TouchTunes And Sound Leisure To Bring Playdium Smart Jukebox To UK Market

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

October 9, 2016

TAGS: jukebox, Internet jukebox, TouchTunes, Sound Leisure, Playdium digital jukebox, Sound Leisure, Soundnet, London Autumn Coin-Op Show, Charles…

Raw Thrills Recreates Classic Cruisn Arcade Videogame With Todays Technology

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

October 6, 2016

TAGS: Cruis'n Blast, Raw Thrills, Cruis'n USA, arcade video game, coin-op videogame, Midway Manufacturing, Nintendo, Eugene Jarvis, driving video game …

Monsters New Mutant Citrus Soda Takes Aim At Mtn Dew

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

TAGS: Monster Beverage Corp., Monster Mutant drink, PepsiCo, Mountain Dew, citrus soda, Coca-Cola CORONA, CA -- Energy drink maker Monster Beverage…

Betson Gathers Sales Marketing And Finance Teams For Two-Day Meeting

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

October 2, 2016

TAGS: Betson, vending, coin-op, amusement machine sales, Betson sales team summit, Eugene Jarvis, Raw Thrills ST. CHARLES, IL -- Betson Enterprises…

Family Entertainment Group Acquires GameRoom FEC In Florida Plans Substantial Upgrade

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 29, 2016

TAGS: Family Entertainment Group, GameRoom, family entertainment center, arcade, Sawgrass Mills Mall, Ron Mogerman SUNRISE, FL -- Family Entertainment…

Family Entertainment Group Taps Kunde And Kerr As Regional Directors

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 27, 2016

TAGS: Robin Kerr, Greg Kunde, Family Entertainment Group, amusement center operator

NAMA Inaugurates OCS Hall Of Fame At CTW Confab In Nashville Workforce Strategist Seth Mattison Will Keynote

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 27, 2016

TAGS: NAMA Coffee Tea & Water show, NAMA CTW, National Automatic Merchandising Association, Coffee Services Hall of Fame, National Coffee Service…

Timezone Designates Blume Managing Director And Restructures Board Malcolm Steinberg Steps Down As Chairman

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 27, 2016

TAGS: Timezone, Malcolm Steinberg, Adam Steinberg, Timezone board, Scott Blume, Timezone group, amusement industry, family entertainment center, Sonaal…

Joseph Levitan Dies At 86 Russian Immigrant Founded JVL And CashCode

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 25, 2016

TAGS: Joseph Levitan, Joseph Levitan obituary, JVL Labs, CashCode, Val Levitan, Pac-Man, JVL touchscreen games MARKHAM, ON -- Joseph Levitan, who…

Stern Pinball Marks Two Anniversaries With Batman 66 Flipper Game Launch

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

TAGS: Stern Pinball, Batman '66 pinball machine, Batman 66, coin-op, Gary Stern, Dynamic Duo, Batman and Robin, Batman TV series 50th anniversary, Pinball…

AMI Entertainment Sponsors Music Competition At ArtPrize In Grand Rapids Jukebox Stations Entertain Festivalgoers

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 22, 2016

TAGS: jukebox, coin-op news, juke box legend, AMI Entertainment Network, Grand Rapids festival, ArtPrize, 2016 Blue Bridge Music Competition, Quinn…

Texas Industry Leader Schott Little Dies At 106 Founded LC Vending

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 22, 2016

TAGS: Lofton L. Little, Schott Little obituary, L.C. Vending Co., vending operator, vending industry Pioneer, Lance snacks, Texas Merchandise Vending…

Canadas Cineplex Entertainment Acquires New Jerseys Tricorp Amusements Inc

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 20, 2016

TAGS: amusement business, Cineplex Starburst Inc., Cineplex Entertainment, Tricorp Amusements Inc., Chuck Peitz, Ellis Jacob, Brady Starburst, Premier…

AVS Relocates Wisconsin Office Larger Distributorship Will Sell Vending And Amusement Machines

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 6, 2016

TAGS: vending distributorship, vending machine dealership, American Vending Sales, AVS Wisconsin office, Tom Vogt, coin-op equipment sales, amusement…

Incredible Technologies Plans 2017 Golden Tee World Championship For Las Vegas In May

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 6, 2016

TAGS: Golden Tee 2017 World Championships, Incredible Technologies, bar video game, coin-op video game, golf video game, Don Pesceone, Scott Morrison…

Apriva Adds ITC Systems To Its Portfolio Of Campus Card Connections

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 5, 2016

TAGS: wireless transaction processing, cashless vending, Apriva, ITC Systems, campus card payments, Apriva campus card platform, Cam Richardson, Stacey…

Does FDAs Calorie-Disclosure Rule Apply To Coin-Op? Bulk Venders Yes Amusement Machines No

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

September 1, 2016

TAGS: bulk vending calorie disclosure, bulk vending operators, vending machine calorie labels, Food and Drug Administration, FDA calorie-disclosure rule…

Coast To Coast Begins Shipping Ticket Zone

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 31, 2016

TAGS: Coast to Coast, Ticket Zone crane, claw machine, Fun Zone prize cranes, Jimmy Chaps, Jim Chapman, arcade game LAKEWOOD, NJ -- Coast to Coast…

Pioneer Hosts AMI Entertainment Service School For Midwest Jukebox Operators

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 31, 2016

TAGS: AMI jukebox school, Pioneer Sales & Service, AMI Entertainment Network, Bryan Aune, Dave Kibbe, Kapil Mistry, Jonathan Kleiman MENOMONEE…

Quality Brokerage Appoints Wayne Molnar And Jeff Hahn To Sales Team

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 31, 2016

TAGS: vending, vend product brokerage, Quality Brokerage Inc., Wayne Molnar, Jeff Hahn, micro market, Lou Pace, coffee service, vending machine products …