Japanese Skill Crane Attracts Players With Live Fish

June 22, 2015

TAGS: arcade game, Japanese claw games, crane machine, Team Play, Fishbowl Frenzy, Amuseum Oizumi, midori fugu, Frank Pellegrini TOKYO -- While Team…

Planners Fine-Tune Schedule For 2016 European Amusement and Gaming Expo

by Tim Sanford

June 22, 2015

TAGS: EAG 2016, amusement machine show, arcade games, European Amusement and Gaming International Expo, BACTA, British Association of Leisure Parks Piers…

Tap TV Adds 7 Games To Trivia Channel Begins Summer Schedule

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 22, 2015

TAGS: AMI Entertainment Network, Tap TV, Tap TV Trivia Channel, bar games, smartphone games, Raceway, All-You-Can-Eat, Travel Spot, '70s, Transport…

Nate Ruess Releases Solo Album Grand Romantic On TouchTunes Jukeboxes

June 21, 2015

TAGS: TouchTunes jukebox, fun., Nate Ruess solo album, Grand Romantic

NTN Buzztimes Q1 Revenue Decreases 11 Amid Tablet Entertainment Transition

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 21, 2015

TAGS: NTN Buzztime, BEOND, Jackpot Trivia, bar entertainment, restaurant tablet, in-venue entertainment, Buffalo Wild Wings, Ram Krishnan, tableside…

TouchTunes Releases Best Summer Songs Playlist

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 21, 2015

TAGS: jukebox, summer playlist, TouchTunes jukebox, music network, Best Summer Songs, Kid Rock, Jimmy Buffett, Beach Boys, B-52s, Bob Marley NEW YORK…

Royce Alton Green Jr Dies At 80

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 18, 2015

TAGS: Royce Green obituary, coin machine veteran, Royce Alton Green Jr., amusement industry leader, Sun Fun Amusement Park, Green Coin Machines, jukebox…

Firestones Helen Mooney Retires After A Quarter-Centurys Service

by Tim Sanford

June 17, 2015

TAGS: Firestone Financial Corp., Helen Mooney retirement, Jim Hines, vending equipment finance, amusement games, fitness, laundry, Berkshire Hills Bancorp…

Harry Levy Amusement Contractors Acquires Crown Leisure

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 17, 2015

TAGS: coin-op games, Harry Levy Amusement Contractors Ltd., amusement machine, Crown Leisure Ltd., Cuerden Leisure Ltd., Dean Harding, UK gaming arcades…

Heres the Ticket SBs Route 66 Redemption Crane

June 16, 2015

TAGS: As I walked around the Amusement Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center, it was encouraging to see many innovative products that raise the bar…

Tech Tips T-Taps And Spade Connectors Are Often The Source Of Problems

June 16, 2015

TAGS: Frank Seninsky's Redemption Report, coin machine, amusement game T-taps and spade connectors have become a quick substitute for splicing…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

Kansas Welfare Law May Boost ATM Use

TAGS: Kansas welfare regulations, Gov. Sam Brownback, Kansas FECs, Kansas ATMs, HOPE Act, ATM withdrawal limits TOPEKA, KS -- While Kansas's new…