 | Illinois VLTs Take In $458 Million During First Six Months
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
The state's operator-run video lottery program, which went live Oct. 9 with only a handful of terminals, took in an estimated $458.3 million in bets during its first six months. Of this, more than $422 million was paid to winners...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Q&A | Andy Shaffer, AMOA President
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
On March 22, at the close of Amusement Expo in Las Vegas, Andy Shaffer returns to normal operator life in Columbus, OH, after completing his one-year term as president of the Amusement and Music Operators Association. John Pascaretti of Warren, MI-based Pascaretti Enterprises, an equipment distributorship, will move into the trade association's top elected post...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| Apple Renews Photobooth Locating Program To Pair Operators With New Tavern And Club Venues
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Apple Industries Inc. is ramping up its nationwide locating service to stimulate photobooth deployments in bars, taverns and nightclubs -- through amusement and vending operators...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Delaware Gov. Favors VLTs For Veterans Groups, Fraternal Organizations
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Officials in Gov. Jack Markell's administration said they plan to introduce a bill this month legalizing video lottery operations by veterans and fraternal groups...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Georgia Senate Passes Risk-Reward Game Bill; Local Media Say It's About Poker
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
The Georgia Senate on March 14 voted 36-16 to pass HB 487, putting risk-reward entertainment machines under the control of the Georgia Lottery Corp....
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Book Review: 'The Arcade Experience' by Adam Pratt
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
A new book by arcade operator Adam Pratt, 31, pays homage to the classic amusement arcade while making a case for the arcade's relevance today. Review by Kevin Williams...
Author: Review by Kevin Williams
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| Firestone Increases Revolving Credit Facility To $150 Million; Berkshire Joins Banking Group
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Firestone Financial Corp. said it has added Berkshire Bank to its bank group. The new lender increases the commitment amount to Firestone by $25 million...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Florida Lawmakers Rush To Ban Sweepstakes Videogames
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
A committee in Florida's House passed on Mar. 15 a bill to ban the state's estimated 1,000 Internet sweepstakes videogame venues. The Senate's gaming committee is expected to pass a similar bill on Monday, Mar. 18...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Gold Standard Unveils 'Dual Pool' Table With 3-Player Game Options
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
Gold Standard Games (formerly Shelti Inc.) has unveiled a novel pool table that offers patrons a choice of traditional two-player games and a new "3Some" option...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Operation Reveal The Deal: Probe Into Florida's Sweepstakes Cafés Leads To 55 Arrests, Prompts Lt. Gov's Resignation
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Operators of dozens of Internet gambling cafés in Florida were arrested following a three-year investigation into Allied Veterans of the World, a charity group accused of collecting millions of dollars for itself...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| 2013 EAG International Expo Organizers Report Record-Breaking Attendance
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
The fourth staging of the European Gaming & Amusement International Exposition came to a rousing conclusion on Jan. 24, having established a new record for attendance...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Apple Industries' Scene Machine Photobooth Offers Versatile Compositing Capabilities
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
New Face Place booth uses "chroma key" technique, originally developed for special effects in motion pictures, to permit customers to choose from a variety of scenes in which to appear...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Raw Thrills Renews Agreement For MEI Validators
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
MEI Inc. reports that Raw Thrills has extend its multiyear agreement under which the arcade videogame developer will specify MEI as its preferred payment systems provider. Their agreement was renewed for three years...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Georgia Law To Create Video Lottery, Making Music and Amusement Operations 'A Privilege - Not A Right'
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
Video poker machines, a thriving sector in Georgia, would be transformed into an operator-run, computer-networked video lottery program regulated by the Georgia Lottery, if a new bill becomes law...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| In Hawaii, Judge Says Sweepstakes Videogames Are Illegal Gambling Devices
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
Sweepstakes videogames seized from six Honolulu arcades last September are illegal gambling devices, U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi said in a preliminary ruling...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| Heighway Pinball Takes Modern Approach To Reintroduce Classic Game; Full Throttle Is Release No. 1
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
In a world in which most young people are more familiar with pinball apps than the real thing, Andrew Heighway has made it his mission to change that. The 41-year-old pinball entrepreneur is priming his first flipper game for the coin-op market, and a new generation of players...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Reconstruction Of New Jersey's Amusement Sector Shifts Into High Gear; Crowds Will Be 'Down The Shore' By Memorial Day
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
With summer fast approaching, Jersey Shore communities are bouncing back with heightened vigor. "Every day we're making more progress," said New Jersey Amusement Association president John Maurer, an arcade operator and principal of Coast To Coast Entertainment...
Author: Nick Montano
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| 'The Art of Video Games' Opens At MoMA
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
New York City's Museum of Modern Art unveils its newly acquired video game collection, helping to feed a growing nostalgia for classic games and the classic coin machine arcades that once housed them...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Connecticut Weighs Ban On Arcade Gun Games; Sin Taxes And Taskforces Target 'Violent' Home Games In 2 States
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
An attorney from the Connecticut chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union warned that a videogame ban would be unconstitutional. In Missouri, lawmaker proposes measure that would impose a 1% tax on "violent" games...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| Coastal Amusements' Temple Run Is Case Study For Conversion Of Mobile Game Apps To Coin-Op
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
Finding the right app for an arcade adaptation isn't as easy as it looks. Even an app that has enticed tens of millions of players might not be right for coin-op. Coastal's Sal Mirando shares insight on apps-to-arcade success...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Adrenaline Launches Black Out Merchandiser, Licenses Lane Splitter
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
New from Adrenaline Amusements is a skill-based videogame merchandiser with a novel user interface. Its transparent touch LCD allows users to view prize offerings through the play screen in attract mode, and then changes to an opaque multitouch playfield for play...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| AMOA States Council Focuses On Partnership, Lobbying And Location Gaming
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
Some 65 representatives from 26 state operator associations focused on building partnerships, lobbying state and national government, and the vexed questions of gambling at the 2013 Council of Affiliated States meeting in San Antonio...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| Music Industry Sees First Sales Growth In 13 Years In 2012
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
The International Federation for the Phonographic Industry said total music sales were $16.5 billion in 2012, compared with $16.2 billion in 2011, an increase of 0.3%...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| Nevada, New Jersey Legalize Online Casino Gambling
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
The race is on to be the first U.S. state to launch legalized Internet gaming...
Author: Marcus Webb
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| USA Technologies Taps Betson As Cashless Agent For Amusement Operators
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 3, March 2013
Subject to the terms of its three-year agreement, Betson will be an authorized distributor of USAT's ePort for cashless payment and data reporting services, including exclusive use of the ePort Connect service in conjunction with a customer's ePort...
Author: Nick Montano
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