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Online gambling tax: new ru Plans to bring offshore gaming operators under the UK tax system were outlined in the 2012 Budget, but the industry had been waiting for further details - most crucially the rate at which they will be taxed.

The move will affect some of the online gaming industry’s biggest players, including Labrokes, William Hill, Bwin.party and Betfair, all of which have operations based in Gibraltar. While these companies will continue to enjoy taxes levied at one per cent and capped at £425,000 for some months yet, the proposed 15 per cent rate that is set to be implemented on December 1, 2014, will mean that offshore operators are taxed at the same level as online betting companies whose servers are based in the UK. Remote Gambling Association chief executive officer Clive Hawkswood told the Guardian newspaper: “We knew it was coming. The focus for us now is on trying to get the actual rate of the tax reduced.” While many gambling analysts have argued for years against the current system on both a state tax and social

protection level, Phill Brear, Gibraltar’s gambling commissioner, said the tax would be “clearly against the common-sense logic of electronic commerce”.

According to Brear, approximately 60 per cent of online bets by Britons are

iPub hits rich vein of GAMING STATISTICS

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ew data revealed by the Astra Gaming Group this week indicates that its iPub platform is carving out a rapidly growing fan base among machine players in the pub sector.

In just the last seven days, more than 2.5m plays were racked up across national operator Gamestec’s iPub estate, which continues to expand at a swift pace.

That headline figure carries even greater significance given that approximately 50 per cent of those 2.5m plays can be directly attributed to iPub’s

casino content. Interestingly, more than half the players’ stake on the casino offering went the way of casino slot games, with the remainder being spent on Roulette and Poker.

While the burgeoning popularity of iPub’s casino content is a development that is warmly welcomed by the Astra Gaming Group, the firm is quick to emphasise the intrinsic appeal of key games such as Mega Free Spins Golden Key, Jack and The Giant Jackpots, Party Time Bingo and Reel King.

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Offshore gaming tax to be implemented in 2014 ONLINE GAMBLING

The government has set out new proposals for rules and sanctions to ensure that remote gambling operators with UK customers will pay UK gambling taxes from next year, no matter where in the world they are based. n a move that has been welcomed by land-based operators across many sectors of the UK gaming industry, the government has announced that it will impose a 15 per cent tax rate on online betting companies that target customers in the country but are based in offshore tax havens.

The changes, which are due to come into force on December 1, 2014, will mean that all remote gambling companies will be taxed on their gambling profits from UK customers.

Currently, remote gambling operators can - and do - avoid UK taxes by basing themselves offshore.The new rules are being put in place to create a level playing field across the industry, and reports suggest that the new levy could raise as much as £300m for the state coffers each year.

“It is unacceptable that gambling companies can avoid UK taxes by moving offshore, and the government is taking decisive action to ensure this can no longer happen,” said Sajid Javid, the economic secretary to the Treasury.

The new rules will be supported by tough enforcement measures, including the creation of new criminal offences. Failure to comply with them could result in prison sentences of up to seven years, unlimited fines, or the loss of a remote gambling operator’s licence to operate.

This follows last year’s announcement that the government would move to taxing gambling on a ‘place of consumption’, rather than on a ‘place of supply’ basis, so that all remote gambling

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“You can, in fact, never level the field between high-street shops and online services,” he said. Many continue to disagree with Brear, however. Hugh Robertson, the British minister for sport, has been among those MPs who have welcomed

vein of form mented: “These four titles are putting in impressive performances, week-in and week-out.

Take Party Time Bingo, for example. This style of game has never been seen before in a pub, yet it has emerged as one of our top performers. Our statistics also show that Reel King quickly established itself as an iPub classic right from the start and is now instantly recognisable across different gambling environments.”

IPUB OFFERS A SUITE OF CASINO CONTENT ALONGSIDE AN EXCITING RANGE OF GAME STYLES

a move to tax online gaming from the point of consumption rather than the point of supply.

“These proposals will ensure that British consumers enjoy consistent standards of protection, regardless of where a gambling business is based,” Robertson said.

ried out online or on the telephone, will be taxed in the UK. The new rules and sanctions are the result of the subsequent consultation exploring how the change should be implemented.

The Gambling Commission estimates that the UK remote gambling market is worth over £2bn per year.The new rules will bring in approximately £300m per year in additional tax revenues.

Remote gambling operators with UK customers will be liable to pay either remote gaming duty, general betting duty or pool betting duty (depending on the type of gambling offered), all of which are currently at 15 per cent.

Javid added: “These reforms will ensure that remote gambling operators who have UK customers make a fair contribution to the public finances.”

SAJID JAVID: ‘THESE REFORMS WILL ENSURE THAT REMOTE GAMBLING OPERATORS... MAKE A FAIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC FINANCES’

Several online betting companies are based in Gibraltar, where taxes are levied at one per cent and capped at £425,000.

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Rank Group issues full-year results GAMING

RANK GROUP RESULTS - HIGHLIGHTS

The Rank Group Plc has issued its full-year results for the 12 months ended 30 June 2013, citing a ‘solid performance’ overall.

espite the recent hot weather adversely impacting the Rank Group’s trading, its latest 12 month balance sheet,to the end of June, is looking strong.

Ian Burke, chief executive of The Rank Group Plc, said: “Despite the tough economic environment and the competitive market in which we operate, the group has delivered a solid set of results.”

Burke underlined the fact that the gaming group had enjoyed a brisk and acquisitive year. He explained: “It has been a busy 12 months for Rank culminating in the successful completion in May of the acquisition of 19 casinos and three non-trading licences from Gala Coral, making Rank the leading

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operator of casinos in Great Britain.These additional casinos are already being integrated into the Rank estate and a programme of improvements has commenced.”

Unlike some operators, in particular those on the coast, however, the Rank Group suffered a little due to the soaring summer temperatures.

Burke revealed: “The recent hot weather has adversely impacted trading in the first weeks of the new financial year.

However, we remain confident in the group’s longterm prospects and see good growth opportunities for our expanded casino estate and digital channels.”

The Rank Group’s brand teams served more than

•Solid performance with revenue up 7 per cent in a challenging economic environment •Strong performance at Grosvenor Casinos venues - operating profit up 16 per cent •Investment of £38.2m principally in Grosvenor Casinos venues and across the group’s UK digital channels •Became the number one casino operator in Great Britain following the acquisition of 19 casinos and three non-trading licences from Gala Coral •Sale of loss-making Blue Square Bet business •Final dividend of 2.85p recommended; total 12 month dividend up 14 per cent on 2011/12 2.6m customers in the period with spend per visit increasing by 5 per cent to £22.63. Burke continued: “The number of customers experiencing our brands through multiple channels has grown in the year as the move to a brand structure has facilitated a more unified gaming experience whether they are playing in one of our venues or on a digital device.The addition of approximately 367,000 unique customers from the acquired 19 casinos will provide the group with further opportunities to strengthen and extend the reach of the Grosvenor Casinos brand.”

The group’s net promoter score, which measures the propensity of

customers to recommend its brands, decreased by five percentage points to 48 per cent. Burke put a positive spin on this revelation, stating:“Customer feedback indicates they remain satisfied with the quality of our products and services and we believe the fall reflects our customers’ increasing expectations.”

The group achieved 7 per cent growth in continuing business revenue; with 6 per cent growth in venues and 16 per cent in digital (online and mobile).

Like-for-like revenue for the group grew by 1 per cent. The fastest growing channel of distribution was mobile where revenue increased by 168 per

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Customers (000s) 2012/13 2,676 2011/12 2,641 Customer visits (000s) 2012/13 26,933 2011/12 27,090 Spend per visit (£) 2012/13 22.63 2011/12 21.57 Offline-online crossover 2012/13 4.6% 2011/12 4.0% cent to £13.2m, with over 30 per cent of Rank’s digital customers in Great Britain playing its games on mobile devices (2011/12: 23 per cent).

Rank’s bingo arm, Mecca’s revenue increased by 1 per cent to £296.2m as a 10 per cent growth in digital revenues was offset by a weaker venues performance, despite the impact of MGD. The digital channel saw growth in customer numbers and visits whereas the venues channel saw a decline.The disappointing venues performance and higher digital software and affiliate costs, however, resulted in total brand profit declining 12 per cent to £44.1m.

Soap moves from Corrie to Cashino ADULT GAMING CENTRES

ctor Ryan Thomas swapped the cobbled A streets of Coronation Street for the more salubrious surroundings of Scott Street, Perth, when he was guest of honour at the opening of the 160th Cashino Adult Gaming Centre last week.

Thomas, who plays builder Jason Grimshaw in the long-running soap, entertained the largely female audience, many of whom had queued for hours to meet Corrie’s most eligible bachelor.

Stephen Lawrence, chief operating officer responsible for AGCs at Praesepe, said: “This was the latest in a series of really successful celebrity

launches that we’ve undertaken with soap stars and follows Antony Cotton, who plays Sean Tully in Coronation Street and Jeff Hordley, better known as

bad boy Cain Dingle in Emmerdale.

“Our customers love these style of launches, which serve to bring a touch of glamour and celebrity to the High Street.We are basically selling an enjoyable, positive and responsible customer experience and bringing television stars to our customers is a wonderful way to launch a venue.

“Ryan was the consummate professional and I know he really enjoyed his time meeting our customers who are also amongst his biggest fans.”

Thomas wasn’t the only attraction in Perth.

Cashino’s latest venue has benefited from a six figure, top to toe refurbishment and features the latest gaming machines from the industry’s leading manufacturers.

Lawrence added:“Perth is a fantastic venue which strengthens our market position in Scotland. We have a great team in place full of vitality and the energy necessary to make this latest site one of the very best in our 160 strong national estate of Cashino AGCs.”

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Coastal resorts urged to improve accessibility DISABLED ACCESS

s the summer holiday period reaches its peak, A seaside resorts across England are being urged to open up their beaches to disabled people and benefit from the purple pound worth £80bn a year.

As almost 20 per cent of the UK population is disabled (around 11.5m), the Minister for Disabled People is writing to local authorities to ask them to ensure that tourist hotspots including beaches and the countryside are accessible to all of the population.

Councils have been encouraged to improve inclusivity and accessibility by working with local grassroots organisations through the Disability Action Alliance.

Minister for Disabled People, Esther McVey said: “As well as the importance of equal access, it makes good business sense to ensure - as the tourist season reaches its peak local areas of beauty and interest can attract as many people as possible.”

Gang targets Derbyshire fruit machines MACHINE THEFT

gang of six men attempted to steal A money from fruit machines at two Derbyshire pubs this week. According to local reports, police were called to The Greyhound in WhiteBelper on Tuesday.

When they arrived the landlord told them six men had entered the bar, and while one distracted the barmaid by asking for directions the others tried to open the fruit machine using a crowbar before being challenged.

Earlier that day the same group walked into Jaxx QClub, in Days Lane, Belper.

They left, again, emptyhanded after being approached by a barman.

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‘Pubcos are actively investing in pubs again’ PUBS

As Coinslot publishes its annual Great British Pub Sector feature this week, Peter Davies, commercial director for Gamestec, discusses the ways in which numerous widereaching initiatives are helping to bolster pub operations across the country.

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Coinslot: How successful has the industry’s ‘It’s Better Down The Pub’ campaign been since its launch in May? Peter Davies: Success is being measured in terms of heightened aware-

ness, and we are seeing that via key statistics generated by the online campaign (Facebook ‘likes’, competition entries, etc).The ‘It’s Better Down the Pub’ ethos is something that we are passionate to promote and it’s testament to the positive nature of the campaign that it has got off to a flying start.

We have been involved from the initial concept and have played a fundamental part in the creation of the campaign.We’re realistic - we anticipated that the success of the campaign wouldn’t translate directly to increased cashbox takes.The campaign is designed instead to increase awareness and promote the pub to all types of pub visitors, not just machine players.

Intangible benefits have been working with other industry stakeholders at levels we wouldn’t ordinarily engage in our normal supply relationship.That’s led to discussions over ‘wider context’ issues and challenges and raised awareness of the value of machine income to ‘new’ areas of the pub trade.

As a business we felt it was important to address the negativity surrounding the consistent messages of pub closures and a declining sector.A high percentage of our business comes from the pub sector and as a group of companies we felt it was of huge importance to join other like-minded organisations and articulate a positive message about the value of the Great British pub.

CS: How important is it for Gamestec to have a close handle

on player demographics and what are you doing at present to monitor the various types of machine players and their gaming habits?

PD: Gamestec historically has been at the forefront of utilising remote data capture (RDC) from machines. From early developments of Electronic Data Capture (EDC) technology through MIDAS and i-Assist and embracing and adopting current ‘industry recognised’ RDC devices.

The ability to understand as much about the player as possible is an evolving objective for both Gamestec - as the machine operator - and the pub retailer whose customers are spending money in machines in their pubs.We have access to a host of information regarding game choice, play times, spend patterns, repeat plays etc from iPub which is a ‘connected’ product communicating either via 3G or over ADSL via wi-fi.

One of the key elements we are missing is identifying exactly ‘who’ the player is.We are working on ways of completing the circle to be able to capture this essential piece of information.This area will only grow in importance both in terms of understanding more about the player but also being able to use the intelligence to provide safeguards against ‘problem’ play and scheduling specific content to suit specific player choice.

CS: Are electronic cigarette vending machines something you’d consider operating?

PD:We are currently working with a partner to scope the market and

assess viability and demand.The technology of the vending units is familiar to our operation so the product fits nicely into our portfolio. If the interest and customer take up is sufficient then we will look to roll out more.

CS: With the Gambling Act and smoking ban in place for several years, how different is the ‘pub landscape’ from your perspective and what positives can you take from this?

PD:The landscape post Gambling Act and smoking ban is a very challenging one. Loss of smokers and increased competition from both ‘land based’ and ‘online’ machines offering higher prize and stake levels has significantly affected machine revenue in pubs.That said, the pub sector still generates considerable revenue from machines and the customer demographic has changed.

Growth in family and food-led venues has increased directly following the smoking ban, and reasons to visit pubs have changed from customers wanting a pint after work to now wanting to eat out with the family.As a result the machine offer must also change and increased competition for the leisure pound is resulting in product development and innovation designed at widening player appeal.The pub market is shrinking but stabilising and that is no bad thing as pubcos are actively investing in pubs again.

Coinslot’s Great British Pub feature continues on page 10.

Jabro Cat C games receive warm reception CATEGORY C

Games is a fairly recent addition to the JUK’sabro Category C market, but director Tony Brookes said his company’s products have received a warm reception from the industry.

“It’s a relatively new market for us, but over the past 12 months our products have been very well

received,” Brookes said.

Jabro’s dual-screen Jackpot 70 platform has become a best seller for the Swansea-based company. The already strong game mix has recently been joined by Cash Pot Roulette, which takes players to a full FOBT-style roulette table. Bob the Landlord, meanwhile, includes 3D animation and a ‘Bag It or Bin It’ feature.

Commenting on the current state of the Category C gaming sector, Brookes said: “I think things are becoming more optimistic. Of course, with the Triennial coming up there is a lot of hope that there is going to be further improvement. For the rest of 2013 we want to continue putting more games onto our platform.”

Commission redoubles test purchasing drive COMPLIANCE

he Gambling Commission’s test purchasing Tprogramme is set to continue across England and Wales during the next few months.

The Commission will again be working with a group of local authorities in both England and Wales to directly test the effectiveness of underage gambling policies and procedures at arcades, betting shops, bingo clubs and casinos.

The tests are designed to provide the Commission with evidence that licensed operators have sufficient safeguards in place to prevent under age gambling and will be conducted using under 18s under the supervision of trained officers.

The Commission’s programme is run in accordance with the standards set out in its advice note on test purchasing in England and Wales, and the code of practice produced by the Better Regulation Delivery Office. In other words, licensed operators who use third parties to conduct their own test purchasing and share their results with the Commission are less likely to be directly tested than operators who do not provide the Commission with assurance that they are effectively doing so themselves.

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Art gallery catalyst for Margate regeneration REGENERATION

Until recently, a third of Margate’s shops were vacant; some 800 empty properties to be precise. This demise created a large contingent of concerned arcade and FEC operators. But, a lot of effort - and money - however, has gone into the coastal resort town of late and its fortunes could be taking a turn for the better. lassic seaside coin-op town Margate has exploited a local connection with the 19th century painter JMW Turner and built a new £17.5m art gallery, which opened in 2011. It now has plans to rejuvenate a heritage amusement centre.

With Turner Contemporary pulling in the art lovers, attention has turned to an empty site on the seafront. Margate visitors remember Dreamland with great affection, but in recent years its fortunes have faded.

The shuttered Dreamland amusement park is almost 100 years old, and the Dreamland Trust is mustering enthusiasm and money and planning permission to buy it and restore it as a heritage amusement park, with its wooden roller-coaster as the centrepiece.

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“We’re working towards an Easter 2015 opening. Some restoration work has already begun on the historic rides collection,” said Jan Leandro, heritage and engagement manager for the Dreamland Trust.

“Dreamland sustained a community, it provided jobs, it brought visitors into the town.

Even in its defunct state, before it closed in 2006, it was still bringing visitors to Margate.We’re confident those visitors are out there and they want to come back.”

Victoria Pomery, director of theTurner Contemporary,arrived on the project in 2002 after working at theTate Liverpool.“I’d really seen what a difference culture can make in a city like Liverpool, where culture has taken a long time, but regeneration is a long process,” she said, adding that by creating ambition and aspiration

you also create civic pride.

“Rough Guide voted Margate one of the 10 places in the world that one should visit in 2013.The important driver for Kent County Council was that of regeneration.

What could be done in a seaside resort that had seen its heyday in the 19th century and the mid20th century, how could Margate reinvent itself? It was felt that culture could be a real driver.”

Mark Pearson, of the Margate Task Force, concluded: “We’re enjoying a fresh influx of visitors, initially stimulated by the Turner, but now supported by a number of other developments, including the new seafront, the investment in the old town and the fresh links to London on the highspeed rail.Also, the direct flights to Manston airport, which gives this part of the world access to global destinations.”

First Bowl acquires ice rink in next phase of expansion plan

Batley working men’s club scheduled for hi-tech reopening

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UK leisure owner-operator, First EBowlxpanding has acquired its first

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working men’s club forced to close in 2012 is preparing for a grand reopenA ing thanks to a farmer’s generosity. Batley Working Men’s Club closed its doors last August, crippled by debt and unable to continue paying the club’s bills.

Hope came from an unexpected call from farmer Richard Haigh, who offered to buy the club and let the members continue to run it.The sale allowed the club to work to pay off its debts and revive the club in Wellington Street, Batley.

Haigh said:“I’d like to see them back on their feet again. I’m confident that if they run it in a business-like manner they will be successful.”

Plans to reopen in late spring were thwarted after a break-in, which caused thousands of pounds of damage. The club’s main function room was vandalised, and pipes and a radiator were stolen, caus-

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ing a gas leak.Air conditioning units were also stolen from the roof and the cloth on the snooker tables was slashed.

Club secretary Jeanette Cox said:“It was so disheartening.We’d be open now if it wasn’t for that.”

The club is also planning to launch a website and Twitter feed to attract new members and visitors. Chairman Leonard Popple said:“Hopefully from then on we’ll keep smiling and getting bodies through the door. We want our old members to return, and new members too.”

Cox concluded:“The club is a massive part of this town’s heritage because it started out as a temperance hall. It donated books to Batley Library to help it start up. We even found a record of New Year’s Eve takings from 1914, they were £100 and it was described as a ‘bumper night’!”

ice rink at Jubilee Leisure Park in Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire. The deal will see the group expand its portfolio of family entertainment centres to include ice rinks in addition to bowling centres.

The rapidly expanding operator has signed a 25 year lease with landlord, Property Alliance Group Limited on Sub Zero Ice Arena in Jubilee Leisure Park which is situated on Cleveley’s promenade. The 15,000 sq ft venue comprises an ice rink, fully licensed bar, café and shop situated adjacent to Vue Cin-

emas, Pizza Hut and Harvester who are also represented on the leisure park.

Mehdi Afshar, chief executive, commented: “It is an exciting time for the group, and the company has decided to enter into other leisure sectors to expand our portfolio to include ice rinks given their operational similarity to bowling. Sub Zero Ice Arena represents a sound

investment with operational potential following its development in spring 2011 and we intend to continue to trade it as a family friendly ice rink, with bar and function facilities.”

Colin White, partner in the specialist Hospitality and Leisure team at Edward Symmons which acted for First Bowl in the acquisition, concluded: “First Bowl’s rapid expansion shows no signs of slowing down as they continue to seek further bowling opportunities and ice arenas in both the UK and internationally. We look forward to announcing further transactions in the near future.”

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Gala and Parks resorts forge a promotion union

New research on FOBTs claims that more than £3.1bn was gambled on the machines across the Yorkshire region in just one year, with players in Leeds being the most prolific users.

Leeds named ‘gambling capital of Yorkshire’ he constituency of Central Leeds has come out on top in terms of cash spent on FOBTs, according to research by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, with an estimated £143m gambled. Campaigners say that with over 771 betting shops and 2,819 FOBTs,Yorkshire is estimated to have contributed £106m to the betting industry’s £1.5bn profits from the machines.

The machines are currently being reviewed by the DCMS. Among the politicians calling for reform is Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman, who has said: “Walking the streets of any town or city in the UK you can’t help but be struck by the prevalence of betting shops

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on our High Streets. What is less striking to the unfamiliar eye is the proliferation of gaming machines within these shops over the past 10 years.”

Leeds Central MP Hilary Benn, speaking earlier this year, also urged tighter regulation of betting shops.

“There should be a separate use class order for betting shops under planning rules so that local communities and councils can decide how many shops they wish to have in their area.This will help deal with the problem of clustering. I do not support a relaxation of the current limit on the number of high-value machines.”

Not everyone agrees that the machines are the social

scourge they are painted as.

Shipley MP Philip Davies recently complained to the advertising watchdog the Advertising Standards Agency about five claims made by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling, which had advertised in The House magazine, read by MPs, about FOBTs. The chairman of the AllParty Parliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming, acting in a personal capacity, had said it was “misleading” that three campaign advertisements described FOBTs as “the scourge of the high street” and alleged they have “addictive roulette content”.

However, the watchdog rejected Davies’ complaints.

Campaigners had called for

MPs to “Pull the Plug” on FOBTs in betting shops and recommended a reduction from the current £100 stake to a £2 maximum stake, in line with the maximum stake on other British high street gambling machines.

Howard Reed, from Landman Economics, said:“Profits from FOBTs could double in real terms over the next 10 years,resulting in a gain of over 11,000 jobs in the betting sector but a loss of almost 34,000 jobs elsewhere in the economy. “Growth in FOBTs displaces other economic activity based on buying local.

Growth in FOBTs in the betting sector is likely to have an even more negative impact on the local economy.”

Namco Prize Division adds EZ Pro DJ Mixer to portfolio PRIZES

amco Prize Division has announced the release of N a new product that enables players to mix tracks on their iPads, iPods, iPhones and Android powered devices, via a free App. EZ Pro DJ Mixer features two mixing decks, in the style of a professional DJ desk and it allows users to create and save a mix tape and remix and replay their favourite songs. It boasts a number of professional style features such as a sample pad, a cross fader which automatically matches to

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the beats of the tracks being mixed and a Real FX feature.

The EZ Pro DJ Mixer is a retail product that has big marketing support, including over 500 TVRs (Television Viewing Ratings) of advertising, so consumer awareness will be high among the player demographic.

“This is an incredible piece of kit, similar to that used by professional DJs and it is bound to be a huge hit with arcade customers,” said James Anderson, general manager of Namco Prize Division. “We are constantly ahead of the market when it comes to sourcing

new and innovative prizes that players really want to win.”

The EZ Pro DJ Mixer complements this summer’s release of the headphones featuring the iconic PacMan logo.

This is the latest in a range of Android-friendly electronic devices from NamGear, which includes a tablet computer and dual-SIM smart phone. Sales of Android hardware and now software downloads have now overtaken Apple and iOS for the first time, as recently reported in The Guardian.

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alaBingo.com has announced a new partnership with holiday park specialG ists Park Resorts as the two companies launch a joint promotion with a £50,000 prize package.The competition, which offers bingo players the chance to win a luxury caravan for life, launched last week with the support of TV presenter Alison Hammond and reality TV king Jeff Brazier.

“We are really excited to be working with Park Resorts,”commented Galabingo.com director Alison Digges.“There is great synergy between the two brands and we are sure the promotion will be mutually beneficial.This competition perfectly fits with our players’ profile; we know that people who play Gala Bingo love to have fun and many have young families so this fantastic prize package is a real gem.

“In addition, the involvement of Alison Hammond, who is a regular presenter on Gala Live, and Jeff Brazier is a real bonus.

The two were able to visit Park Resorts to test the winner’s luxury caravan for themselves and we are confident that their endorsement will really help drive interest in the competition.”

The winner of the promotion will become the proud owner of a two-bedroomed Abu Ashridge holiday home and can choose to locate their new holiday retreat at any of Park Resort’s 33 award winning sites which include some of UK’s favourite holiday spots. Positioned next to the coast, Park Resort’s sites combine attractive locations with free facilities and family entertainment ranging from swimming pools and sports to cabaret, bands and shopping.

Park Resorts marketing director, Riche Jones, commented:“We were keen to work with Galabingo.com and we are confident that the innovative prize package, which includes all running costs until January 2015, will help put Park Resorts’ offering front of mind for thousands of bingo players.”

Tickets for the grand prize draw will be allocated free to all individuals who win one of Gala Bingo’s qualifying games from August 17-29. The winner will be revealed at 9.00pm during a live broadcast at Park’s Clacton-on-Sea resort.

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South Parade Pier gains Parity

Playzone introduces special offers

Folkestone tweets cause offence

Worthing Birdman breaks world record

Community finance firm Parity Trust is to help fund a takeover of Southsea’s South Parade Pier. South Parade Trust chairman Leon Reis said: “Parity Trust money gives us room to operate freely. But even more important has been their wise advice and immense support for more than a year.”

Portsmouth and Swansea-based FEC operator Playzone has introduced several special offers to drive new business.

As well as a discount for children’s parties and a £95 annual pass, it will also launch adult nights every Friday from September.

Fashion designer Karen Millen has apologised for making disparaging comments about seaside town Folkestone on Twitter. Ms Millen said her remarks were observation, rather than “an attack” and that no offence was meant.

Contestant Ron Freeman flew 141.5 metres to break the world record at this year’s Worthing Birdman competition. However, Freeman missed out on the £10,000 jackpot because he jumped sideways off Worthing Pier.

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HASTINGS PIER’S NEW OWNERS HAVE PROMISED A 21ST CENTURY ‘PEOPLE’S PIER’

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The long-running saga over the ownership of Hastings Pier was finally concluded last week, allowing its new owner to begin work on bringing it back from the ashes in earnest. he £14m renovation of Hastings Pier is set to go ahead after the enactment of a compulsory purchase order returned the Grade II-listed structure to local ownership.

Hastings Pier Charity, who take over as owner from Panamanian firm Ravenclaw, said restoration work will now start this month, with completion of the project scheduled for spring 2015.

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bishing its only remaining pavilion and the construction of a new visitor centre, which will also serve as an archive and display area for the pier’s local heritage.

Speaking as the transfer of ownership was confirmed, councillor Peter Chowney, Hastings Borough Council lead member for regeneration, said: “Today is a very important day in the history of Hastings Pier and a real cause for celebration.

It’s a major step forward in returning Hastings Pier to

its rightful place as a major attraction on our seafront.

“We are very pleased to have played an essential part in the process of securing the future of the pier and will remain committed to working with the Hastings Pier Charity.

A huge amount of work has gone into getting this result, and I would like to thank everyone involved.”

The CPO was put in place by Hastings Borough Council in support of the local ‘Save Our Pier’ campaign, which began in 2008. The pier’s future

was then rocked when the 140-year-old structure was almost completely destroyed by an arson attack in October 2010.

Hastings Pier Charity said the restoration project would boost the local jobs market during the reconstruction and, when completed, provide a significant lift for the seaside resort’s visitor numbers.

Simon Opie, the charity’s CEO, commented: “We’ll provide open space not just for promenading but for family and community celebrations; a real

attraction for tourists and a valuable asset for locals and the town. We want to offer a 21st century take on the traditional English pier and for it to be used often by locals and visitors alike, a ‘Peoples’ Pier’.” £14m has been raised for the project, with the majority of that coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund, as well as significant amounts from the Coastal Communities Fund, the Community Assets Fund, Hastings Borough Council and East Sussex County

Council’s East Sussex Invest fund.

Carole Souter, chief executive of HLF, said:“We are full of admiration for Hastings Pier Charity and its successful campaign to ensure a much-loved landmark is saved and restored to its rightful place at the heart of the community.

This ambitious project will also create jobs, opportunities for new skills to be mastered and provide the perfect environment for local people to get involved as things progress.”

New ‘leisure zone’ planned for Exmouth seafront REGENERATION

lans for a new £10m ‘Leisure Zone’ on Exmouth’s Pseafront Queen’s Drive have been drawn up and submitted

by East Devon District Council.

As well as a new amusement arcade and crazy golf, the zone would include two indoor adventure centres, parking for over 300 cars, retail areas and a watersports centre.

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many existing businesses face the possibility of being demolished, including the Exmouth Leisure Amusements FEC,

which would likely be relocated to the site’s new amusement arcade.

Council bosses have promised existing tenants that they would continue to be fully consulted on the plans before any final decisions are made.

A spokesman said: “Existing tenants, whom East Devon District Council have remained in close contact with, are also being encouraged to put forward their own detailed pro-

posals at this stage.”

Under the plans, Queen’s Drive would be diverted down what is currently the Madeira Bowls club/cricket club access road, before rejoining the existing carriageway at the western edge of Exmouth Fun Park.

Several zones would then be created in front of the road, where the coach and car park in front of Exmouth Leisure Amusements is located presently.

These zones would include the new amusement arcade, adventure golf and cycle parking, a gallery, shops and the watersports centre with a teaching area, before leading to the dunes and the beach.

Three new car parks would be created; a general car park with 250 spaces, a 60-space car park for the two adventure centres and a 20-space car park for the resort’s newly relocated rowing club.

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Great British Pub Sector Pubs given greater protection

BBPA calls for rates review

Pubs ‘must make digital shift’

Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis has announced the 100th pub to be listed as Asset of Community Value (ACV). Under new Community Right to Bid powers, listing a pub as an ACV with the council means the venue cannot be sold on without the local community being told.

The British Beer and Pub Association last week pressed the Pubs Minister to raise the plight of pubs as part of any cross-government review of business rates. “Business rates now account for well over 10 per cent of a pub’s operating costs,” said Andy Tighe, policy director for the association.

A new report has revealed that British pubs need to do more to keep up with the needs and demands made by the young, digitally-savvy population, putting them at risk of alienating this crucial target market and harming their long term survival hopes.

FIRST WORD

‘The income from machines is important to the economics of many pubs’

While some companies have changed their operating style over the last few years, gaming machines remain a key part of the entertainment mix in today’s pub sector. Jim Cathcart, pub operations policy manager for the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), explains.

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We have had an encouraging summer, and following the duty cut in the last Budget the sector is increasingly optimistic that as the economy recovers and consumers regain their confidence we will see better trading conditions.

The implementation of Machine Games Duty (MGD) was - and still is - an issue for pubs.The headache of registration was a particular problem in leased/tenanted and independent businesses, which make up 80 per cent of the sector, where advice and information on MGD was harder to disseminate.

In saying that, some of these pubs will be better off under MGD although there may be future issues with partial exemption - an area that very few people outside of VAT experts can get to grips with.As ever, this was a major change licensees had to deal with at a difficult economic time, and we will be pressing HMRC to let this tax bed in and not increase the rate going forward.

With regard to theTriennial,we have been pushing hard on £100 prize for Category C gaming machines. The income from machines is important to the economics of many pubs,and for some can have a key affect

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on their viability. BBPA members strongly agree with government’s recognition that an increase in prize to £100 would deliver significant benefit to the pub machine sector,as well as the resultant positive impact on manufacturers and the supply chain. Based on feedback from members and previous experience from 2009, we estimate a revenue uplift of 10 per cent over two years from a £100 prize increase. We are also currently updating the BBPA responsible management of machines code, which looks at social responsibility and preventing underage play.

Some companies have changed their operating style over the last few years to a more food-led approach and in these business models perhaps machines have declined in importance.However,machines remain a key part of the wide product and entertainment mix that a large amount of pubs offer,and are recognised as such.The BBPA has a panel dedicated to machines,where members are very active in all relevant issues and works to protect and promote gaming machines in pubs.

We want to be as transparent as possible around supply agreements on machines in the tenanted sector, and by including in the

Framework Code of Practice the fact that BBPA member companies have to be clear on the arrangements around amusement machines and how income is divided and shared.Huge progress has been made on version six of the Framework Code and the self regulatory systems around it,and as such we are very concerned around the damage a statutory code will do the sector - including abolition of the machine tie.

Tenants should be guaranteed an option as to whether they go free of tie on machines - as many companies already offer - but there are serious unforeseen consequences about removing the ability of pub companies to offer machines altogether.

There is a growing momentum among ministers and MPs in general that pubs really matter.The ending of the beer duty escalator was a big moment for the sector and we need to build on it.We need to persuade MPs that more red tape in terms of a statutory code is an unwelcome and unnecessary cost burden on the sector. If we can get a £100 prize for machines that will also be a positive step, and with a slowly improving economy we will be in a good place in the future.

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UK pubs well worth persisting with The British pub is of vital importance to the success of AWPs, SWPs, cue sports, jukeboxes and, since cigarette vending was outlawed, pull-tab lottery machines. Alex Lee takes a look at the state of the market which, despite some undeniable shrinkage, offers many opportunities for the right products and the savvy operation thereof. he British pub industry has suffered from a series of threats and challenges in recent times, but looking to the future the sector has much to be positive about. For example, over the last few years, the manufacturing output of Category C products has slowed, due in no small part to competition from FOBTs in the LBO sector and overall coin-op industry shrinkage due to arcade and pub closures, but there is no evidence to suggest that the quality of output has suffered.

Against this backdrop of declining annual sales across the Cat C sector one would reasonably expect investment in research and development to be similarly reduced. However, judging by the products and game content which has come to market this year, it would seem that innovation remains the lifeblood of coin-op within pubs, if not, certainly until the advent of the It’s Better Down The Pub campaign, the sector’s own ability to self promote.

The AWP and SWP sectors will inevitably enjoy some level of resurgence when the Triennial Review happens later this year and the maximum prize permitted from a Cat C machine rises from £70 to £100.The last lift, which took the maximum payout from £35 to £70, gave the sector a much-needed shot in the arm, so there is no reason why a further increase will not have the same effect.

In today’s smart phone age, there’s a growing appetite for digital-based content and this has been reflected in the emergence of video content in the AWP sector, although the pub staple of mech reel-based gaming has stood firm and in some ways has actually improved as it now has to stand up against a natural competitor, regardless of whose sales figures you choose to believe.

Of course, multi-game terminals are yet to dominate the pub market, but the overall depth and breadth of choice in the SWP sector is quite staggering - but, sadly, often not immediately apparent to the casual player.

While talk of closures and binge drinking dominated the headlines not so long ago, the pub sector has been slowly but surely reinventing itself for today’s harder-to-please clientele.The abolition of the Beer Duty Escalator and the

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reduction by 1p in price for a pint in March’s budget not only gave the pub sector some much-needed good publicity, but also saw the government give UK hostelries some tangible support and a recognition of the pub’s importance to the community - and the country’s economy.

With the likes of CAMRA, the BBPA and the ALMR consistently lobbying Parliament to give the pub sector a better deal, and the current It’s Better Down The Pub campaign in full swing,the sector does enjoy a vociferous bedrock of support.

With pub-based socialisation, eating and drinking, comes a need to get rid of that loose change and what better to deposit some of it in than an AWP,SWP,pool table coin mech, jukebox or pull-tab lottery machine? Apart from the latter, which has emerged as a natural replacement for cigarette vending, the above mentioned are the ‘industry standards’ or, from a player’s perspective, the quintessential loose change depositories.

Despite some heated debate based on established and new business models of coin-op machine operation in pubs, the sector has survived and will continue to do so thanks to solid manufacturing practices and plenty of creative thinking and old-fashioned graft along the length of the UK coinop supply chain.

Yes, while even the humble ‘pub fruity’ has a number of different styles to it - hi-tech, lo-tech, reel-based, video-based and community to name just five and the ‘quiz machine’ is gradually beginning to live up to its grandiose title of multimedia entertainment terminal, those involved in the manufacture, content provision and operation have the happy knack of knowing what pub-goers want, despite the demographic being a dramatically different one since the Smoke Ban came along and changed everything in 2007.

There are approximately 50,000 pubs trading in the UK at present - even the biggest cynic would agree that putting the right product out there can reap some staggering rewards.All the sector needs now is more footfall, and to encourage this it must learn how to better advertise itself to a new, younger audience and not just preach to the converted.

SWOT ANALYSIS BRITISH PUB SECTOR STRENGTHS • Pub sector has matured to the extent that different styles of pubs can be targeted more accurately in terms of what type of coin-op entertainment works • Strong, familiar brands such as Deal or no Deal, Rainbow Riches, Monopoly and Coronation Street • £1 universally seen as an ‘impulse spend’, therefore £1 - or 50p - per go acceptable to players WEAKNESSES • Competition from cheap supermarket alcohol and reduced consumer spend • Amount of ‘play time’ for money can be off-putting to casual player • Since smoke ban, many pubs have reinvented themselves as eateries, thus removing some of the coin-op machines OPPORTUNITIES • Community and multi-stake games on the rise • Updatable content via broadband internet connection reduces need for shipping, saves money and hastens arrival of new games, tournaments and music • Latest technical standards have given developers clear guidelines THREATS • Some pubs becoming more family dining-oriented, others closing • Cat B2 and B3 machines still offer bigger potential payouts

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TICKET-OUT SOLUTIONS

Helping hopper starvation become a thing of the past Pubcos across the UK have been quick to realise the benefits brought about by FutureLogic’s ticket-out solution, Ticket2Go. S-based FutureLogic has a longstanding reputation for being one of the leading providers of quality ticketing solutions to a U range of gaming sectors around the world.

Focusing on the future John McLoughlin, sales and marketing director of Bell-Fruit Games, discusses the group’s evolving role in the UK pubs sector. oinslot: What preparations have you made for the upcoming triennial review and how soon after its announcement will you feasibly be able to roll out new machines?

John McLoughlin:We plan to have new machines ready to launch as soon as the triennial review becomes active. In the same way, we are already working on kits for many of our back catalogue and intend to have many of these ready on day one of new stakes and prizes.

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digital and reel-based machines. Let the player decide!

CS: Are you looking at ways to attract more women to Cat C gaming, as it’s such a potentially massive audience?

JM: Our games are attractive to both men and women, but women are much more self-aware when playing machines and tend not to want to make themselves the centre of attention in a busy pub. It would be an interesting experiment to develop some machines with a more overtly female CS: What is your succession plan for the next friendly theme, but the problem is that when the ‘DOND’ ground breaking product? Can we expect number of machines in pubs is heavily regulated to see another game show/quiz show licence or we have to try to produce games that have universomething completely different?

JM:The DOND licence has been a huge success over sal appeal. many years and continues to be so - as is evidenced by the blistering performance of The Big One and CS: What are your plans for growth in 2014 now of Lucky Streak. However, we have also been very that you’re under the Novomatic umbrella? successful with many other licences, such as JM:We intend to grow by continuing to be the best Monopoly and Family Guy,not forgetting other pow- and to continue developing games that don’t just erful licences of our own such as Cops and Rob- perform on test but which are an excellent longbers. We are well prepared, whatever the future term investment for both the operator and the holds. Fundamentally, we have the best games team retailer or site owner. I was always taught that you in the land, and although a good licence is an asset, get what you pay for, and that is still true today. the most important factor is the quality and staying power of the game itself.

CS: BFG has enjoyed success for 50 years - now the celebrations are over, how important is it for the firm to retain its reputation and position in the CS: How many more years do you believe mech pub sector and what are its USPs today? reel-based gaming in pubs has left, and what would you say in support of this style of game?

JM: Even in the midst of our celebrations we were JM:We have always invested heavily both in reel- keen to point out that although it is absolutely right based and video technologies and we subscribe to to celebrate 50 years’ success in a volatile industry the view that the important thing is to recognise we can only spare a moment or two in looking back that we must support the player in what he is look- whilst wearing our rose-tinted glasses. Our efforts ing for. Many pubs that previously only offered digi- must be focused on the future,and this is something tal products are now moving back to having both we have never let slip from our minds.

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In the UK, the company’s Gen2 printer products are at the heart of many casinos’ ticket-in, ticket-out (TITO) applications. However, over recent years FutureLogic has been expanding its presence to other gaming sector around the country and, indeed, across Europe.

“The arcade and bingo sectors present a great opportunity for FutureLogic’s Ticket2Go solution, especially on B3 machines where the same hopper starvation problems are magnified,” said Nik Novak, regional sales manager for the group.

“There is enormous interest from these sectors for a solution and FutureLogic is actively engaged with the major retailers/operators to provide the most effective system. In the absence of any ticketing standard in the UK for Category C, D and B machines, FutureLogic has developed a the solution that is successfully undergoing field trials at the moment.”

FutureLogic has looked closely at the problem that all UK pub companies and operators have been facing since bill validators were introduced onto gaming machines: hopper starvation.

Anette Jauch, sales and marketing manager for the EMEA region, explained: “It is not long before the machine’s payout hopper runs empty or down to the £100 reserve level when the bill validator is disabled, depriving the player of this facility and so depressing income. Bar staff reluctantly have to keep refilling £1 coins, which often are in short supply and have to be purchased from the bank.

“The simple and cost effective solution from FutureLogic is Ticket2Go, which replaces the coin hopper with a PHub, (peripheral hub) that converts the existing payout message into a secure 2D barcode. The bolt-on Onyx printer from FutureLogic prints the 2D ticket, which the player can redeem for cash at the bar.

Ticket2Go is a simple and effective solution that requires no networks or software modifications. For the first time, Pubcos are able to interact with their players and have the opportunity to ‘upsell’ other services or promotions when the tickets are redeemed.”

According to both Novak and Jauch, where Ticket2Go has been installed in Pubcos there has been “complete acceptance” from both the players.

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NATIONWIDE OPERATORS

Levelling out the playing field

‘Fair competition in any industry is good’ Quality gaming equipment from both established manufacturers and new entrants to the market have been helping pub operators maximise their cash in box, according to John Appleton, director of electronic Leisure at Mitchells & Butlers. oinslot: What is the general feeling ‘on the ground’ when it comes to the health of the UK pubs sector?

John Appleton:The UK pubs sector has had a better summer due to the weather and the very much welcomed Beer Duty reduction in the Budget. Economic data indicates a fragile recovery, which is good news for the leisure industry.

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CS: Which gaming machines are currently your strongest performers, and which companies do you feel are releasing the most impressive coinop equipment for pubs?

JA:At present Bell-Fruit Games’ DOND The Big One is our strongest performer in volume.That said, Blueprint Gaming has made an impressive start, and their latest offering Alice and the Mad Hatter has started very well on test,as has Reflex Gaming’s Raiders of the Lost Tenners, but both need longer on our test before we would approve.

There are a number of companies releasing impressive Cat C product for pubs. It will be interesting to see which companies ‘come out of the blocks’ the best when they have a £100 jackpot to work with.

CS: Over recent months the AWP sector has seen a number of new entrants. Do you feel this new wave of companies have brought valuable competition to the sector?

JA: ‘Dongle Gate’ did provide a ‘wakeup’ call to retailers and suppliers, and necessity was certainly the mother of invention that led to new manufacturing start-ups and expansion of rebuild companies. We are expecting another new entrant that looks very promising in the next couple of months.

It would be conceited to say we have been working with these new entrants, but it is true to say we have been encouraging them for the last three years in some cases. Fair competition in any industry is good.

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sector in British pubs? What impact would the triennial review have on the sector?

JA: MGD became inevitable as the Treasury had to close the VAT loophole with substantial reclaims still in the pipeline as a result of the Linneweber case.We hope this will be successfully concluded in the not too distant future.The 20 per cent rate of MGD was set across the gambling industry and was therefore set far too high for pubs; our representations and protestations were not accepted by a Treasury that needed to set one industry rate and to fill a ‘black hole’ in the government’s finances.

We have no choice but to cope with the tax increase of MGD on Cat C machines. For SWPs the imposition of MGD may prove terminal, unless we can get better and fewer - but quality - games operating on this genre of machine that substantially lifts the cash box.

The government’s support for a £100 Cat C jackpot for pubs, like Beer Duty in the last Budget, is much needed and is greatly welcomed.The government has cleverly supported a £100 Jackpot as the beleaguered, yet important, pub sector generates significant employment and tax revenues as well as continuing to provide enjoyment and a social hub for communities.We hope that over two years £100 will grow income by 10 per cent.

CS: Finding the correct payout percentage for a pub is an important task. How do you go about finding the right balance?

JA: Over many years, and with each change in stake and prizes, we usually test alternative payout percentages; and of course listen to manufacturers.

We always defer to cash in box.That said, if there were historically a golden rule it would be 78 per cent for pub machines, with divergences from that over time depending on types of outlet and stakes and prize levels.With pub level stakes and prizes which are, much, much, lower that B2, for example, the casino style games with 97 per cent payout do not work in our experience as pub players are not there just to sit and gamble all day as it is not the primary purpose of a pub.

Peter Weir, CEO of the IOA Group, discusses the impact of Machine Games Duty on the UK pubs sector and the opportunities that would be brought about by new jackpot levels in the wake of a re-established Triennial Review.

Machine Games Duty (MGD) has impacted the pubs sector in many different ways and represented a significant bureaucratic “burden from a government which we were all led to believe was committed to the reduction of red tape.

We were also told that MGD was going to be tax neutral, but like many people in the industry I would love to understand on what basis that was calculated. Turning our attention to the Triennial, we have been working very closely with both our customers and our colleagues in the manufacturing sector in order to deliver products which really satisfy the needs of players and to establish a path way for the deployment of the new jackpots. The £100 prize level is a marketer’s dream, and I believe that game designers will be able to deliver a really positive gaming experience from what is, by comparison, a magical figure.

The IOA has accumulated years and years of experience and I am extremely confident that the logistics, as demanding as they are, will go smoothly. The timetable is important and we are in the process of having discussions with our customers in order to prepare for a range of scenarios when the date is confirmed.

The IOA is unique to the UK gaming sector. First of all, it is independent, ownership remains within the UK and it’s run by entrepreneurs - all of which help to explain why the IOA is so well represented within the only trade body which represents the UK machine sector.

The fact that so many IOA Group members have held senior positions in BACTA for so many years is a positive reflection on the strength and experience that IOA members provide the industry.

Although BACTA does have meetings with the BBPA and AMLR, I think we should all be working much closer together and bringing our joint strength to bear on the key political challenges we face. If we can mobilise our collective energy it has to be a win-win for the industry.

In terms of the current health of the British pub sector, there have definitely been some encouraging economic indicators, and you could argue that anything which results in more people having more disposable cash in their pockets or purses is a good thing.

However, the pub sector is not a homogeneous market, and what’s good for a pub’s turnover does not automatically mean good news for machine income.

The summer weather has served to drive people to pubs with gardens, when the machine sector actually wants people inside and playing. We are still in a very competitive market and the LBOs, many of which are located close to Public Houses and are able to offer a gambling proposition which puts the modest Cat C offering firmly in the shade.

The IOA welcomes the positive news on the economy but we are very aware of the ongoing competition from sectors which seem to have the dice firmly loaded in their favour.”

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GAME DEVELOPERS

Maintaining clear lines of communication

Establishing a sustainable route to market

RLMS Sales managing director Phil Boulton explains how the company continues to play a key role in the pub gaming sector supply chain.

Quentin Stott, managing director of Reflex Gaming, discusses his company’s decision to enter the pub-facing Category C market, and how this has itself become a catalyst for other companies looking to establish a presence in the sector.

he pub gaming sector is extremely important for RLMS Sales. Our core markets are AGCs, FECs, bingo and single site operators. The latter make up about half of our customer base. Granted, they don’t all buy new machines, but the beauty and value-add of RLMS Sales as a sales and distribution company is that we can sell new machines, trade-in used machines, refurbish and sell on to a secondary market.

With the pub retail sector still generating a replacement market which we believe to be circa 13,000 machines, this is extremely important for ourselves and, of course, our sister company, Bell-Fruit Games.As a group

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of companies our goal is to design,manufacture and sell the best hi-tech games to the pub sector and optimise our market share of this annual replacement market.

You don’t get to celebrate 50 years of trading without a huge amount of success under your belt, and I think the ‘magic’ of what makes one game out-perform another is possibly best kept in the secret toolbox of BellFruit’s design team.However,at face value,it has to be a combination of having the strongest licence ever - Deal or No Deal - the QPS brand.The company’s large games expertly interpreted in a whole number of design team helps to keep ideas fresh and ways,along with the likes of Monopoly,Cops challenging for the player.

RLMS and Bell-Fruit maintain a clear line ‘n’ Robbers and the variety of games under of communication. Irrespective of us being part of the same group, we tend to work very closely with all of our manufacturer partners.We organise formal monthly meetings as well as talking and seeing each other in-between. It’s essential. There’s always plenty going on, and as the sales company, we have a far reach into the market place and are honour bound to provide feedback between customer (operator) and manufacturer.

Regarding Machine Games Duty (MGD), our immediate customers that we sell to single site operators - can still reclaim the VAT on the purchase cost of the machines, so they have not been impacted in the same way as, say, an AGC, who can’t. In terms of the pub retailer, certainly tenancies should also be able to reclaim the VAT on the rent they are charged through the de-minimis rule. The removal of the fixed AMLD has afforded the opportunity of slightly increasing density in pubs where previously only one machine was viable.These venues may now site two, or previously unviable pubs may try a machine.This will take time to filter through,as the focus for the first few months was on the registration process for MGD. Most stakeholders are looking forward to the triennial and the high expectation for Cat C moving to £100 prize. I know some games designers are already in their creative zone as to how they can best utilise this new stake and prize.Whilst still at the low end of the stake and prize scale (compared with other categories) the £100 simply has to have more appeal,even to the casual player than £70. Note to DCMS: on the first day back from parliamentary recess, Say ‘Yes’ to the Gambling Commission’s recommendation and we may have a fighting chance to get a few new £100 games tested over Christmas ready for the January trade shows!”

The reason why we at Reflex Gaming started to produce Category C “machines is because we recognised that the market was faced with the possibility of a sole supplier. Following discussions with some forward-thinking operators who had concerns over the situation, we agreed to establish a sustainable route to market for our machines. This has definitely been a catalyst for other parties to look at returning to pub machine supply.

From sole supply, we are now moving towards a situation where we could see suppliers in double digits competing for market share. Ultimately, this has to be a good thing, but with a limited market to be had, sustainability of supply will be the next issue.

The pub sector remains a major priority for Reflex Gaming and is a big focus for our company. We continue to make a significant investment squarely targeted at this side of the industry. Over the past year or so, I really think Reflex has demonstrated a number of key qualities that are vital for competing in the supply of machines to the pub sector. Firstly, we’ve produced some excellent, high-performing machines. Secondly, we’ve been able to flex our production capability to cope with the increased requirements for our machines. Lastly, we’ve kept a significant presence ever since the moment we entered the sector through regular product launches.

We work with operators in discussing percentage payout and, for example, in increasing percentage in line with stake.

However, it is the pub retailer who usually decides what to run their estate on, so building in flexibility is vital from a manufacture and design perspective.

Simon Dawson heads up our design and development team. Internally, he is ably assisted by game play testers, plus software and mechanical engineers, who all voice their thoughts and views about our products, and various competitors’ games.

Externally, we have a lot of conversations with our operating customers and often they spark some inspiration too, but it’s Simon who steers the final design direction, and in my opinion he is the most talented and rounded gaming machine development person in the business.”

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All strands must collaborate For the SWP sector to thrive in today’s market, believes Games Warehouse’s Nick Hardy, collaboration between content providers, operators and pubcos is vital - as well as proactive promotional activity and widespread broadband use. pub sector still provides our core business - 90 per cent of our income “andThe the Paragon is still very much a big deal for us.Approximately 10,000 Paragons are out on site and around 97 per cent of these are in pubs.

Million Pound Drop is the best SWP game ever and the overall quality of our content has improved considerably in the nine years we’ve been in this business. It appeals to young,aspirational types which is precisely the audience the pub sector should be looking to attract. We offer a greater variety of games and content styles than before, they’re more user-friendly and they’ve stayed at 50p since the Paragon was invented.

The single biggest contributory factor to income in SWPs is footfall. Games Warehouse cannot influence this. Our new games Pointless and The Chase, however, are of sufficient quality, and relevance, to improve cashbox takings. Pointless is quite an intellectual challenge, while everyone understands the concept of The Chase - in other words, beating the fat bloke to the prize.

Regardless of how strong the licence is, the game has to be good for it to stimulate cashbox earnings. All the brand does is attract the first coin.

We’ve found that our games appeal to the 30-plus demographic, but it’s the under-30s who frequent the pubs that the pub industry as a whole, including pubcos and operators, must make a concerted effort to attract.The 30-40 year-olds don’t go to pubs as often because of having children and work commitments, but the pubcos provide services best suited to that demographic.

With 18-25s immersed in social media, they have no need to retain information as all they have to do is Google it on their smartphone. It is for this reason that we’re looking to provide content more relevant to them, and which moves away from the Q&A model. Feedback from a focus group we held recently was overwhelmingly that there had to be a relationship created

between the terminal and their smartphones going forward.

We have added a texting element to our National Skill Challenge, and we’ll be looking at how well-received this has been soon.

For SWPs to succeed, pubcos must promote their pubs better and get more people in. POS material above the terminal is no use as you’re preaching to the converted.

We’d like to see adverts in the men’s toilets, or on the bar staff’s t-shirts, promoting new content as that is where people are going to notice it.

The pub sector must embrace the opportunities that non-cash payments bring, by offering alternative payment methods (via Paypal on smartphones for example) and advertising the fact that they’re available on the premises and on the terminals.

If there’s £100 in a Paragon, the pub gets £50. It stands to reason that the cost of promotional activity must be shared as only the retailer can influence the footfall.All we can attempt to influence the demographic and their lifestyle choices.

The pub sector as a whole (content provider, pubco, operator) must work together to deliver something that arrests the decline in SWP cashboxes and turn the performance indicators back in the right direction.GamesWarehouse cannot do this alone - it’s not our responsibility to ensure every pub has broadband.

Every AWP, SWP and jukebox in every pub should be linked via the same broadband connection, so that all machines can receive updates easily. There should be universal, generic and consistent broadband for everyone. It would enable us to create live peer-to-peer content. Only 10 per cent of Paragons are online - this is the responsibility of the pr~operty owners.

Internet access nowadays is a utility like electricity and water. We can’t turn the Paragon’s performance around without fast and reliable 24/7 online connectivity.

It’s no different to setting up a wireless network at home. We could completely reinvent tournament play.

We’re the only company in the UK which is committed totally to creating SWP content.A panel of six, including marketers, graphic artists and programmers, meet to discuss new content ideas once a month. It’s up to Games Warehouse to pro-

vide relevant content to younger pub goers and it’s up to the industry as a whole to promote itself, both in terms of increasing footfall in the first instance and then promoting what’s on offer once they’re inside the door.”

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The Biré jukebox from Arión is, according to Affordable Leisure, the ideal product for pub operators looking for a quality, low cost music solution.

National distributor AMG Leisure prides itself on offering some of the best product variation for the single site market.

n the current economic climate, pub operators, like many in the leisure industry, are constantly looking for ways to save money.

Developed by Arión of Mexico and available in the UK market through Affordable Leisure, the Biré jukebox comes in at a price point that is affordable for all pub operators.

The small and compact Biré jukeboxes weigh just 25kg,have a height of just 65cm and a width of 50cm.The jukeboxes are renowned for their reliability and look good in any establishment.

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Affordable Leisure also offers a conversion kit that allows operators to turn their old touchscreen cabinet into a powerful jukebox Arión Music UK is fully licensed by the PPL and has a dedicated team that provides customer support.“We at Arión Music UK and Affordable Leisure UK believe that the only way to move a business forward is not only to sell a good products but to be proactive and to offer a second to none after service supplying the music,” the companies said.“As every operator and publican will know, the music updates and content on the jukeboxes is the key factor to them and the end user.

ith single site operations being a key focus for AMG Leisure, the company W offers a great choice of front line AWPs, “Our company philosophy is to build a personal and professional relationship with our customers, based on their markets requirements needs and concentrate and make our best effort to accomplish our customer’s goals within the minimum time.We create a partnership with our operators providing exactly what they ask for.We adapt ourselves to fulfil their needs.”

BELL-FRUIT GAMES

BFG is leading the Cat C charge Deep into its 50th year of trading, Bell-Fruit Games continues to ramp up its presence in the UK pub gaming sector. hen it comes to highearning, consistently W appealing Category C product for the Great British pub sector, BellFruit Games is at the top of its game.The Nottingham-based manufacturer is currently deep into its 50th year of trading and enjoying a sustained run of success thanks to a compelling blend of licensed and generic AWP styles.

As Coinslot went to press this week, BellFruit’s latest licensed models to grace the pub sector comprised Deal Or No Deal The Big One and Deal Or No Deal Lucky Streak.

Both games demonstrate, once again, the incredible pulling power of the Endemol licence and the ability to keep players entertained for longer.

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DOND Lucky Streak comes in Cat C format with the ability to switch to Cat D if necessary. Players aim to collect three Phones for the DOND super feature, while DOND Shots improved the value of the super feature.

They can also light the Red Boxes to increase the value of the winning streak.

DOND The Big One, itself switchable to Cat D, also comes packed with the usual array of enticing features and options designed to

keep players engaged and spending.

What Bell-Fruit has managed to cleverly achieve is to remain absolutely faithful to the entertainment value inherent in the DOND brand. Sales and Marketing director John McLoughlin explained: “Right from the very beginning and through to our latest two models,the design DNA that sets DOND apart from the competition is instantly recognisable. The values that make DOND so appealing to a global TV audience have not been lost in translation when applied to the gaming machine environment.”

He added:“The integrity of that lineage becomes even more apparent when you look at exactly how those games perform in comparison to the competition. Other games might look like DOND and to some extent they might even have a similar feel.

But while imitation should always be regarded as the sincerest form of flattery, there’s no substitute for the real thing, especially in a commercial environment as tough and demanding as the pub sector where games must prove they are more than just an overnight sensation.”

distributing products Bell-Fruit Games, JPM International and Crystal.

According to AMG, Deal or No Deal The Big One from Bell-Fruit is currently performing “exceptionally well” across the board and orders are now being taken for mid-September delivery after receiving large number of retailer approvals.

From Crystal, both Sheer Luck Holmes and the Great Escape are on industry test with a couple of early approvals for The Great Escape. “The Crystal brand looks set to be a long term success, so watch this space,” said AMG. “An additional benefit is that all these products will also be kitted to the new £100 jackpot when the times comes, meaning the customer will get a futureproofed machine, whichever they choose.”

Over recent months, AMG has been proactive in promoting the benefits of prize novelty product to the single site operators who are trying to maximise incomes from their sites.

The company’s David Bowman said: “LAI Games’ Balloon Buster has been a stand-out machine this year and has primarily been sited at the coastal FECs. However, forward-thinking single site operators have also seen large cashbox returns when siting the machine into the pub market.

“Set up and positioned in the right location, the Balloon Buster can replace SWP positions that are tired and rejuvenate the revenues that was once previously seen on these sites.

AMG has just taken another shipment of Balloon Busters this week, and they are available for immediate delivery.

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Seven game jackpots from Jabro The latest Jackpot 70 Category C and Jackpot 250 Category B4 product range from Jabro Games is now available both direct from the manufacturer and through distributor, RLMS Sales. launching the new dual-screen digital products earlier this year, both Jackpot 70 Category C and Jackpot 250 Category B4 products have become best sellers for SSouthince Wales-based Jabro Games.

“With a good mix of games on the menu, operators are now aware how well the products are performing on a variety of sites and are also seeing that these machines can stay on the same site for much longer periods,” said Jabro Games managing director, Tony Brookes “The recent addition of some new games, such as Cash Pot Roulette, feature progressive cash pots and a skill stop feature, taking the player to a full FOBT-style roulette table.

“Also, featuring the latest video hi-tech, multi-stake slot, Bob the Landlord with a wonderful 3D animated character and the Bag It or Bin It feature.The Jackpot 70 and Jackpot 250 packages now have seven proven games on the menu. Featuring multi-line casino style slots, poker and blackjack games we have the best in class available with absolutely no additional dongle fees to consider.”

Jabro has also recently released the product range on a casinostyle dome top cabinet with high capacity hopper and a note validator fitted as standard, which is ideal for club locations looking for a complete ‘casino in the club’ style product.These are also available for arcade and bingo locations which require a higher percentage payout version on all games.

The company offers this product range with option of upgrading to the NV11 note recycler for note payout functionality.

Brookes added:“With easy payment terms, giving the option to spread payment for machines over 12 months and with a full 12-month warranty, alongside a first class aftersales service and product support which we know other companies simply can’t compete with. We also keep a good stock of products at the factory so they are always available for delivery at short notice.”

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Games Warehouse delivers more to the UK SW A trio of outstanding new games will be added to Games Warehouse’s Paragon stable next month. s the UK SWP sector works hard to regain its strength, the key to cashbox recovery and future growth will be high quality game content. Players of all ages and types will always want the biggest names and the best and most original games.

September sees Games Warehouse release the new v7.0 software update for Paragon, underlining the company’s commitment to the SWP sector and willingness to invest in the brands and partnerships that are instantly recognisable to all consumers.

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continues to promise the best of the best the best brands, the best third party games and the best new ideas,”said the company’s Nick Hardy.“On v7.0 this means three outstanding new SWP games: Pointless, The Chase and Pop Quiz.

Pointless and The Chase are hugely popular TV game show brands from Endemol/BBC and ITV Studios respectively and Pop Quiz is a brilliant music quiz from the makers of the all-time classic, Pub Quiz. In terms of content and commitment,it would be difficult to deliver more to the market.”

Hardy added:“For those operators who

activate the Casino (Cat C) Zone within their Paragon Menus, there is a real treat on v7.0.In partnership with the original developer, Games Warehouse has produced a fully Cat C compliant version of one of the greatest ever SWP concepts,Texas Hold’em Poker.This will sit alongside the top performing Roulette and Blackjack games in this ‘Zone’ that so many Paragon operators have activated with great success.

“The Great British Pub may be going through a tough time but it remains one of the cornerstones of our society and the place where British people go to ‘play’. It is also the cornerstone of the Games Warehouse business, as positive and proactive single site operators will see when they get their hands on this new v7.0 Paragon software.”

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Fully integrated with GeWeTe’s Cash Center money changer, Ticket2Go provides an automated ticket redempsmall to medium-sized gaming sites. It tion function. This integrated has been specifically designed to supsolution allows operators to optiport a wide range of legacy analogue mise their onsite operation and and modern digital machines operated reduce operating costs. The abilthroughout the UK, Europe and other ity to transition from a coin to parts of the world that are installed with ticket payout operation provides ccTalk and Parallel/Pulse coin hoppers numerous proven benefits and or which support SAS Protocol, making enables operators to optimise their it the only networkless ticket-out payexisting machine operation and take ment solution that works with both advantage of significant benefits and state-of-the-art as well as legacy savings associated with ticketing. machines.

Based on the industry’s leading Multi-lingual and multi-currency, Ticket2Go can be installed across multi- and proven FutureLogic ticket printing technology - and with over 1.5 milple sites enabling operators to replace lion printers installed in gaming coin payout technology with a simple operations around the world - the Onyx ticket-based solution.

Ticket2Go is an effective and easy-to- printer is FutureLogic’s chosen printer install and use ticket payout solution that for Ticket2Go installations. The Onyx printer can either be mounted inside the can be deployed across the entire machine or externally in a robust side gaming floor and allows operators to box. FutureLogic offers a secure and take advantage of the benefits associautomated solution for operations or ated with ticketing, which include increased revenues and reduced opera- venues.

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Reflex takes Category C gaming to the next level Reflex Gaming is helping UK pub operators bolster their revenues with a range of innovations in the Category C sector. s the UK pub industry looks towards the upcoming Triennial Review, A Reflex Gaming continues its focus of developing a wide range of high performance Category C machines to maximise revenues.

The current crop of products includes Caveman Cash, Jackpot Island, Raiders of the Lost Tenners and Galloping Jackpots, and Reflex continues to release one new analogue model a month. In addition, the DigiSlots Digital Category C product goes from strength to strength.

“The whole industry is on a learning curve with digital Category C product, but DigiSlots is consistently performing well and we are keeping a high refresh rate of two games a month,including digital versions of our current reel-based offerings.This approach is paying dividends,” said Reflex Gaming managing director, Quentin Stott.

“Overall we are maintaining a very good share of the Category C market and, like the rest of the sector, we are looking forward to the impact of the Triennial Review and the challenges this will bring in terms of game design. We are confident that we can help our customers take the best possible advantage from this welcome change.”

Beyond the Triennial, Reflex is also finding time to think about the future of the UK pub sector with a number of innovations. Previously, these have included a ‘managed’ and ‘tenanted’ option switch setting. “In tenanted pubs the footfall can be less than in managed sites,” Stott said. “We felt therefore it would be more popular if we flattened out the highs and lows of the gameplay to allow more regular payouts.This has been incredibly well received in tenanted premises.”

Reflex has also introduced operator selectable hopper levels ranging from £250 to £500, which are also designed to help tenanted

premises, where in comparison to managed pubs,there may not be an employee available to regularly fill up the £350 float as part of their duties.“In tenanted pubs it is not uncommon for float levels to drop towards the end of the week, leading ultimately to coin starvation,” Stott said.“A bigger float can stop the machine from being out of service at the busiest times.These are simple issues but I feel they show our willingness to engage with the sector.”

Reflex is also working hard on the development of a new cabinet for its reelbased Category C machines, which will mark the biggest progression in technology for this sector in a number of years.

“This will not only free us up from having to source base cabinets for our developments, it will allow us to move the capability of reel-based Category C machines to another level. We look forward to unveiling it to our customers in due course,” Stott said.

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5. Any player booked during a match will lose one point.

6. Any player sent off during a match will lose three points (This sanction will remain even if the referee’s decision is later rescinded on appeal).

7. Any player scoring an own goal will lose three points 8. Any player missing a penalty in either normal time or a penalty shootout loses two points.

9. Any goalkeeper or defender who plays a full 90 minutes and keeps a clean sheet will receive four points and two points if they only play a part match.

10. Any goalkeeper or defender get 0 points if their team concedes one goal (not including penalty shoot-outs).

11. Any goalkeeper or defender will lose a point for each goal conceded after the first goal their team concedes (not including penalty shoot-outs).

12. Any goalkeeper that saves a penalty will receive five points (including penalty shoot- outs).

13. Any player not playing for any reason scores no points for the games they miss.

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This will allow you to change your formation if required (only 4-4-2 or 4-4-3) but all teams must still be within the £50m budget 15. Up to three transfers are permitted in the October transfer window and the remainder during the February transfer window,– if the maximum three transfers are done in October you will only have three transfers to play with in February!

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19. In the FA Cup replays are counted as separate matches.

20. Total value of team must not exceed £50 million.

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24. You may enter as many teams as you wish 25. In the event of a draw, prize money will be divided equally.

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Comment Lessons to be learned from railway stations

alex lee comment don’t tend to use the train to travel around much these days, usually preferring to drive. I had a trip out last week, however, which involved a couple of changes, so in total I spent a short time in four different stations. What struck me about three of the four - Manchester Piccadilly, Sheffield and Derby - was how high-tech, clean, wellsignposted and welcoming they are. The above mentioned trio all boasted the kind of shops and amenities you’d expect at busy transport hubs.The fourth - Stoke-on-Trent - is to be fair a bit of a throwback.

Despite being reasonably well-looked after, it’s basically a spit and polish job on a 165-year-old station.

Dislaimer - I’m not a train spotter. I can’t afford the snorkel jacket, glasses and flares.

While England’s train stops may seem irrelevant to a comment piece in a coin-op industry paper, easy comparisons can be drawn with the current coin-op scene in the UK and what it means to paying customers. Railway stations do have a competitive advantage in terms of footfall as they have a captive audience, inasmuch as regardless of whether you actually spend any time (and money) there you have to visit the station if you want to travel to - or

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change at - that town or city.

Arcades, FECs, bowling alleys, pubs, bingo halls, working men’s clubs et al don’t have this privilege.

What can be said of all these, however, is that anyone who is prepared to part with some loose change by shoving it into a coin mech, would prefer to do so in a welcoming,clean, safe, amenity-packed environment. The ‘investment factor’ can of course be extended to towns, particularly those on the coast which have become famous for their coin-op offering. No-one has vast, bottomless pits of cash to throw at their premises, or their town, we know this, but it’s human nature to linger somewhere that’s more pleasant and offers more ‘stuff to do’ (or play on) than the next.

Once again, I find myself making a massively around-the-houses point, but the bottom line is that investment can make a huge, positive, difference to the ambience and attractiveness of any location.We can all challenge our MP to ask for him or her to encourage investment in our own constituency, but on a micro-level we must challenge ourselves by asking: “Is my arcade/FEC/bowling alley/pub/bingo hall/working men’s club really any better than the one just down the road?”

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“Mmm... won’t be staying here long.”

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Employees of a coast returned to the bingo

alex lee media watch and former staff of Exmouth’s seafront bowling Salleytaff complex have expressed their upset about being owed thousands of pounds in wages by the former business directors, according to the Exeter Express and Echo.

Isaac Robb, who ran the high-profile facility with his wife Grainne, admitted he left the business last month without paying ‘a lot’ of staff and suppliers.

Robb previously said he felt he had ‘no option’ but to leave following communication with Mark Quinn of Harlequinns Bowling and Leisure Ltd, the developer behind the multimillion-pound complex on July 15.

The Robbs, directors of Palmera Enterprises, had been running Coast Café Bar Bowl since it opened on Boxing Day. When the Echo contacted Robb, he refused to comment on whether he had filed for bankruptcy or if he

intended paying those he owed money to.

According to Companies House, Palmera Enterprises is still active. No accounts have been filed for the company.

Since the Robbs’ departure, Quinn has taken over the running of the complex.

Alex Chambers said he started work as a chef in June and is owed about £2,172 in unpaid wages. “I was looking forward to working there and was working 13 or 14-hour days,” said Chambers. “I feel really, really annoyed, I’ve done all this work for nothing.”

Matt Amos was employed as café manager from January until the beginning of June and is among those owed wages.

He said he is owed about £1,300 in wages, holiday pay and lieu time.

Amos has expressed his gratitude to Quinn for offering his job back. “I enjoyed my work there but it was difficult,” said

Amos, who has worked in catering for six years and held a managerial position for two years at a previous establishment.

Samijo Cragg started working as a waitress in January and became one of the café managers. She said she is owed about £1,500 in wages and holiday pay.

She said she is struggling to pay her bills and has been worried about being able to cover the costs of her mortgage.

Cragg has continued working for Quinn as a team leader. “I’ve never been through something like this before so it’s hard to know what to do,” she said.

Meanwhile, Worksop, Creswell and Mansfield bingo halls feature in the latest project by photographer Michael Hess according to Worksop Today.

He was commissioned by website PlayingBingo.co.uk to capture the culture behind these four walls and lift the hood on the popular game.

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“I was eavesdropping on a crime that was taking place in the local bookmakers where a punter who had lost a lot of money on the machines was throwing chairs around and smashing things up.”

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“I have been a big supporter of this campaign and have made my points very clear to successive ministers. I believe cutting VAT will increase levels of incoming tourism, making the United Kingdom much more attractive to visit. Incoming tourism is new money into the economy of this country and should be encouraged where possible.”

Vigilance urged ahead of August Bank Holiday

PAUL MAYNARD, CONSERVATIVE MP FOR BLACKPOOL NORTH AND CLEVELEYS, EXPRESSES HIS SUPPORT FOR THE CUT TOURISM VAT CAMPAIGN

“The increase in tax liabilities will in most cases encourage companies to reduce marketing expenditure, potentially lower player promotions and increase their exposure outside of the UK. We believe that the impact of the tax could be detrimental for small players with low margins, as less profitable operators will be forced to exit the industry.

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Operators will have until Sept. 30 to comment on the government‚s plan. Hills‚ chief exec Ralph Topping has previously suggested that a European Commission challenge may be in the offing, based on operators‚ belief that the plan is more about revenue generation than consumer protection, which would run counter to European Union edicts.

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yees of a coastal bowling complex have been left in the lurch, while a photographer has ed to the bingo halls of the UK to recapture their unique atmosphere.

These atmospheric snapshots provide a photographic trip into a typical session at bingo halls across the UK. Across 13 clubs and 88 photographs, Hess has created an evocative and visually appealing record of one week in April 2013.

It comes five years after he shot the bulk of the photos for his book Bingo And Social Club which featured bingo halls in Biggleswade, Bedworth, Coalville, Hinckley, Nuneaton, Rushden, Skegness, South Shields and Worksop.

This new series features photos of Top Ten Bingo on Newcastle Avenue, Worksop, Regors Bingo and Social Club in Creswell and The Strand Bingo and Social Club in Shirebrook near Mansfield. Michael said he had wanted to photograph Top Ten and The Strand for the first book, but had not been allowed in.

“I wanted to photograph

these two beautiful halls for the book but their managers didn’t give me permission,” he said.

“Since then, The Strand has closed down, and has remained empty for 18 months. Everything’s still in there as it was.

The Top Ten Bingo is still open but it’s a shame it’s not featured in the book because it really is a neon light heaven.”

Five years ago the players sat smoking while they played, but since the smoking ban they no longer can. Today, players use electronic bingo devices which did not feature back then.

And a younger audience appears to show the game’s attempts to reach out beyond its traditional audience, sitting next to the familiar faces of the older generation.

“Michael successfully manages to get under the skin of the game and create an engaging and unique view with his work,” said David Lloyd, founder and curator at PlayingBingo.co.uk.

“There is little in the way of documentary photography at the country’s many halls, and with the loss of many already, it’s a way of life that in some cases has long gone.”

But it is not all doom and gloom. The photos show camaraderie, a sense of community, entertainment and smiles. A night at the bingo is a break away from home in a safe and welcoming environment.

Hess has also kept a strong focus on the buildings themselves, the details and structure that go into giving halls a unique vibe of their own.

The Gambling Commission has issued a reminder on underage controls ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend.

julia mackisack politics ith the August Bank Holiday approaching, W gambling operators are reminded of their responsibility to ensure that children and young persons are not allowed access to agerestricted gambling premises and products.

This reminder comes on the back of initial results of the Commission’s latest test purchasing exercise where we have been working with local authorities and police across England and Wales to test the effectiveness of underage gambling policies and procedures.

The tests have focused on access to gaming machines,to assess the ability of licensees to identify and prevent underage gambling without the tester seeking out interaction with staff while on the premises.

Tests of smaller adult gaming centre and betting

shop operators this summer have indicated that there are some weaknesses in identifying and challenging young persons who enter premises in order to play a gaming machine. In over half of tests conducted,young persons were able to access premises and play gaming machines without any challenge being made.

These early results broadly reflect the Commission’s concerns that certain sub-sectors of the industry, for example where there is no use of third-party test purchasing provided by trade associations or other organisations, may not have sufficient safeguards in place to prevent underage gambling.

The Commission hopes to see improvements in results as its rolling programme of test purchasing continues.

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Newsweek A FOCUS ON ENTERTAINMENT he Novomatic Group of Companies, E-Service and Suzo-Happ have confirmed they will be exhibiting at Entertainment Arena Expo, which takes place at the Romexpo Fair Ground in Bucharest, Romania, on September 3-5. The exhibition gathers producers and distributors of casino games, games of chance, bets, video games distributors, casino furniture, pool tables and related leisure products. Event organiser, Expo 24 Romania, said.

“In three days, they can get information about products, technologies and opportunities offered by the Romanian gaming industry.”

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PlayFair takes place next month ow in its sixth year, the annual PlayFair exhibition will be showcasing the latest developments in play equipment, spaces and safety surfacing on September 3-5.

PlayFair, the UK’s largest annual trade event for those involved in the children’s play equipment and safety surfacing, takes place at Royal Windsor Racecourse, Berkshire,on September 3-5.Running parallel with the SALTEX show and now in its sixth year, PlayFair showcases the country’s latest innovations.

Members from the Association of Play Industries (API) will be displaying the latest developments in play equipment, spaces and safety surfacing.As the voice of the UK play industry, the API represents manufacturers,installers,designers and distributors of outdoor and indoor play equipment and safety surfacing. It campaigns at the highest levels for

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SLOT SUMMIT MOVES TO FRANCE Following a successful 2012 event in Dortmund, Germany, the European Casino Association’s (ECA) annual Slot Summit is set to take place in Enghien-les-Bains, France, on December 10-12.

Through simultaneous translation, French and English-speaking experts will be leading delegates through a wide range of subjects aimed at improving their gaming floors - through effective marketing, performance assessment and matching player profile to game type. The programme also includes product presentations from the leading slot manufacturers and over the three days delegates, speakers and sponsors will enjoy the chance to meet and discuss the challenges faced by the modern casino and the opportunities that are available though new technology. FutureLogic, Eurocoin, MEI, Suzo-Happ are counted among the sponsors of the event.

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“With a mixture of outdoor play equipment and networking with industry professionals,the expression fun in the sun has never been more apt,”the API said.“Visitors can network with all the major outdoor children's play equipment companies at one time and place.”

Guangzhou on September 24-25, the show gathers leading amusement product manufacturers from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea, providing buyers a one-stop shopping destination with diversified purchasing choices.

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