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Vol. 51, No. 8, August 2011
| Kraft Foods To Split Into Two Companies
Emily Jed
The food manufacturer whose products are popular in vending machines and OCS will split its global snacks and North American grocery businesses into separate publicly traded companies...
| | Mint Shuts Down Dollar Coin Scam
Marcus Webb
The U.S. Mint ends online sales of $1 coins to consumers who use credit or debit cards to thwart what amounts to a "legal scam" that gains frequent flyer miles...
| | Visa Vies For Top Spot In Mobile Payments Arena
Emily Jed
The global payments technology company wants to be a dominant player in the emerging mobile payments space, and is developing a "digital wallet" to compete with Google Wallet and other NFC systems...
| | 59% Of Americans Support Public Smoking Ban
Marcus Webb
For the first time since Gallup Inc. began polling Americans about smoking laws a decade ago, a majority of U.S. citizens now supports a comprehensive smoking ban...
| | Bingo Bribery Trial Nears End
Marcus Webb
Prosecutors and defense lawyers were expected to deliver closing statements on Friday, Aug. 5, in a trial about bribes used to influence legalization of electronic bingo in Alabama...
| | Dave & Buster's Files For $150M IPO
Marcus Webb
The amusement and restaurant chain said it has filed a statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its common stock...
| | ICMOA Says Illinois VLT Launch Is Months Away
Marcus Webb
Illinois Coin Machine Operators Association president Sam Westgate says the industry is pleased with the ruling that clears the way for operator-run VLTs -- but much must be done before games go online...
| | Leisure Spending And Jobs Grow In 34 States
Marcus Webb
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 34 states have seen job growth in the leisure and hospitality sector between 2006 and 2010. Texas and New York lead...
| | RIAA Finds No 'Current' Wrongdoing On NSM Jukeboxes
Nick Montano
The record association says NSM Music has approval from labels to conduct a jukebox pilot program. Separately, operators are seeking greater cooperation with recording industry to fight music piracy...
| | Tough New CPSC Lead-Content Guidelines Take Effect On Aug.14
Hank Schlesinger
Next month, manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of children's products must comply with the new 100 parts per million federal limits for total lead content in toys. Bulk suppliers say the new standards are attainable...
| |  | Let's Make Some Noise
Tim Sanford
The vending industry has never had a more exciting story to tell, and enthusiastic operators committed to quality are the best people to tell it... by Tim Sanford
| | | Supreme Triumph, Times Two
Marcus Webb
Operators are breathing more easily after U.S. Supreme Court rules against videogame censorship, Illinois Supreme Court upholds operator-run VLTs... by Marcus Webb
| | Technomic: Food Truck Phenomenon Is No Passing Fad
Emily Jed
America's love affair with food trucks shows no signs of abating, according to Technomic research, which found that 91% of people familiar with mobile foodservice regarded the trend as long-lasting...
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|  | Changing The Game: Missouri's Dynamic Vending Sustains Growth With A Fresh Food Emphasis
Emily Jed
Josh Koritz recalls having an epiphany five years ago while standing in front of one his food machines. There was nothing he would consider eating, and little about the array of prepackaged foods inside seemed to make his machines a destination. He was convinced that his customers deserved freshly made foods and that, whatever the investment, he would provide it to them.
| | Coin-Op Gameplay: Fast & Furious SuperCars
by Evan Kirby
Building on continuing success of The Fast And The Furious street-racing movies, Raw Thrills' Fast & Furious Supercars offers new cars, courses, cabinet and familiar action... by Evan Kirby
| | | What Advertising Can (And Cannot) Do
Alicia Lavay
Advertising can't compel people to buy, but it's an important resource for them when they're ready to make a purchase decision...by Alicia Lavay
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