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…

Owl Viewers Merge Coin-Op Classic With Augmented Reality

September 1, 2016

TAGS: Owl viewers, augmented-reality viewers, San Mateo Owl views, Owlized Inc., tower coin-op viewers, public viewers

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…

Elaut Patents E-Claw Crane Machine Mechanism

August 31, 2016

TAGS: skill crane patent, Elaut NV, Elaut E-Claw, amusement machine, European patent Belgium's Elaut NV has taken out a European patent for its…

NAMA Issues 2016 Midyear Report Enumerating Accomplishments

August 31, 2016

TAGS:National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA 2016 midyear report, Carla Balakgie, vending, coffee service, micro market industry, vending trade…

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 …

Video Documents Dance Dance Revolution

August 31, 2016

TAGS: DDR video, DDR documentary, Dance Dance Revolution in Japan, Vice, arcade dance game, Nick Norton, Konami TOKYO -- Multimedia arts and culture…

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

National Automatic Merchandising Associations Advocacy App Speeds Communication With Legislators

by Tim Sanford

August 30, 2016

TAGS: vending, NAMA advocacy app, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA Grassroots App, messaging lawmakers, Department of Labor overtime pay…

Omron Introduces HVC Human Recognition Interpretation System For IoT Devices Including Vending Machines

by Tim Sanford

August 30, 2016

TAGS: Omron HVC-P2, Internet of Things, vending machine, human vision components, HVC, OKAO Vision, vending technology KYOTO, Japan -- Now available…

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

Texass VendPro Plans To Deploy USATs EPort Interactive On 1800 Vending Machines

by Emily Jed

August 29, 2016

TAGS: USA Technologies Inc., VendPro Refreshment Services, cashless vending, mobile payments, vending machines, ePort Interactive MALVERN, PA -- USA…

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…