Bala Cherukooru Joins Timezone Australia As New Store Director

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 30, 2016

TAGS: Timezone Group, Helix Leisure, Bala Cherukooru, Timezone new store and operations development director, Timezone Australia, Kane Fong SYDNEY…

Benchmark Games Taps Anthony Medina To Lead Bilingual Sales Initiative

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 30, 2016

TAGS: Benchmark Games, Benchmark bilingual sales, arcade games, Anthony Medina, Al Kress

Brian Conway Joins Betson Enterprises As Amusement Sales Consultant To Support FEC Market

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 29, 2016

TAGS: Betson Enterprises, Brian Conway, Betson amusement sales consultant, Bob Dipipi, Revel & Roll, Dave and Busters, Lucky Strike, arcade games…

National Dart Association Moves Into New HQ Glasgow Begins General Managers Job

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 29, 2016

TAGS: electronic darts, soft-tip darts, coin-op, AMOA-National Dart Association, William T. Glasgow Inc., Brian Glasgow, Mary Lynn Lavine, Bullseye Inc.…

Swyft Inc Acquires Zoom Systems In Japan With Clients NTT And Proactiv

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 29, 2016

TAGS: Gower Smith, Swyft Inc., Zoom Systems, automated retail stores, vending machine, high-tech vending

Mondelez Abandons Hershey Takeover Bid

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 28, 2016

TAGS: Hershey takeover bid, MondelÄ"z International Inc., Hershey Co. Mondelez merger, vending, Oreo, Irene Rosenfeld DEERFIELD, IL -- Snack giant…

Vengo And All Star Services Team Up To Expand Vending Network In Michigan

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 28, 2016

TAGS: Vengo Labs, All Star Services, Vengo vending platform, Devin Smith, Jeffery R. Smith, office coffee, USConnect, Brian Shimmerlik, digital kiosk …

CEC Entertainment Says 2016 Q2 Same-Store Sales Rise 26

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 25, 2016

TAGS: CEC Entertainment Inc., Chuck E. Cheese's same-store sales, CEC Entertainment 2016 second quarter report, Peter Piper Pizza IRVING, TX -- CEC…

Chuck E Cheeses To Replace Tokens With Semnoxs RFID Cashless System

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 25, 2016

TAGS: Chuck E. Cheese's cashless, Chuck E. Cheese's tokens, Semnox Solutions, radio frequency identification, RFID payment system, Semnox Edge reader…

Georgias AA Vending Deepens Relationship With USA Technologies Upgrades 1200 Machines

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 24, 2016

TAGS: cashless vending, USA Technologies, A&A Vending Services, Canteen Vending, Les Perry, vending machine, mobile payments MALVERN, PA -- USA…

LAI Games Vault Brings Fantasy Bank Heist Fun To Arcades

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 24, 2016

TAGS: LAI Games, The Vault arcade game, redemption games, Helix Leisure DALLAS -- Now shipping from LAI Games is The Vault, an arcade game that…

Plopsa Groups Van den Kerkhof Will Keynote IAAPAs GM And Owners Breakfast

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 24, 2016

TAGS: AAPA Attractions Expo, Steve Van den Kerkhof, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attraction, Plopsa Group, IAAPA GM and Owners…

TouchTunes Executive Sales VP Phil Cohn Exits Company

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 18, 2016

TAGS: Phil Cohn, jukebox, TouchTunes Interactive Networks, Charles Goldstuck, TouchTunes sales, Jamie Sura, jukebox operator, vending, Amusement and Music…

365 Retail Markets Partners With McCarthy Capital To Accelerate Growth In Micromarket Sector

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

TAGS: Micromarket, 365 Retail Markets, McCarthy Capital Fund VI, Chase Meyer, Joe Hessling, vending operator, National Automatic Merchandising Association…

Avanti Markets Makes Inc 5000 List Recognizing Huge Growth Of Its Micromarket Business

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

TAGS: micromarket, micro market, vending, Avanti Markets Inc., Inc. 5000 List, 2016 Inc. list, Jim Brinton, John Reilly, self-checkout technology…

Stern Pinball Will Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Epic Party Oct 14

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 17, 2016

TAGS: Stern Pinball 30th anniversary party, pinball machine history, Stern Pinball Inc., Viper Alley pinball party, coin-op news, Ed Robertson, Aly Jaydos…

AMOA Sets 2017 State Association Confab For Tampa FL Jan 26-28

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 16, 2016

TAGS: coin-op news, jukebox, pinball, street operator, amusements, Intercontinental Hotel, Amusement and Music Operators Association, AMOA States Council…

AMOA Plans 2016 Road Scholar Program For Oct 21-23 In Arizona Foundations Runs Concurrently

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 10, 2016

TAGS: AMOA Road Scholar meeting, coin-op, Amusement and Music Operators Association, jukebox, amusement business, vending operator, Foundations…

Sega Launches Mario Sonic Sports-Themed Game At 2016 Olympics

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 10, 2016

TAGS: arcade game, Sega Amusements International, coin-op video game, Summer Olympics in Rio, Sega ,Nintendo Co., International Sports Multimedia Ltd.…

USA Technologies Cites Sales Lift As Coastal Canteen EPort Deployment Continues

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 10, 2016

TAGS: cashless vending, Southeast Vending Association, SEVA convention, USA Technologies, Coastal Canteen Vending & Food Services, Donna Trego, Jim…