House Nixes Iowa Congressmans Attempt To Block Tubman On 20 Bill

June 22, 2016

TAGS: U.S. House Rules Committee, Rep. Steve King, Treasury Department, currency redesign, U.S. $20 bill, Andrew Jackson, Harriet Tubman

Judge Rules Massachusetts Vending Machine Fee Is Lawful After Industry Disputes

by Emily Jed

June 22, 2016

TAGS: vending machine fee, Massachusetts vending machine tax, FDA calorie-disclosure, Massachusetts Automatic Merchandising Council, Foley Food &…

Redemption Plus Celebrates Two Decades As Value-Added Supplier

June 22, 2016

TAGS: prize merchandising trends, redemption prizes, family entertainment center, Redemption Plus, Redemption Plus anniversary, amusement business, Ron…

Three Amigos Plan 2017 Face 2 Face Entertainment Confab For Feb 21-23

by Tim Sanford

June 22, 2016

TAGS: Château Élan Winery & Resort, Face 2 Face Entertainment Conference, 2017 F2FEC, family entertainment center industry, Three Amigos, Rick…

Grow Healthy Vending Joins Elementary School Students For Kids Ocean Day Cleanup

by Emily Jed

June 20, 2016

TAGS: Grow Health Vending, vending, healthy vending, Kids Ocean Day, Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education, Orange County Coastkeeper, California…

Howard McAuliffe Joins Pinnacle Entertainment As Partner Embed And Shaffer Join Groups Strategic Client Team

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 20, 2016

TAGS: Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Howard McAuliffe, George McAuliffe, family entertainment centers, FEC operator, amusement industry, Redemption Plus…

Marty Man Smith Joins Sega Amusements As US Sales Manager

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 20, 2016

TAGS: arcade games, amusement machine, Marty Man Smith, Sega U.S. sales manager, Sega Amusements International, Carlos Laguardia, Vince Moreno, Play It!

National Bulk Vendors Association And AA Global Announce Irvin Kovens Scholarship

June 20, 2016

TAGS: bulk vending, coin-op, gumball machines, A&A Global Industries, National Bulk Vendors Association, Irvin Kovens Scholarship, NBVA scholarship…

Rwanda And Mexico Are First Countries To Commit To Sustainable Coffee Challenge

by Emily Jed

June 20, 2016

TAGS: Coffee, vending, office coffee service, Rwandan coffee, Mexican coffee, sustainable coffee, Conservation International, Sustainable Coffee Challenge…

BLAST Marks 80th Anniversary Of The Randolph-Sheppard Act

by Emily Jed

June 19, 2016

TAGS: blind vendors, vending operator, National Association of Blind Merchants, Windy City BLAST conference, blind merchants, Randolph-Sheppard Act…

H Betti Industries Names Melodi Pomeroy Senior Director Of Marketing

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 19, 2016

TAGS: H. Betti Industries, Betson Enterprises, Melodi Pomeroy, coin-op, jukebox, vending machine distributor, amusement machine, pinball, Imperial…

Nespresso First To Return Cuban Coffee To US After 50 Years

by Emily Jed

June 19, 2016

TAGS: coffee imports, Nespresso, Cuban coffee, Cafecito de Cuba, Nesspresso Grand Cru, Guillaume Le Cunff, office coffee service, vending NEW YORK CITY…

OCMA Holds Columbus Meeting Corey Offers Legislative Update Including Skill Game Regulations

by Tim Sanford

June 19, 2016

TAGS: coin-op news, coin machine operators, vending, Ohio Coin Machine Association, OCMA 42nd annual membership meeting, Michael Zappa, Lorain Music…

Branded Vending Concepts And Fastcorp Partner To Market Ducales Full-Size Bulk Machine

June 18, 2016

TAGS: vending machine, bulk vending, gum ball machine, candy vending machine, electronic vending machine, Branded Vending Concepts, Ducale, Fastcorp LLC…

Airlifts Shoutouts Allow Micromarket Users To Send Gifts

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Airlift, Shoutout micromarket rewards, vending, Sandeep Phadke, Minda Brusse, micro market BELLEVUE, WA -- Now available at Airlift's…

AMI Jukeboxes Are Running Red Hot Chili Peppers Ticket Giveaway Through June 30

June 16, 2016

TAGS: MI jukebox, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Getaway jukebox promotion

Arachnids BullShooter World Darts Challenge Enters 4th Decade

by Tim Sanford

June 16, 2016

TAGS: soft-tip darts, coin-op darts, electronic darts, Arachnid 360, BullShooter Finals, Sam Zammuto, Eric Blackledge, Brad Boe. Blackledge, Bullshooter…

Coke Consolidated Pacts To Swap Distribution Territories With Coca-Cola Refreshments

by Tim Sanford

June 16, 2016

TAGS: vending, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, independent Coca-Cola bottler, Coca-Cola Co., Coca-Cola Refreshments USA Inc. CHARLOTTE, NC -…

EVA Taps Jürgen Göbel To Chair Electronic Payment Committee

by Emily Jed

June 16, 2016

TAGS: European Vending Association, Ingenico, Jürgen Göbel, EVA, Electronic Payment Committee, Alain Huc, cashless vending, vending Electronic Payment…

IAAPA Moves Asian Attractions Expo To Singapore In 2017

June 16, 2016

TAGS: International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, Asian Attractions Expo 2017, Marina Bay Sands Singapore, June Ko