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Vol. 49, No.2, February 2009
| Class-Action Suits Seek Damages From Heartland Payment Systems
Emily Jed
PHILADELPHIA - Two Pennsylvania law firms have filed class-action suits against Heartland Payment Systems on behalf of all cardholders in the United States whose credit or debit card data was stolen from Heartland Payment Systems’ processing network...
| | Coinstar Buys Remaining Redbox Stake, Swings To Profit In Q4
 BELLEVUE, WA -- Coinstar Inc. has inked a deal with a McDonald's affiliate to take full ownership of Redbox Automated Retail LLC. The company, best known for its self-service coin-counting machines, also its fourth-quarter financial results and first-quarter estimates, which beat Wall Street’s predictions...
| | London's Amusement Trade Show Scene: What's Next?
Nick Montano
LONDON -- New questions about the future of the London trade-show scene are circulating in the amusements industry following the conclusion of this year's Amusement Trades Exhibition International, held Jan. 27-29 at Earls Court here...
| | Nova Licenses Benchmark For American PokerKard Production
Tim Sanford
HYPOLUXO, FL -- Benchmark Games Inc. reports has won a license from Nova Productions Ltd. to produce the PokerKard amusement-only touchscreen video poker cocktail table game, and distribute the piece in the United States, Canada and Mexico. PokerKard runs a lively computer simulation of Texas Hold’Em poker...
| | CPSC Grants 1-Year Stay On Testing For Certain Products
Washington - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted 2-0 to issue a one-year stay of enforcement for certain testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of regulated products, including products intended for children 12 years old and younger...
| | The Phthalates Issue: CPSC Reverses Stance On Existing Inventories
Hank Schlesinger
New York City - A New York Federal District Court judge ordered the CPSC to have all toys made with "toxic" chemicals removed from retail sales. The court ruled that the agency must eliminate a loophole allowing some substances to remain in toys made before a ban went into effect on Feb. 10...
| | Tomy Europe Acquires Yujin Subsidiary
Nick Montano
Tomy Europe, a leading toymaker based here, has acquired Tomy Yujin Europe, which supplies the novelty vending market, from Yujin Japan and will rename it Gacha International. The agreement will enable the two companies to take advantage of shared operating costs and distribution channels...
| | EDITORIAL: Vending As An Information Resource
Tim Sanford
When I joined VT in 1967, the vending industry had grown to a point at which it was not novel, but had not been around long enough for most people to have much of an idea what it was...by Tim Sanford
| | EDITORIAL: The Confidence Game
Marcus Webb
"Our economy is not a con game; it is a confidence game." So says Paul Volker, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve under presidents Carter and Reagan. Today, Volker chairs Barack Obama’s newly formed Economic Recovery Advisory Board. His description of the economy as a "confidence game" carries special lessons for an industry that is built on games (and music)... by Marcus Webb
| | Merit, Rowe Announce Integration Plans; Production Moves To Mexico
Nick Montano
Touchscreen videogame maker Merit Entertainment, headquartered here, and jukebox manufacturer Rowe International will integrate their production and workforces, according to an announcement by the companies' president and chief executive, Michael Maas...
| | Videogames in 2009 Coin-Op Machines Are Poised For Big Comeback
by Kevin Williams
Can coin-op videogames make a comeback? Many industry members have their doubts. Skeptics, including many operators, have dismissed the prospect of a return to dominance by video amusement as a major revenue generator, at least in traditional venues. But it's possible that today's dismissal of videogames is as mistaken as the industry's initial view, back in 1980, that saw the category as just a flash in the pan...Kevin Williams
| | UPFRONT: Those Who Lie Dormant Are In For A Rude Awakening When The Skies Clear
Alicia Lavay
I've got three questions for our industry's suppliers and manufacturers, during these difficult times: (1) Are you in or are you out? (2) Do you still believe in the business of automatic retailing and entertainment? And (3), do you still believe in marketing products and equipment in the vending and amusement channel? by Alicia Lavay-Kertes
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Andamiro U.S.A. Corp. (Gardena, CA) has taken the wraps off two innovative redemption games, developed to appeal to the modern player while offering proven play formats... 