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The future of the remote gam REACTION
Under the new regime, businesses wishing to advertise or provide remote gambling services to consumers in Great Britain will be required to obtain a licence from the Gambling Commission to do so. In connection with the new ‘point of consumption regime’, the Gambling Commission has already implemented a raft of changes to licensing conditions that remote gambling operators will have to adhere to. Further changes
to the gambling software licensing regime do not take effect until March 31, 2015. After the verdict was announced, a spokesperson for the GBGA said that they were disappointed with Justice Green’s ruling. He said that the UK had an opportunity to introduce a cross-border regulatory regime which would benefit consumers and the industry alike. The GBGA maintains that the new legislation is not in the best interests of UK gamblers, but it will not appeal the verdict.
Project poker range defies conventional wisdom DISTRIBUTION
LMS Sales is aiming to dispel what might be described as an R urban myth at this week’s Autumn Coin-op Show at Stamford Bridge,namely that the game of poker is less popular outside of big cities like London.Taking up the story was managing director Phil Boulton who has assembled a strong line-up of poker themed Cat C products for the inaugural ACOS. He commented: “We have an incredibly exciting range of games from the Project stable that have already whetted the appetite of players in the AGC sector of the market. Leading the charge in the £100 Cat C range is Find The Lady, followed by Chase The Ace and Golden Joker, each of which will be shown at ACOS this week. “It’s long been conventional ‘wisdom’ that games featuring poker seem to struggle for acceptance outside of the big cities such as London. However, that does not tally with the experience of our customers, whose feedback clearly suggests other-
wise. We have had reports indicating the exact opposite - they claim that poker can and does work brilliantly in the AGC environment. “We offer a warm welcome to those who might doubt whether or not poker is right for their operation to come and speak to us atACOS and see what’s on offer from Project.We’re hearing some great success stories regarding Poker and we’re committed to making it work.” In contrast to the poker theme, RLMS has high expectations at ACOS for Supernova Games’ Skill Ball Zingy 2, the follow-up to the phenomenally successful SWP Skill Ball Zingy.According to Boulton, this new version takes all the best elements of the original to a whole new level with a‘two-card’ format that offers ‘many more ways for the player to win’. He added that there will be some availability to purchase before Christmas and that, crucially, it is priced identically to Skill Ball Zingy.
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ote gambling landscape The DCMS said the delayed reforms will now become effective from November 1, 2014. “We welcome the judgment,” a DCMS spokesperson said in a statement. “We now look forward to the commencement of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act on November 1, which will strengthen protection for consumers in Britain by ensuring that all remote gambling operators will be subject to robust and consistent regulation.”
ACOS ‘a crucial indicator’ EVENTS
utumn Coin-op Show organA iser, Karen Cooke, has declared this week’s new trade event at Chelsea as“a crucial indicator for January 2015”. Cooke told Coinslot: “The Autumn Coin-op Show is a chance to engage the operators and discuss what has worked, what the players are enjoying and new ideas for games and content.” The show organiser is buoyant about the prospects for both the show and the industry at large. She added:“I think the industry is in such an important place at this moment that any gathering, any assembly, any networking opportunity has to be worth it.We have a new CEO at BACTA,re-invigorated bingo and parks associations - in fact, trade politics is looking very healthy at the moment.There is a strong, spirited force driving through them and plenty of work for them to do.That will certainly engender discussion.” Hopeful of ACOS becoming a fixture on the coin-op event calendar, Cooke concluded: “I’d love the show to be huge and deliver every one of the targets we have set, but it has to work for the industry.”
Gibraltar challenge to UK Gambling Act rejected LEGISLATION
A legal challenge to the UK (Licensing and Advertising) Gambling Act 2014 by the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association has been rejected by the Royal Courts of Justice in London. r Justice Green has rejected the GBGA’s legal challenge to the UK (Licensing and Advertising) Gambling Act 2014. The Act requires remote gambling operators not physically located in the UK to obtain licences to provide an online gambling service to UK gamblers and to pay a point of consumption tax of 15 per cent on the profitsmade from their UK operations. Legislation was due to take effect on October 1 but, after the legal challenge to theAct by the GBGA,a hearing took place at the Royal Courts of Justice in London and implementation of the legislation was delayed until November 1. The GBGA represents a number of remote operators based in Gibraltar, including 888, Bet365, Betfair, Bwin, Ladbrokes, Victor Chandler and William Hill. On behalf of these firms, the GBGA took legal action on the grounds that the implementation of a 15 per cent tax would create an unfair advantage to UK-based operators and that the UK GamblingAct was illegitimate,disproportionate and discriminatory interference with the right to free movement of services guaranteed by Article 56 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union. The GBGA suggested an alternative“passport solution”for regulating online gambling in the UK that would create a consistency of regulation between what was already in place in Gibraltar and what was being proposed in the new Act.The GBGA also claimed that this solution would impose a more proportionate burden on its members. After the two-day hearing at the end of September, Mr Justice Nicholas Green announced that he would not be able to make a decision on the case until after October 1. The Act was delayed by one
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month pending his verdict,and on October 10 Justice Green released a 96 page decision rejecting the GBGA arguments. In the paper,Justice Green found that the GBGA had failed to show that the new legislation was unlawful under UK or EU law - pointing out that Gibraltar was not a full member of the EU anyway. The judge wrote that the UK Gambling Act served a series of legitimate objectives and was neither disproportionate nor discriminatory.
In respect of the GBGA’s proposed passport solution, Green wrote that it would fail to meet the objectives of theAct or prove effective or achievable without significant bureaucracy or extra cost.He concluded by dismissing the GBGA’s concerns that the UK regulator will find it difficult to hold companies to account in jurisdictions outside the EU. Gambling law specialist John Hagan analyses the outcome in this week’s politics column.
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Opponents of plans for Northern Ireland’s first casino have been accused of puritanical nonsense by one of Rank’s non-executive board members Sir Richard Needham.
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Mooted mixed-use leisure destination causes heated debate in Belfast
ormer Conservative MP and Economy Minister Sir Richard Needham has said that those blocking the proposed fivestar casino and leisure complex in Belfast are preventing people from enjoying themselves responsibly. New Social Development Minister Mervyn Storey, however, told the BelfastTelegraph that he will not scrap current legislation banning casinos operating in Northern Ireland. Needham,who sits as a nonexecutive member on the board at Rank, the gambling company behind the plans, said that opponents of the move are denying Northern Ireland a world-class attraction ‘blindly’ without taking time to examine the facts. Needham urged Belfast City Council to fight for the power to grant the casino a gambling licence. Currently, such a move can only be made by the Department for Social Development. Rank Group claims the £25m facility would include a bowling alley, cinema and restaurants as well as a casino.
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The development would also include a hotel. Rank said the initiative would create 200 jobs for people from sociallydeprived areas of the city. Former Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Needham said he believed a change in the law would bring a boost to the economy and that the casino was just one part of the sprawling complex outlined. New Social Development Minister Storey signalled that he will take a tough stance over the licensing of casinos, however. He stated:“Casino gaming is generally regarded as the hardest form of gambling and is highly susceptible to abuse by criminal elements.I have a duty to protect vulnerable people and their families. Legalising casinos would bring with it the potential for people here to lose large amounts of money just on the single throw of a dice.A gambling prevalence survey commissioned by my department in 2010 has shown that the level of problem gambling here is over three times higher than in the
rest of the UK; this equates to over 2 per cent of the population. In simple terms this means that one in every 50 people here has a gambling problem. “In bringing forward proposals for gambling regulation, my priority is to minimise its effects. I intend to include measures to protect the vulnerable and ensure fairness for consumers. However, on the issue of casinos there is no strong demand for casinos here.” Needham countered: “There are still too many voices heckling from the past, disrupting progress for the sake of maintaining their historic grievances. Some of these voices are part of the opposition to the creation of an international entertainments complex which would create 200 jobs.These same voices would deny Belfast City Council of benefiting from up to £2m annually in rates. “They argue that such a five-star entertainments attraction with bowling alleys, art house cinema, restaurants, casino and bingo
he Rank Group has appointed Mark Jones, Tcurrently managing direchall should be banned because gaming is sinful and damaging to the gambler. Such puritanical nonsense! “Rank was founded by a Methodist minister 80 years ago when Arthur Rank was making films extolling the virtues of good living. But he quickly realised that making entertainment, something frowned upon then just as casinos and gambling are frowned upon now by those same custodians of our fragile moral fibre, was much more enjoyable as well as profitable. “I urge the council to take advantage of the investment opportunity and to take the fight to the DSD, which controls the gambling laws of Northern Ireland.” Needham concluded:“All we need is Belfast City Council to agree to adopt the proposal as a component of the city redevelopment project and to aim for a derogation from DSD to allow it to create its own gambling licence. If Belfast City Council can license pubs, clubs, bookies, arcades and music venues, why not a casino?”
tor of Mecca Bingo, to the position of managing director for Grosvenor Casinos. Commenting on the appointment, CEO Henry Birch said: “Over the last five years, Mark has successfully led Mecca Bingo, stabilising our retail business and overseeing the growth of our digital operation, establishing meccabingo.com as a leader in its market. In addition to his time at Rank, Mark has a wealth of experience in the leisure industry and I know that he will be able to take Grosvenor Casinos, which is already a strong and well-established business, to the next level.” Jones said: “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my five years with Mecca Bingo but I am delighted to have been given the opportunity of taking on the role of managing director of Grosvenor Casinos at what I see as a very exciting time in the evolution of the brand. Less than 10 per cent of the UK population has ever visited a
casino, so there is a massive opportunity to showcase what we have to offer to a much wider audience.” Jones, 54, joined The Rank Group Plc in 2009. Prior to this he has held a number of senior management posts in the leisure industry, including chief executive of Pizza Hut UK, chief executive of Yates Group plc and executive chairman of Premium Bars and Restaurants PLC. Phil Urban, the current MD of Grosvenor Casinos, is leaving the business to take on a new position with Mitchell and Butlers and will leave Rank at the end of October. Rank is currently undertaking an external search to find a new MD for Mecca Bingo.
Reflex reveals radical new digital Cat C strategy at ACOS CONTENT
ewark-based Reflex Gaming will unveil a new concept in N digital Category C gaming, with a
Royal £100 will be provided to operators for the rental compendium designed to move term, allowing them through retailer rent bands, in to move the machines exactly the same way as a reel- to new locations, or update existing ones based game. Royal £100 is a ten-game digi- on site. Once the two tal compendium housed in years is through, operReflex’s Video Atom cabinet, that ators simply return will be available to rent on a two- the machines back to year contract, during which time Reflex. New comit will be supplied with fresh pendium titles are also developed, proven content from Reflex, being including hi-tech and slot style allowing operators to follow Royal £100 with games.
other digital machines from Reflex, giving the cascade effect through pubco estates. “We have examined the existing methods for introducing digital to the Category C retail sector and so far we feel they have, in the main, failed,” said Quentin Stott, managing director of Reflex Gaming. “The problem is that the investment for many
operators is too onerous and then the machines are supposed to stay on the same piece of carpet for years and years to be updated with new games. “We believe that by treating video Cat C in the same way as analogue and moving the machines through operators’ estates, we can get past the barriers of acceptance to the concept. In effect, rather than trying to change the market in order to increase video Cat C penetration, we are adapting our strategy to fit the current commercials. Crit-
ically, there will be no major investment necessary. “Operators can just take it on rental. In addition, we have something that most other suppliers don’t - a suite of retailerapproved games, including Hot Shots, Fiddle A Fortune, Best of British and Galloping Jackpots to spearhead the product, backed by successful poker and slotbased games,” Stott concluded. Reflex Gaming will unveil Royal £100 at the ACOS show at Chelsea Football Ground on stand 50.
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Sound Leisure jukeboxes to connect to Sky’s W-Fi network
Hunstanton Police appeal after men steal fruit machine cash
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signed a landmark agreement with Sky to access its Wi-Fi network,The Cloud the largest public network in the UK. The Cloud has over 8m registered users, connecting for over 2bn minutes per month at over 20,000 hotspots across the UK. More than 12,000 of these are located in licensed premises. “As Sky’s Wi-Fi in pubs is usually located in the central bar area, typically close to where our jukeboxes are positioned, our partnership with Sky is the ideal way for us to help our operating customers grow connectivity and profitability throughout the UK,” said Sound Leisure managing director Chris Black. “Increasingly, our developments for digital jukeboxes require them to be connected online.That way, our music partner Soundnet can upload music
of cash from a number of fruit machines. The incident took place at Manor Park Holiday Village, Manor Road, at around 3pm on September 26. Two males entered the amusements and one stole coins from three fruit machines while the other kept watch. Officers have released a CCTV image of two males they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. Anyone who recognises either male or who may have witnessed the accident should contact PC Ryan Kerr at Hunstanton Police Station on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
updates automatically to the jukebox and operators can carry out audits, adjustments and repairs online remotely via OpWeb, reducing jukebox downtime, or unnecessary visits to the site,” he added. The cost of online connectivity and the term of contract has traditionally been a hurdle for operators wanting to install the latest generation of digital jukeboxes into pub locations. By accessing The Cloud WiFi network, the process is more reliable, cost effective and more flexible. “Following months of testing we are delighted to advise that we are now in a
position to announce this partnership with Sky, which will allow our operating partners to utilise the vast and reliable Sky WiFi network. This will bring untold benefits to and will assist in the ever-growing roll-out of connected machines within the UK,” concluded Black. Alison Dolan, deputy managing director, Sky Business, added:“At Sky, we recognise the benefits of adopting the latest technology and innovation, which is why we’re pleased to be playing a role in making it easier than ever for machine operators to move to a connected world.”
White applauds Gambling Commission attitude LICENSING
ACTA CEO John White has praised the Gambling Commission’s willB ingness to enter into discussion regarding UK licensing conditions. Having attended the Gambling Commission’s Consultation event on the LCCP last week, White stated: “I applaud the Commission for using more than just a desk exercise in getting industry’s views on the proposed changes. For some of the proposed changes there was lively debate, for others less so.Many were rightly quite fearful of some of the proposals.” White believes that the Commission was quite forthcoming and reasonable in explaining their rationale behind the draft changes, whilst he felt the industry, which had experi-
He added:“BACTA is still working on its response and I therefore contributed where I had a good understanding of members’ positions (members were there too and able to contribute). Key questions for me remain - is there good evidence to support any change, is it proportionate and, crucially will it work? Our response will be mediated by these considerations.” White concluded:“BACTA is very shortly going to issue its updated toolkit for AGCs and FECs.This is the industry bible of good practice and it continues to be well regarded by our Regulator.We took the opportunity of the new sector specific LCCP that enced first-hand how a number of the came in in August to give the docuexisting LCCP conditions ‘worked’ in ment an overhaul. It will of course be free to members.” practice, saw them as less benign.
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Titanium, Palladium and Rhodium bring strength to digital marketplace OPERATORS
ceptre Leisure has launched three new exclusive digital AWPs to the UK market, Snamely Titanium,Palladium and Rhodium.The new machine launch continues to build on Sceptre’s successful partnership with Gauselmann of Germany and its UK subsidiary Blueprint, taking digital machine numbers for Sceptre to over 2,000 and making them one of the largest digital operators in the sector. A successful digital product needs to encompass both a high quality cabinet and first class content. Experienced teams from both Sceptre and Blueprint have been working hard to refine and re-brand the high quality Genie cabinet.The new digital brands will replace the King of Games which is to be phased out across the UK pub estates, to be operated exclusively in AGCs.The three new machines will benefit from increased secu-
tent. Trials have been taking place for some time on specific numbers of games and menu styles,and retailers can expect to benefit from these comprehensive analytics. Titanium, Palladium and Rhodium are exclusive to Sceptre, fully supported by Gauselmann and Blueprint as part of an ongoing future commitment.This commitment will see constant evolution of digital game content, supported by the highest standard of cabinets. The digital product is part of many technological advances being implemented by Sceptre, and will run alongside the analogue AWP rity, real time connectivity, gameplay analysis, estate which is close to full nationwide conenhanced attraction facilities and exclusive nectivity, another first for Sceptre. By the end of the year, Sceptre plan to have full connecgame content. The three machines, all taking their names tivity bringing in benefits such as remote diagfrom precious metals, will have varying game nostics, content management including menus with Titanium being the ultimate, all- remote game downloads and auto fault detecencompassing product with maximum con- tion, improving service to customers.
Gambling T Business Group bolstered by Playtech addition Newly minted industry organisation, the Gambling Business Group, has earned a major seal of approval as gambling giant Playtech signs up for membership.
he vision set out by the Gambling Business Group (GBG) when it was officially launched just two months ago has received a ringing endorsement, with news that Playtech, one of world gaming’s most influential organisations, has joined its ranks. Founded in 1999 and listed on the London Stock Exchange,the international designer, developer and licensor of software and services for the online, mobile,TV and land-based gaming industry has more than 3,400 employees located in 12 countries. Peter Hannibal, CEO of the Gambling Business Group, believes the recruitment of Playtech underlines the important role that GBG fulfils:“When we launched in July we confirmed that our key objective was to provide a strategic voice for gaming in a way in which individual trade associations are unable
to, due to their understandably narrow remit.Playtech,which has a breadth of interests including online operators upgrading or diversifying their offering, landbased casino groups,government sponsored entities such as lotteries, new entrants making their online gaming debut and the global VLT market, is a case in point. Our ability to engage with government and regulators on behalf of gaming per se, as opposed to just one facet of gaming, is an important and unique distinction and one the industry is increasingly receptive to.” He added: “Natu-
rally, we are delighted to have Playtech’s influence, knowledge and insight under the umbrella of the Gambling Business Group. This is the first of a number of new members that I hope to be able to announce in the lead-up to ICE and EAG 2015.” The Gambling Business Group was established in order to improve the business environment for its members, to engage with government thinking and to help shape the political agenda. As well as to protect the long term future of the companies active in the industry and the livelihoods of the people employed. GBG is a subscription-based organisation with membership rates based on annual turnover. The 50+ members comprise a broad spectrum of organisations, from multi-national PLCs through to SMEs.
Cumbria police warn arcade operators after machines emptied CRIME
olice in Cumbria have warned operators in the county to Pbeware after a man and woman used a key device to empty machine cashboxes at a holiday park amusement arcade. The raid took place on the afternoon of September 30 at the Solway Holiday Village in Silloth, operated by Hagan Leisure.
Officers have not said how many of the arcade’s coin-op machines were targeted or how much money the couple got away with, but they did confirm that those machines were emptied. Police have issued detailed descriptions of the suspects, who they say were armed with a key that allowed them to open the machines. The man was white, tall, thin,
with light-coloured hair, cleanshaven and under 25-years-old. He wore a distinctive longsleeved top that bore a Mickey Mouse logo. The woman was also white and under 25-years-old, and wore a dark-coloured thigh-length coat that had a white-lined hood. She had long dark hair and was wearing white plimsols. A spokesman for Cumbria said:
“They knew to target the caravan park when it was not busy.” He asked amusement arcade owners in the county to protect themselves from travelling criminals by using additional locking devices on slot machines, warning that many can be opened with a generic key. Witnesses should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Tourism body partners with BBPA TOURISM
isitEngland has announced a new partnership with the V British Beer & Pubs Association for English Tourism Week 2015. Tourism is worth £106bn to the UK economy and employs 2.6m people. English Tourism Week kick starts the tourism season and provides hundreds of tourism businesses with the opportunity to take part in a national campaign to encourage more visitors through their doors and inspire people to become tourism ambassadors for their local area. England’s pubs are often identified by tourists as a major attraction for an English holiday. This desirability is highlighted by 13m foreign visitors every year. Next year, ETW will run from 14-22 March. Previous events taking place during English Tourism Week ranged from afternoon teas and English-themed baking competitions to art exhibitions, special guided walks and ‘behind the scenes’ tours. There are lots of ways for pubs to get involved from creating all-English menus with locally sourced produce to running themed quiz nights and music events. VisitEngland’s chief executive James Berresford said: “English Tourism Week is a great way to get Britons thinking of England as their next holiday destination by reminding them what’s on their own doorstep. I am delighted that the BBPA is on board and I look forward to its members toasting the tourism industry in 2015.” BBPA chief executive Brigid Simmonds said: “With great hospitality, accommodation and entertainment, pubs are right at the heart of English Tourism. Pubs now serve around one billion meals every year and offer 50,000 rooms. The BBPA will be encouraging all our members to celebrate English Tourism week in 2015.”
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The first ever Video Games World Cup will be launched on November 10, 2014 and run until the World Cup Final, which will take place in New York from July 3-5, 2015. ore than 100 countries and 20m competitors are expected to take part in a new video gaming tournament, entitled the Video Games World Cup, which offers avid gamers worldwide a new, international and technologically advanced forum in which to play. Stéphane Cosse, founder of VGWC, explained:“As a pioneer in organising events in the video-gaming sector, and after three years of planning and development of the VGWC, I felt that it was important to create a system that matches the scope of the video-gaming
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industry: there are one billion gamers worldwide! Video games are so often criticised but never appreciated for their true worth. This is the dawn of a new era for the video game: we are giving it a new playing field.” Twenty million gamers are expected to take part in the first VGWC. Should the maximum subscription of 128 players per week, per country and per game be achieved, the world champion, for each game, stands to receive a cheque worth more than $1m. Each week, competitors will have the chance to qualify for the national finals in one of two ways.
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Players can either qualify directly by winning one of the weekly national tournaments or by topping the national game ranking during the regular season, which will run for a total of 29 weeks from its launch on 10 November 2014 to 31 May 2015. Different national competitions will start each week.Players will compete against each other online using their own consoles and computers, and save their sessions once completed. Only 128 competitors may take part per week, per country and per game.There will be a maximum of 32 teams for multiplayer games. The
registration fee is $30 for a qualifying week and 40 per cent of the funds collected (of which $12 will be withheld at source upon registration) will be paid as bonuses. At the end of the 29week regular season, the winners will be invited to compete in the national finals, to be held in each country between 1 and 21 June 2015.The final rounds will be composed of 32 players in eight pools of four teams each,i.e.29 winners, together with the best player of the regular season and two wildcards. The overall national winner in each country will be awarded a cheque
Stranraer slated for new bowling centre
Clarion launches ‘epic’ campaign in support of ICE 2015
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how organiser Clarion has unveiled its campaign for ICE 2015, which opens in London, February 3-5. Inspired by the pioneering work of French novelist, poet and playwright Jules Verne and his epic stories of adventure, the campaign invites the industry to embark on its own Voyages Extraordinaires and ‘Discover’ the world of gaming which will be at ICE in London. The world’s favourite gaming event is on course to eclipse the 2014 success story when an independently audited 23,506 attendees from a record 156 nations travelled to London to see the 515 exhibitors who chose ICE as their international shop window. Kate Chambers, who is responsible for the Totally Gaming portfolio which also includes EiG (Berlin, October) and GiGse (San Francisco, April) believes that the campaign captures the essence of ICE and the unique benefits that it delivers stakeholders.
for over $10,000. National champions will compete in the continental finals from 22 to 28 June 2015. One player per continent and per game will be crowned the continental champion and will receive a cheque for over $100,000. All continental champions will compete in the World Cup Final to be held from 3 to 5 July 2015 at a prestigious venue in New York with all air fares and hotel costs covered by the organisers. The venue for the final will be announced by January 1, 2015. For further information about the tournament, see www.vgwc.net.
ing and serenading passers-by as part of a promotion by Nectar, the loyalty programme, last week. Jumping out of the 13fttall purple Thank You Machine, Lott treated shoppers to an impromptu exclusive performance of her new single, Break Up Song. The live serenade was one of hundreds of free spontaneous thank you prizes ‘vended’ to shoppers in London’s Kingston area, as they ‘swiped to win’ at the machine as part of Nectar’s Thanks a Million promotion that runs through October.
She said: “Each year we work extremely hard in partnership with our creative agency to produce a campaign which is impactful, imaginative and relevant to the brand. Jules Verne is probably most famous for the adventure novel Around the World in Eighty Days: ICE enables attendees to travel around the entire landbased and online gaming world in just three days, a feat which no other event on the gaming calendar can match. “Thanks to the imagination and creativity which ICE exhibitors apply to their presentation at the event, ICE has also become an adventure where gaming professionals and entrepreneurs discover new suppliers, discover ground breaking technologies and discover those landmark products which have the potential to transform the way the industry does business. I am pleased to say this is an epic campaign for what is an epic event.”
fries and Galloway Council agreed to support investigations into a Wigtownshire Community Sports Centre, an idea which has been on the cards for many years but which has never been pinned down to a set location.The facility will include an indoor bowling facility,ten-pin bowling alleys, laser games, café and a multi-purpose function room. Council officers have been working with the sports centre committee, which is made up of members of the public from the local community, to develop a business plan which is now complete, but the next task is to identify a suitable location for the centre. Several sites have been suggested, including the East Pier and Port Rodie Frontage.With Stena Line and
the council still receiving tenders from organisations interested in developing the pier site, however, no plans can be determined until all tenders are in. So instead, councillors suggested two additional sites for consideration - land adjacent to Agnew Park Pavilion and the former Marine Lake area, for which the council has already earmarked £410,000 in upgrades. Councillors agreed to look more at the potential for Agnew Park to host the facility, but agreed it could be problematic with planning issues and could impact on the park’s ability to hold larger events.
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Electrocoin sees promise in ACOS outing MANUFACTURERS
The timing of the Autumn Coin Op Show is ‘spot on’ according to London-based Electrocoin, as the firm will be showing a new, exciting and diverse range of products for all sectors of the UK coin-op market.
hile manufacturer/distributor Electrocoin is confident it has a wide range of cashbox winners at ACOS, one product, in particular, makes its UK debut with expectations high. Lobster Robot hits the floor at Stamford Bridge this week, buoyed by its success at EAS and on the back of extensive UK site testing that has already prompted repeat orders. The new Andamiro game relies on true player skill and presents a challenge at the same time as being great fun to play. Players quickly master the robot controls but greater rewards can clearly be achieved with repeated practice. Electrocoin’s Kevin Weir commented: “We have had the game out
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on site for three months now and the results have been excellent. The feedback from site has been really positive as they see this as a fresh and different product for the ticket payout sector.’ ACOS will see the launch of a new digital cabinet to accommodate both the Vegas Strip and Wheel and Deal multigame concepts which will also have fresh content on show. The new cabinet has been designed not only for enhanced security, but also for ease
of access for engineers and added player comfort. The latest development of the Bar X Station tablet kiosk will be exhibited which features new content for the handheld concept and a new sleek kiosk cabinet. The new £100 Bar x 7 Extra in the mini Eclipse cabinet will be on display alongside the latest Cat C hi-tech development Alice’s Royal Riches which will commence test immediately after the show.
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after it answered a request made by local police to help out a youth club in the County Durham seaside town.The firm responded to a call for a pool table to replace the club’s existing model which was incredibly popular, but no longer fit for play. Gamestec RDC regional manager Gavin Robson explained: “I was approached by two police community support officers (PCSOs) -Aimee Guest and Martin Nicholson who asked if Gamestec could help the centre by donating a second hand pool table. I thought it was
a great idea so we took a perfectly sound used table, gave it a thorough refurbishment and prepared it for the site. It looks like a brand new table and is a great addition to the club.” Alison Pattison, a One Point youth worker at the club, welcomed the gift, saying: “The kids are absolutely overwhelmed by it.They’ve wanted a pool table for such a long time. It’s fantastic. It’s bringing more in to the club, and we want to say a big thank you to Gamestec.” PCSO Guest added: “This will be of great benefit to the youth centre and the police.The youth centre numbers could increase and, in turn, lead to fewer youths on the street.”
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Man killed by masonry from Bridlington arcade roof
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Ahead of its proposed opening next year, detailed of plans of what Margate’s newly redeveloped amusement park will look like have been debuted by The Dreamland Trust. he Dreamland Trust has unveiled its plans for the first phase of the redevelopment of Margate’s iconic amusement park. The new ‘heritage’ amusement park is due to open next year and has received a total of £18m from Thanet District Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the government’s Sea Change programme. Around 150 people will be employed by Dreamland during peak season according to the Trust, alongside another 50 employed indirectly on concession stands, bringing the number of new jobs created at the resort to around 200. The centrepiece of the
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new attraction will be the reconstructed Grade IIlisted Scenic Railway rollercoaster. Speaking at the launch of the plans last week, project director Eddie Kemsley said: “The Scenic Railway took half a million visitors in its first few weeks of opening, it was so iconic and important on a national level that people visited from all over the country to ride it. “It’s beautiful,it’s visually brilliant and makes a great noise as the cars go along the track because it’s old. “We’ve got wonderful vintage rides all over the country in workshops being restored. Some of them are nearly finished, some of them are in various
stages of repair.” Although entry costs have yet to be announced, membership schemes are planned for the local community to offer it as much use as possible from the site. Dreamland is due to open in spring or summer of 2015, with the prospective date expected to be announced at the end of this year Kemsley revealed that the design and branding of its redevelopment is being led by renowned designer Wayne Hemingway, adding that there wouldn’t be a single area of the new park that hadn’t been touched by an artist or designer. She explained:“Visitors won’t sit on a bench, they’ll
sit on a reclaimed dodgem car that’s been upcycled and turned into a bench. “There won’t be ordinary queues with posts and ropes to go on a ride, it’ll be bits of letters from an old illumination from Blackpool which will create the queue line. “Wayne Hemingway wants every single view to be an Instagram moment which can be posted online and look really interesting.” Although the Trust is aiming for a vintage style for the new park, Kemsley said it would incorporate plenty of modern elements. She commented:“From the front the site will look like a really cool modern leisure complex, with all
the cool architecture to remind us of the past, but then visitors will walk past modern bits that have been interpreted in a different way. “The entrance will have the yellow and black colour scheme which will run throughout the whole project. “The cafes will have a cool mix of modern and vintage and the former dancehall can cater for weddings, corporate events and Christmas parties. “And no seaside amusement park would be complete without a vintage pinball parlour - and ours will be the biggest and rarest collection in Europe, and maybe the world.”
Violent arcade raider jailed for 18 years CRIME
violent robber who stole thousands of A pounds from an amusement arcade of the Isle of Sheppy in Kent has been jailed. Jonathon Finnegan, 25, broke into Mr Gs in Leysdown-on-Sea with two armed accomplices and took almost £3,000 from its safe on June 29 last year. The three men then fled in a black BMW, forcing armed officers and a police helicopter to sweep the area and close the Sheppey Crossing to try and pre-
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glary, possession of an imitation firearm, attempted kidnap and drugs offences. Dail Sillah,30,who helped Finnegan rob a Portobello Road market stall-holder at gunpoint in her own west London home, was jailed for a total of 12 years. Speaking after the sentencing, Detective Constable Tony Dunne said: “Finnegan and Sillah have vent them from leaving the sentence at Isleworth been handed significant sentences for a number of Crown Court last week. island. He was given 18-and-a- violent offences including Finnegan, from west London, pleaded guilty to half-years in prison for the the attempted robbery of a the robbery at Maidstone raid, as well as a further two mother in front of her fiveCrown Court on March 11 attempted robberies, one year-old son which left him this year and received his robbery, aggravated bur- traumatised.
“Finnegan’s reckless efforts to escape police were stopped due to the bravery of a member of the public, who had the courage to stand up to his threats bringing his crime spree to an end. “Finnegan and Sillah’s offences were violent and they have now received the long custodial sentence they fully deserve.” One of Finnegan’s accomplices in the Mr Gs raid, 26-year-old Gary Grannells, was sentenced to six years and eight months at Isleworth Crown Court in August.
the roof of an amusement arcade during a storm at the Yorkshire resort of Bridlington. An ambulance crew, the fire brigade and police all attended the scene near the Pleasureland arcade, but the 61-yearold, thought to be a taxi driver, died as a result of his injuries. According to the Met Office, a strong gale, with gusts of up to 48mph, was recorded in Bridlington at the time of the incident, but it is not known if this was the cause of the incident. Another taxi driver, who witnessed the accident, described what he saw: “It came down on the top of the car and he was walking towards the amusement arcade. He was straight outside my car and I watched him go down. “He was minding his own business and just walking towards Pleasureland Amusements. The falling masonry came from the pointing on the top of the building. That’s where it all came from. “It quite a new building and it’s been there for under ten years. Apparently somebody saw it wobble a few weeks ago. It’s not an old building.”
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A Doncaster community bar looks set to be lost forever under plans to bulldoze it to make way for a new housing development. nity building and club has caused concern with the Campaign for Real Ale and Mexborough councillorAndy Pickering. Doncaster CAMRA community pubs officer Peter Kennedy said:“Working Men’s Clubs have a big role in the community, just like pubs, and this is part of the same sort of trend for pubs being shut down. It is a shame to see it go and I’m sure a lot of people in the community will be sad to see it lost.We want to see the tax on
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he North Gate Working Men’s Club in the Mexborough area of Doncaster could soon be demolished - and replaced with a newbuild housing development. The plans, which have been sent in by Nottingham-based agents NJW Design, would see the development of eight threebedroom terraced houses following the demolition of the club. The loss of another commu-
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beer put at the same level as supermarkets so that places like this can compete.” Cllr Pickering agreed, and pledged his support for local paper The Star’s campaign to keep community pubs and clubs alive. He said:“It is very sad and I know the members of the club’s committee tried very hard to keep North Gate afloat. It was a well-loved and well used venue in its heyday.We need to have a
level playing field for pubs and clubs and supermarkets in terms of tax. I support the Star’s Save Our Pubs campaign.” He said North Gate may have suffered from its location,which was on an estate rather than in the town centre. Last orders were called at the once popular working men’s club for the final time in February 2010 after more than 80 years.The site has been boarded up for more than four years.
dinner at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge last week. Sandi Toksvig OBE hosted the evening where Punch Taverns, Star Pubs & Bars and St Austell Brewery scooped the prizes - and a special Chairman’s Award was given to Brandon Lewis MP. Punch Taverns won Beer Champion 2014. Star Pubs & Bars, meanwhile, won Pub Champion 2014. The Chairman’s Award was won by Brandon Lewis MP. Lewis was instrumental in championing the cause of lower beer duty. He worked hard for a better deal on business rates for pubs, and putting pubs at the heart of the agenda when it comes to renewal of our high streets and their contribution to the tourism sector.
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The casino and gaming industry’s largest trade-show boasted unparalleled scope and circumstance, amid advanced technological solutions and multibillion dollar buyouts. The latest G2E played its hand, but will it prove a winning one for the global gaming industry?
Innovation and acquisition sweeps across the Las Vegas showfloor he fourteenth annual Global Gaming Expo (G2E) took place in Las Vegas, Nevada a fortnight ago, with key coin-op manufacturers including Novomatic Group and WMS Industries fielding their latest technologies. Thousands of attendees descended on the Sands Expo and Convention Centre for G2E’s largest show floor to date, with more than 500 exhibitors showcasing high-tech innovations, unveiling popular entertainment-title games and even hosting celebrity appearances. From Europe, Novomatic Group, owners of UK coin-op subsidiary Astra Games, the show represented an opportunity to showcase its own latest cabinet offering: the Novostar VIP. Whilst still retaining the unique
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‘f lip screen’ feature of the original Novostar, the new VIP cabinet now boasts a giant 46-inch upper screen positioned at the perfect ergonomic distance for supreme game play. Stateside, one of the clear pioneers were WMS whose portfolio at the show included the firm’s S32 cabinet. Utilising an advanced tablet interface, a 32 inch high definition display and advanced ergonomics, the S32 will be encase the upcoming generation of new WMS titles. Whilst innovations abounded, a number of high-profile acquisitions set an unprecedented backdrop to the casino industry’s key trade show. The past months have seen Scientific Games, parent company of the UK’s SG Gaming, consume slot manufacturer Bally Technologies in a $3.3bn
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deal, following on from the company’s 2013 purchase of WMS Industries in January 2013 for $1.5bn. Meanwhile, long-time global manufacturer of slots and casino games International Game Technology (IGT) announced in July their impending $6.4bn take-over by Italian firm GTech S.p.A, with early indications suggesting a complete cessation of trading under the IGT banner. And then there was Future Logic, longtime established providers of gaming printing products, proudly displaying their acquisition by transaction technologists JCM Global. The upheaval, or consolidation as the suits describe it, provoked mixed responses from industry stakeholders: “There’s concern and there’s excitement,” said Paul Magno, executive vice president of Gaming Laboratories International, one of the leading global providers of gaming testing services. “On the one hand the face of the industry is clearly changing, and there’ll be new prospects that go along with that. On the other, we really don’t know
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what that brings in the future.” The show, though, must go on and G2E did that both on and off the expo floor. The Las Vegas Convention Center also provided the platform for a programme of keynote industry speakers, including billionaire casino entrepreneurs Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson, owners of Wynn Resorts and the Las Vegas Sands Corporation respectively. Peter Yesawich, vice chairman of travel marketing agency MMGY Global, also took the stand, profiling current vacation trends of the American public. Whilst Las Vegas gaming revenues remain depressed in the post-recession climate, there may well be respite close to hand: MMGY’s latest findings suggest that the ‘millenial’ generation (those aged 18-35) have the highest level interest of any age demographic when it comes to the prospect of a future gambling holiday. The inextricably powerful and prosperous link between tourism and gaming - now where have we heard that before?
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TRADE SHOW TOP TIPS
A new beginning for coin-op
With the hustle and bustle of a busy trade show enough to sweep anyone off their feet, we’ve asked some industry veterans give us their top tips for making the most out of the first ever Autumn Coin-op Show.
For an industry that still faces difficult times, the addition of a new show could provide a galvanising influence, explains Astra’s Alan Rogers. he first ever Autumn Coin-op Show (ACOS) hits west London at a time when money is once again, slowly, beginning to flow around the industry.And despite persisting difficulties,Astra’s director of sales,Alan Rogers, believes that there are reasons for hope.“There has been an improved appetite across the board for investing in the business and there’s a willingness on the part of stakeholders to explore new ideas and open up to fresh concepts,” he said. Nevertheless, we remain a sizeable distance from the heydays of old and there’s plenty of ground to still be gained.“I think that the industry finds itself in a challenging position at the moment,”said Rogers.“There is a stability of sorts in so far as we’ve had things a lot worse in the past, but then again we can all recall times when we’ve had things much better.” ACOS could well be a catalyst in that rejuvenation project, but Rogers warns that it will require a communal effort to make the show, and its positive effects, a lasting success.“According to the theory,” he said,“an autumn exhibition should provide the perfect setting for industry stakeholders to gather and prepare for any opportunities that might emerge when the show season proper kicks off in January.The hard part, of course, is encouraging everyone to subscribe to that theory and to get into the spirit of the event.” On an individual level,Astra will ultimately judge the show on sales.“All shows are judged to some extent by what’s in the order book after the doors have closed,” noted Rogers. However, there are other valuable rewards to be taken from each and every show, and with ACOS slotting in ahead of the major show season, simply allowing customers to get eyes on product may prove equally as valuable. “Sales form a vital element of the exhibition process,” said Rogers,“and we’ll be looking to sell as much product as we can over the two days at ACOS, to lay down the foundations for further orders at EAG and ICE. But as any exhibitor will testify, a healthy order book on its own does not always signify a successful show.There are other factors such as the number and quality of visitors who attend.” In depth discussions, both with customers and competitors, also form a major component of any good show and Rogers believes that coin-op folk have a natural aptitude for productive conversation.“Networking has always been one of the coinop industry’s strongest points,” he noted.“In good times and bad, stakeholders and competitors have come together to talk over the challenges, threats and opportunities faced by the business.” This fosters a spirit of lively debate, without causing bitter divisions between rival businesses.“We might not always agree on everything,” he said,“but as an industry we are very good at working together to find solutions.” For this reason, Rogers will ensure that he and his colleagues retain focus on networking throughout the two-day event. “From an Astra perspective,we always take time out to talk with our customers at shows,” he said,“and ACOS will be no exception. It helps to forge new relationships and strengthen existing ones, and the feedback we get is invaluable.”
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“Talk to as many people as possible. Be prepared to spend a lot of time talking to people, because that’s where you find the information: it all comes out. You can look at machines, but there’s so much beneath the surface layer of the industry that’s going on, that it’s talking to people and networking where the real value lies.” JOHN POWELL, MANAGING DIRECTOR, SE LEISURE AND HONORARY TREASURER, BACTA
“Walk around on your own, survey things quietly - take everything in, and then go away and digest what you’ve seen. Then you can revisit the show floor and with a fresh pair of eyes and formulate opinion on what appeals to you and what doesn’t.” BILL SIMMONDS, DIRECTOR OF F SIMMONDS AND SONS, WEYMOUTH
“One tip to anyone attending this, or indeed any other, exhibition is to be thorough in assessing the player appeal of each machine in the categories you are supplying.” BOB BLAKEBOROUGH, TREASURER, BAPTO
“Please come with an open mind to what’s on offer. We’ve got some fantastic products from one of the best design teams in the business and they’re deserving of anyone’s attention.” ALAN ROGERS, DIRECTOR OF SALES, ASTRA GAMES
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BAPTO energised for ACOS Increased interest in the Autumn Coin-op Show from the vital pub sector is just one reason why BAPTO is relishing the chance to get to grips with this new event. British Association of Pool Table Operators (BAPTO) firm in its belief that the newly minted Autumn CoinTopheisShow will be a worthwhile endeavour, not only for its members, but for the industry as a whole.“ACOS will be a successful show,” stated a confident Bob Blakeborough. With the summer fading from view, operators and suppliers will be on the prowl for the latest proven products, searching for games and machines that are still new to market, but that have shown evidence of success in the field.“In introducing new ranges of equipment which are readily available,”said association treasurer, Blakeborough, “the Autumn Show gives an opportunity for visitors to keep right up to date with new products and innovations.” The coin-op pool sector has traditionally relied heavily on support from pubs and the recent decline of wet-led establishments has impacted BAPTO’s members.“The current state of the market could realistically be described as challenging,” said Blakeborough,“largely due to the vast
number of public houses that have closed in recent years.” He also believes that, as the options for the pool-playing public have decreased, players are lost as they are unable or unwilling to seek out new venues.“There’s also a feeling that the customers from those closed down locations do not have significantly boosted trade at other locations,” said Blakeborough.“Also, the trend to cater towards food rather than games does not enhance coin-op machine takings.” However, from behind the scenes at ACOS, show organiser Karen Cooke has reported a surprisingly strong uptake from the pub sector that could signal a shift in pool’s favour. “One area I wasn’t anticipating such a strong response was pubs,” she told Coinslot.“There’s been a great deal of interest from pubs and club people which is really encouraging for the machines sector.” This plays well into BAPTO’s plan of action, to help venues promote pool to their customers.“BAPTO is cur-
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rently focused on promoting pool for the grass roots pub player and has this year given every member a selection of promotional kits to assist in this effort,”said Blakeborough. The Association is also working hard at providing attractive offers to pool operators around the country.“We are also seeking discounts from suppliers, to our members, aimed at savings greater than our annual subscription,” said Blakeborough, and the networking opportunities afforded by ACOS will undoubtedly play a role in its efforts.
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Ahead of the Autumn Coin-Op Show, BACTA honorary treasurer John Powell notes the significance of the trade-event as a marketing and networking opportunity within a challenging marketplace. ohn Powell’s credentials are impressive.A fellow of the Institute of Chartered and Certified Accountants, he has over 35 years’ experience of working in the gaming and amusement machine industry. Currently serving as BACTA’s honorary treasurer, Powell is also chairman of the Independent Operators Association (IOA Group), a specialist marketing and purchasing organisation comprised of 15 independent gaming machine suppliers. Amongst his busy schedule, he also finds time to serve as managing director of S E Leisure Ltd, who supply over 5,000 amusement machines to the pub and club sector. Armed with a wealth of industry knowhow, we asked Powell how important he judged the upcoming Autumn Coin Op Show to be. “It’s very important,” he replied.“Previously, there was a substantial gap in the trade-show calendar since the previous autumn show ceased some years ago. There’s too long a period to go from one EAG to another, so ACOS fills the void that was created quite nicely.” Whilst anticipation for ACOS amongst suppliers and operators alike remains high, Powell was conscious of the wider sector environment that forms the backdrop to the event.“It’s still very difficult,” he said, “especially as far as single-site venue operation is going.”He outlined a particular area of flux underlying the industry obstacles his business is facing:“The marketplace is changing, and the key thing is the fact that there are now less pubs operating machines.” How did he explain this slowdown in the pub sector? Powell was definitive: “What it comes down to is a wider change in peoples’ social habits.” In spite of the challenges, Powell values ACOS as one of the industry’s premier opportunities for forging closer business links:“The networking potential at ACOS is
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incredibly useful”, he commented. Regarding the criteria of what he would consider to be a successful attendance,he stated:“It’s a question of who attended, who we meet and the reaction we get to our products. SE Leisure will be showcasing the latest machine under our G Squared banner - if that leads onto approvals then we’ll consider it a major success.”
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Autumn Coin-op Show: Shaping up for success With half a century’s experience beneath his belt, Bill Simmonds of F Simmonds & Sons anticipates success for the Autumn Coin-op Show amid high-quality exhibitor attendance ill Simmonds comes to the Autumn Coinop Show with a discerning eye born out B of decades of experience:“We’ve been in business fifty years, and I’ve been here for the duration,”said Simmonds,who was something of an early-starter.“I’ve been going to amusement trade-shows since I was twelve years old.” He’ll be well-placed to survey the show’s latest offerings:his business has experienced something of an upturn in recent months. “Business is good at the moment, we’re slowly picking it up,” he noted,“in general, the sector seems to be up and down, a bit
unpredictable, but in the long term I’m still optimistic.” To his mind, the success of a show hinges upon the quality of its exhibitors:“Looking at the brochure, I’m particularly optimistic about this year.”He commented.“It looks like it’ll shape up to be a real success.” Simmonds echoes a familiar sentiment as to the timely occurrence of ACOS in regards to the industry calendar:“We needed something around this time in the year,”he stated there’s been a gap around this time of the year for quite some time,and so ACOS seems the logical way forward.”
The benefits of attending are twofold, he argued:“It’s a networking opportunity for us mainly,but it’s also useful to see if there’s anything really new and different on the market.” With his business specialising in the supply and operation of machines to the pub sector, the prospect of new product acquisition may be tempered against that specific sector’s challenges: “A major obstacle that we’re facing at the moment is trying to get enough rent for our machines,”he explained.“The brewers want the best products with the latest features but aren’t willing to match the cost of leasing
these newer machines.We’re constantly battling the uphill struggle of reaching a fair price on the rent of our units.” Whilst ACOS represents one of the best opportunities to take in the industry’s latest innovations, for Simmonds, the event would benefit from additional SWP games:“It’s not the fault of the show - it’s the government legislation which has essentially taken a whole ream of SWP games out the running,” he said.“The industry requires support from the government,not the passing of measures which detract from its earnings.”
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NC Sales will be exhibiting its new interactive video title, Go Go Pony, which is expected to attract much attention during ACOS this week. It will be a full range at Stamford Bridge for JNC with its range of Tecway Kiddie rides, being expanded for the forthcoming year, will be on show at Chelsea. The PowerStorm simulator, in particular, is anticipated to be in demand following strong first year takings figures. This dramatic machine sends players hurtling along a death defying journey, complete with spills and thrills that will entertain players young and old. Elsewhere, new Air Hockey tables supplied by JNC in 2014 have performed very well on site and the company expect this to continue into 2015.
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SAM Leisure will be going off piste at ACOS in West London this week with the arrival of Snowboard, the gaming developer's new air hockey game. On display alongside it will be SAM's new Neuron Race, a quick paced multi-player game with a futuristic playfield.
24 Seven Gaming’s recently approved £100 Cat C title, Wok Around the Clock will be on show at ACOS, as will its latest product for the retail sector - Blackbeard’s Bounty. Interested parties will be able to access this new game through Select Gaming and also in 24 Seven’s own dedicated cabinet. Wild Wild West will also be on show, which is based on a rebuilt cabinet, just like its forebear, Crazy Vegas.
Astra Games is preparing to demonstrate its true strength in depth at the inaugural Autumn Coin-op Show. Among the titles scheduled to make an appearance are the immensely successful Slotto 500, accompanied by Party Slots 100, Bullion Bars Arena, Megaslot, Gold Vault Streak, House of Fortune multi-stake and TITO ticket redemption machine.
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eflex Gaming are bringing a range of SM Music will launch its new backLMS Sales will have a formidable linegames to ACOS, including Blow The ground music system, Icon, at the up of great products assembled at the R N R Bank, Chilli Con Carnage, Hit the Dracpot upcoming Autumn Coin-Op Show. The inaugural Autumn Coin-op Show. Among and Maid of Money. These are all multistake games, with Blow the Bank housed in the highly attractive Horizon Metal Cabinet with Reel Connect technology. Also on display at the October show will be two ‘Mini’ Cat C lite machines: Lady Luck Band of Gold Mini and Robin the Rich Mini. These have a 10/20p price of play and a £5/£10 jackpot, both attracting the 5 percent lower MGD rate. The club sector will also be represented, in the form of the successful Club Let’s Get Jackpotted machine, which is performing extremely well on site.
Icon system comes with 1,750 tracks and touchscreen selection technology, from which users can choose from over 120,000 tracks online using an Android 8 or 10 inch tablet. “The Icon allows users to create and schedule music, selecting from genres ranging from country to Christmas, bhangra to hip-hop and NSM’s biggest ever selection of Asian and ethnic music,” said the company. NSM added that it is also be showing its full range of digital jukeboxes, including its bestselling Lite model, at the show. This popular machine now comes in a wall mounted version, with a black metallic casing.
them will be titles from Astra Games, BellFruit Games, Empire Games, Project and Supernova Games. From the Bell-Fruit stable comes the popular DOND Winfall. “It will sit in good company with the latest approved models from BFG alongside the current B4 title, DoND Live,” said the company. From the Astra camp, RLMS will run with the best current selling models, Cat C Hot Spot Deluxe, a video compendium of 17 top performing titles from the £100 content library of games, as well as R-Cade 777, another compendium this time of 12 20p/£10 games.
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It’s been a very positive year for Innovative Technology, with the company undergoing rapid growth throughout 2014. “ACOS is going to be a positive end to the year for Innovative,” Cookson said. “We’ve experienced remarkable growth through 2014 and we’ll be at the show to exhibit the NV11 compact note recycler, NV200, SMART Hopper and SMART Payout.”
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showing at ACOS. The digital compendium is housed in the Chrome Genie cabinet and consists of hi-resolution digital graphics. It contains four standalone games, including the titular community game, Wish Upon A Bonus. Among the other games is Genie Jackpots and Luck of the Irish Hot Slots, which takes its DNA from the highly successful B3 titles from Blueprint. “The AGC market is crying out for more Category C equipment of this type, especially since the £100 jackpot was introduced,” said Andy Hall, operations director. “For inspiration, we looked at some of the most successful games in this sector historically and used them as inspiration - adding the Blueprint Gaming twist of course.”
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A GOOD DEAL FOR ALL no disguising the licence Tthathere’s Herondata thinks likely to light up pubs and AGCs over the next few months. The experienced supplier is currently touting a selection of Deal or No Deal machines from Bell Fruit Games as the hottest buys for the coming season. Top of the tree are DOND Cops and Robbers and DOND Red Hot, both multistake £70 jackpot games.
ASTRA FIELDS A FORTUNE stra Games’ House of Fortune continues to be a best-seller for the A Novomatic subsidiary. Now the category C title is offering its £100 jackpot in a classic three-reel format, with multistake options of 30p, 50p and £1. The game is housed in Astra’s three-player WOW cabinet, and boasts a sleek and classic design drawing graphical inspiration from the Asian orient.
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REDEMPTION PRIZE PACS A PUNCH inball Heaven are offering a retro, technological redemption alternative Pto plush prizes with their Pac Man headphones. Retailing at £7.50 per set, each shipped case includes 24 units - each of which come in a variety of colours with the hungry hero of 1980’s video gaming emblazoned across each ear-piece.
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“All fun is BAD!” alex lee comment y the time you read this, the function room at Chelsea FC for the inaugural Autumn Coin-Op should be packed full of new and prototype products as well as plenty of industry stakeholders enjoying an opportunity to reflect on the 2014 holiday season and plan their tactics for EAG 2015 and beyond. Hopefully, the Stamford Bridge event will prove to be a worthwhile and relevant business exercise above and beyond a meet and greet-fest. I’m pretty sure it will. Elsewhere, the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 will go ahead on November 1 after Mr Justice Green found no errors or flaws in that logic or in the procedures which led to the adoption of the final policy conclusion, despite the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association’s high profile protestations otherwise. Now that the weather seems to be finally taking a turn for the worse as we reach the halfway point of October, it would be interesting to hear how well the coastal arcades fared in the warmest and driest September for over 100 years. You may remember a news article that appeared in Coinslot in recent weeks which offered substantive
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proof that good weather helps people get out of their armchairs and spend more money at seaside resorts! If nothing else, investment into several well-known seaside resorts continues apace and with any luck this will be reflected in increased footfall and bigger cashbox takings in 2015. And finally, while an atheist myself, I’m all for respecting people’s beliefs. Some of the words uttered by Rev David McIlveen in opposition to the possible construction of Northern Ireland’s first casino/mixed use destination venue thus creating 250 new jobs, however, took the communion wafer somewhat. With depressing predictability, McIlveen stated:“In establishing a casino in Belfast it will have the potential to subject some of the poorest of our population to a life of misery with all its attendant problems. Northern Ireland has long cherished its puritanical past which is under pressure from a policy of liberalism coupled with an unrestrained view of freedom of expression.” When such a figure (McIlveen is a retired Free Presbyterian minister) comes out with these kinds of words one wonders what planet they live on.
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alex lee media watch leaders urged the government to commit to tourism Iandndustry do more to promote employment in the sector during a debate held at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, according to Bighospitality.co.uk. British Hospitality Association chief executive Ufi Ibrahim and Travelodge chief executive Peter Gowers were among the speakers addressing an audience of MPs, parliamentary candidates and NGOs at the event, which focused on the growth potential of ‘unexploited sectors’ in the UK economy. Gowers said that a ‘broadbased economic recovery’ which delivers social mobility and raises living standards for all - would be dependent on growth in all sectors, not just those requiring a high level of academic skill. He underlined the importance of tourism to job creation, with the sector creating a third of all new jobs since 2010 and Travelodge alone helping 3,000 unemployed people back into work through its partnership
with the Job Centre since 2007. “One in ten people in the UK work in travel and tourism, and a lot of people in this room today look surprised by this. This is a £127bn sector that provides fantastic career opportunities and what we need is a government who celebrate the role tourism can play and stands up for the industry,” he said. Gowers also argued that tourism offers excellent career progression, and called on the government to do more to encourage lifelong learning in sectors currently below the ‘national radar’. In response, Nick Boles MP, minister of State for Skills and Equalities, acknowledged the role that tourism plays in the economy, and said it was a ‘huge priority’ for the government. He argued that the industry should play a role in highlighting opportunities, because it was ‘more in touch than politicians about what employees need’, but agreed that more needed to be done to improve access to lifelong learning.
The debate then turned to international competitiveness, with BHA chief executive Ufi Ibrahim warning the objectives put forward by Prime Minister David Cameron were at risk of being missed without further government action. Dr Gerard Lyons, chief economic advisor to the Mayor of London also took to the stage to argue the importance of tackling business taxes, regulation and transport to help tourism businesses succeed, while Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, called for the government to adopt a ‘long-term vision’ on infrastructure. Elsewhere, an Asian betting group submits plans to transform vacant office building into new betting shop, bar and restaurant venue, according to the Birmingham Post. Online gaming company 138.com is eyeing a disused office building in Birmingham’s Southside district to create a mixed-use entertainment complex. The company, already known
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“There was a time when I might have called myself a ‘gamer’. That is, I’m someone who plays and thinks about video games, and views them as a rich cultural form full of potential, both as art and as sport. Now, however, even people who usually ignore games have been introduced to the figure of the ‘gamer,’ and he is something entirely different.
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“The #GamerGate hashtag is inextricably linked to campaigns of harassment and its proponents have been demonstrably manipulated by a small number of people who want to hurt others for fun. Until now it has had no major successes, but by giving in to its demands and pulling its advertising from Gamasutra, Intel has legitimised a movement that has shown itself to be anti-feminist, violently protectionist, and totally unwilling to share what it sees as its divine right to video games.” RICH MCCORMICK, THEVERGE.COM
“Technology now makes it possible to deliver quality interactive experiences through ecosystems delivering content and services directly to both operators and consumers. It is already happening with the delivery of content in cinemas and the jukebox music industry.” MALCOLM STEINBERG, INTERGAME
“The past decade has been one of revolution for gamers. The people who, for so many years had been on the fringes, now have become almost mainstream.”
Hagan digests Mr Justice Green’s Gambling Act judgement Specialist gaming law firm Harris Hagan has issued a bulletin detailing the outcome of the GBGA’s Judicial Review challenge to the point of consumption licensing regime. Here John Hagan digests some of the judgement.
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ding to the latest industry-related news, economic recovery is dependent on growth ectors, a new mixed-use leisure facility has been slated for central Birmingham and are evolving.
to football fans in the UK through sponsorship deals with Newcastle United and Watford, has submitted plans to transform Chaplin Court, in Hurst Street, into a mix of uses including a betting shop, restaurant and karaoke bar. Property consultancy GVA has been trying to let the fourstorey building for three years but said in a planning report there had been little interest. “The property attracted only a limited number of viewings from potential office occupiers,” it added. “None of these resulted in an offer to occupy the building in office use (therefore) it is extremely unlikely it will attract an office occupier. Whilst not a suitable property for many office occupiers, the building is of interest to leisure and entertainment operators given its location on the edge of the Arcadian Centre.” 138.com’s main business is online betting and gaming but it is now expanding into betting shop premises and partnering with other leisure and enter-
tainment operators to deliver mixed- use sites aimed at the higher quality end of the market. Chaplin Court is owned by Black Country-based London and Cambridge Properties which intends to lease the building to Xela Estates. 138.com would operate the ground and first floors itself and lease out other available units although not all of the building forms part of this application which covers 16,412sq.ft. GVA’s report added: “The applicant considers that Birmingham offers an excellent opportunity for investment, and, as such, the city is one of the first of several locations around the UK where it intends to deliver new mixed-use leisure and entertainment venues.” And finally, we are continuing to see a decline in street operations with growth in FECs, particularly large format locations, according to Intergameonline.com. Larger outlets, from 20,000 to
60,000sq.ft, are also dominating the markets in the US, Middle East and Asia. Surprisingly, the UK and European markets have been slow to develop in this area. Companies like Timezone, Dave and Busters, Main Event, Chuck E Cheese, MAF, Fun City, Al Hokair, Al Otaim and Wanda are each generating hundreds of millions of dollars in sales and growing in their individual markets. Consumers are looking for immersive experiences, which suggests that the future of the industry may not be limited to games which come in a box with a coin mechanism/swiper, which has been the standard for more than 100 years.
ings brought by the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association. In a 96 page judgement, Mr Justice Green rejected the GBGA’s claim that the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 infringed EU or domestic law.In what he stated was in his judgment“a clear cut case” he ruled that the new regime was: “…neither disproportionate, nor discriminatory, nor is it irrational. The new regime serves a series of legitimate objectives. There is no reason to doubt Parliament’s judgement that it will achieve a reasonable degree of effectiveness and there is no proper basis for concluding that it is or will be discriminatory in its effects.Further,I reject the submission that the new regime will create perverse incentives and lead to the creation of an illicit market of unscrupulous service providers.” In his judgement, the documentary evidence from 2010 onwards (when the UK government began to consult over changes to the licensing regime) recorded “a strong and consistent justification based upon consumer protection and the protection of public order” and that “these were objectives the Government and Parliament were entitled to pursue”. He concluded that:“Consumers want to avoid being cheated.They want winnings to be paid.They want their personal data to be kept confidential. They want to have confidence that the operators with whom they deal are properly regulated in these respects and that in the event of a problem they can contact the regulator easily. The State wants consumers to be protected from addiction and wants those who
profit from gambling to assume some level of responsibility for the social ills that gambling can lead to. In my view a regime that does no more than bring service providers within the confines of a consumer and public order oriented regime in the State that they target serves entirely legitimate objectives.” For those within the industry who believe the new regime is really about tax revenues,Mr Justice Green noted the explanation of the UK government that the exposure of offshore operators to the domestic tax regime “was a by-product of the regime not its principal justification”. For his purposes, he excluded any economic considerations in determining that there was sufficient justification for the new regime based only upon legitimate consumer and/or public order grounds. For those within the industry who believe the new regime will prove to be unenforceable, Mr Justice Green said that:“First, there is no evidence or reason to believe that there will be a major enforcement problem. Secondly, even if there are limitations in the enforcement regime, the Government and Parliament were entitled to take the view that the suite of enforcement powers available to the GC would be sufficient, at least in large measure, to meet the licensing objectives. Thirdly, the Government has acknowledged that if and insofar as this proves not to be the case that it would review the law and take steps to strengthen enforcement powers.” No application was made in court for leave to appeal,as we would ordinarily have expected if there had been any intention on the part of the GBGA to appeal. In terms of what this means for operators, the new regime will go ahead, as planned, on 1 November 2014.
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WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER 10am Exhibition Floor Inaugural Autumn Coin-Op Show opens BACTA CEO John White to welcome attendees
11am Hospitality Rooms Industry Group for Responsible Gambling Meeting Closed Event
11am Hospitality Rooms Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers Closed Event
11am Hospitality Rooms Independent Operators Association Closed Event
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Kiosk London an ‘unparalleled’ opportunity innovators together and strengthen the UK’s self-service market.” Returning to the London’s Barbican Centre from 15-16 October, 2014, and co-located with Digital Signage London for the second consecutive year, the Kiosk London Expo has already confirmed attendance from major international companies including Coral, William Hill, Allsops, Air France, Post Office, Tesco, Allied Group, Homebase, and HSBC.
his year’s Kiosk London Expo will provide visitors with an “unparalleled platform” from which to view the latest advances in customer service solutions according to Jens Schindler, managing director of the event’s organising company, HF Media & Events. “The UK is at the forefront of self-service solutions and technologies,” he explained.“And the aim of the Kiosk London Expo is to bring the top suppliers and
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Calendar OCTOBER 15-17 ENADA Rome Rome Expo Centre, Rome, Italy www.enada.it 16-17 Surexpo Expo XXI Centre, Warsaw, Poland www.wigortargi.com
21-22 Balkan Entertainment & Gaming Expo (BEGE) Inter Expo Centre Sofia Bulgaria www.balkangamingexpo.com
22 BACTA National Council Meeting Hippodrome Casino London UK www.bacta.org.uk
23 BACTA Charitable Trust Meeting Hippodrome Casino London UK www.bacta.org.uk
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27-28 Dubai World Game Expo Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre Dubai UAE www.gameexpo.ae
NOVEMBER 2014 7 BALPPA HR Seminar Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool UK www.balppa.org
11-13 SAGSE Latin America Costa Salguero Convention Centre Buenos Aires Argentina www.monografie.com
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