Pinball Playfields Opens Feb 27 The Strong Museum Partners With Stern For New Exhibit

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

February 24, 2016

TAGS: Pinball Playfields exhibit, Stern Pinball Inc., coin-op news, The Strong museum, International Center for the History of Electronic Games, Jeremy…

Bay Tek Acquires Skee-Ball The Worlds Oldest And Renowned Arcade Alley Game Brand

February 23, 2016

TAGS: Skee Ball acquisition, skeeball, Skee-Ball Amusement Games, Skee Ball, Bay Tek Games, Joe Sladek, Gaetan Philippon, alley games, arcade game history…

Gaines Butler Will Be Installed As 2016-17 AMOA President In March

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

February 22, 2016

TAGS: jukebox industry, amusement operator, vending operator, coin-op news, Amusement and Music Operators Association Gaines Butler, Metro Distributors…

Gateway To Success Industry Converges On Las Vegas For 2016 Amusement Expo International

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

February 22, 2016

TAGS: Amusement Expo International, O. Lee Mincey, Amusement Expo keynote speaker, Oliver Mincey Co., Las Vegas Westgate Resort & Casino, Amusement…

Golden Tee World Championship Finalists Chosen 32 Top Players Compete Live At Amusement Expo

February 22, 2016

TAGS: coin-op news, golf video game tournament, Golden Tee 2016, Golden Tee World Championship, Golden Tee Daily Contest, Club Lucky, Power Events, 201…

Seven Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Crimes Related To ATM Skimming And Counterfeit And Stolen Credit Cards

TAGS: ATM skimmers charged, Gjeto Prelaj, Erbi Kau, Bledar Batska, Nikolin Dedushi, Enis Mustafa, Mehmet Bogic, Victor Tomescu

Smarts Shoot To Win Hosts Coin-Op Basketball Match Between Tonight Shows Fallon And NBA Legend Abdul-Jabbar

February 18, 2016

TAGS: Smart Industries, Shoot to Win arcade basketball game, Jimmy Fallon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, coin-op news NEW YORK CITY -- Late night TV personality…

Betson Appoints Vignola As Audiovisual And Security Sales Manager

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

February 17, 2016

TAGS: Daniel Vignola, Betson Enterprises, H. Betti Industries, audio-visual supplies, vending machine, amusement machine, interactive video walls, security…

IAAPAs 2016 Membership Benefits Include Leadership Training Telemedicine Food Purchasing Co-Op And Safety Self-Assessment Tool

February 15, 2016

TAGS: IAAPA 2016 member benefits, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, IAAPA Institute for Attraction Leaders, IAAPA Telemedicine…

AMI Jukeboxes Begin Running Sam Smith CD And Vinyl Combo Giveaway

February 11, 2016

TAGS: AMI jukebox, AMI Entertainment Network, Sam Smith, Spectre music, Writing's On The Wall, jukebox promotion

Unique Feature On Team Plays Photobooth Leads To Wrongdoers Capture

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

February 11, 2016

TAGS: Team Play Inc., coin-op news, photo booth, photobooth thief caught, Chancellor J. Terrell, Funway FEC, arcade, Fun Stop photobooth, Fun Stop Photos…

TouchTunes Jukeboxes Feature Valentines Day Playlist And Custom PhotoBooth Experience

February 10, 2016

TAGS: jukebox, juke box, digital music, TouchTunes Interactive Networks, TouchTunes Valentine's Day playlist, photo booth

Animated Film With Coin-Op Diorama Is Academy Award Contender

February 8, 2016

TAGS: coin-op news, coin-operated machine, vending machine, Bear Story, Oscar nominee, Best Animated Short Film, coin-op diorama, Gabriel Osorio, Pato…

Main Event Expansion Continues With Opening Of Second Arizona FEC

February 8, 2016

TAGS: AVONDALE, AZ -- Main Event Entertainment has opened of its second Phoenix-area location. Located in the Park 10 development in the Maricopa…

Stern Pinball Begins 30th Anniversary Contest To Find Ultimate Fan Win A Free Machine

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

February 4, 2016

TAGS: Ultimate Stern Pinball Fan, Stern Pinball, pinball machine, Ultimate Pinball Fan contest, #UltimateSternPinballFan, coin-op news, flipper game, Gary…

Worlds Smallest Disco Is Coin-Operated

February 4, 2016

TAGS: photo booth, disco booth, operated disco, German company, Berlin nightlife, repurposed phone booths, Teledisko GmbH, disco photobooth BERLIN -- A…

Heritage Great Britain Names Dentith And Edwards To Head Management Team Of Mattel Play Liverpool

February 3, 2016

TAGS: family entertainment center, Mattel Play! Liverpool, Graham Dentith, Mattel FEC, Grand Hall, Albert Dock LIVERPOOL, UK -- Mattel Play! Liverpool…

Jack Kelleher Will Exit AMOA In Fall Lori Schneider Succeeds As Exec Veep

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

February 1, 2016

TAGS: Amusement and Music Operators Association, AMOA executive vice president, Lori Schneider, Jack Kelleher, AMOA State Council Meeting, Jerry Johnston…

Jersey Is Hit With Wave Of ATM Skimmers

TAGS: Northern New Jersey ATM skimmers, ATM skimming, Raul Rusescu, Francesco Lippi, ATM criminals Northern New Jersey is very quickly becoming the ATM…

Want To See An ATM Dropped From A 100-Foot Crane? Sure You Do

TAGS: ATM, ATM crash, Russian ATM experiment, Crash Zone The Russian show Crash Zone has answered a question nobody asked, but everybody wants to see…