 | N.C. Supreme Court Outlaws Sweepstakes Video Gaming; Dec. 14 Ruling Says Games Are Not Protected By Free Speech
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The North Carolina Supreme Court has outlawed Internet sweepstakes gaming. In its ruling announced on Dec. 14, the N.C. Supreme Court reversed an appellate court decision that said the state's law which banned video sweepstakes gaming was overbroad and restricted free speech...
Author: Nick Montano
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| LAI Games Introduces Pay Lockers
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
These are not old-style coin lockers. They offer access-control options like barcodes, RFID or magnetic strip media, as well as PIN entry...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Barron Games Shrinks Air Hockey Table To Junior Size For Half-Pint Players
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Quad Air Jr.'s 60" x 60" footprint and 26.5" height trims a full 18" off the playfield dimensions, and 9.5" off the height of the standard-size 4-player Quad Air...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Incredible Technologies' Roll-N-Win Cash Rewards Software Hits Silver Strike LIVE In January
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The automatic software patch will install free in January on all registered Silver Strike LIVE games, and it will be instantly available where prize play and Roll-N-Win is allowed...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Photo-Me's First-Half Profit Rises, Despite Lower Revenues; Begins Placing Coin Laundry Machines Next To Photobooths
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Photo-Me International Plc reports that profit for its first half, ended Oct. 31, increased over last year. Board recommended a higher interim dividend. Starck photobooth placements increase...
Author: Nick Montano
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| UNIS Opens Dallas Service Center, Names Tim Snelling To Top Post
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Founded in 1993, UNIS (originally Universal Space Video Game) is among the amusement industry's premier contract manufacturers and licensors of original games...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Mountain Coin Closes Arizona Branch, Expands Las Vegas Services
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Mountain Coin Machine Distributors has ramped up its Las Vegas sales and service office to accommodate additional business from Arizona-based operators, reports MCMD president Carson Jenkins...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Stern Pinball Launches Avengers Games For Operators And Collectors
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The Avengers is the latest in Stern Pinball Inc.'s long line of flipper games inspired by popular comic superheroes. It will be available in four versions -- the Pro for operators...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Veteran Tech Opens Repair Shop For United Textile, Talon And Grayhound Cranes
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Operators needing repairs for their aging skill crane machines manufactured by United Textile Fabricators and related lines have a new option. Scott Holland of Aslex LLC...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Apple Shows Off NGX Face Place As Example Of R&D Prowess In Photobooth Field
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Apple Industries reports that its research and development center is blazing the trail for the future of automatic photo machines. One manifestation of its expanded R&D capabilities is a photo vending system that runs on an AMI jukebox...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Financial Services Committee Gives Dollar Coin Supporter Schweikert The Boot
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The congressman from Arizona has been the strongest supporter of dollar coins, and this year he has met several times with members of the AAMA...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Alpha-Omega's Updated Website Goes Live With New Capabilities
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The website has new features enabling visitors to access industry-related articles, game operating manuals, photos and descriptions of award-winning entertainment centers...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| LAI Games Unveils 5 Pieces At IAAPA Show
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Making their debut are Balloon Buster, Mega-Spin, Little Speedy (a compact version of LAI's popular Speed of Light), Toy Zone Crane and Stacker Wall Street...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Michigan Court Rules Against Sweeps Viddies; Another Location Closes
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
An Internet café in Burton, MI,closed its doors after a local court ruled that electronic sweepstakes games are a form of illegal gambling...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| Amusements In Italy: Responsibility, Innovation, Pinball Tourney Mark 40th Enada
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The 2012 Enada International Amusement & Gaming Machine Show in Rome, one of two annual Italian amusement shows held annually, attracted 15,896 visitors -- 8.1% more than the 14,702 who attended in 2011 -- and hosted 200 exhibitors...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Planners Set GTI Asia China Expo 2012 For Dec. 16-18 In Guangzhou
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
A distinguished roster of international leaders in electronic game design and manufacture has been assembled for the upcoming event, which will be held at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Registration Opens For 2013 Amusement Expo; Show Runs March 20-22
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Next spring's Amusement Expo will be the fourth edition for the show that has united the long-running (and formerly separate) events sponsored by the Amusement and Music Operators Association and American Amusement Machine Association...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Shaffer Honors Doug Schudel With Bernard C. Flynn Devotion Award
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Schudel has devoted his time and energy to Shaffer and its customers with respect, loyalty and commitment, the company reported...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Illinois VLTs Take In $18M In October
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The state's top-earning video poker location in October was an American Legion post in Urbana, where gamblers bet more than $900,000, or an average of $30,000 a day...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Roller Coaster Swept To Sea By Sandy Will Not Remain In Atlantic As Tourist Attraction
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Seaside Heights Mayor Bill Akers said that the town and Casino Pier owners are in talks to remove what remains of the Jet Star Roller Coaster...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Shaffer Distributing Hosts Seminar On Crane Merchandiser Operation
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Guest speaker Jim Chapman of New Jersey's Coast to Coast Entertainment led a roundtable discussion among operators and FEC owners...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| AMOA-NY Seeks Industrywide Aid For Tristate Operators; Allen Weisberg Spearheads Relief Taskforce
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The Amusement and Music Owners Association of New York has formed a taskforce to aid music and amusement operators impacted by Sandy. For its part, AMOA-NY is waiving its dues obligations to members for the first quarter of 2013...
Author: Nick Montano
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| After-Work Tavern Tradition Fades
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Several factors have conspired to depress after-work, on-premise consumption. But taverns and saloons in industrial Midwestern cities like Milwaukee are still regarded as "the communal living rooms"...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| CDC Says More Big Cities Are Banning Smoking
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 30 of the 50 biggest U.S. cities now qualify for the CDC's 100% smoke-free designation...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| LAI Games Improves Speed Of Light
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
Manufacturer makes three engineering improvements to popular multiplayer interactive arcade game...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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