 | NDA Announces Improvements For Team Dart 2013
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
Changes will affect scheduling, round limits and criteria for master player ratings, NDA president Marcia Petersen, Vend Alaska, reported...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| U.S. Internet Poker Bill Stalled By Infighting; Delaware Okays Online Casinos
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
The passage of an online poker bill introduced last year by Sens. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Harry Reid (D-NV) is highly unlikely...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| Minnesota: Electronic Pull-Tabs Launch On Sept. 18
Issue: Vol. 50, No. 10, October 2010
Minnesota is the first state to widely offer the new form of small-dollar gambling for charitable causes in bars and restaurants....
Author: Marcus Webb
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| AMOA Readies Sept. 21-24 Board Meeting, Sets Up Hesch Drawing
Issue: Vol. 50, No. 10, October 2010
The Amusement and Music Operators Association said most of its 44 directors will travel to Avon, CO, for the association's annual midyear board meeting...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| Ecast-To-AMI Jukebox Migration Is In Full Swing
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
The transfer occurs automatically, and will give former Ecast operators access to AMI's network and client software, and link their boxes to more than licensed 900,000 songs...
Author: Nick Montano
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| AMOA-New York Sues 2 Operators For Violating Its Location Contract Copyright
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
Separate lawsuits filed in the New York State Supreme Court seek monetary and punitive damages from American Vending and Manhattan Amusement...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Illinois VLT Test Gets Underway
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
Lynne Morris of Morris Gaming (Skokie) became Illinois's first operator to have legal, payoff video poker on Sept. 7...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| NSM Music Moves, Launches New Website And Selects MEI As Payment OEM
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
NSM Music Inc. says the new space in Elmhurst, IL, has already improved communications between the its parts and service departments, and its sales and service teams...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Prize Vending: Hot Diamond Cranes With High-End Prizes Appeal To New Locations
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
A few inches can make a big difference, and that's evident with Smart Industries' Hot Diamond crane. While the machine's slim 28'' x 28" footprint is perfectly sized for tight spaces, it can also handle the same high-value prizes used in "non-crane" merchandisers...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Prize Vending: Sega Credits User-Friendly Design For Key Master’s Ongoing Success
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
Sega Amusements believed it had something special when it unveiled its new prize-dispensing game in fall 2010, but the market wanted proof. Now, Key Master is possibly today's top-earning amusement vending machine...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Pacific Pinball Museum Seeks New Home, Launches $1.5M Fundraising Campaign
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
If the museum succeeds in raising the targeted $1.5 million by the end of September, its administrators hope to relocate in 2013...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| NYC Will Host 5th Annual Big Buck World Championship, Nov. 9-10; Regional Qualifiers Begin This Week
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
Players qualifying for the World Championship will notice upgraded features on the Big Buck HD model, which Play Mechanix says is the first 1080p high-definition arcade game...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| AMOA-National Dart Association Elects 3 Board Members For 2013
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
Joining the board are Dusty Hall, league coordinator for Ohio's Lorain Music & Vending; Mary Lavine, owner of Wisconsin's Bullseye Games; and Stefan Reichert, president of Germany's DSAB-e.v....
Author: Tim Sanford
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| South Carolina: More Raids And Conflicting Rulings On Sweeps Games
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
The "video sweepstakes war" in the Palmetto State continues apace with two fresh but conflicting rulings on the legality of the devices, and continued raids...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| VLTs Appear in Bars In New York; State Lottery Owns And Operates
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
The Amusement and Music Owners Association of New York is keeping a close eye on the proliferation of so-called Internet sweepstakes cafés...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Dave & Buster's Lifts 2012 Q2 On New Menu And Games; Amusement Revenue Soars 18%
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
Dave & Buster's chief executive Steve King said patrons responded well to new food, drinks and arcade games. Across all stores, food and beverage revenue rose 11.8%...
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| Huffington Post Compares Ryan's Medicare Reform Ideas To Arcade Redemption
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
...like those found at Chuck E. Cheese's or Dave & Buster's, according to a recent blog published by the news site...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| IAAPA Plans Wide-Reaching Educational Program For Its November Expo In Orlando
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
A targeted learning track will address family entertainment centers. Daylong institutes will offer development programs on select functions of attractions management and FEC operations...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| A Few Weeks Behind, Illinois VLTs Miss Planned Launch Date
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
"We are a little bit behind, but not by much," says an Illinois Gaming Board official...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| First-Ever Ruling: Federal Judge Finds Poker Is Not Gambling
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
Judge Jack Weinstein ruled that poker is not gambling when skillful players engage in it. The decision could speed online poker legalization...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Stern Discounts Pinball Upgrade Kits
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
Stern Pinball Inc. is now offering two upgrade kits to enhance its existing flipper games. The Shaker Motor and Half-Moon kits...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| Texas Police Clamp Down On Massive Eight-Liner Ring
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
Police in Pearland, TX, a Houston suburb, said six members of a crime ring were indicted on Aug. 24...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Undefeated Player Holds Title At World Pinball Championships
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
The Professional and Amateur Pinball Association staged its 15th annual World Pinball Championships. Keith Elwin defends his title and wins $10,000...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| Animated Chart Shows Dramatic 10-Year Transformation Of U.S. Music Sales
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
A simple yet dramatic chart that illustrates the rapid transition of U.S. music sales from physical media to digital media...
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| GTI Asia China Expo 2012 Moves From September To December
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
Pressure from the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China forces cancellation of fall dates...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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