 | LAI Games Seeks Chief Executive In Asia; Ashdown Returns To England As International Sales Director
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
LAI Games has begun restructuring its senior management team with the goal of sharpening focus on sales and marketing, while increasing corporate and manufacturing depth. A new chief executive is expected to be appointed in three months...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Teenage Thieves Busted By Photobooth
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
There is dumb, and then there is stunningly dumb. In what may be worthy of joining the annals of world's dumbest crimes, four teens have been apprehended after allegedly using a photobooth to take images of themselves with a stolen credit card...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| Unis Mini Train Kiddie Ride Attracts Aspiring Locomotive Engineers
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
Designed for younger children, the kiddie ride features smoke effects, a train whistle, gentle rocking motion and an interactive mini game to play during the ride...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| MCM Elements Offers Route Boost Management Program To Run On Smartphones, Tablets
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
If the goal of automation is to increase efficiency, and MCM Elements LLC (Williamsport, PA) believes its Route Boost software system will do this for amusement machine operators. In large part, this is because operators designed the software...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| AMI Entertainment's Music And TV Businesses Relocate From Bristol To Trevose, PA
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
AMI Entertainment Network Inc. reports that it has relocated its music and television marketing business from Bristol, PA, to nearby Trevose, a northeastern suburb of Philadelphia...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Core Cashless Introduces Paydia Mobile App For FECs And Parks
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
The Paydia Mobile Payment application is designed for use by consumers. It permits users to use their smartphones to store game credits as well as redemption "tickets" won at their local FECs...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| Officials Shut Down Lucky 7 Arcades In Massachusetts
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
State and local police this week shut down two adult arcades in Danvers and Gloucester, MA. Local reports say there was no explanation for the Lucky 7 Arcade shutdowns, which were ordered by the state attorney general...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Timezone Posts Increases In Sales, Net Income For 2013 First Quarter
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
The leading family entertainment chain in the Australasian and adjacent regions reports that sales increased 12% in the first quarter of 2013 over the comparable prior-year quarter. Net income grew by 161%...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Unis Fruit Mania Video Coin Pusher Games Offer Simple Play Action
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
Fruit Mania Xtreme and its compact stablemat are video-style pusher games offering skill-based challenges and simple play action. "No more coins jamming up the mechanics," Unis claims...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Unis Unifies Access To Its Social Networking Pages With Media Center
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 7, July 2013
The manufacturer says the importance of social media in communicating with the "connected" industry has never been greater, and modern amusement corporations must establish dedicated programs in order to share the latest information...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Edison's Entertainment Complex And Funplex Amusement Win FEC Excellence Awards
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
|
| Doctors: Tetris Fixes Lazy Eye
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
A team of doctors at McGill University (Montreal) discovered that the popular tile-stacking puzzle can train both eyes to work together...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| Step Right Up: LAI Scores With Balloon Buster Merchandiser
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Want to learn the secret to success for a high-earning merchandiser? Step right up and take a look at LAI Games' Balloon Buster. It's a novel twist on the familiar, time-honored carnival midway game...
|
| Illinois VLTs: 4,400 Placed In First Six Months
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Six months of data, ended March 7, suggest that the deployment of video lottery terminals in Illinois has been moderate. According to a report by the Illinois Gaming Board, location patrons wagered an estimated $458.3 million and won $422.6 million...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Measure To Extend Bar Hours Fails In California
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
It looks like Las Vegas, Miami and New York City will remain the main destinations for partygoers. A proposal to extend bar hours in California failed to get enough votes in a state Senate committee...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| AMOA-NY Posts 2013 Dinner, Dionne Warwick Jukebox Honor On YouTube
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
The Amusement and Music Owners of New York has released a souvenir video of its annual dinner and Jukebox Artist of the Year tribute, which took place in April...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Funko And National Entertainment Network Introduce Pop! Skill Crane
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
National Entertainment Network reports that it has teamed up with toy manufacturer Funko to launch an skill crane that will deliver 100% Funko Pop! merchandise to players and collectors...
Author: Tim Sanford
|
| Cranes Come Under Fire In California; Amusement Game Defense Trust Seeks To Protect Lawful Equipment
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
The California Bureau of Gambling Control is notifying retail chains "suggesting" they remove skill cranes, says the California Entertainment Machine Association. AB1103 is working its way through the state Senate, and can be good or bad for industry. Pelican's Richard Scherer urges crane operators in all states to prepare...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Targets Of Jukebox Suit Want Case Dismissed
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Both AMOA and AMI Entertainment have moved to dismiss a federal antitrust lawsuit filed by an online reseller of jukeboxes and amusement machines. A hearing for the case has been set for June 26 in Worcester, MA...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Ohio Bill Will Shut Down Sweepstakes Operators
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Ohio is the next state that wants to put Internet sweepstakes cafés out of business, and as soon as possible. Both sides of the state Legislature have passed House Bill 7, designed to shut down Internet cafés in Ohio by limiting payouts from sweepstakes machines to $10...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Democratic Prez, Republican Gov Tour Jersey Shore Seven Months After Sandy
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
President Obama and Gov. Christie reunited on May 28 for a whirlwind tour of the Jersey Shore to celebrate and promote its rebuilding. They made stops in Asbury Park and Point Pleasant, where the political duo surveyed the rebuilt amusement centers...
Author: by Nick Montano & Hank Schlesinger
|
| How To Improve Coin-Op Game Revenue
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
The coin-op games business has been in decline for several years. Every amusement machine category, including the usually stronger segments like redemption and prize vending, has declined since 2005. What can we do? by Malcolm Steinberg
Author: By Malcolm Steinberg
|
| Jersey Jack Pinball Starts Shipping Wizard Of Oz Emerald City Special Editions
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Jersey Jack Pinball Inc. has begun shipping the production version of its first game, The Wizard of Oz. Pinball machines are on their way from the company's 42,000-sq.ft. building in Lakewood, NJ, to the more than 1,400 customers worldwide who preordered the JJP original...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Stern Pinball Disparages Deposits On Speculative Game Titles
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
The leading manufacturer of pinball machines says it does not support the practice, in which some dealers are allegedly engaged, of taking deposits for SPI games that have not been officially announced...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Amusement Expo In Two Days, The Whole Conference In Three
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Amusement Expo, now the only national event dedicated to coin-op amusements, jukeboxes and bulk vending, will host exhibits for two days in 2014, and the show will anchor a separate day for an educational program, according to organizers. Only one hour of exhibit time is lost...
Author: Nick Montano
|
