You Need To Attend The Show
by Craig Kushner
As an industry veteran who has been attending NAMA shows for more than two decades, I can tell you that attending the OneShow is one of the most important investments you will make this year... by Craig Kushner
| | Hostess Taps CRO To Aid Bankruptcy
Emily Jed
Hostess Brands has retained Gregory F. Rayburn as its chief restructuring officer. Separately, the Teamsters have threatened to strike if the judge in Hostess's Chapter 11 case allows wage cuts...
| | SUNY New Paltz Gets Shop24 Vending Machine
Emily Jed
The State University of New York at New Paltz is teaming up with Pepsi Cola of Hudson Valley to deliver essential items to students and faculty through a Shop24 automated store...
| | USI Taps Game Exchange Of CO Distributor
by Staff Reporter
U-Select-It appoints the Game Exchange of Colorado as its distribution partner for a territory that includes Colorado, western Nebraska, Wyoming and New Mexico...
| | 10 States Mull Online Gambling Legalization
Marcus Webb
Leading gambling law expert I. Nelson Rose said he predicts a "big explosion" of states legalizing Internet gambling because state governments face severe revenue shortages...
| | AMI Sets Up Ecast Tech Support Booth At AE
by Staff Reporter
In addition to its main exhibit at Amusement Expo next week, AMI Entertainment is erecting a separate booth to assist operators with Ecast service issues...
| | Chicago Leaders Lean Against VLT Approval
Marcus Webb
Alderman Patrick O'Connor, who serves as floor leader on the city council for Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, doubts city leaders will authorize operator-run video lottery terminals...
| | Ecast Shuts Down Jukebox Network On March 1
Nick Montano
Ecast Inc. shut down its jukebox music network today (March 1), a company spokesman confirmed. The San Francisco firm's board of directors voted for an immediate shutdown after the company failed to raise enough capital to continue operating...
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|  | GameWorks Closes Flagship Store On Las Vegas Strip
Marcus Webb
Less than a year after Sega sold its GameWorks chain to a group, the new owners have announced they will close the flagship GameWorks arcade and restaurant in Las Vegas, possibly as soon as March 11...
| | Looking For Ice Age?
by Staff Reporter
ICE has created a game locator to help promote one of its newest amusement titles. Redemption fans can now find Ice Age locations using an online map...
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| | Steve Kordek, A Pinball Legend, Dies At 100
Nick Montano
Steve Kordek, widely regarded as the man who transformed the pinball machine from a simple arcade game into a great American pastime, died on Feb. 19. He was 100...
| |  | Trained Technicians Aid Profitability
Tim Sanford
We think Jim Clark deserves the industry's thanks for his long, devoted and successful efforts to train young technicians -- and for his insightful comments at some memorable industry events... by Tim Sanford
| | | Fun, Funner, Funnest
Marcus Webb
As Vending Times' humble music and games editor, my mind keeps returning to the subject of fun. Specifically, the importance of fun; the value of fun... by Marcus Webb
| | Cretors VP Wins NAC Bert Nathan Award
Tim Sanford
Shelly Olesen, vice-president of sales and marketing of C. Cretors & Co., has been honored with the National Association of Concessionaires' Bert Nathan Memorial Award for 2012...
| | DS Waters To Acquire The Standard Cos.
Emily Jed
DS Waters of America, an Atlanta-based bottled water, water filtration and office coffee service company, has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of The Standard Cos….
| | Train Drivers In Sales To Build Volume And Loyalty
by Len Rashkin
One area that many in OCS have ignored for years is the proper training of route drivers. Once the sale is made, route drivers are the face of companies, month after month, as they make their deliveries... by Len Rashkin
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| | Vendors Exchange Releases Catalog With New Focus
Emily Jed
Vendors Exchange International product catalog. Vol. No. 13 features a user-friendly format similar to its predecessor, indexed alphabetically by manufacturer, with the most commonly needed parts listed first...
| | | Problems Are Opportunities
Alicia Lavay
It is important to be aware of possible complaints before your customers make them, and to have a plan in place when they do... by Alicia Lavay
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New banknote-recycling bill validator for vending machines combines Bellis's well-known NV9 note acceptor with a recycler that holds small banknotes and pays them back in change... 
Bulk vendor Eric Hammond and programmer Tom Wielfaert team up to create AccQ-Trak software for vending operators. Simplicity drives AccQ-Trak's resourceful design... 
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. is rolling out the premium Keurig Vue home brewer, which allows consumers to control the strength, size and temperature of their beverages. A commercial model for the away-from-home market will hit the market this fall... 
"AMOA needs to put on its boxing gloves more often when it finds regional issues that impact operators and the industry nationally. Music piracy is one of those issues." So said Andy Shaffer of Shaffer Services (Columbus, OH) as he prepares to take the helm of the Amusement and Music Operators Association... 
