Coca-Cola Closes Monster Beverage Deal

by Emily Jed

June 15, 2015

TAGS: vending, Coca-Cola Co., energy drinks, Coke, Monster Beverage Corp. Coca-Cola, Hansen's sodas, Kathy N. Waller, Gary P. Fayard ATLANTA -…

FDA Takes Step To Remove Artificial Trans Fats In Processed Foods Deadline Is 3 Years

June 15, 2015

TAGS: vending, food service, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA hydrogenated oils determination, PHOs, artificial trans fat, processed foods, Stephen…

Flatline Readies Jurassic World Stickers For Vending As Film Shatters Records

June 15, 2015

TAGS: Jurassic World stickers, Flatline Corp., bulk vending, Ryan Burns, blockbuster franchise novelties, flat vending, novelty vending, vending machine…

Gaining Customer Buy-In Is Key Driver To FEC Revenue Growth

June 15, 2015

TAGS: amusement business, arcade operator, family entertainment center, FEC success, Frank Seninsky, chief executive of Amusement Entertainment Management…

Square Debuts Apple Pay Reader

by Emily Jed

June 15, 2015

TAGS: Square, wireless credit card reader, Square Reader, Apple Pay, EMV chip cards, Jesse Dorogusker, contactless payments, mobile payments SAN…

Stories Of Rigged Skill Cranes Go Viral Around The World

June 15, 2015

TAGS: skill crane, claw machine, cranes in the news, Vox The story on Vox.com that purported to expose skill cranes as "rigged" has gone viral. As of…

Coney Island Begins Summer With Controversial Street Art Exhibit

June 14, 2015

TAGS: oney Island, Coney Art Walls, street cred, Thor Equities, Jeffrey Deitch, artnet news, Christian Viveros-Fauné BROOKLYN, NY -- An exhibit at…

Global VR Moves To New Facility

June 14, 2015

TAGS: Global VR, Piper Drive Milpitas CA, coin-op news, video game, Global VR change MILPITAS, CA -- Global VR reports that it has relocated to new…

McNabb Vendings Sharon Treadway Joins NAMAs Nutrition Leadership Committee

by Emily Jed

June 14, 2015

TAGS: Sharon Treadway, National Automatic Merchandising Association, McNabb Vending, NAMA Nutrition Leadership Committee, vending, Roni Moore

Valley-Dynamo And Embed Team Up To Market Cashless Pool Tables

by Tim Sanford

June 14, 2015

TAGS: Valley-Dynamo, cashless, Embed, Helix Group, Embed card system, pool table operators, emONE payment card, Blair Schopp, Cineplex Starburst Inc., Mike…

YouTube Gaming Site And App Will Launch In Summer

June 14, 2015

TAGS: YouTube Gaming, Google subsidiary, video game content website, coin-op arcade games SAN BRUNO, CA -- YouTube Gaming is coming! The Google…

Benchmark Hails Test Results Of Crossover Kinetic Venders

June 12, 2015

TAGS: Benchmark Games, coin-op news, bulk vending machine, Beat the Goalie, Beat The Monsters, kinetic bulk vending machine, kinetic bulk vending machine…

Ernst And Stark Reinforce Computer Graphics Team At Stern Pinball

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 12, 2015

TAGS: Chuck Ernst, Zac Stark, Stern Pinball Inc., Stern Pinball Game Design Studio, George Gomez, coin-op news, pinball machine

London Vending Operator Turns To IBM Watson Analytics To Access Customer Insights

by Emily Jed

June 12, 2015

TAGS: vending, automated coffeehouse, Revive Vending, IBM data analytics, UK vending operator, Honest Cafés, Watson Analytics, Mark Summerill LONDON -…

NAMA Adds Monuments By Night Tour For Fly-In Participants

by Emily Jed

June 12, 2015

TAGS: vending, vending operators, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA Washington DC Fly-In, Washington DC monuments, NAMA Takes the Hill…

Son Of Jukebox Industry Leader John Margold Dies At 33 Matthew Kaufman Suffered From PTSD

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 12, 2015

TAGS: Matthew Kaufman, Matthew Kaufman obituary, Matt Kaufman, Julie Shelffo, AMI Entertainment Network, posttraumatic stress disorder, post traumatic…

Elaut Rolls Out Three Innovative Redemption Games For Summer

June 9, 2015

TAGS: Elaut USA, amusement machine, Blackbeard's Bounty, Arcade Game, coin-op news, Elaut's Wizard of Oz, coin pusher, Ticket Circus LAKEWOOD, NJ -…

EVA Study Examines Trends Consumer Behavior Toward Vending In Europe

by Emily Jed

June 9, 2015

TAGS: EVA European vending study, coffee study, vending machine, European Vending Association, Coffee, Drinks & Snacks Machines 2015 Consumer Behavior…

EVA Welcomes NAMA As Associate Member

by Emily Jed

June 9, 2015

TAGS: European Vending Association, National Automatic Merchandising Association, EVA associate member, vending industry trade associations BRUSSELS…

New Book Offers Business Tips From Criminal Entrepreneurs The Misfit Economy

June 9, 2015

TAGS: The Misfit Economy< Lessons in Creativity from Pirates Hackers, Gangsters and Other Informal Entrepreneurs, Alexa Clay, Kyra Maya Phillips A…