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Cross-continent takeov the changing face of pu Soundnet’s year in revi MUSIC

As well as being a great year for pop music, 2014 might also be hailed as the year of the jukebox, according to Soundnet’s Toby Hoyte. After being acquired by North America-based TouchTunes, the future for the audio supplier is looking bigger, brighter, and increasingly digital.

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ast year was huge year for audio suppliers Soundnet. Between extending a lucrative agreement with the Official Charts Company and trialling a new mobile app, Soundnet became the latest acquisition in TouchTunes’ international expansion, adding 13,000 European jukebox sites to the American company’s portfolio.

So far, TouchTunes’ June takeover hasn’t produced a noticeable change for customers, and marketing manager Toby Hoyte says it will continue to be business as usual for the company, aside from some exciting innovations influenced by the US industry.

“It’s been useful to see how they’re doing things in America,” said Hoyte. “TouchTunes have a mobile app which lets punters select and play songs from their mobile phone, and this type of app now

BACTA bikers raise £13,000 on charity motorbike tour CHARITY

crew of passionate bikers A from all corners of the amusements industry have raised £13,000 for disabled children after a mammoth tour across the UK. The BACTA Bikers travelled thousands of miles throughout the country as part of the UK Tour of Duty, collecting pledges for CHIPS, a charity which funds electric wheelchairs for children with mobility issues.

Honorary BACTA Biker Norman “Lensman” Lefty also compiled a series of photographs, showing benefactors handing their cheques over after

the Tour.

‘Major’ Andy Murden, the BACTA Bikers chairman, commented: “Manufacturers, operators, retailers, suppliers, distributors, arcades, bingo and many individuals have all risen to help our cause and we owe each a debt of gratitude.”

The BACTA Bikers will be presenting the first powered wheelchair to a child in need at their stand at EAG on Wednesday 14 January. “This will be a proud moment for all our team,” said Murden,“and we would like to invite as many as possible of those who have contributed

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accounts for 20 percent of all jukebox plays over there.”

With these numbers in mind, Soundnet has worked with Sound Leisure to trial its own version of the app, called Soundjack, which the company will launch fully at its EAG stall in January. Not only can pubgoers play songs from a physical jukebox from their mobile, but they will also be able to choose background music in venues without a jukebox.

“It’s a low-cost way for business owners to pull in a bit of extra revenue,” explained Hoyte “Landlords can choose to have a pay-per-play option on the app and add to their income that way.”

In an otherwise tricky climate for pub owners, Soundnet has also been developing cheaper finance options for its jukeboxes, including popular rental options with full music pack-

towards making this happen to share this special occasion.”

Continuing their charitable efforts, the bikers also hope to auction two early Barcrest

ages for £34.83 a week, where businesses can own a VHub model outright after three years and a £50 down payment. Hoyte says the company secured some big name deals at ACOS in autumn, and will continue to push the rental side of the business at EAG in 2015.

Adding another string to its bow, Soundnet has strengthened ties with its exclusive partners, the Official Charts Company. From early last year, the company gained the right to supply all Sound Leisure jukeboxes with the UK Singles Chart, reflecting the fact that new singles and chart hits account for 80 percent of songs played.

However, with the Soundjack app moving into background music after an EAG launch, and America heralding technological change, the future of Soundnet is looking firmly digital.

machines donated by SG Gaming from their stall at EAG. Any proceeds raised will go toward the total sum raised for CHIPS.

With EAG mere days away, organiser Karen Cooke reveals that support from exhibitors has been crucial to creating a new and improved array of complimentary shows. rom every corner of the gaming and amusement industry,people are beginning the pilgrimage to the London’s ExCel centre for the latest edition of EAG. The show has become the traditional curtain raiser for a new year of trading, an accolade that is even more apt in 2015, as the show arrives one week earlier than previous incarnations.

“I think exhibitors and organisers were nervous,” said organiser Karen Cooke, “when we announced that it was a week earlier. Everyone was thinking, ‘we’ve got to get ourselves prepared,’ but they have and I think it’s worked for everybody.”

With less than a week to go before the start of the show, Cooke is happy to report that preparations are running smoothly. “The exhibitors have been exceptionally good and everyone was organised prior to christmas, so it’s given us a good start,” she said, adding an affirmation of EAG’s status as a year-opening celebration:“It sets the tone for the year.”

It’s a tone that many expect to be strikingly positive, following the genial atmosphere created by the debut of the Autumn Coin-op Show (ACOS) during 2014.

“There has definitely been a positive from EAG exhibitors following ACOS,” said Cooke.A chance for large sections of the industry to meet between EAGs, to network and preview new products, has generated a momentum that may have been lacking in previ-

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ous years.

There’s also the not so small matter of an entirely new show, running alongside EAG at the ExCel.The leisure-centric Visitor Attraction Expo (VAE) is expected to begin a mutually beneficial relationship with EAG, as both shows funnel visitors back and forth across the hallway.

That creates another logistical challenge for the organising team, who are also responsible for curating the VAE. “Organisation wise we’re organising two shows, not one now,”she said.“It is a separate show that’s co-located,but visitor wise they compliment each other and it’s great for visitors.”

As for visitor numbers, Cooke considers them an overly simplis-

tic measure of an expo’s success.

“We’re more bothered about the quality of visitor that turns up,”she said,“and I’d rather people give me their responses after the show about whether we got the right people through that door.”

Achieving that level of quality relies on co-operation from exhibitors to market the show.

“Exhibitors have to support the show and they have to work,”said Cooke. Happily for everyone involved,she couldn’t be happier with the way that manufacturers, suppliers and distributors have promoted EAG to their customers. “They’ve all worked hard,” she stated, “and all the exhibitors have been exceptionally good.”

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Industry EXHIBITION RLMS TO SHOWCASE TOP PRODUCTS AT EAG RLMS Sales will demonstrate a line up of top gaming products to visitors at the EAG 2015.

The showcase will include a line-up of entertainment models including: Mr Bus, Fishbowl Frenzy, Lucky Ladders, Odd Bods and F5 Vortex.

Leisurematic’s Mr Bus can seat up to three children and includes a ball catching game, using a steering wheel and rocking motion. The machine also includes a ticket redemption option.

Teamplay’s Fishbowl Frenzy is described as the first augmented reality ticket redemption game. It was voted best new product (coin-operated arcade and redemption equipment) at IAAPA 2014.

UK amusements operators continue to hold out hopes that the government will introduce legislation tackling the issue of FOBTs. Lee Stefani, manager of Harbour Lights in Fleetwood, believes it will provide a boost for the industry, especially the high tech Category C market.

He explained: “Given the negative press around the issues associated with FOBTs, I’m hoping the government will clamp down on them and we can persuade players to return to the arcades.

“If this transpires, I will look to bring in some high tech Category C machines to try and get them back to our AGC.”

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Symonds challenges Gambling Commission on underage tests UNDERAGE TESTING

Coastal Amusements chairman, Henry Symonds, has called for reform to underage gambling checks in a strongly worded letter to the Gambling Commission, who thave responded with their own firm defence of the status quo.

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he thorny issue of underage gambling has once again sparked conflict between the coin-op operators and the the regulator, as Henry Symonds, chairman of AGC and bingo operator Coastal Amusements, has written to the Gambling Commission and Coinslot in protest of what he sees as inappropriately harsh checks for underage gambling.

“At present a representative of the Gambling Commission in conjunction with the Local Authority can enter our premises at any time accompanied by an underage person posing as a customer who will then attempt to play a machine,” reads his letter.“In order to do this the underage ‘customer’ will have to turn

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his/her back on our staff to play.The testers will leave the premises after 90 seconds, if, during this time, the underage person has not been challenged our company will have failed the test.”

It takes only two failures on this check, argues Symonds, to provide the Local Authority with the power to tear up his company’s premises licence.“Is this a fair and responsible way to operate a regulatory body?” he asks.

Yes, says the Gambling Commission, in a public response to Coastal Amusements. “Underage gambling is rightly a source of public concern,” says regulatory risk and analysis director, Matthew Hill. His letter highlights what he

sees as a,“gene r a l weaknesses in operators’ systems for preventing [underage gambling],” and states that the Commission, “makes no excuse for continuing to make it a priority.”

Hill goes on to reference differences in interpretation in Symonds’ characterisation of the underage gambling tests. Rather than hiding themselves from view and playing a game for ninety seconds,Hill reports that the young person must spend one minute identifying a machine to play without concealing themselves

from staff and then spend five minutes at the machine itself.

“This is considerably longer than the 90 seconds Mr Symonds refers to and, in our view, ample time for an operator’s employees to identify and approach someone thought to be underage,” reads the response.

The correspondence can be read in full on our Comment page.

Sceptre confirms January launch for Titanium CATEGORY C

metal, chosen to reflect the high quality Genie cabinet and top drawer games content, which Sceptre believe will deliver exciting new gaming entertainment for 2015.

Titanium is one of three new digital Category C brands (Titanium, Palladium and itanium, the new digital Rhodium), which have Category C machine been developed by Scepfrom Sceptre Leisure, will tre. Titanium is the top of be launched in the UK this the line, all encompassing January.Titanium is exclu- product, featuring the maxsive to Sceptre and contin- imum amount of content. ues to build on its The exclusive games menu successful partnership includes Alice and The Mad Hatter,Let’s Get Kraken and with Blueprint.

The machine garners its Paddy’s Payday, all of which name from a precious have already proven popu-

Forged through a collaboration between Sceptre and Blueprint, the new Titanium Cat C machine promises to be just as precious and reliable as its chemical counterpart.

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play.

Sceptre’s digital machines include a number of features designed to benefit retailers.

These include increased security options, real time connectivity, gameplay analysis, enhanced attraction facilities and exclusive games content. Full internet connectivity will also facilitate remote with games downloads and auto new con- merchanfault detection. tent during the dise advertises the Sceptre are now one of early months of exclusive new games menu,the £100 jackpot and the largest digital operators 2015.

A performance pack will includes links for Sceptre’s in the sector with over provide marketing support social media and website 2,000 digital machines. and for the launch of Titanium, pages. This point of sale the company predicts that driving awareness of the pack, timed to coincide infusing the market with new machines amongst with the launch, has been digital machines will be an players on site. The per- developed with the player important factor for 2015 formance packs include to drive actual machine across the industry. lar with players. Sceptre Titanium branded beer and Blueprint are also plan- mats, posters and table toppers. The Titaning to update the nium machines

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Cut Tourism campaign attacks coalition on VAT TOURISM

he Cut Tourism VAT campaign has attacked the government over what it called ‘a triple whammy’ facing tourism businesses in 2015.

It said the coalition’s failure to understand the industry meant that three prevailing factors would reduce the attractiveness of UK destinations to overseas and UK visitors alike The campaign identified those factors as a weak euro, the forthcoming abolition of air passenger duty and the UK’s continued high tourism VAT rate.

David Bridgford, strategy director

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at Merlin Entertainments, commented:“The government has failed to understand that tourism is a price sensitive export.

“Their failure to address the UK’s price competitiveness means tourism businesses are losing out and the tourism jobs we could create are being exported to our rivals.”

Cut Tourism VAT said a weaker euro would almost certainly lead to a massive rush to book holidays in Europe and further afield by thousands of British families.

This would be compounded when air passenger duty is abolished from May this year, which it

believes will encourage more families to take short stays and summer holidays on the continent, without an equivalent benefit for those staying in the UK. A VAT rate three times that of Belgium, Greece, Netherlands and Portugal, and twice that of France and Germany, makes it more difficult for families to afford a holiday in the UK, it added.

Led by led by Bourne Leisure, Merlin Entertainments, the British Hospitality Association and BALPPA, the campaign wants VAT on accommodation, attractions and restaurants cut to five per cent.

Crown has designs on sustained success at the seaside DISTRIBUTION

The amusements industry’s prospects are split between the inland and the coastal sectors, says Crown managing director Dean Harding, but things are certainly looking hopeful for the seaside.

start of the year is a period Tforhecontemplative business owners and

has been established for a good while now with some of the corporate operators managers, offering the in the UK,” he continues. chance to reflect on past “Now via Crown and Deith progress and look to the we will be offering Vertex future. For Crown, January to the smaller independent is also a time of bustling operator customer base.”

On the novelty and activity as the company prepares for the trade amusement side, classishow at the centre of its cally big sellers like pushers from Harry Levy, business year. cranes from Elaut and “EAG is the most imporredemption from ICE are tant thing in our calendar,” says Harding. “It kicks off the tipped to remain popular.

Reflecting on the amuseyear and starts the preparaments industry as a whole, tion for Easter and the start Harding said: “The seaside of the trading season.” has had a good couple of From the showfloor at trading years now, and London’s ExCel Centre, back to back years give Crown Direct and Deith some consistency and Leisure will showcase have defiantly created a products from both their more positive outlook from gaming and novelty portFEC operators.” folios, and Harding In Harding’s view, the expects Vertex from SD leisure and tourism indusgaming to be the overall try is currently divided star of the show. between land-locked adult “SG’s server based gaming centres and gaming solution for delivcoastal family entertainering new game content

ment centres, with seaside resorts proving the more consistent.

If the inland AGCs are having a more difficult time, he continues, it’s because of fierce competition from other gaming companies: “The machine offer at an AGC is so limited compared to LBOs, casinos and online, you can understand why it continues to be a difficult market place.”

In spite of this, Crown look primed to out-strip their performance at ACOS - the newest addition to the trade show calendar - when they set up at EAG in the next week.

Looking forward to 2015, Harding is hopeful that some successful government lobbies will have a positive effect in 2015: “We would love to see BACTA’s Fairness on the High Street campaign come to fruition.”

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Dreamland suffers setback after Scenic Railway collapse

BINGO GALA SELL SCUNTHORPE HALL Scunthorpe’s Gala Bingo Club has been bought as part of a £173.4m takeover

by M&G Investments. One of 36 freehold sites to be sold as part of a 47-club acquisition, the site will continue to operate at the Madford Retail Park under a 25-year sale-and-lease-back deal.

Over the last six months,

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Officials behind the refurbishment of the Dreamland heritage amusement park have stressed it is still on course for a summer opening, despite seeing the partial collapse of its centerpiece attraction over Christmas.

he revival of Margate’s Dreamland attraction as a heritage amusement park suffered a setback when part of its Scenic Railway was blown down overnight on Boxing Day. The iconic roller coaster was hit by high winds reaching a storm-force 56mph over east Kent the day after Christmas.

Images posted on social media showed timber from sections of the Scenic Railway - which is currently being rebuilt - scattered across the site.

However, The Dreamland Trust and Thanet Council have moved quickly to play down the level of damage caused and stress that it would not affect the amusement park’s opening later this

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year.

The day after Boxing Day, Dreamland Margate commented on Twitter: “Last night winds affected a section of the Scenic Railway. Contractors confident damage is not significant and will not cause major setbacks.”

Speaking from the site as she inspected the scene with contractors and Dreamland project director Eddie Kemsley, Council leader Iris Johnston said the impact of the storm had been limited.

She told local media:“I’m here on site and can tell you the part that has blown down was in the process of being built. The new part which I’m currently staring at is unaffected.

“It’s only a small section - the main part is fine.The

photos only show part of the structure. I’ve spoken with the contractors and they’re confident this will not be a setback.”

The Grade II-listed Scenic Railway is currently being restored as the centrepiece of the new heritage amusement park, which is scheduled to open this summer.

What remained of the original rollercoaster, built in 1920 but badly damaged by an arson attack in 2008, had been carefully dismantled over 10 months and was in the process of being rebuilt.

Dreamland Trust recently released the fourth in a series of time lapse videos celebrating the work, which is being undertaken by the same construction company

that worked on Margate’s Turner Contemporary gallery.

Speaking to the BBC last September, designer Wayne Hemmingway, one of the mastermind’s behind Dreamland’s £18m refurbishment, stressed how important the roller coaster is to the amusement park’s success.

He commented: “The Scenic Railway is the kind of thing that people will shed a tear over when it starts to run again.

“You have to pinch yourself sometimes because there were times when we were thinking this project seemed to be going round and round in circles.

“But finally the community won and it feels like the battle is over but the journey is just beginning.”

UDC predicting continued success for novelty and redemption in 2015 redemption and novelty games during 2014 has been tremendous. he United Distributing Com“As a leading supplier of pany has reported a huge increase in the popularity of ticket both the games and the actual tickets we’ve been able to redemption games and novelty directly gauge the increase in machines in 2014. the number of tickets used With the paying public choosduring the year.” ing to play these games with Many of UDC’s games greater frequency than ever proved to be big hits in 2014, before, the firm said it was now including Explosive, the twolooking towards business in the upcoming year with great enthusi- player balloon popping game by Benchmark asm.

Games, the Adders & Michael Green, UDC sales Ladders and Tower of director, commented: “The Terror coin roll down growth in the popularity of ticket DISTRIBUTORS

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redemption games and Eurotek’s Freddie’s Vacation.

UDC said it had been proactive in searching out the next big thing and intended to build on the success of these games.

It has big hopes for Fish Bowl Frenzy, a new carnival-themed ticket redemption game that mixes a physical ball drop overlaid with an enchanting computeranimated fish.

Another potential hit is

Aladdin, a three-player ticket redemption ‘reel-fun’ game that looks like a traditional AWP machine with tickets instead of coins - a genre that UDC told Coinslot is proving to be a winning combination with players and operators alike.

The company is actively working with suppliers to anticipate the introduction of new coins by the Royal Mint, scheduled to arrive later this year.

Paul Moriarty, UDC technical director, said: “UDC will do everything practically possible to assist their customers in the transition.”

Gala-Coral has actively marketed its 60 bingo and eight casino freehold properties after previously selling ten of the buildings for a reported £58m. The remaining six sites are expected to be sold in the first quarter of next year.

TECHNOLOGY TITO COULD DICTATE THE FUTURE National AGC and bingo operator Praespe are set to step up investment in TiTO during 2015. Talking to Coinslot Review, ahead of next week’s EAG Expo, CEO Nick Harding believes that TiTO can deliver game changing technological innovation for the machines sector. He explained.

“I think TiTO sits comfortably within this category. I see the roll out of TiTO as potentially a seismic shift in the way that we operate and we will be investing significantly in both TiTO as well as loyalty systems during 2015.”

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Merlin celebrate a magical year

EXHIBITION REFLEX TEASES NEW EAG RELEASES Reflex Gaming managing director Quentin Stott has revealed that EAG 2015 visitors will be treated to exciting new game releases for its core UK markets, as well as a few surprises. At the Autumn Coin-op Show in October the company launched its Royal £100 tengame video compendium, along with a ground-breaking operator rental package, designed to assist operators with product management through greater penetration of retailer machine estates.

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With fresh expansion on the cards and positive footfall trends, 2014 was kind to Merlin Entertainments.

Identifying the role of good fortune, chief executive Nick Varney isn’t getting carried away.

he UK’s largest attractions operator Merlin Entertainments heads to EAG with ample change in its pocket.

A like-for-like annual increase in its amusement machine trade for 2014 complemented wider economic success,in turn was boosted by an increasingly global reach that saw the opening of a Madame Tus-

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the firm attributes to the release and positive reception of The Lego Movie early in the year.

“I’m pleased to report continued good trading across the business, reflecting positive underlying trends, favourable weather in the period, and this year’s exceptional performance in Legoland Parks,” remarked the group’s chief executive, Nick Varney.

However, he conceded that a number of providential factors, such as the weather and the film release, may well have served an anomalous boost to footfall.“The performance this year has benefited from a number of one-off factors,” he said.

“Whilst we remain positive on the outlook for 2015, our expectations remain unchanged.”

Whilst official release of preliminary financial results for the year will take place in February, the company predicted that the 2014 taking (before tax and deductions) of its Resort Theme Parks Operating Group alone totalled approximately £410m.

LEISURE WHITEHAVEN WELCOMES NEW ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX Cumbria’s Whitehaven could soon be home to a planned entertainment complex worth an estimated £6m.

The bold scheme is backed by two anonymous private investors, both of whom are reported to be local business

people from the town. The initiative is currently gaining momentum with thousands of local residents taking to social media in support.

The complex plans include a cinema, theatre, restaurant, bar and conference setup. An offer has reportedly been made on a piece of land with rumored locations including Preston Street, the Old Ginns site and land on Coach Road opposite the Recreation Ground.

EXHIBITION A NEW CAT C? THAT’S THE LUCK OF THE IRISH The next hi-tec Category C machine from Blueprint Gaming, Luck O’ The Irish, is set to be the latest product to enhance the company’s range in 2015. According to exclusive

distributors PW Sales Ltd, the new machine returned encouraging test figures during trials throughout December and the company expect these to be converted into retailer approvals in the near future.

Although details of LOTI’s features are not being released at present, Paul Wilson, the founder of PW Sales, said he was excited to see the machine come to market later in the year.

CRIME HUNT IS ON FOR FRUIT MACHINE ROBBERS A gang of thieves are picking off fruit machines in the Huntingdon area, stealing cash box takings from venues including the Royal British Legion. Police received two separate calls on the same night from robbery victimes and have reason to believe that the crimes are connected.

A burglary at The George Hotel in Ramsey on 22 December in the early hours was flagged up to the authorities, before two days later on Christmas Eve a similar crime took place at The Angel pub. During both crimes, thieves smashed the window with a hammer before entering the venue and extracting money from the fruit machine using a pink pillow case. A third theft, at Ramsay’s Royal British Legion, took place on New Year’s Day. MOBILE EAG 2015 APP NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD EAG have introduced a new app for the EAG 2015 exhibition.

The annual expo takes place on 13-15th January in London and runs alongside the Visitor Attraction Expo.

The interactive app for mobile and tablet comes complete with newsfeed, seminars, maps, venues and Twitter integration. Additional functions include the ability for users to add exhibitors to their favourites.

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Licensed plush and redemption leads the way for Whitehouse PLUSH

Licensing is the all important word for Whitehouse Leisure. So much so that they’ve take three stands at EAG to promote them.

hitehouse Leisure is set for growth in the coming year after securing some of the biggest new licences 2015 has to offer.The plush and redemption company has always attributed its success to an ability to predict trends and secure big licensing deals,and two blockbuster deals in particular have placed Whitehouse in a prime position for 2015.

Minions and the forthcoming Jurassic World blockbuster could easily be the most lucrative licences secured by Whitehouse, and the company plans to highlight their importance by

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placing each of these fresh merchandise ranges at the heart of its displays at the forthcoming EAG expo.

Continuing the popularity of the Despicable Me franchise, Minions merchandise is one of the biggest new licence deals for the plush side of the business.The range was developed under an extension to the Despicable Me pan-European licence from Universal ahead of the upcoming film,which will be starring the dungarees-clad creatures.

Ian Whittingham, business development manager at Whitehouse,said the Minions licence range was highly

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anticipated,given the success of the Despicable Me plush in 2014, even without a film release that year.

He commented:“With the Minions movie trailer already running ahead of the movie’s 2015 release, we’re really excited by the potential for these engaging characters.”

In June 2015,Universal will release its blockbuster Jurassic World and,having secured an agreement with Copyright Promotions Licensing Group on behalf of Universal,Whitehouse will release a range of merchandise from what looks to be one the biggest releases of the summer.

To compliment the com-

pany’s other successful licences, including Disney, SpongeBob SquarePants and Family Guy,the two new franchises will also add to Whitehouse’s extensive range of redemption products. Jurassic World, in particular, adds stationery, puzzles and fossil discovery sets to the redemption range, appealing to budding scientists and historians.

With the biggest entertainment licences contributing heavily to Whitehouse’s continued growth, it’s clear that the company will to place an emphasis on obtaining new licensing deals ahead of film releases to remain a key competitor in the industry.

eading AGC operator Talarius are planning to Linvest in facial recognition technology over the coming year. The innovative software, currently being trialled at a number of venues, is linked to photographic databases. It helps staff provide a better customer service and identifies both regular customers and those who have chosed to exclude themselves from the premises. Speaking exclusively to Coinslot, CEO Peter Harvey explained: “With linked photographic databases, once rolled out across the industry it will serve as a useful tool.”

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JNC calls for a rethink on term time holiday rules SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

While strict rules about term time holidays are holding the leisure industry back, JNC Sales’ financial director John Jennings explains why regulation changes are at the top of his wish list this year.

ith innovative new kiddie rides attracting attention at trade shows across Europe, 2015 is already shaping up to be an exciting one for JNC. However, as John Jennings admits, it’s also a year of challenges for the industry as a whole.

Along with the recent government crackdown on taking family holidays in term time, there are also proposals to deregulate school breaks, which could mean some schools having just four weeks off over the summer.

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“I would welcome a relaxation of the strict rules on parents not being able to take children out of school during term time,” said Jennings. “This not only concentrates a large proportion of the high income weeks into the school holidays, but also unfairly restricts the ability for people who work in the leisure industry to take holidays with their children.”

Jennings isn’t alone in criticising the changes; BALPPA chief executive Paul Kelly has also been vocal in his opposition to

holiday deregulation, describing current proposals as a ‘real threat’.

However, amusements machines supplier JNC still plans to make an impression at EAG this year with a host of fun rides, including Jurassic Park, which features LED lighting and a rotating baby dinosaur, and the new hit attraction Go Go Pony.

“It is clear that to get increases in takings, investment needs to be made in different products to provide the customer with a varied and enjoyable expe-

rience,” explained Jennings.

Appearances at trade shows have also been at the heart of JNC’s strategy,with the supplier welcoming the opportunity to have some informal conversations with both current and future customers.

“We hope to meet new customers who can see the quality of our products and ask us the questions that are important to them,”said Jennings.“It’s good for us to get a better understanding of how our customers operate their businesses so

we can advise on products, and financing if required.”

Having received an overwhelmingly positive response last year at both ACOS in the UK and EAS in Austria, the company is looking forward to another successful year.

Jennings said:“With the interest received at the autumn exhibitions, together with the upturn we have seen on the amusement arcades we operate, we are confident that 2015 will see continued improvement for both our customers and JNC.”

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Arresting this problem will take a concerted effort on the part of many Brighton operators. “It’s always critical to link in with other local businesses and the local tourism bodies,” said Martin.

Although Brighton Pier, one of the UK’s biggest attractions, has traditionally pulled swathes of holidaymakers into the city, a cohesive collaboration between the Pier and alter-

native tourist attractions and businesses is needed to ensure success in the future, Martin argued.

She explained: “The whole is always greater than the parts - and a vibrant local economy supported and promoted to the widest possible audience is beneficial to all businesses, large or small.”

A survey conducted by the National Office of Statistics for VisitEngland in

September found that overnight domestic tourism in the UK had dropped to 9.5m; a reduction of 12% from 2013 figures of 10.8m. The number of nights stayed and average expenditure also fell by 17% and 8% respectively, potentially reflecting financial uncertainty on the part of holidaymakers in the flailing economic climate.

Although seaside destinations fared better than other parts of the country, with a smaller decline of only 1%, Martin is certain that a pro-active approach is essential.

“More visitors coming to Brighton and being aware of the whole ‘package’ that Brighton has to offer is essential to our business and to others,” she said. “Lack of a coordinated strategy by a body like Visit Brighton is a danger and will add an additional challenge for the coming years.”

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Independently minded: John Powell calls time on his IOA stewardship OPERATOR

After 15 years at the helm of the IOA, John Powell is stepping down from his position as chairman. In an exclusive two-part interview with Coinslot, he reflects on his highs and lows, discusses what it means to be independent and explains which personalities he holds in the highest regard within the machines sector.

oinslot: As you relinquish your position at the helm of the IOA how would you summarise the high points and the low points of the last 15 years?

John Powell: The high points have been the growth of the IOA’s operation in what is a highly competitive market, successfully winning and renewing tenders with many of the leading UK pub companies and the development of the next generation of independent entrepreneurs to lead member companies forward.

The low points have been the departure or sale of members outside of the

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IOA. Operationally 2007 stands out as a particularly bad year with the introduction of the smoking ban quickly followed by the implementation of the new Gaming Act, resulting in a loss of machines and a downturn in performance.

The demise of the SWP is lamentable as this was a popular pub game dragged down by the greed of some short-sighted operators trying to make a fast buck from a product that clearly breached the regulations, resulting in further controls.

CS: Which two people do you admire most in the gaming industry and why?

JP: I would have to restrict

your question to the machine side of the gaming industry, in which case I would say Jimmy Thomas and Nick Harding. Jimmy has had a very successful career across all sections of the machine business building up to the stunning Hippodrome Casino today.

Nick built up a successful corporate career before setting up a leading AGC operation which was eventually sold, but to prove that was no fluke he then proceeded to do it all over again - quite remarkable!

summarise the organisation’s key strengths?

JP:There is fierce competition amongst members to perform and to succeed and this coupled with professional skills bought in at the centre allow our customers to benefit from the insight and drive of owner managed depots co-ordinated at a national level. Single site operating will never be the glamorous part of the machine industry but doing the ordinary things well has always been at the centre of our philosophy.

CS: In a recent press statement the IOA was confirmed as the top supplier by a number of national accounts - how would you

CS: You were instrumental in founding the IOA and have played a central leadership role in the organisation-how do you see the

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IOA’s future development?

JP:The IOA is an organisation that will evolve to match the requirements of its customers and it’s members. There is a wealth of talent in the next generation and the determination to succeed,which will carry the IOA through the challenges ahead.I would like to see this manifest itself in new products and services that could be supplied nationally through the IOA membership.

CS: Finally, will you miss your role leading the IOA? JP: I will still be taking an active part in the IOA, but I certainly won`t miss some of the responsibility or the travelling.Also, I’m making way for some very talented people.

Next Week: Powell discusses corporate culture and countering the negative image of the industry.

Amusements to help revitalise South Parade Pier PIERS

he new owners of Southsea’s South TParade Pier have said that amusements and bingo will play a big part of its plans to restore the pier to its heyday.

According to reports, the pier’s purchase by South Parade Pier Ltd was completed for an undisclosed sum earlier this week.

The Grade-II listed attraction was closed in 2012 after it was deemed “a danger to the public”

and at risk of collapsing.

South Parade Pier Ltd said it would continue to work with Portsmouth City Council to ensure the pier is fully repaired and reopened to the public later this year.

Malcolm Belcher, spokesman for the new owners, said: “Our intention is to return the pier to the people of Portsmouth.

We remember the pier in its heyday and that’s how we want it to become again.”

“We want music, dancing, restaurants, bingo and amusements - plenty of fun entertainment that locals will enjoy and which will also attract tourists.

“We are also interested in what the public want to see on the pier and have arranged a public consultation via our website.”

The consortium said it took control of the pier from previous owners SSP

South Coast Ltd in early 2014, before the sale was completed, and started an emergency repair plan to save the dilapidated structure.

Previous co-owner Fred Nash commented: “Noone starts a business without good intention or invests money in a lost cause, we failed due to unfortunate circumstances and I am pleased that the new owners will be looking to bring the pier back to life and I wish them all the best.”

Donna Jones, leader of Portsmouth City Council, said: “I have visited the pier and observed the extent of the repair works bring carried out by the new owners.

“There is a lot of very complex work being undertaken. We all want the same thing: a repaired, regenerated, thriving South Parade Pier.”

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Funfair reports record numbers

Pier share scheme launches

Record tourism spending forecast

Butlins sees business boost

A funfair operator has reported a record number of visitors to its annual Winter Wonderland event in Cardiff.

Norman Sayers, owner of Sayers Amusements, said 300,000 people visited the site between November 13 and Monday this week.

A community share option scheme is to be launched to raise the cash needed for Clevedon Pier’s new £2.25m visitor centre. Clevedon Pier Trust said it has 90 per cent of the funds in place and now hopes the community will help it reach the overall target.

The government has revealed that spending by tourists visiting the UK is expected to reach record levels this year. According to forecasts by tourism body VisitBritain, the amount of money spent by overseas visitors will top £22bn for the first time.

Butlins has celebrated a bumper year for its conference and events division, after it recorded business growth of 19 per cent in 2014. Its flagship conference destination in Bognor Regis was particularly successful, with bookings over the period increasing by an impressive 43 per cent.

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Flood-hit operator confirms determination to carry on SEASIDE OPERATIONS

Martin Richardson epitomises the heart and soul of the UK amusements industry. Faced with a wave of ill-fortune following two floods, he remains upbeat and resolute in his aspirations for the Happidrome arcade. Wth his life savings invested, a refurbishment completed and high hopes for the future, will 2015 finally reward the former technician with a happy ending.

he old anecdote of King Canute trying to hold back the incoming tide is proving very apt for Martin Richardson after his Happidrome arcade in Southend has twice found itself inundated with flood waters in less than two years.

Richardson,once a crane technician for Churchfayre, fulfilled a life-long dream by buying the Happidrome in February of 2013 and soon transformed the once dark seafront property on Marine Parade into a bright and vibrant family entertainment centre featuring a wide variety of over 100 retro and modern games.

“I spent seven years out on the road with Churchfayre servicing cranes throughout the UK but I got fed up with the travelling,” said Richardson. “I have a young daughter and I was missing her growing up because I was leaving on

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the Monday morning and not getting back until the Sunday evening. I had always wanted to run my own arcade so I saved up all my pennies and purchased the Happidrome.”

However, less than five months later over the August bank holiday, the venue was flooded causing over £200,000 in damages, which included £23,000 for new carpets and £75,000 for machines not to mention roof refurbishments and improved tiling for a 50-square-metre reception area.

“The people that I bought this venue from had been here for 67 years and we had never had flooding on the seafront like this before,” said Richardson.

“This is the oldest arcade on the Southend seafront and is renowned.”

Determined to persevere, Richardson even had ambitious plans to increase football that included installing an indoor/outdoor rollercoaster but these were soon put on hold after problems arose with the fitting of the carpets, which is a matter currently being pursued through the courts, in addition to delays with the insurance claim and problems with the £17,000 in refitted tiles.

To make matters even

worse and despite a ‘great’ 2014 summer season, the venue was forced to prematurely close again after being flooded for a second time by two feet of water on September 19 although Richardson declared that he is determined to have everything once more up and running by this Easter.

“I am like King Canute; you couldn’t make up a story that goes as bad as ours,”said Richardson.“The local authority is blaming adverse weather conditions and the like but we are getting flooded by surface water and not the sea because of the poor design

of the seafront and inadequate drainage.”

Despite two floods in as many years and the ongoing problems with what he calls ‘cock-ups’ and ‘bad workmanship’, Richardson is determined to persevere with the Happidrome and has now installed a bespoke internal flood wall costing over £6,000 and has plans to compliment his offerings with an in-house coffee shop on a raised platform.

Asked what he has learned from the whole process, Richardson stated that 2014 was ‘a big learning curve’ as he discovered

the good and bad parts of business as well as ‘who was on our side and who wasn’t’.

“We will be open for Easter and I will be at ExCel looking at new machines to buy,” said Richardson.

“Everyone is asking me why I haven’t just folded up, disappeared and gone home, but I love my arcade.

But now, after taking preventative measures into our own hands with the internal floor wall, we are ready to replace £137,000worth of machines. Protect your bubble, I’ve done that and I’m confident and optimistic now.”

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Cleethorpes arcades hit by spate of disturbances

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The coin-op market in Great Yarmouth is about to experience a serious setback with the loss of one of its biggest amusement arcades. reat Yarmouth is set to lose one of its major seafront amusement arcades after plans were unveiled to replace it with retail units,a children’s play area and food franchises.

A total refurbishment of The Atlantis Complex’s ground floor will see its Family Fun Zone FEC make way for new food court featuring a Baskin-Robbins ice cream store, a Maple Moose dessert bar and a Subway sandwich outlet, all sharing seating alongside the existing KFC restaurant.

Atlantic director Colin Abbott explained that the move had been prompted by changes to the Gambling Act and rise of home video games consoles, which he said had made it challenging to operate an amusement arcade successfully.

Speaking to the Eastern Daily Press, he commented:“We have got to look to the future rather than the past - and on the seafront that means a family-friendly future.

“I know that someone on Southend seafront is doing exactly the same as me, even bringing in the same food brands.”

The loss of the Family Fun Zone, which incorporates the Games Emporium amusement arcade, the Casino Emporium AGC and the redemption Prize Emporium, represents a big blow for the coin-op

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Yarmouth arcade to make way for shops and food hall market in GreatYarmouth.

Abbott said it was part of his ambition to bring something different to the resort’s seafront, revealing that he had secured a developer to build the children’s play area for a “substantial six-figure sum”.

A local estate agent is now marketing the remainder of the complex’s ground floor for more food or retail outlets.

Abbott, who was a key player in its £5m-plus revamp 12 years ago,

said this could entail anything from one big unit to five smaller ones.

This could even see the return of a betting shop to the site, he revealed:“They could be anything from convenience stores to gift and sweet shops; we used to have a bookmakers in here and that might be a possibility.”

The cost of the work necessary to have everything in place for the start of the 2015 season will be at least £400,000.

A wine bar that opened on the first floor of the complex last summer will also undergo further improvements before the season begins.

Abbott said the remaining floors, including the dance hall that is now used only for private functions, would be overhauled in stages over forthcoming years.

He said:“I would love someone to come forward with an idea for the dance hall, something like an art gallery or a museum.”

Suffolk seaside resorts set for bumper year TOURISM

uffolk seaside resorts such as Felixstowe and SLowestoft could be in for a bumper year in 2015 according to figures recently released.

The forecast was made after holiday lettings agency Best of Suffolk reported an increase of 35 per cent in advance bookings for holiday cottage accommodation this year.

Naomi Tarry, co-founder of Best of Suffolk, told the Ipswich Star that it would have positive implications for tourism hot spots all over

pendent restaurants, shops and tourist attractions.”

Alex Paul, director of sales and marketing at Gough Hotels,which operates Southwold Pier, said he was already feeling confident for the year ahead.

He told the Star:“We’re certainly confident about next year, we’ve come off a very strong last quarter in 2014 and expect that to “But it’s also good news continue. the county.

“The pier in Southwold She said:“One of our key for tourism-related busigoals is to achieve the high- nesses in Suffolk - higher at this time of year is very est occupancy figures possi- occupancy rates means quiet, but we’re confident ble for our property owners, more visitors to our for a good year.

“We keep improving county’s wonderful indeso this is very good news.

our product to increase the customer experience.

We’re doing more with the pier shops and the catering, doing more for the customer.”

Amanda Bond, at Visit Suffolk, said: “In 2014, between January and August, the East of England region has the highest tourism expenditure in the country, up 24.6 per cent year on year.

“We would expect this to continue into 2015, with many businesses citing huge percentage increases, especially in the self-catering market.”

at a Cleethorpes amusement arcade after she lost her temper over an earlier confrontation with staff.

Grimsby resident Tara Conway, 28, admitted damaging windows belonging to R & J Leisure Arcades, on November 30 and December 3.

Prosecuting, Brendan Woodward said Conway threw either stones or a rock at the windows of the arcade in Alexandra Road, Cleethorpes, shattering them.

She claimed she was given some “gob” by arcade staff and went into a “rage”, believing she had been barred from the premises for no good reason.

Jade Taylor, mitigating, said Conway lost her temper after anger built up inside her, but had shown remorse.

Taylor said Conway was not part of a group of youths that had previously caused problems at the arcade, but staff believed she was with them and had asked her to leave.

In a separate incident, two boys aged 11 and 16 were arrested following a disturbance at an amusement arcade on Cleethorpe’s Sea Road.

The pair were arrested at the scene following an alleged assault on a police officer on the evening of December 28.

Police closed the road following the disturbance after Grimsby Town’s 1-3 defeat to Lincoln City in the Football Conference.

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Mystery over Mecca site

Work starts on leisure complex

Wetherspoon targets West Midlands

Early Christmas call

Uncertainty still surrounds the site of a former Mecca Bingo hall in Norwich city centre that was demolished last year. Landowner Telereal Trillium said there were no immediate plans for an application, but it will consider viable uses shortly.

Building work to convert wasteland in the centre of Southampton into a £70m leisure complex is underway. Opening in autumn 2016, it will feature a public plaza, a 10-screen multiplex cinema and 20 bars and restaurants.

JD Wetherspoon is to open at least 20 new pubs across the West Midlands over the next five years.

A spokesman for the operator said: “We have enjoyed great success in the West Midlands and are looking forward to opening a number of new pubs in the coming months.

A local bingo player in her 40s celebrated a very special Christmas after winning over £276,000 in cash courtesy of Mecca Bingo and its venue in Blyth, Northumberland.

“What a night,” said Chris Robinson, general manager for the Mecca Bingo venue. “Our regular player was over the moon and what a win. What a fantastic early Christmas present.”

Devon’s Crealy celebrates 25th birthday with £1m investment ADVENTURE PARK

Crealy Great Adventure Park posted its most successful year yet after opening four new attractions and pushing visitor numbers up by 15 percent. realy Great Adventure Parks celebrated the 25th anniversary of its theme park near Exeter in 2014 and an investment of over £1m helped it to open new attractions and push visitor numbers up by 15 per cent when compared with the previous year.

Devon’s Crealy premiered four new attractions last year beginning

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with The Lost World of Atlantis underwaterthemed indoor play area for pre-school children.

Opened in February by three generations of the Down family who own and have run the park since its inception in 1989, this area also comes complete with four rides including the park’s second rollercoaster, Shark Bay. In March, Devon’s

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Crealy welcomed television wildlife presenter and insect expert Nick Baker to officially open its Bugz Unlimited area.

This attraction invites children to explore the world of strange and interesting creepy crawlies including giant African land snails and Chilean rose tarantulas with local children from Lady Seaward’s Church of England Primary

School and Clyst St Mary Primary School the first to visit.

On April 14, the park celebrated its official birthday with the opening of The Flying Machine aerial adventure ride while the following month saw the unveiling of Dino Jeeps, which transports visitors back to the Jurassic era when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. May also witnessed

for their machines including Diamond Jackpots, Lotto Money and Lucky Horseshoe. “Our ability to offer such a wide range of games is testament to our commitment to be the best for every area of machine supply,” wrote Jarrett.

CASINO BATH ON THE UP A new premises licence for a casino and

the burying of a time capsule that is not due to be opened until the park celebrates its 50th birthday in 2039.

“It has been a year to remember for us at Crealy,” Chris Down, managing director for Crealy Great Adventure Parks, which also runs Cornwall's Crealy at Tredinnick between Wadebridge and Newquay, told the Express and Echo newspaper.

restaurant has been granted in Bath.

Several buildings will be demolished to make way for the new £14m SawClose scheme development, including a significant section of the Grade II-listed Gala Bingo hall. The casino will be operated by French firm Groupe Partouche in partnership with

“We’re thrilled to have seen so many guests enjoy the new rides and attractions. As a family-run business we know all too well how precious quality fun time with the family is so we always strive to ensure our guests experience a wonderful time together when they visit. We have some very exciting plans for 2015,which we are looking forward to announcing in the New Year.”

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New research indicates Bath’s leisure and tourism offering continues to grow and according to property experts, only 20 of Bath’s 1,008 retail units are empty.

As the availability of space declines, rents have increased in the past year by ten per cent to £200 per square foot.

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New adventure park planned for west Belfast

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n celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Colin Glen Trust in Northern IIreland has unveiled plans for a new

organisation develop additional facilities such as the Skytrek high ropes adventure zone,a tepee campurban adventure park in west ing village, bubble ball arena, water sports site, laser combat zone, 3G Belfast.

Established in 1989,the non-profit football pitches and a 16-bay golf Colin Glen Trust succeeded several driving range in addition to miles of local organisations and is responsi- woodland paths through rivers, ble for a 240-acre site that last year ponds and meadows.

“Over the last number of years attracted more than 220,000 visitors we have significantly developed from around the world.

The last four years has seen the and expanded the facilities at Colin

Glen,”said Colin O’Neill,CEO for the Colin Glen Trust. “We now have global visitors making the trip to west Belfast to enjoy the wide range of activities available.

“We launched plans to enhance the services including a much needed new visitors' centre and a host of new attractions including interactive heritage exhibitions,tree-top accommodation, mountain bike regional centre with pump track, treetop

rollercoaster and more.”

O’Neill declared that he hopes to transform the Colin Glen site into an inclusive family attraction and adventure park for visitors from everywhere while utilising and protecting a magnificent natural resource in the heart of one of Northern Ireland’s most deprived areas that has already attracted visitors from as far afield as Thailand, Spain and Canada.

Sega Total Solutions (STS) will be focussing on the needs of the seaside amusements sector at EAG this year with a range of new products to be premiered at the ExCel next week. The company, leading suppliers of redemption tickets in Europe, will be bringing this popular product to London in the hope of continuing their global expansion. General Manager Peter Murphy said: “This is a very important show for STS, who have achieved excellent sales at this exhibition in recent years.”

LED enhancement kits will also take a prominent role in the exhibition and STS will be catering for family arcades with its debut selection of change machines and ticket eaters.

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Commissioners in demand

Isle of Man offers tax compensation

Jennens awarded OBE

Seminars featuring key industry leaders will run on the Tuesday and Wednesday during EAG at ExCel, January 1315. Topics include disciplinary procedure, customer retention, the state of the industry, and how social media is affecting the leisure and attractions industry.

The Gambling Commission is looking to appoint three new commissioners to operate out of their Birmingham office. The role involves ensuring adherence to the Gambling Act, promoting standards of corporate governance, and financial governance.

The Isle of Man has offered double duty tax relief to online gambling operators who make the island their home. This allows companies to claim monetary relief equivalent to the gambling duty that would have been paid to the Isle of Man under the previous legal regime.

Chairman of problem gambling charity GamCare, Anthony Jennens, has been recognised in the New Year Honours List with an OBE for his charitable services in the prevention and treatment of gambling addictions.

Hill aims to climb every mountain TRADE ASSOCIATION

Amusement park owner Marshall Hill will be taking over the reins at the UK’s parks and attractions association BALPPA. Signalling his intentions towards a more sharing body, the new chairman will be looking to broaden the exchange of information as he pushes the case for best practice across the sector.

ALPPA chairman Bob O’Connor is entering the final days of his tenure, preparing to hand over the coveted office to Marshall Hill after two years in the role.

The exchange will take place at BALPPA’s AGM on January 13 at London’s ExCel - the first day of the EAG International show.

A co-owner of the Funland amusement park in Hayling Island, and the current BALPPA vice chairman, Hill has been a member of the association for 15 years and was

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Hill (pictured) said he was excited to be taking over:“I firmly believe in the sharing of best practice and will be looking to drive this forward via seminars and other events.

“Another important part of my role will be to continue to be proactive in terms of political lobbying on key issues that affect our industry, such as the deregulation of school holidays and cutting VAT and on health and safety as per previous

and I feel that it’s vitally important that the powers that be understand our industry and the various sectors within it - I want to make sure that our voice is heard.”

As managing director of Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks,outgoing chairman O’Connor has been an active member of BALPPA since 2004. He joined its management committee in 2008, chairmen.

“As we all know, the before assuming the welfare and safety of chairman’s duties in Janguests and staff should be uary 2012.

O’Connor comour number one priority

mented: “The last two years have flown by and I have thoroughly enjoyed my time, serving as chairman.

“I am delighted to have witnessed some great progress in terms of BALPPA’s lobbying commitments and to have hosted some wonderful events in Europe and in the UK. “I will continue to be a part of BALPPA’s management committee and with my colleagues, I look forward to building on the foundations we have laid in supporting the industry as a whole.”

It pays to be nice SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Bell Fruit are actively pushing the innovative Play Nice campaign with the initiative taking a prominent role on its website.

But what is Play Nice and what does Bell Bruit hope to achieve through it?

n the wake of the Gambling Act 2005, the UK Igaming industry has been

questions regarding the extent to which players gamble and, inter alia, the under greater pressure than factors that influence their ever to demonstrate its cor- levels of play. In the event porate social responsibility that a player answers positively to any of the ques(CSR) credentials. As tions, they are encouraged oppose to taking a passive to go to the Self Help page approach, the Astra or, if appropriate, access Gaming Group decided in 2014 to grasp the nettle and the Further Help and Advice section to find out more create its own website, www.playnice.org.uk, with about professional interthe sole aim of promoting a vention.

Describing the site, Zane safe and responsible Mersich, Group CEO, approach to the way that stated: “We deliberately set players enjoy gaming.

Of key importance is the out to make Play Nice as simple and informative as site’s Check List section possible. There are no vivid which features 11 simple

colours or exciting imagery to distract from the core function of the site which is to inform players about the way gaming works and the choices that are open to them if they feel that their gaming is getting out of control.”

He added: “As a major stakeholder in the UK gaming space, the Astra Gaming Group is fully committed to meeting its CSR obligations. It is of paramount importance that our customers are able to enjoy our products and do so safely and responsibly.

Since the introduction of

the Gambling Act 2005, the industry has seen a much greater focus on CSR. Consequently, policy makers are placing increasing pressure on stakeholders to ensure that they are doing everything within their power to minimise the potential for problem gambling.

“When we launched Play Nice last year, we were keen to demonstrate a willingness to fulfil that requirement and send a positive missive to legislators that the industry is committed looking after the

well-being of players.

Novomatic was among the first commercial gaming organisations in the world to truly embrace the concept of CSR and it has since evolved to become a core principle that influences the way we conduct our business on all levels. As such, it will be extended throughout each and every one of our group activities. We aim to set the standard - the model of excellence in CSR - that others will want to aspire to.”

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1. THE GAME The game shall be known as 8 Ball Pool and referred to in these rules as ʻthe gameʼ.

It is intended that players and teams should play 8 Ball Pool in the true spirit of the game and in a sportsmanlike manner. It should be clearly understood that the referee is the sole judge of what is fair and unfair play. the referee will take whatever action is necessary to ensure that these rules are observed.

2. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GAME The game is played on a rectangle 6-pocket table with 15 balls plus a cue ball. Balls comprise of two groups, represented by two different coloured balls plus the 8 Ball which is black.

Alternatively, numerical balls may be used numbered 1-7 which are plain coloured balls, 9-15 which are striped coloured balls.

Balls in two groups are known as object balls.

3. THE OBJECT OF THE GAME The player or team pocketing their group of object balls first in any order and then legally pocketing the 8 ball (black) wins the game.

4. COMMENCEMENT OF THE GAME (OR RESTART) a) The balls are racked as illustrated (right) with the 8 ball (black) on the 8 ball spot which is at the intersection of the centre and the corner pockets. b) Order of play is determined by the flip of a coin. the winner of the flip has the option of breaking or requesting his/her opponent to do so. c) The opening player plays at the triangle of object balls by striking the cue ball on or within the ʻDʼ. That player must pot one or more object balls or cause at least two object balls to return to an imaginary line joining then two centre pockets (i.e.. to the ʻDʼ half of the table). This constitutes a legal break. the breaking player shall then verbally nominate his group of object balls before play continues, even if a foul has been committed when Rule 6 will apply (except as in 4f) d) Any balls potted prior to groups being nominated are ignored for the purpose of establishing a playersʼ group of object balls. e) If a legal break is not achieved the balls are re-racked and the oncoming player restarts the game with one free shot, following which the group must be nominated before continuing with a normal visit to the table. f) If the player pockets the 8 Ball (black) from the break, the game shall be restarted by the same player. No penalty will be incurred. the balls to be re-racked. This applies even if other balls, including the cue ball are pocketed as well. g) If a ball or balls are legally pocketed, this entitles the player to one additional shot and this continues until the player either: i) Fails to pocket one of his/her set of allocated balls, or ii) Commits a fouls at any time

BALL POOL RULES h) Combination shots are allowed provided that the player hits one of his/her group of balls first (unless Rule 6b applies) i) A player may legally pocket one or more of their opponents object balls providing the cue ball strikes one of their own group first and providing one or more of their own groups are pocketed on the same shot.

5. FOULS a) In off (cue ball pocketed) b) Hitting opponentʼs balls before his/her own ball or balls, except when rule 6b applies c) Failing to hit any ball with the cue ball d) Jump shots - defined as when the cue ball jumps over any part of any ball before making contact with any object ball e) If a player hits the 8 Ball (black) with the cue ball on the first impact before all his/her own balls have been potted, except when Rule 6b applies f) Potting any opponents balls except when rule 4(i) or 6b applies. g) Ball off the table i) Any object ball or the 8 Ball (black), shall be returned to the 8 Ball spot (see 4a) or as near as possible to that spot without touching any other ball, in a direct line between that spot and the centre of the ʻDʼ ii) If the cue ball, the ball to be played from any position on or within the ʻDʼ. A ball shall be deemed to be ʻoff the tableʼ if it comes to rest other than on the bed of the table. h) If the player clothing or body shall touch the ball. i) Player;ayer not having at least one foot on the floor. j) Playing or touching with the cue any ball other than the cue ball. k) Playing out of turn. l) Playing before balls have come to rest. m) Playing before the ball or balls have been re-spotted n) Striking the cue ball with any part of the cue other than the tip. o) Striking the cue ball with the cue more than once p) Playing a shot before the breaking player has nominated a group of object balls following the break shot. q) Push stroke (see 8a) r) Moving an object ball or the 8 Ball (black) when playing away from a touching ball.

6. PENALTY FOLLOWING ANY FOUL a) Following any foul described under rule 5 the oncoming player may play the cue ball from where it lies or from the ʻDʼ as in rule 8(b) and proceed as in 6(b). moving the cue ball to the ʻDʼ does not constitute a Shot or Visit. b) Following a foul the oncoming player is entitled to one free shot which may be played without nomination, play the cue ball directly onto any ball, including oppponents object balls and the 8 ball (black). however the 8 ball (black) may not be pocketed, which would mean loss of the game, unless the player has already pocketed all of their own group of object balls and only needs to pocket the 8 balls (black) to win the game. c) Following the single free shot described in 6(a) the player will commence his/her normal visit.

7. LOSS OF GAME a) If a player pockets the 8 ball (black) before he/she pockets all balls in his/her own group, except as allowed under rule 4(g), he/she loses the game.

b) A player going in off the 8 ball(black) when the 8 ball (black) is potted, loses the game. c) A player who clearly fails to make any attempt to play a ball of his/her own group will lose the game. d) If a player seeks to gain advantage by deliberately touching a moving ball or retrieving a ball dropping into the pocket he/she shall lose the game.

8 GENERAL a) PUSH STROKE - defined as when the tip of the cue remains in contact with the cue ball once it has commenced its forward motion. b) CUE BALL IN HAND - When a player has a cue ball in hand he/she plays from any position on or within the ʻDʼ and in any direction. c) PLAYER IN CONTROL - A player is said to be in control of the table from the time that his/her body, cue or clothing touches the table prior to his/her shot, through his/her visit and up until his/her opponent does likewise prior to his/her visit. Any balls which fall into the pockets during this period (including 8 balls (black), he/she is said to have potted and he/she is liable to any penalties or benefits norm,ally awarded to him/her for the potting of that ball or balls as are accorded to him/her in the rules of the game (rule 5c applies) d) The game is completed when the 8 ball (black) is potted in any pocket and all the remaining balls including the cue ball have come to rest, except where rule 4f applies. e) TOUCHING BALL - A player must play away from a touching ball which must not move (see5(s)). If the touching ball is one of the players own group, he/she is deemed to have played that ball. If the touching ball is not one of his/her own group the cue ball must strike one of his/her own group. When 6(b) applies a player must play away from the touching ball and is deemed to have played the game.

9. STALEMATE Should any situation arise whereby a legal shot cannot be played, then the game should be restarted by the same player whether this situation is arrived at by accident or design. If in the opinion of the referee neither player is allowing the game to progress or a stalemate situation has arisen, then the game shall be re-started taking into consideration “GUIDANCE”(h) GUIDANCE a) The term ʻshotʼ means striking the ball once. b) the term ʻvisitʼ refers to one turn at the table comprising one or a series of shots. c) the term ʻbreakʼ refers to the first shot of the game or the first shot of the game being re-started. d) Coaching is deemed to be unsportsmanlike behaviour (See rule 1) e) A referee may, if requested, advise on rules of the game. f) there is an obligation on both players to ensure the breaking player nominates a group of object balls. g) The Referee should ensure that excessive time is not taken to play a shot and should act in accordance with competition rules or guidance. h) Re-racks as in Rule 9 may be a reduced number of balls in accordance with competition rules or guidance. i) In Doubles Matches, once a player is in control of the table conversation with others including the partner is unsporting and shall be dealt with under competition rules.

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BALPPA urges triennial talks

GBG prepares for general election

IOA confirm AGM at EAG

Soundnet’s soundjack app has been highly commended in the ‘Most Effective Mobile-First Service’ category at last month’s Effective Mobile Marketing Awards. Soundnet joined other award winners including John Lewis, Unilever and IKEA at a ceremony in London, which celebrated the best mobile marketing.

BALPPA has called for the start of triennial talks or stakes and prizes. Paul Kelly, CEO, commented: “Discussions need to be started about the next triennial review, focusing on how we can work with the DCMS in supporting the industry, in particular hardpressed seaside operators.”

The Gambling Business Group is preparing to assist the new government department officials after May’s general election. CEO Peter Hannibal said: “This is an opportunity to offer knowledge-based learning about the industry, as opposed to reaching decisions derived from misrepresentations they may have read in the press.”

IOA vice chairman Paul Langham is looking ahead to the association’s AGM as an opportunity to review a successful 2014. Taking place at EAG next week, it will also discuss how to mark quarter century anniversary, which falls in January next year.

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They may be the new kid on the gaming machine block, but their demeanour is definitely that of experience. 24 Seven Gaming is nearly two years old, and as buoyed by the opportunities as when it first launched.

ardiff-based amusement and gaming machine firm 24 Seven Gaming is celebrating its second birthday this month and is looking forward to a successful 2015 after earlier releasing a number of popular Category C £100 products.

The relatively new face in the industry has wasted little time making its mark, recently conducting on-site trials of its new Category-B3 Multi Lotto games while a Category-B4 title is expected to make its premiere before the end of March.

“For EAG 2015, we will be showing some new Category C products, which will be released around February or March,” said Simon McCarthy,managing director for 24 Seven

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Gaming. “All Wok Around the Clock production orders were successfully dispatched and sited before Christmas and we are now anticipating the first brewery approvals on our latest Blackbeard’s Bounty game currently out on site trials.

It is all go here and we look forward to supporting our two extremely experienced distribution partners in the UK market, Wessex Coin and Blue Monkey Sales, at the show.”

Adding to this optimism is the new i-Play cabinet, which was produced in volume for the Wok Around The Clock pre-Christmas build and now gives the firm greater scope for independent game design.In addition, 24 Seven Gaming used The Autumn Coin-Op Show in

October to exhibit the Blackbeard’s Bounty and Wild Wild West-Tin Can Alley Category C titles to much acclaim.

“We have also enjoyed considerable success with the Multi Lotto game compendium from Czech firm E-Gaming in the UK,which is available in both B3 and B4 formats,” said McCarthy.“The E-Gaming product is on site in its thousands throughout Europe and is proven with the added benefits of a highly secure cabinet and reliable hardware.It is available to operators under a number of options including outright purchase, rent, profit share or a fixed daily fee.We have really thought outside the box with this in order to be competitive.”

nnoPrint, a new subsidiary of Innovative ITechnology, has launched its debut range of products aimed at offering fresh new ticketing solutions for the gaming industry.

The company has tailored its machines to suit the specific needs of arcade owners, providing features such as highspeed printing and free ticket templates to allow bespoke branding.

InnoPrint also claim to reduce wastage and operating costs by offering a 600-ticket capacity in each of the products.

Development director Chris Robinson said: “We look forward to bringing our quality, low cost alternative products to the industry.”

NSM extols the benefits of online technology MUSIC

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s we come to rely more and more on modern technology to live our lives, jukebox innovator NSM Music has reiterated how important it is to utilise online connectivity for the provision of music.

Thanks to the forward thinking of its research and development department in the 1980s, every one of NSM Music’s digital jukeboxes with the exception of the hybrid Evolution model can be activated for online operation, delivering operators instant access to well over 120,000 handpicked tracks with daily updates.

“If the jukebox is anything but an Icon Lite without optional features then it costs nothing to put it online,” explained Alex Kirby, sales manager for NSM Music.“If it is not an Icon Lite without the extra options, there is a small fee to upgrade your hard drive and then the music content charge will increase slightly.”

Currently in its 25th year, NSM Music patented the idea for downloading music using the Internet, satellite and telephone before trialing its first digital jukebox, the VirtuaTrax, in 1999 and stated that operators using its technology often report an

immediate uplift in coin drop.

“NSM Music has had all its equipment approved by Sky Cloud Network and operators can now link their NSM Music jukebox for a small monthly fee,”said Kirby.“We have seen a trend that, once an operator puts their first jukebox online and notices the uplift on takings and how much easier they are to operate, they put their remaining jukebox estate online. Once a jukebox is online, they also then have the capability to download any data or change any settings remotely from any computer anywhere in the world via Team Viewer.”

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Vinnie Omari, 22, was not charged after his arrest on December 30, but police have confiscated his computing devices for further investigations.

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AG marks the beginning of an exciting year for Innovative Technology.

With the completion of their new office expansion at the Innovative Business Park, Oldham, the company have hinted at a number of exciting product releases in 2015.

Senior business development manager Paul Curley said: “We have exhibited at EAG since day one and this year we will show our continued commitment to the European amusement industry. Highlights on the stand will include compact note recycler, the NV11, and the next generation banknote validator, the NV9 USB+, alongside other products from our cash handling range.”

Playing on its indubitable strengths as an all-round innovator, the Bridgendbased manufacturer will be catering for all sides of the street-gaming coin with a fresh range of products across three categories.

Astra is in buoyant mood.

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oasting a market-leading gaming portfolio spanning categories B, C and D, Astra Games is confident that the breadth of options on offer will make the company stand out at EAG. Sales and marketing director Alan Rogers said: “This is arguably one of the strongest product line-ups we have ever presented at a trade show.”

The company’s video gaming range will be capped by brand new Cat C multiplayer Community £100 Bonus; a six-strong compendium of feature-packed games comprising Space Kings, Winwall, Cashanooga, Bars Attacks, Thunderflash Cash and 100.00BC. In the B3 video category, Astra will showcase Slotto 500, a single player that comes with 21 titles from Astra and Novomatic. In addition, Slotto 500 also includes the ‘walls editor’, which allows operators to control background and game position, as well as create or edit tabs in order to tailor the machine specifically for their

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Jackpot 500, another B3 - in a new FOBT-style wooden cabinet - features popular titles from Astra and Novomatic including Sizzling Hot Deluxe, Always Hot Deluxe, Wheels of Glory, Lucky Lady’s Charm, Dolphin’s Pearl, Treasure Reef, Reel King Potty, Sticky Reel King Potty, 500-1 Potty, Play Your Joker and Hot Fruity.

Astra Games also hopes to impress analogue enthusiasts with Cat C multiplayer Arena Bullion Bars Streak, House of Fortune Multistake, Gold Vault Streak and the established Electrocoin favourite, Bar X. In Cat D, Astra are to showcase two three-players in House of Fortune Classic and Gold Vault Classic.

“It’s no exaggeration to say that within our portfolio there is literally something for everyone,” said Rogers. “Whether you’re looking for the very best in video or reel-based gaming, we can say with confidence that we have it.”

THE FUTURE IS TITO FOR FUTURELOGIC utureLogic is leading the way for the ticketing revolution by enhancing its Fnewest printing products with secure Ticket In/Ticket Out (TITO) capabilities.

The company claims this new feature can increase machine uptime, reduce loss of earnings from cash theft and fraud, and enhance all-round efficiency for AWP/ Low Payout machines.

In line with the noticeable market shift toward TITO machines, GEN3 Evolution, the newest of the company’s products, has been developed into a ‘future proof’ machine with both TITO and promotional ticketing functions.

FutureLogic has also produced a desktop TITO printer in the form of CouponXpress, as well as enhancing Ticket Out product Ticket2Go to eliminate the need for hoppers.

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Explaining the appeal of Project’s latest B3 offering, managing director Tony Boulton said: “We are talking about what are essentially two new initiatives. Firstly we have the launch of what is a powerful new compendium, which is recording robust income figures in its own right; to add to this it is our first TiTO enabled product, which brings an array of well documented

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He added: “Operators have the flexibility to purchase Fortune Hunter 500 either in a conventional format with note acceptor and recycler or TiTO enabled. The ‘ticket in ticket out’ configuration comes with a smart unit with operators purchasing a £199 ticket cassette when they are ready to run TiTO. Operationally TiTO maximises machine up time and reduces fraud; from a player’s perspective it ticks every box in terms of convenience, privacy and portability of winnings. The simple fact is that wherever TiTO has been introduced it has worked and in 2015 there’s no reason why the majority of industry wide B3 sales should not be on TiTO.”

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The aim of Subway Surfers 135m monthly users, and downloaded 425m times - is to help Jake, Tricky and Fresh escape from the grumpy inspector and his dog, and grind trains with their crew! The colourful and vivid HD graphics bring the hoverboard surfing to life, along with the paint powered jetpack and lightning-fast swipe acrobatics. You can challenge and help your friends too in this highly addictive game.

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Their latest pusher, Jurassic Park (Round and Straight), accompanies Mega Stacker, where players play eight Minor Prize levels for tickets, and four Major Prize levels for attractive prizes - all in one. The Surf Side six-player is also available in 12-player, while Willie Wheels gives children a license to drive by choosing a driving course from three ‘worlds’ of varying difficulty. A special ‘Car Auto-move Mode’ can be selected to help younger players successfully navigate the track.

CRANE WHAT A PICTURE ow it’s not just aliens you can N pick up playing Sega’s UFO Catcher. With the popularity of selfies increasing by the day, the Bluetooth operated Tokio Selfie stick, featuring a shutter release and zoom for Android devices, is now up for grabs too. Low battery issues are a thing of the past with the pocket-sized Tokio Power Bank, also available to win. It plugs into a USB port, or can charge on sunny days using the built-in solar panel.

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s the amusements industry enters a new year, there is a perceptibly positive outlook from several companies in the field, with Prestonbased Pinball Heaven among them.

With financial recovery on the horizon, the company is optimistically preparing to exhibit their new range of products at EAG. “The whole economy seems to be improving,” said director Phil Palmer.

“But of course, we would like to see more pinball on location.”

However, Palmer is confident that some new products in the company’s range on stall 155 will catch the eye of

some business-owners.

“We hope The Hobbit, from Jersey Jack Pinball, will have a lot of attention at this year’s show. It’s the company’s second release after Wizard of Oz,” he said.

Although Pinball Heaven is keen to maintain a grass roots approach to publicity, the company appreciates that the scale of an event such as EAG is an asset.

“It’s not essential that we attend the big yearly shows as we operate on a word of mouth recommendation system,” explains Palmer. “But big shows like EAG are important to showcase new products.”

range include Happy Hour, Triple Deal or No Deal and Cops N’ Robbers Streetwise, and several machines are sold with the relevant licence included.

Cops N’ Robbers Streetwise and Happy Hour, also from Bell Fruit, both offer DONDstyle features and progressive cash amounts based on stakes.

Triple DOND, a relatively new release, follows a similar format to previous games from Bell Fruit, but with the added draw of three super feature panels as opposed to one or two.

Brighton Pier has stated that previous engineering experience in an arcade environment is essential, while customer service and supervisory experience is preferable.

RECRUITMENT BRIGHTON LOOK FOR NEW SIGNINGS ne of Britain’s premier tourist attractions is seeking an assistant arcade O chief engineer to expand its operations.

GAMESTEC EXPAND ACCOUNTS STAFF amestec, part of Novomatic Group, is recruiting account managers G throughout the UK as part of an ambitious new growth initiative. New staff will assist in expanding the business by handling a range of account portfolios and providing a business consultancy service.

NAMCO ON NATIONAL HUNT amco Operations Europe Ltd, part of the global Bandai Namco Group, is N looking for a national account manager to drive progress across the company’s range of holiday parks in East Anglia, Kent, West Sussex & North Wales. Namco is also expanding its staff base with a recruitment drive for experience arcade engineers in several park locations.

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Designed specifically for small spaces, the fun-size rides only require a 4x4m– or 13ft by 13ft - track in order to be installed, with 360-degree rotation meaning that no extra movement space is required.

The company has said that a fresh new range of animal designs from the jungle and beyond will soon join the current rhino and lion designs on offer.

Pitched at children between the ages of three and ten, these single-seaters are available for delivery to most UK postcodes, and come equipped with a 12v battery.

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Suzo-Happ to celebrate 60th year in Europe at EAG After a productive time at ACOS last autumn, Suzo-Happ is looking forward to showcasing the best of a brand new range at London’s ExCe;. espite having barely arrived, 2015 is already shaping up to be a hectic year for Suzo-Happ. Not only is the gaming and amusements manufacturer celebrating its 60th successful year in Europe, but the UK branch is also busy preparing to launch a range of new products at EAG 2015.

Not that 2014 was much quieter. Last year, Suzo-Happ acquired Italy’s Comestero Group as well as securing a lucrative World Distribution Agreement for their TransAct range of ticket printers. After a stint at ACOS in the autumn, the company is

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UK sales director, John Vallis, said: “ACOS was a great show. There was a lot of positive energy from visitors and exhibitors on both days and I think that this re-iterates the importance of such a show in the future.

“It has certainly given us the chance to gain valuable feedback from the market on the products that are coming for 2015 and get a good idea on the directions that the industry as a whole is looking to move towards.”

Among the products Suzo-Happ will be showcasing, Comestero Change Machines, the RM5 HD Coin Acceptor and the Recycling of Coins Kiosk (ROCK) will be taking centre-stage.

“With such a wide and diverse range of products for both OEMs and operators alike it is difficult to predict which of the Suzo-Happ products will gain the most interest at EAG 2015,” continued Vallis.

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GARLANDO SPEEDY 7FT ......................................................£745

BOXERS

I BOXER .......................................................................................£895 JAKAR BOXER MATRIX ..........................................................£695 PRO BOXER................................................................................£395

Tim Stanhope, Keith Parker or John Hood Tel: 01132 040885 Fax: 01132 560180 John mobile: 07766 247876 Email: leedsleisure@aol.com Unit 59/62L, Springfield Commercial Centre, Bagley Lane, Farsley, LEEDS LS28 5LY

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£100 JACKPOT AWPS

CHILLI CON CARNAGE ........................................................ POA SHOWTIME ................................................................................ POA TREBLE TOP ............................................................................... POA HIT THE DRACPOT ................................................................. POA STREETS CASINO (DIGITAL) HORIZON ..................... £1,695 TRIPLE DOND (inc. licence)............................................... £1,295 MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES ROW (inc. licence) ........ £1,295 HAPPY HOUR (inc. licence) ............................................... £1,195 DOND TAKE A CHANCE (inc. licence) .......................... £1,095 ALICE THRU THE LOOKING GLASS ..................................£845 DOND BANKERS OFFER ......................................................£795 BULLSEYE ON THE OCHE ....................................................£695 MONOPOLY TAKEOVER ........................................................£695 CASH AHOY ..............................................................................£595 DOND COPS & ROBBERS .....................................................£595

£70 AWPS

THE BANKER RINGS TWICE................................................£275 SHOOT FOR THE STARS........................................................£275 DEVIL OF A DEAL ....................................................................£195 HOT HOT HOT ........................................................................£175 PACMAN POWER ....................................................................£125

£100 JACKPOT MONOPOLY TAKEOVER

£695

£100 JACKPOT COPS STREETWISE

£645

B3A

MEGA LOTTO (6 GAMES) ................................................. £1,695 MAGIC MERLIN CASINO ......................................................£995 LOTTERY 500 .............................................................................£295

B3 £500

GIANT JACKPOTS....................................................................£695 KING POTS.................................................................................£695 STAR ATTRACTION ................................................................£695 WORLD OF GAMES ................................................................£595 SUPER 500 ...................................................................................£595 DOUBLE ACTION SLOTTO ..................................................£395 PARTY SLOTS .............................................................................£395 MEGA BARS ...............................................................................£395 MONTY PYTHON ...................................................................£295

SWPS

PARAGON TT 09 FULLY LOADED......................................£795 PARAGON PRO 19...................................................................£375 DEAL OR NO DEAL ................................................................£245

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Novomatic Leads, Others Follow Exciting opportunities with Gamestec Leisure Limited, one of the largest and most progressive suppliers of coin operated amusement equipments throughout the UK and part of the Novomatic group, a world leader in gaming solutions and supply. We operate in a range of public venues, ranging from Public Houses, Licensed Betting OfďŹ ces, Clubs and Family Entertainment Centres. Our business is about providing class leading pay to play entertainment to the licensed and leisure sector and we pride ourselves on being able to deliver exceptional service to a wide range of customers.

Assistant Arcade Chief Engineer:

Due to continuing business gains, we are looking to strengthen our team further and are recruiting for:

ACCOUNT MANAGERS Location: Nationwide (various areas e.g. Midlands, Yorkshire, Southeast etc.)

The Account Managers will be responsible to manage, retain and develop a portfolio of local accounts / sites in a variety of trade channels or corporate customers to achieve key volume, income, proďŹ t and customer satisfaction targets. You will be accountable for the optimum utilisation of all machines by using the assets and logistics available to maximise the commercial returns, whilst fulďŹ lling all Service level Agreements for our customers.

You will also be providing a business consultancy service to individual customers utilising the performance and control data from Company systems and thorough knowledge of the gaming and amusement machine market. You must have previous experience in a dynamic and proactive commercial business environment.

To help achieve ambitious growth plans we are looking for someone with: s s s s s s s

! DEGREE IN ANY SUBJECT AND WITH A SALES OR COMMERCIAL BACKGROUND %XPERIENCE IN BUSINESS TO BUSINESS ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT IN A PROACTIVE SALES ENVIRONMENT %XPERIENCE FROM GAMING PUB RETAIL INDUSTRY WILL BE ADVANTAGEOUS 'OOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ABILITY TO DEAL WITH CUSTOMERS IN CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES !BILITY TO DELIVER TO TIGHT AND CHANGING DEADLINES 3ELF MOTIVATED AND WORK UNDER OWN INITIATIVE #URRENT VALID DRIVING LICENCE AS THIS ROLE INVOLVES EXTENSIVE TRAVELLING

In return, we can offer successful candidates:

! COMPETITIVE SALARY 1UALITY #OMPANY CAR !TTRACTIVE BENElTS A friendly, professional yet challenging environment!

If you are looking for a career in a dynamic, proactive sales/commercial environment then we would like to hear from you.

To apply: Please send your covering letter & CV to: recruitment@gamestec.co.uk

Here is the perfect opportunity to work within a fast and demanding environment!

Are you up to the challenges of helping to build and develop a team able to cope with working within one of Britain’s premier tourist attractions?

You must have had previous arcade engineering experience in repairing, servicing and maintaining all types of arcade machines and previous supervisory experience is essential.

You also must have a proven record of excellent customer service and some supervisory experienced would be preferred.

Contact Mike Brocklehurst, Arcade Manager at mbrocklehurst@brightonpier.co.uk

Closing date for receipt of applications: 31st January 2015

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EAG stands at pivotal point ACOS signalled hope and enthusiasm: EAG must take the baton to the finishing line here’s no doubting that the buzz surrounding the debut Autumn Coin-op Show was a world away from the muted noises that emerged from EAG just nine months earlier.The industry will be hoping and praying that this momentum carries forward into the 2015’s edition of the coin-op industry’s biggest show.

Definitive recovery in the national economy is clearly having its effects and there’s no question that there’s plenty of room to regain for the coin-op

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sector.This EAG may well prove a meaningful litmus test.Was ACOS just a flash in the pan? A brief flirtation with outright positivity brought on by the excitement of something new and the glamorous Chelsea surroundings. Or was it the harbinger of things to come?

Completely different in size and offering, ACOS proved the power of assembly. For an industry that sees fresh green grass on the horizon and is ready to forge ahead in search of it - EAG can offer so much more.

Communication breakdown What happens when the regulator and operator lock horns?

A happy solution preferably. he feisty back and forth between Henry Symonds of Coastal Amusements and the Gambling Commission has exposed the potential for a dangerous communication breakdown.The message from the Commission is clear: underage gambling is something they take extremely seriously. So how can it be that serious independent operators like Coastal can have been misguided on the nature of underage gambling checks?

An error occurred somewhere along the line and if this problem is endemic, it needs to be clearly identified. Perhaps Henry Symonds is an isolated case, but if it transpires that the various rules and regulations of the Gambling Commission are not properly understood

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across the sector, operators are going to find it tricky to adhere to them.

Regulation is not a friendly brother it sometimes feels more like a bouncer.

But that’s what it’s meant to do - it keeps us in check. However, we need easy to understand rules and guidelines, and we need to feel that they’re not devised just to catch us out and penalise us.Whilst that’s clearly not the case, on some occasions, it really does feel like that: clear communication and understanding is all that’s needed.

To their credit the Gambling Commission are always on hand; and to theindustry’s credit, it will always continue to question them.

The solution, hopefully, will always lie somewhere in between.

Do not waste your vote The Election campaign officially kicked off this week, but amid the tedious start, we must remember what we want ou hear so much negative about the gaming and gambling industry that you can sometimes forget how vile other sectors of society are!Well, over the next 4 months, we’re going to have the chance to really find out.

Take politicians, for example.We hear the bull many of them spout about how bad virtually anything that doesn’t win them a vote is.We then hear them speak passionately and earnestly about

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anything and everything that could possibly win them a vote is.

So, when these rules are put on the table, let’s make certain we know exactly where they stand when we talk economy, employment and customer care. Because that’s the message the coin-op industry will be presenting through to May and beyond. If you want a booming economy, high employment and caring corporations, then you need to support the coin-op sector.

We are Coastal Amusements Ltd who have been a limited company since 1960. We have two Adult Gaming Centres and a Bingo Hall on Hastings seafront with an approximate turnover of £2.6m.

We are a well-established and respected company who employ some 36 staff.

We are prompt taxpayers, paying some £400,000 per year in machine games duty, approx. £150,000 in Bingo Duty, Corporation Tax and Council Tax. We are a small family run company - Chairman Harry Symonds Senior, Managing Director Harry Symonds Junior and Mrs Anne Symonds as Company Secretary, all of whom play an active and hands on part in the day to day running of the company. We consider ourselves to be a responsible and fair company.

We are members of BACTA who have a good working relationship with the Gambling Commission with much mutual respect.

At present a representative of the Gambling Commission in conjunction with the Local Authority can enter our premises at any time accompanied by an underage person posing as a customer (after a plain clothes officer has visited and inspected the premises for the safety of an underage person) who will then attempt to play a machine. In order to do this the underage ‘customer’ will have to turn

Dear Joseph Ewens Underage gambling is rightly a source of public concern, particularly in the light of the general weaknesses in operators’ systems for preventing it that have come to light in recent years. We make no excuse for continuing to make it a priority.

We are sure that any responsible operator would agree on the need for effective policies and procedures to help prevent underage gambling.

Test purchasing is one useful method to measure the effectiveness of those policies and procedures. However, we recognise that it can sometimes be tempting, particularly when a test purchase indicates weaknesses, to question the methodology rather than tackle the underlying issues. That is why we have published our method-

his/her back on our staff to play.

The testers will leave the premises after 90 seconds, if, during this time, the underage person has not been challenged our company will have failed the test.

If the test is failed the company will receive a letter from the Local Authority to attend a meeting to answer the case. If a second test is failed the Local Authority can rescind our premises license. This course of action would result in closure of the business and unemployment of our staff.

Our question to the gambling commission: is this a fair and responsible way to operate a regulatory body?

It is our opinion that to test in this fashion is tantamount to entrapment and is neither fair nor equitable. Surely a better way would be for a Gambling Commission or Local Authority representative to enter the premises at any time and should an underage person be found gambling we would have a case to answer. At the moment the only person to allow an underage person onto the premises is the Local Authority!

It seems to us that after some 50 years of hard work and investment to build a successful and thriving business it could, in theory, be closed down after 90 seconds testing.

Yours faithfully, Henry C Symonds Chairman Coastal Amusements Ltd.

ology and shared it widely, including with BACTA. The Commission’s advice note “Approach to test purchasing - England and Wales only (May 2011)” can be found on our website.

Our guidance on test purchasing requires the tester to enter the premises and spend one full minute identifying which machine to play. During this time they must not conceal themselves from the view of staff. The young person must then remain playing the machine for around five minutes.

This is considerably longer than the 90 seconds Mr Symonds refers to and, in our view, ample time for an operator’s employees to identify and approach someone thought to be underage.

Yours sincerely Matthew Hill Gambling Commission Director, Regulatory Risk and Analysis

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Crime, elections and deregulation - what more do you want?

In the news this week: criminals continue to strike in the Midlands, whilst the betting sector gets ready for the general election and Rank look to persuade Northern Ireland that casinos can boost the economy rather than restrict it.

December saw the Bingo Association hold its fourthquarter board meeting. For chief executive Miles Baron, if taxation was the key issue for bingo in 2014: social responsibility looks primed to the top the agenda in the coming year. Coinslot asks why?

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s reported in last week’s media watch, the Coin-op Community has since received a number of responses from other operators who have experienced problems with the same gang from Birmingham. The gang has been using a special tool in order to attack and loot a number of machines during opening hour.

“This group of scumbags have been doing this for years but this is the first photo evidence I have seen of them,” said Marc Bird from Leisureplay.

“What I have been told is they are not kids, work in groups 3-5, Birmingham accents, only order half pints or soft drinks, congregate around a machine (using a coat to cover the cashbox door) whilst a member of the gang distracts the bar staff sometimes even asking them to select some music on the jukebox! As operators we can advise landlords and hope they will educate their staff what to look out for. They have been over Coventry recently.

Karl Stevens from Enigma Gaming said, “We have also had a number of machines that have been broken into in the same way. It’s becoming a real problem.”

John Icke from Rams-

gate suggested “a bar across the cash door and a belly lock and high security padlocks” would “stop the problem instantly”.

Meanhile, sister title Bettuing Business Interactive has been looking ahead to the general election and the prospects for the betting industry. In its editorial, the paper explored the lobbying forces at work. “It already feels like a big year ahead for the gambling industry; frustratingly though it’s more for external reasons than anything that can be directly addressed.

The absolute key date for the sector though is 7 May - election day. Gambling has been hoofed up and down Parliament like a delinquent with a hedgehog over the last couple of years and the hustings ahead of this general election will undoubtedly prove fertile ground for those wanting to score cheap political points, regardless of their accuracy. Of course it is even more dangerous when you add into the mix a moneyed and motivated lobby group.

We will see just how much dirt has stuck to the industry during the campaigning process - and how many promises are made in the run up to polling day. In these days

2015: The year of social responsibility

of coalition governments, manifestos are more easily pushed aside than ever before (just ask Lib Dem voting university students), but adding restrictions to gambling may well be one of the few issues to garner cross-party support.”

On the casino front, International Casino Review reported on the Rank Group’s decision, despite widespread criticism, to ‘persevere with discussions regarding a proposed plan that would see it build its latest casino in Belfast, Northern Ireland.’

Now, whilst the government, the paper confirmed were not for the idea - “In December 2012, the Northern Ireland executive agreed that the current law on casinos should remain unchanged for the present,” Storey told the BBC in mid-December.

“I see no compelling reason to revisit this issue at this time” - Rank were more determined to get their message across. It reported Rank’s response: “All the evidence goes to show when you have a well-regulated [and] properly-run entertainment leisure complex like this, it’s much easier to deal with problem gambling than leaving it to slot machines where you can lose thousands of pounds.”

miles baron politics S: What were the key results of the association’s December C board?

MB: The directors of the Bingo Association effectively signed off our code of conduct, which is going into print and will be available mid-January. It details our twelve-point commitment to social responsibility and harm prevention and represents quite a significant step forward for us.

CS: What will be the key focus areas of the new code of conduct?

MB: It includes the bingo industry self-exclusion scheme, industry ageverification testing scheme and commitment to cash-only contributions to the responsible gambling trust from all members.

CS: Were there any other new developments in the final quarter of 2014?

MB: Yes: in tandem with the new code, we now have a standing compliance committee: a group which meets on a regular basis to review and monitor all social responsibility provisions to make sure that these things come to life and are effective.

We’ve also released our brand new operators manual, which is a comprehensive guide on how to run a licensed bingo operation. Combined, I feel we’ve made significant strides forward now in meeting most of the requirements set forth by the Gambling Commission’s licensing, conditions and codes of practice.

CS: How significant will the issue of

socially responsible gambling be to the bingo industry in 2015?

MB: If 2014 was the year of taxation, 2015 is shaping up to be the year of social responsibility and regulation.

There’s a lot of focus at the moment from government,and therefore the gambling commission, on compliance, problem gambling, social responsibility, that kind of thing.We think primarily that we aren’t the key focus of that: we’re soft social gaming and we see ourselves very much removed from some of the harder gaming.Nevertheless,we are gambling and we’d be stupid to dismiss it lightly.So,it’s for us to put our best foot forward and demonstrate proactively that we our a very responsible gambling industry, and however low our levels of harm prevention are we still take the issue seriously.

CS: Finally, what will be the Bingo Association’s priority objectives in the coming year?

MB: First of all, the bingo industry will be keeping a close eye on the bingo pubs and clubs issue. We’ll also be watching the outcome of the B2 research and interpret that, as well as any reactions surrounding it. Clearly, any issues around B3’s would have serious implications for bingo. But our main focus for the first quarter of next year will be to make sure that the code of conduct is meaningful and effective and demonstrates that bingo is extremely well governed and regulated in terms of social responsibility.

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Newsweek PARKS GET THE LOW-DOWN ON STAYING AHEAD eisure park and amusements representatives can learn how the internet is driving change at one of the seminars scheduled at the Visitor Attractions Expo next week.

The 50-minute seminar will explore the rise of social media and how parks can stay competitive in the face of change. Seminar leader Baz Slatter, the global business development director at Picsolve, will look in particular at how everyday technology such as smart

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Adventure playground manager to share insights at EAG ing with researchers of the University of York and chairing the Play Providers Association and a sub group of BALPPA. The seminar is expected to pull in a broad cross-section of industry professionals, including representatives from the amusements and seaside arcade sectors.

Dunphy’s talk will be running from 12:10pm on Wednesday 13 January as part of a series of eight seminars at EAG and VEA organised by BALPPA.

he managing director of a successful adventure playground will be running a seminar on the state of the industry at EAG this year.

Janice Dunphy, who currently manages the Web Adventure Park in York, will share the findings of a recently conducted survey and her expertise as an indoor and outdoor play consultant to locate key industry trends for 2015.

After opening her own childcare business, Dunphy has been closely involved in research around the benefits of play, work-

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phones could cause photography takings in leisure parks to dip. He will also be using his commercial strategy expertise to talk to attendees about emerging trends in customer behaviour at amusement arcades. The seminar will take place at VAE on Wednesday 14 January at 1:30pm, followed by a complimentary seminar on

social media marketing for the entertainments and hospitality industry.

ICE SET TO HOST KEY PLAYERS IN GAME DEVELOPMENT evelopers are preparing to unveil their latest offerings in street gaming at this

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year’s ICE expo, with several big coin-op names featuring on the exhibitor list. MEI, Futurelogic, and BellFruit Games are just a few of the development companies attending, alongside prolific manufacturers from the industry. Bell Fruit in particular will be showcasing a

fresh range of Cat C games, including Double Deal or No Deal, Casino Triple Monop-

oly and Monopoly Fortunes. Distributors and interested attendees will have the opportunity to meet the developers in one of ICE’s dedicated networking areas, such as the ICE Bar and Bistro, to discuss technical support, deliveries and customer care.

Calendar JANUARY 2015 13-15 EAG International Expo ExCeL London ExhibitionCentre, London UK www.eagexpo.com 13-15 Visitor Attractions Expo (VAE) ExCeL London Exhibition Centre, London UK www.attractionsexpo.co.uk

20-22 The Toy Fair 2014 Grand Hall Olympia London UK www.btha.co.uk/toy-fair

FEBRUARY 2015 1-5 Spring Fair NEC Birmingham UK www.springfair.com

2-4 ICE Conferences ExCel London UK www.icetotallygaming.com/conferences

3-5 ICE Totally Gaming ExCel London UK www.icetotallygaming.com 11-15 IAAPI Amusement Expo Bombay Exhibition Centre Mumbai India www.iaapi.org

MARCH 2015 18-19 FADJA Peru Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Centre Lima Peru www.fadja.com.pe

18-20 Enada Spring Rimini Fiera Rimini Italy www.enadaprimavera.it

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