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COINSLOT

Optimism pervades first day

EAG INTERNATIONALOpening its doors to thousandsof potential buyers on 21January, the EAG Internationalat ExCel had an upbeat moodto it, with show organiserMartin Burlin declaring his

optimism for the event. “Thebuild-up to the show has gonereally well and there’s already asense of positivity thismorning,” he told Coinslot asthe doors opened on the fifthEAG event. With approximately

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INDUSTRY

The race to the £100jackpot machine is on

INDUSTRY

FOBTs are ‘damagingtourist resorts’ claims MP 5

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rst day of EAG show

usiness was brisk on the firstmorning of EAG Interna-tional, with the signing of a

major new jukebox deal betweenoperator Gamestec, digital musiccontent provider Soundnet, jukeboxmanufacturer Sound Leisure and theOfficial Charts Company. The agree-ment will involve the supply andoperation of 250 of the UK’s first Offi-cial Charts-branded jukeboxes.

Built by Sound Leisure, with con-tent provided by Soundnet andcharts and editorial content sup-plied by the Official Charts Com-pany and OfficialCharts.com, thejukeboxes will be rolled out byGamestec across its estate over thenext 12 months. They will comeloaded with the weekly OfficialAlbums Chart, exclusive musicnews and artist content in additionto the Official Singles Chart.

“We’ve been working on thisexclusive deal with Gamestec sinceNovember, and we’re happy to saythat this order represents the biggestjukebox order this century. The roll-out starts in March as production hasalready begun,” stated SoundLeisure’s Chris Black.

“Gamestec was our first ever cus-tomer in 2001 for digital jukeboxes,so we’ve got a long history of work-ing together,” explained Soundnet’sSimon Davies. “Now they’ve provedtheir commitment to the UK juke-box sector by placing this massive

order - it’s a big commitment to thefuture of jukeboxes, and long-termproject.”

He continued: “Last year, therewere 16 million plays on SoundLeisure/SoundNet jukeboxes and375,000 people per day listened tomusic on Sound Leisure jukeboxes.This order by Gamestec demon-strates that all three parties believein the long-term future of jukeboxesin the UK.”

“From our perspective, the ordermarks a new investment which will

reinvigorate the market. Gamestecbuilt its roots on digital jukeboxoperation and this next generationof music will crystallise our visionin the shape of 250 machines whichall have new features and new tech-nology,” added Gamestec’s PeterDavies.

A joint statement issued by thefour companies read: “We aredelighted to be able to announceone of the most significant dealsaffecting the jukebox market inrecent history - a partnership thatputs the pay-to-play music genrewell and truly on the map. This is adeal built upon the manufacturingpedigree of Sound Leisure; expertmusic and video content fromSoundnet; the vast operating experi-ence of Gamestec; and the authority,relevancy and weekly excitement ofthe UK’s Official Charts.”

While the single site sector hasoverall taken something of a com-mercial hit in recent years, news ofthis deal shows that some of the UK’smajor coin-op forces truly believethat money can still be made in thepub and club arena. With the newsbreaking only days after confirma-tion of the £100 Cat C prize upliftfrom the DCMS, the above four-waycollaboration represents a raredouble-whammy of good news forthe single site sector.

Jukebox deal is greatnews for whole industry

MUSIC SUPPLY

The opening day of EAG International 2014 saw thesigning of a major new jukebox deal betweenGamestec, Soundnet/Sound Leisure and theOfficial Charts Company.

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200 exhibitors contributing toan event with an increasinglyinternational flavour, the showfloor was soon bustling withoperators looking for ways toboost their income for 2014.While for many the overall

impact of this year’s show willonly be measurable at the endof the summer season, therewere definite signs on day onethat stakeholders’ belief in thelong-term future of UK coin-opremains undiminished.

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aul Langham, vice chair-man of the IOA Group andmanaging director

of Town & CountyLeisure, has welcomedthe government’s deci-sion to increase thejackpot level in Cate-gory C pub machines,but questioned the rea-sons why the £100 prizehas taken so long tointroduce.Speakingshortlyaftertheindus-

try was given the green light on£100 he said: “On the plus side

this is the latest pub-friendly move from thegovernment followingthe decision to abol-

ish the beer dutyescalator.”

He added a fewwords regarding the on-going FOBT allocation

discrepancy, stating: “Onthe flip side you

have to ques-tion why thetriennialreview hastaken so

long to reintroduce? The pubsector has been hit hard by theglass ceiling on Category Cjackpots whilst licensed bettingoffices, many of whom are situ-ated very close to town pubs,have been allowed to operatewhat are basically mini-casinoson the high street!”

Langham concluded:“Notwithstanding the delay, theIOA has been in close dialoguewith the manufacturing commu-nity for many months regardingthe £100 prize structure and thepercentage pay-out levels. Themanufacturers know how impor-tant it is to use £100 to provide a

quality experience for existingplayers and a compelling propo-sition for new and lapsed play-ers. There’s much to be doneand the IOA will be playing a fullrole in helping to bring com-pelling, value for money gamingto pubs the length and breadthof the country.”

While, as Langham rightlyidentified, the Cat C prize reviewcouldn’t have come a momenttoo soon for the single site sector,it presents a big opportunity forcoin-op manufacturers to showtheir mettle in the immediateaftermath of the DCMS rubber-stamping the uplift to £100.

Langham looks to the futurefollowing ‘pub-friendly’ triennial

A foremost single site operator has seen the recent £100 Cat C prize uplift in a very positive light, welcoming themove, but wondering why it took so long in the first place. The IOA’s Paul Langham talks to Coinslot.

OPERATORS

Gamestec, the UK’s largestoperator of pay-to-play

machines, has successfullyspearheaded the implemen-tation of the new £100 jack-pot for the Category C genre,converting thousands ofgames - both analogue anddigital - in the first week fol-lowing implementation ofthe new prize level.

Undertaking this hugelycomplex operation, whichdrew upon every ounce ofGamestec’s operationalexpertise, has ensured thatmany of its customers arenow able to take full advan-tage of the new payoutwithout delay.

The operator says it hasbeen planning meticu-lously for months in

advance of the ‘go-live’date in a bid to make the

transition from £70 to£100 as swift and smoothas possible.

The changeover alsoinvolved converting over1,200 iPub terminals, themajority of which wereupgraded remotely to £100.That in itself was a signifi-cant undertaking, the oper-ator declared, given theconsiderable growth inGamestec’s iPub estate inrecent months.

The digital platform seesthe addition of a suite ofbrand new £100 specifictitles such as 100/1 and WinWishes and importantlycomprises £100makeovers for playerfavourites such as DONDEast Wing West Wing,DOND The Big One, MegaFree Spins, Lucky BetRoulette, Reel Roulette,Jack and the Giant Jackpotsand Party Time Bingo toname but a few.

Gamestec MD ChrisButler explained more

about the transition, saying:“Our aim was always toensure that the vast major-ity of our customers wouldhave access to £100 withminimum delay and incon-venience. The industry hasendured a long and pro-tracted five year wait to getto this pivotal stage in theTriennial process.”

He confirmed: “We havededicated unprecedentedlevels of resource intomaking this transitionhappen swiftly andsmoothly, with staff work-ing around the clock to getthe job done. As a result, wecan confidently say that themajority of our customerswill be among the very firstto take advantage of thenew jackpot. Our thanks goto the Gamestec staff whohave worked tirelessly toimplement the £100 rollout and our valued cus-tomers for their patienceand co-operation duringthis challenging process.”

Gamestec initiates £100 roll-out across its estateOPERATORS

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Project’s managing direc-tor Tony Boulton

believes that all sectors ofthe industry need to focuson delivering value as thecornerstone of the oppor-tunity offered by the £100Category C jackpot.

On the eve of EAG, hetold Coinslot: “Of course itis fantastic news that thegovernment has given usthe green light at a jackpotlevel which for the firsttime is a marketable one.However, that is just part ofwhat is required to make£100 a success. It’s notenough to badge machinesup and expect players toget on with it simplybecause £100 is an attrac-tive prize. All of theresearch shows that playersare looking for what theyterm a 'good game' - whatthis in effect means is timeon a machine and the feel-ing of having enjoyed a pos-itive gaming experience.”

Boulton added: “Value isalso relevant to us as manu-facturers. We are at EAGwith a nine game Cat C£100 collection togetherwith 'Game Swap' - aunique proposition whichenables operators to swapgames within 90 days afterthey have been purchasedfor a nominal £100 fee.Game Swap takes the riskout of purchasing andallows operators to gettheir Cat C £100 gamesworking from day one.”

The race to get brandnew Triennial product tomarket, it seems, is verymuch on.

Projectchampionsvalue-for-moneyapproachto £100MANUFACTURERS

Let the play begin.Gamestec sets ablistering early pacewith a £100 jackpotroll-out throughout itsoperations.

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AINDUSTRY AMUSEMENTS LEISURE B2B COMMENT NEWSWEEK

VAT Support for a cut in VAT throughout the hospitality sector isgaining momentum. More job prospects and better businessopportunities are on the table - but will the government listen? 6

Triennial products to feature at EAG InternationalAWP

With the TriennialReview finally

implemented lastweek, EAG organisershave confirmed thatmany exhibitors haveindicated that they will

be showing new prod-ucts designed to opti-mise the newopportunities createdby the £100 prize upliftfor operators and siteowners.

Buyers visiting EAGInternational will beable to view the latestgames in UK CategoryC, B3A, B4 and D,along with the latestcurrency handling

arliament has beenwarned that theaddictive nature of

fixed odds betting termi-nals is having a damagingeffect on tourism at seasideresorts.

Speaking at the recentCommons debate on theissue, York Central MPHugh Bailey told his col-leagues that the amount ofmoney being spent onFOBTs had hurt those localeconomies dependent onincome from tourist trade.

He said: “I do not believethat the proliferation ofhigh-street gambling inthese tourist destinationsis good for tourism.

“For tourist towns aswell as the deprived areas,this is a serious problemthat needs to beaddressed.”

Despite concernsexpressed by several MPs

during the debate, plans togive councils increasedpowers to limit the spreadof FOBTs on the high streetfailed to pass after Conser-vative and Liberal Democ-rats voted to quash them.

Before the vote, Bayleycommented: “Members ofall parties have rightlypointed out that the top 10per cent of constituencieswith the highest use of, andwith the highest profitstaken from, FOBTs arelargely in deprived areas,although they are not all inthose areas.

“I would like to mentiona group of places in the top10 per cent that I wouldcall tourist destinations.

“They include my con-stituency of York Central,Blackpool South, BrightonPavilion, BournemouthWest, Cambridge, GreatYarmouth, Kensington,

Norwich North, OxfordEast, Torbay and the twoWestminster constituen-cies.”

Caroline Lucas, MP forBrighton Pavilion, added:“We have 70 FOBTs inBrighton, Pavilion alone.

“Does [Labour MP andanti-FOBT campaignerClive Efford] share my con-cern that some bettingshops are now cutting thehourly wages of their staff,but offering them thechance to make up the lossif they can increase theprofit from the machines?Is not that completelyunacceptable?”

Their fears are shared byBlackpool councillor JohnJones, who has cam-paigned against FOBTsafter witnessing theirimpact on his Bloomfieldward.

He told The Gazette

newspaper: “You shouldn’tbe having these machinesin uncontrolled environ-ments. I am very disap-pointed that thegovernment did not gowith the Labour proposals.

“In particularlydeprived areas these estab-lishments are opening upin large numbers.”

According to the Cam-paign for Fairer Gambling,there are 157 FOBTs beingoperated across the Black-pool North and BlackpoolSouth constituencies.

Jones believes they aredeterring tourists: “It willbe off-putting if peoplecome here on their holi-days and lose a largeamount of money.

“The machines shouldbe banned from bettingshops and they should bein an environment that iscontrolled.”

FOBTs damaging touristresorts warns MP

Parliament has heardthat the proliferationof FOBTs on localhigh streets isdamaging touristeconomies attraditional seasidedestinations likeBlackpool and GreatYarmouth.

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Industry INDUSTRY AMUSEMENTS LEISURE B2B COMMENT NEWSWEEK

CAMPAIGN Why on earth bingo - the most social of gaming activities - istaxed at a heavier rate than any other form of leisure activity beggars belief.Which is why a new campaign to correct the tax regime is now underway. 10

More illegalmachinesseized inLondon

A further ten illegally-sitedgaming machines have beenseized as a result of recentactivity under OperationCondor across the LondonBoroughs of Haringey andLewisham.

Another ten illegal gaming machineshave been identified and confiscated

by the Gambling Commission inLondon. The machines were spotted intakeaway premises in the boroughs ofHaringey and Lewisham. This followedanother series of co-ordinated multi-agency operations supported by theCommission.

Senior compliance manager, CliveNoblett said: “The Gambling Commis-sion was pleased to lend support to thissuccessful multi-agency operation inLondon and we are helping to spreadthis sort of good practice both amongstlocal authorities in London and acrossthe country. Working in partnership withother law enforcement agencies is cen-tral to the Commission’s approach tokeeping gambling fair and safe.”

Haringey Council’s cabinet memberfor planning and enforcement, CllrJoseph Ejiofor (pictured), said: “Ensur-ing Haringey’s local communities, and inparticular vulnerable people, are pro-tected from being exploited by gamblingis a serious issue that I’m committed totackling. I’m pleased to see successfulresults from this latest operation thatclearly shows Illegal gambling activity isnot acceptable and won’t go unnoticed.”

Anyone with information about unlicensed gaming machines can callthe Commission in confidence on 0121230 6655.

ILLEGAL MACHINES

Lauda and Novomatic agree longterm co-operation agreement

Niki Lauda, three-time For-mula 1 World Champion and

entrepreneur, has agreed a longterm co-operation with theNovomatic Group. The agree-ment provides for worldwideactivities of Niki Lauda as anambassador for the interna-tional gaming group. Apart fromthe branding of his famous redcap Niki Lauda will supportNovomatic as an ambassador atselected national and interna-tional events.

At the official press confer-ence at the Vienna NovomaticForum, the Group’s CEO DrFranz Wohlfahrt explained: “Weare honoured that the long-standing friendship betweenour company’s founder Profes-sor Johann F. Graf and the Aus-trian national hero Niki Lauda

has now led to this co-opera-tion. The world star Niki Laudais the perfect communicatorfor our corporate philosophyas a world leading and innova-tive provider of technologies,products and services for the

international entertainmentand leisure industry.”

Niki Lauda stated: “It is no coin-cidence that the words ‘winningtechnology’ are right next to thecompany logo on the cap. Novo-matic is a leading international

group with headquarters in Aus-tria and operational businessactivities in more than 40 coun-tries. From its base in Lower Aus-tria it has grown to become aglobal player with more than20,000 staff.”

BRANDING

embership of the VAT Club - whichis demanding a cut in VAT to 5 percent for hospitality businesses –

has increased from 43 to 58 companies inthe past three months, with operatorGamestec being a recent high-profile addi-tion. Campaigner Jacques Borel claims tobe on target for 75 members by Easter.

Borel singled out Wetherspoon chiefTim Martin for praise: “Without Tim therewould be no campaign,” he said, beforerevealing that VAT Club activity in 2014would be 60 per cent lobbying and 40 percent fundraising, compared to a ratio of20:80 in 2013). “Before Tax Parity Day(which saw 15,000 pubs and restaurantscut their prices by 7.5 per cent to simu-late a lower rate of VAT), MPs weren’tready to listen. Now the door is open.”

Initial meetings with MPs of all politi-cal parties have been positive, he added,

claiming that all are sympathetic to thecampaign’s arguments that youth unem-ployment must be addressed, and mostaccept that the current VAT regime isunfair on pubs and restaurants. He alsorevealed that he has reopened discus-sions with the Treasury to gain agreementabout the potential costs to the Excheq-uer of a VAT cut, after the governmentdepartment said it disagreed with the VAT

Club’s initial estimates.“My guess is that we will settle on

a figure of £9.3bn. At least that will thengive us a common base on which to nego-tiate.”

Borel hopes that a VAT cut for hospital-ity might yet feature in the 2014 AutumnStatement or become a 2015 GeneralElection manifesto commitment fromone of the UK’s major political parties.

VAT Club campaigngathers paceHOSPITALITY

Jacques Borel has revealedthat he has obtained 24appointments with MPs in his on-going lobbying efforts to havehospitality VAT reduced.

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VIDEO The Pac-Man revival is complete. UK TV screens showed the firstairing of the new Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures series which isexpected to drive merchandise purchases this summer. 12

Barry Goldsbury, anassembler at Bell-Fruit

Games, has been givenhigh-profile recognition forhis eye-catching skills witha camera in a national pho-tography competition.Goldsbury’s image, whichcaptures reel bands on theBFG production line, wasshortlisted for the presti-gious EEF Made In BritainPhotography Awards 2013.

While his imaginativelycaptured view of factory lifedidn’t win the ultimateaccolade on the day of theawards itself, Goldsburycan take absolute pride inthe fact that it was short-listed from an 800-stronglist of other photographichopefuls.

Goldsbury, who attendedthe award ceremony at theHouse of Commons withBFG operations directorJohn Lowton, commented:“This is the first photogra-phy competition I’veentered - so I was shockedto hear back from EEF withthe news that I’d beenshortlisted. I’d like to saythanks to John, too, for hissupport and encourage-ment and for organising myattendance at the awards.”

Talking about the inspira-tion behind the shortlistedimage, he said: “When I firstheard about the competi-tion I decided to bring mycamera into the factory andstarted snapping away -when the reels are lit upthey can look really niceand that’s what inspiredme. I will definitely be enter-ing the competition againthis year.”

Bell-Fruit assembler shortlisted for photography award

EMPLOYEES

ndustry veteran John Powell is lookingforward to meeting the new challengesof 2014 head-on, including maximising

£100 opportunities and stamping out machinetheft and vandalism. He stated: “Clearly 2014 willbe very challenging for the IOA as we continueto face market decline in terms of outlets for ourproducts and consumers still on tight budgetswith limited spend. At the same time, productcosts are increasing and things like new pen-sions regulations are rolling out to add furthercost input.”

Powell believes that the IOA must respond tothese challenges and that the trade group mustcarefully review the procedures and practices thathave become, in his view, taken for granted in thesupply model over a long period.

He added: “Product selection is paramount andwe will focus on purchasing to provide our cus-tomers with the best machines. On our part, wewill drive efficiencies within and are planning anumber of internal changes.”

The IOA chairman revealed that the level ofcriminal damage to machines operated by hisgroup’s members increased significantly in 2013.He explained: “Co-ordinated action needs to betaken to curtail the losses both ourselves and ourcustomers are experiencing. In a lot of cases ourmachines are literally smashed to pieces.”

Powell concluded with a few words on the tri-ennial review. He believes that it will afford a more

logical and appealing jackpot toplayers. He hopes that man-

ufacturers will be able tobuild on this opportu-nity to make gamesmore attractive.“Achieving a £100jackpot is only thebeginning of ourjourney to provide

really entertaininggames for pub players.

To move forward,research will be neces-

sary to show how weshould develop

within the frame-work of ensur-

ing thehighest reg-u l a t o r ystandards.”

Powell looksforward to achallenging2014OPERATORS

S E Leisure’s managing directorJohn Powell, who is also chairman ofthe IOA, is looking forward to the newchallenges of 2014 from a single sitesector standpoint.

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One of the world’s lead-ing developers of inno-

vative ticket printing andcouponing solutions,FutureLogic has madechanges at senior leader-ship level. Eric Meyerhofer

(pictured) has been electedFutureLogic chairman,replacing Miles Arnonewho remains a member ofthe board of directors.

Peter Murphy, formerlythe company’s COO, hasassumed the position ofFutureLogic CEO, while

Nick Ortyl has joinedFutureLogic as chief oper-ating officer.

Peter Murphy said: “NickOrtyl as our new COO bol-sters an already strongmanagement team whichincludes Tony Shepherd(CFO), John Edmunds

(CMO), and Mark Meyer-hofer (CTO). I am pleasedthat the company is incapable hands as we con-tinue to develop new mar-kets and expand ourportfolio of innovative ticketing and couponingsolutions.”

FutureLogic announces changes to senior leadership team

APPOINTMENTS



Industry

Thieves who stole hun-dreds of pounds from

machines in FunworldAmusements in Swanagehave appeared at Dorch-ester Crown Court. MarkWheatcroft and EmilyCorbin admitted chargesof theft and goingequipped relating to raids

on fruit machines in theSwanage arcade.

The court was told thatthe above two were spot-ted acting suspiciously inFunworld Amusements inSeptember 2013.

Wheatcroft was seen onCCTV inserting a rod intoone of the machines. Hewas later arrested and

found to have £230 on himwhile the float for one ofthem, which should havecontained £125, was foundto be missing. The pairwere bailed and werecaught again around amonth later committing asimilar offence in theWorcester area.

Tom Horder, represent-

ing Wheatcroft, told thecourt that it was his clientwho had played the leadrole in the offending. Hesaid: “He takes fullresponsibility and heacknowledges that with-out being with him at thetime, it is very unlikely hisco-defendant would havebeen involved.”

Judge Jarvis sentencedWheatcroft to 35 weeks inprison for the offences aswell as a further 15 weeksfor a breach of a sus-pended sentence order,while Corbin received acommunity order with asupervision, residenceand drug rehabilitationrequirements.

INDUSTRY AMUSEMENTS LEISURE B2B COMMENT NEWSWEEK

EXHIBITION So, why will there be sucha heavy police presence at this year’sICE Totally Gaming expo? 14

Fruit machine criminals brought to justice

he Boost Bingo cam-paign has revealedthat over 50 MPs vis-

ited their local bingo clubson Friday 17 January topledge their support for theBoost Bingo campaign. TheMPs, including Anna Soubry,Jim Cunningham and NickyMorgan, pledged their com-mitment by calling the freeBoost Bingo link gamesafter a quick rehearsal oftheir ‘bingo-lingo’.

Many other MPs will alsobe making visits in duecourse to show their sup-port. For example, lastweek the Rt Hon PaulBurstow, Liberal DemocratMP for Sutton and Cheam,visited his local bingo club,Riva Bingo in Sutton wherehe was able to talk to hisconstituents about whatbingo means to them andpledge support for the cam-paign. Lancaster took partin the launch of BoostBingo from 2pm on 17 Jan-

uary, which was held simul-taneously in nearly 400clubs around Britain.

Bingo Association CEOMiles Baron stated: “It’sincredibly encouraging tosee that so many people seebingo as a force for good;whether that’s by defyinggeneration gaps or provid-ing a great night out. We’reurging people to sign ourpetition, and support theBoost Bingo campaign.”

Boost Bingo, launchedby The Bingo Association,calls on the government tobring tax on bingo in linewith other popular leisurepursuits. Most other gam-bling activities are taxed at15 per cent, but the bingoindustry has been sub-jected to bingo duty at 20per cent.

Baron added: “Reducingthe tax on bingo will enableclubs to invest in theirfuture and continue toserve their local areas. More

investment means morejobs and thriving commu-nities. If bingo duty is low-ered from 20 per cent to 15per cent, the industry as awhole has committed tosubstantial investment innew premises, modernisa-tion and jobs. We’re urgingpeople to sign our petition,and support the BoostBingo campaign.”

Nearly 400 bingo clubsacross England, Scotlandand Wales kicked off thenationwideBoost Bingocampaign byoffering twofree games ofbingo on Friday17, Saturday 18and Sunday 19January, play-ing for anational cashprize. Gala,Mecca, and inde-pendent clubs aretaking part.

Boost Bingo campaign begins in earnest

Members of Parliament across the country attended theirlocal bingo halls last week to call bingo games as ashow of support for the sector.

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The campaign to reducethe excessive tax

burden on the UK’s bingoindustry has received aboost, after new researchindicates that 61 per centof British adults feel bingoclubs provide an importantlocal service, and bringcommunities together.ComRes has concludedthat the industry’s future isbright, and focused onyouth.

“Reducing the tax onbingo will enable clubs toinvest in their future andcontinue to serve theirlocal areas,” said theBingo Association’s chiefexecutive, Miles Baron.

“More investmentmeans more jobs and

thrivingcom-

muni-ties.

New clubdevelop-ment hasdried up.But com-panieshavepledged

to reinvesttens of mil-

lions in mod-

ernising venues andopening new ones if thetax burden is reduced,” headded.

Brian Binley, Conserva-tive MP for NorthamptonSouth and chairman of theall-party parliamentarygroup on bingo, said: “Ofall forms of gambling,bingo is the most sociallywelcoming. I go once ayear to my own local bingocentre and I see manypeople, many of them eld-erly, who find comfort andfriendship – a hot meal at alow price in a warm andhappy environment. And ifthat isn’t social services, Idon’t know what is.”

The campaign has beenboosted by new researchfrom ComRes which indi-cates most people inBritain (61 per cent) agreewith Binley; bingo pro-vides an important com-munity service by bringingpeople together. The pollof more than 2,000 adultsalso discovered thatalthough bingo playersare predominately womenin their late forties andfifties, support for thegame’s future is strongestin the 18-24 age group.

Surveydeliverstimely boostfor bingo

The land-based bingo industry has receiveda shot in the arm from a leading marketresearch company.

THEFT

AGC operatorPlayersAmusementshas diversificationon its agenda.

Playerssearchfor newhorizonsAGC

AGC operator Play-ers Amusements

has confirmed that itis looking at newbusiness opportuni-ties.

Talking to CoinslotReview recently,director Kevin Birchsaid that he wasexploring new terri-tory with the com-pany looking atacquiring an FEC.

Explaining theprocess: “We want todiversify into otherrevenue streams,which we are cur-rently slightlyrestricted with asobviously only over-18s can enter an AGCpremises, and manyAGC customersexpect free refresh-ments.”

He added: “We arelookin at a few loca-tions that are inlandbut are still the sort oftourist destinationsthat will attract highfootfall during thesummer season.”

BINGO

BINGO




INVESTMENT Blackpool’s South Pier couldsoon be playing host to a brand new FECthanks to a multi-million investment. 20

ONLINE

Asurvey conducted byleading mobile enter-

tainment gambling serv-ices and technologyprovider, Probability, hasrevealed that 87 per cent ofplayers would recommendmobile entertainment gam-bling games to family,friends and colleagues.

Furthermore, 26.9 percent of participants playand bet on mobile morethan three times a week.“Real money gambling onmobile is now a main-stream and socialactivity in the UKwhere 70 percent of adults arealready known toparticipate ingaming and bet-ting activitiesregularly,” com-

mented Michael Byrne,chief commercial officer,Probability.

He concluded: “With thatlevel of ubiquity amongstconsumers, it’s no surprisethat real money gaming isattracting increased atten-tion as a low risk opportu-nity for non-gamingbusinesses to increase rev-enues, engage and enter-tain customers. Doing thison mobile through smart-phones and tablets is nowthe preferred entry pointfor the majority of playersin the UK.”

Mobile gamblingnow a ‘mainstreamactivity’

ac-Man and theGhostly Adventureshit UK TV screens

last weekend on the DisneyXD Channel, which NamcoPrize Division has seen asperfect timing.

“From this moment, weexpect to see the brand

recognition for this new-look 3-D version of Pac-Manand the ghosts to start togrow very quickly,” saidJames Anderson, generalmanager of Namco PrizeDivision.

In total, the TV show willbe aired in 40 countries

worldwide, as well as beingpart of a global Burger Kingpromotion this year. Mean-while, the characters willbe the basis of a number ofexciting new develop-ments from the BandaiNamco stable.

The range of new plush

prize characters were firstseen at IAAPA and the fullline-up will be unveiled forthe first time in Europe atthe EAG.

In addition, a number ofnew machines from BandaiNamco will be branded inthe new Pac-Man and theGhostly Adventures art-work. These include Pac-Man Smash, Pac-Man Swirland Pac-Man Basketball.Bandai is also producingthe retail toys and BandaiNamco Games are making

home games on all of thehit formats.

“Pac-Man and theGhostly Adventuresunderpins our corporatestrategy for 2014 andbeyond,” said John Bren-nan, commercial directorat Namco Europe. “Welook forward to the arrivalof the show on UK televi-sion just before EAG as itmarks the start of whatwill be an incredible cam-paign of brand awareness,for the UK and beyond.”

Pac-Man and theGhostly Adventures, thelatest incarnation of theiconic video game character,hit UK TV screens lastweekend on the Disney XDChannel.

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Gaming machine manu-facturer Bell-Fruit

Games has announcedanother full round ofapprovals from the majorretailers for its latest braceof Deal Or No Deallicensed Cat C titles.DOND Powerplay andTurbo DOND have beengiven the all-importantseal of approval as the firmheads into a busy NewYear period where bothproducts will be seen atEAG Expo and ICE TotallyGaming.

Thetwo newgamesjoin along andillustri-ous lineof titlesbearingtheDONDlicence.Andthewarmwelcomethey have received fromthe market place is, saysBFG, a ringing endorse-ment of the manufac-turer’s credentials as thepre-eminent producer ofCat C AWP games for thepub sector.

Sales and marketingdirector John McLoughlincommented this week:“It’s a pleasure to be ableto announce, yet again,another great successstory for Bell-Fruit Gamesvia these latest approvals.Clearly, the DOND brandlends itself well to the CatC genre; and that’s beenproven beyond doubt bythe number of models ithas inspired. But creditmust also go to our gamedesign team for ensuringthat it remains consis-tently fresh, compellingand attractive with eachnew game that welaunch.”

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he Metropolitan Police Force willbe taking a high profile presence atICE Totally Gaming (4-6 February)

as part of its ongoing commitment to dis-rupt Organised Criminal Networks whichtarget both land-based and remote gamingoperators. Detective Constable Mat Wakeof the Met's Gaming Unit, who will be lead-ing activities at ICE, believes the opportu-nity to meet with regulators, operators,suppliers and customers from across theglobe represents a valuable contributionin the battle against fraud.

“ICE is the largest exhibition of its kindand will give us the opportunity to assurethe gaming industry that attacks againstthem will be dealt with as a crime, and as

such should be reported,” he stated. “We'llbe discussing preventative strategies at theLondon show, and officers from the FraudSquad's Operation Stirling will be presentto answer questions and explain key issuesto attendees.”

Wake explained that London is a hardtarget for criminals due to their presence,but Cyber Crime attacks on operators bothfront and back of house are on the rise. Hepointed out: “Our main business area is dis-rupting OCN'S by arrest and prosecution,along with the investigation of corruptgaming staff colluding with customers.We've also ventured into online gaming andhave just successfully prosecuted the firstBonus Abuse case which not only affectsthe operator but innocent victims whohave had their identity compromised.”

Wake concluded: “The Met will be workingcloser with the gaming industry during 2014.”

Metropolitan policeout in force at ICEEXHIBITION

NSM will provide first-sight of theIcon Ice, its affordable new jukebox

that will eventually replace the flagshipmodel, Icon2, the first ever UK digitaljukebox to be marketed below £2,000,at EAG this week.

The Icon Ice provides an audio-visualfeast for the jukebox aficionado: animpressive state of the art 24-inchtouchscreen framed by an engravedplate lit up by an ever-changing LEDsound-to-light display.

The Icon Ice’s photogenic looks arecomplemented by an array of featuresincluding the user-friendly Touch &Slide feature which makes track selec-tion easy, whilst the value addedoptions of bingo and karaoke areinvaluable extras for a venue on quieterevenings.

Icon Ice also has as standard, Pro-moter Designer,a feature whichallows sitemanagers tolocally adver-tise specialoffers orevents, such asa table footballtournament ora promotion onfood and drink.

Another newproduct at EAGwill be the MyNSM Jukeboxmobile tele-phone app. Thisallows jukebox users to download themost popular categories on a localNSM jukebox - such as ‘Hits’, ‘MostPopular’ and ‘New Releases’ - andchoose their favourite track from theirsmartphone.

Mobile phone users will be able tomake their Jukebox selection simplyand easily using Google Maps technol-ogy and the powerful NSM Touch &Slide feature.

“NSM Music was the pioneer of digi-tal jukeboxes,” said the company’s AlexKirby. “In fact, we had an online systemavailable as early as 1998. We realisethat digital music and mobile phonetechnology are complementary andhave looked to offer alternative meth-ods of promoting our own impressivemusic library.

“The mixture of NSM’s traditionalstrengths in design, engineering andsoftware with the potential of mobilecommunications oriented products willbe a powerful force in the coming years.”

DIGITAL JUKEBOXES

NSM showcasesIcon Ice andmobile app at EAG

EXHIBITION

Organisers of EAG International haveconfirmed that a highly relevant semi-

nar will be taking place at the show’s Sem-inar Theatre on 22 January 2014 at 2.30pm,entitled: “The Rank case- and what could itmean for you?”

Richard Holm from PwC will be provid-ing an update on the ongoing Rank litiga-tion and its potential impact forbusinesses.

Holm is a senior manager with PwC withover 12 years’ experience advising busi-nesses of all sizes in a variety of indirecttax matters. For the last firm years, he hasworked closely with BACTA and its mem-bers, providing assistance with a range ofVAT, AMLD and now MGD matters.

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Spares and parts specialistSega Total Solutions is

entering this year’s exhibitionwith great enthusiasm, afterexperiencing record saleswith its range of redemptiontickets and change machines.Peter Murphy, general man-ager of STS, explained thatsales for the past yearexceeded all expectations,and that 2014 has also startedin a very positive way.

He said: “We now supply avery large range of customerswith our high quality redemp-tion tickets; both generic andbespoke to the customersown requirements. The onething you quickly learn abouttickets is that the customermust not experience anydowntime due to any issuewith the ticket, as it not onlyaffects the cashbox but tiesup the engineer on site.”

The division has also seena big increase in the sales of

its CM1 change machines,which are now located onmore and more centresaround the UK. These are lowcost 2p and 10p changersthat not only look good, butas you would expect fromSega, have great reliability.

Along with sales of bothSega and third party spares,STS also now services andrepairs products for Ice, Tri-otech and Andamiroamongst others.

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Innovation will alsobe the order of the

day at the BAPTOstand where a uniquenew cue, specificallydesigned as an aid tonew players and alsoan entirely new cuegame, played on acompact bar billiardsstyle table will beintroduced.

The trade body’Bob Blakeboroughexplained: “I canreveal that one of theproducts is a uniquenew cue, specificallydesigned as an aid tonew players. We willalso be showing anentirely new cuegame, played on acompact bar billiardsstyle table. The showactually represents agreat opportunity forsmall inventors toengage with themarket.”

BAPTOlooks toinnovate

his year’s EAG willsee AMG’s largeststand to date with

a diverse product rangewith something for everysingle sector of the coin-opindustry.

One of the lead productsis the all-new pusher Rock-It. It’s an eight-playerstraight piece that pays outeither cash only or cash andtickets.

The firm’s Darrell Webbexplained: “It has all theusual modern refinementssuch as fast feed coinentries but also has a USP ofchanging colour LEDmiddle doors, and comes ata very competitive price.”

LAI Games, for whichAMG is the UK distributor,sees a European debut fornew prize novelty gameColour Match and ticketredemption game Piñata.Webb added: “Both have hadexcellent reviews after theIAPPA show, with big expec-tations after last year’s suc-cess of Balloon Buster andSpeed of Light which bothmake a return for 2014 if youmissed them first timearound!”

Webb told Coinslot: “Withthe new £100 jackpot nowimplemented, AMG has alarge selection of £100 CatC products for both thesingle site and AGC sector.

BFG and G squared havehigh tech models with all thepub approvals and wouldalso suit any AGC.”

Also with single site inmind, SG Gaming’s jackpot100 video compendium hasbeen developed especiallyfor this market. It has five topgames including RainbowRiches Pots of Gold androulette and comes with aNV11 fitted as standard.

Following on from thehugely popular RainbowParty, for the AGC market SGis launching Super Repeater3 player community in theT7 cabinet. Webb enthused:“New games and artworkreally give this a fresh look

for 2014.”Visitors to the stand will

also be able to see EmpireGames Gold Run three-player as well as the three-player Bell-Fruit Monopoly£100 Cat C lo-tech. The com-pany’s Dave Bowman con-firmed: “Both look fantasticand we expect a great reac-tion to them both.”

SG gaming and Blueprintboth have a strong footholdin the B3 market with the T8and King of Slots. Expect tosee new games from both onAMG’s stand along withsome ‘show specials’.

Meanwhile, ConceptGames has some greatcasino-style product for

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Webb concluded: “Wecannot overstate howimportant all our suppli-ers are. While we pickedup some new ones in 2013,we value all of our suppli-

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In total, there will be over60 products for potentialbuyers on display at AMG’sstand, with 10 members ofstaff on hand to share theirindustry expertise.

AMG goes product crazy at EAG

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running on the other sideof London this week, hasbeen riding its own waveof expansion. Demand

for space this year hasgenerated an increase inf loor space to22,000sq.m, pushing theshow into the entireUpper West Hall atOlympia. The exhibition

is playing host to morethan 280 companies onthe show f loor, anincrease on 2013’s 260.Sixty first time exhibitorsare displaying theirwares - along with 16 fur-

ther companies makingtheir return to the fair,after a number of years ofnot exhibiting.

It was to Canada thatthe final space at Toy Fairwas handed over to withtoy firm Danawares com-pleting the exhibitionline-up.

The company’s DanaLewis said: “We are eagerto showcase our rangesand to meet as many toybuyers and distributionpartners as possible and

feel Toy fair is the rightplace to achieve this.”

Taking place from Jan-uary 21-23, among thosemaking their return tothe Toy Fair are Brookite,Extreme Fliers, Funrise,K'Nex UK, Little Tikes,Terox Toys, Trends UKand Zapf Creation UK.They will join some of themajor names in the toytrade, including Bandai,Character Options, Flair,Golden Bear, Grossman,Hasbro, HTI and LEGO.

Toy fairsells outEVENTS

Toy Fair 2014, which runs this week atLondon’s Olympia, has sold out. The 61stannual event, which serves as an accurateindicator of the year’s toy, plush and gifttrends, has enjoyed a boost this year withincreased floor space and more exhibitors.

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The new UK Gambling (Licensing andAdvertising) Bill has taken another

step forward with the House of Lordscommencing a committee stage of theBill, where it will be examined in detail.Despite the arduous line-by-line exami-nation process, the Bill should still beimplemented as an Act of Parliamentbefore the end of 2014.

If approved, the legislation wouldrequire all online gaming companiesserving the UK, regardless of where theyare based, to hold a Gambling Commis-sion licence. The current system onlyrequires UK-based companies to hold alicence, while those located outside ofthe UK are regulated by the jurisdiction inthe country that they are based.

The reforms would demand that allonline gambling firms operating in the UKpay a point of consumption tax, anamount that currently stands at 15 percent of gross gaming revenue. Further-more, the new proposals would stipulatefirms based outside of the UK to inform

the UK Gambling Commission of any sus-picious betting behaviour that involvesUK customers.

The bill first made its move into thepolitical corridors when it was granted afirst reading in the House of Commons inMay last year. The new bill was granted asecond reading in November and later inthe month was the subject of twodebates in the House of Commons.

After the third reading in the Commonson November 26, it was passed on to theHouse of Lords where Parliament’ssecond House took a second readingshortly before Christmas before decid-ing to push the Bill forward to the com-mittee stage.

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Cash donation aids plans for Dreamland arcade

The campaign group thathopes to reopen Margate’s

long defunct Dreamland site as aheritage amusement park hashad its funds bolstered by a£25,000 donation.

The sum was raised throughthe proceeds of an art auctionheld before Christmas that wasorganised by two local busi-nessmen.

The Dreamland Trust will now

allocate the money to convertthe amusement arcade inDreamland’s Grade II-listedcinema building into a visitor

and learning centre, due to openin time for Easter.

New Trust director EddieKemsley thanked the fundrais-ers for the money raised, as wellas all other contributors, spon-sors and volunteers that haveaided its regeneration project.

She commented: “I am thrilledto be joining the Dreamlandproject team and very much lookforward to bringing this excitingand vital project to fruition.”

The art auction was part of a

series of events that took placeat the end of 2013 heralding theconclusion of the Trust andThanet District Council’slengthy legal wrangle for pos-session of the site with itsformer owners

The new visitor and learningcentre will be managed by theTrust’s heritage and engage-ment manager, Jan Leandro.

With a background in theentertainment and leisure indus-tries, Leandro’s experience

includes a stint with UK holidaypark operator Butlins.

The centre will display allfuture plans for Dreamland anddetail the restoration project ofthe park’s centrepiece Grade II-listed Scenic Railway ride.

Its programme of activitiesinclude talks, tours, exhibitionsand learning opportunities,alongside events and visitingattractions such as drive-inmovies and vintage vehicle rallies.

REGENERATION

new family enter-tainment centre isto be built on Black-

pool’s popular South Pierafter plans for an £8mupgrade were approved.

They would see the FECon the existing pier headdemolished and replacedwith a new 45,000-squarefoot indoor FEC housingan amusement arcade, tenpin bowling alley, cafe,children’s play area, poolroom and bar.

Although BlackpoolCouncil’s planning com-mittee passed the plans forthe new building, it thenadvised developers toreconsider what it deemed

the “uninspiring” design.Committee chairman

councillor David Owencommented: “The actualapproach just looks a littlebit uninspiring.

“The principle of thedesign is satisfactory. It’s amajor feature on our Prom-enade and so I think we’reentitled to say, ‘try andimpress us’.”

Owen said he hopedthat a period of consulta-tion would now follow,and urged the developersto being willing to listen tothe advice the committeeoffered.

Speaking after the meet-ing, he explained: “The

sketch and drawings thatwe have seen are not terri-bly exciting as regards theentrance of the building.

“We do hope the devel-opers will bear that inmind.”

The planning applica-tion was first put forwardand approved three yearsago, but South Pier ownersSix Piers chose not to acton it back then.

Michael Williams, oper-ations director at Six Piers,said: “We are obviouslypleased the planningapplication has gonethrough.

“We will work withBlackpool Council obvi-

ously if there are anytweaks to be made.”

Under the plans, addi-tional land at either side ofthe pier that was createdas part of Blackpool’s newPromenade headlands,will be utilised.

The pier’s current FECfeatures over 500 coin-oper-ated machines in two sepa-rate amusement arcades.

Although those housedin the pier’s promenadearcade will be removedwhile the building work isundertaken, its fairgroundrides and concessions willcontinue to operatethroughout the durationof the project.

New FEC set forBlackpool’s South Pier

The ten-pin bowling andLaser Quest facilities on

Skegness Pier are to undergoa total refurbishment afterthey suffered flood damageduring last month’s storms.

Announcing the news onsocial media website Twit-ter, operator UK Piers con-firmed that both attractionswill remain closed untilEaster while the repairs arecarried out.

A spokesperson for archi-tects William Saunders,which will oversee therefurbishment, said itexpected to complete thework within a four-monthperiod.

They commented: “Weaim to turn the entertain-ment facility back into liveoperation in a short periodof 16 weeks allowing it to

reopen for the busy Easterperiod.

“The majority of this timewill be allocated to theordering and reinstatementof the bowling lanes as theseneed to be specially orderedfrom the USA.”

At the height of the tidalsurges Skegness experi-enced in December, sealevels were more than 20feet above their normallevels - level with the deckof the pier - and resulted inthe sea defences beingbreached.

The entire ground floor ofthe pier’s FEC was floodedwith over three feet of water,including the 10-lane bowl-ing alley, Laser Quest attrac-tion, a licensed bar, severalfast food outlets and coffeeand snack bars.

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The operator of Blackpool’s South Pierhas been given the go-ahead to demolishthe current pier head and replace it with amulti-million pound FEC.

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Southsea Pier is stillavailable to purchase

following an unsuccess-ful attempt to sell thefacility at auction beforeChristmas.

While it would take asignificant sum to regener-ate and bring up to stan-dard, the pier hasundoubted potential beingsituated in a city of over200,000 people, withannual visitor figures wellover the 500,000 mark.

Despite the missedopportunity, the agentsare certain the pier hasvast potential for prospec-tive owners.

All hopes are pinned onthe undoubted history ofthe pier and its entertain-ment prospects. And inthis area, Southsea Pierdoes have impressiveroots and longevity.

Work on the SouthParade pier began in 1875and was originallydesigned for passengersboarding ferries to the Isleof Wight. Opened in 1879,by 1902 the structure wasbusy with steamers callingin up to four times an hour.

The third of the pier’sfires came in 1974 whenKen Russell was filmingrock opera Tommy, whichstarred Roger Daltry, EltonJohn and Tina Turner.

The traditional-stylerefurbishment resulted inthe present 750-seatGaiety Suite, a pair of spa-cious entertainmentvenues, an arcade, cafete-ria and a covered walkway.

Iconic pierhas hugepotentialPIER SALE

The historicSouthsea Pier is stillavailable after failing tosell at auction inDecember last year.

popular Somersetfamily entertain-ment centre is plan-

ning to diversify away fromcoin-operated gaming aspart of refurbishmentsmarking its 100th year inoperation.

Burnham Pier hopes araft of improvements,including a 35ft retractableroof over its forecourt, willhelp to ramp up the cater-ing side of its business.

Louise Parkin, pier man-ager, said the move wasmade necessary by theadverse effect that onlinegaming sites have had onland-based gamingmachines.

She told press: “The

catering is now an essentialpart of the pier. We can’tcompete with the likes ofonline bingo or William Hill,so we are having to con-centrate on the cateringside, which is hard work.

“It’s about sustainability,the future is very importantto us. This will give us moreseating for catering andmake it more suitable for allweathers.”

The new roof, whichwould replace the pier’scurrent conservatory andis part of a £100,000 pro-gram of refurbishment,would also be used tohouse additional family-ori-ented amusements.

Parkin explained: “Therewill actually be two roofs,measuring around 35ft and15ft, which will retract intoour current dome.

“It will make a huge dif-

ference and will allowmore rides and seating tobe introduced on our fore-court, which will be pro-tected from bad weather.

Parkin also said the cov-ered area would help meetthe urgent demand formore wet weather attrac-tions in Burnham-on-Seaand create additionalemployment at the resort.

She commented: “Thischange will mean we canhave a longer season,potentially resulting inextra staff being required.

“It will also increase theoverall longevity of thepavilion.”

The pier’s ownerswould like to haveapproval passed for theplans by February, allowingwork to begin in the Springand be completed in timefor Easter.

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With competition from online bingo andbookmakers adversely affecting theperformance of its gaming machines,Burnham Pier hopes expanded cateringwill fill the void.

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AHerne Bay amusementarcade has helped raise

funds to buy a severely dis-abled youngster a special-ist mobility tricycle.

Cains Amusements wereamongst the donors thatcontributed towards the£2,000 cost of the bike forfour-year-old TeaganAppleby, who suffers fromautism, cerebral palsy anda rare chromosome abnor-mality.

Appleby cannot com-municate in any way andonly started walking lastyear, although she stillneeded a wheelchair fordays out.

To make Appleby feelmore independent, hermother, Emma, collectedthe money needed over 10months, with help fromKent businesses like Cains.

She commented: “I

wanted to try and giveTeagan a little bit of inde-pendence and some nor-mality.

“I’d like to thank all thebusinesses that helped as Icouldn't do it on my own.I’m so glad we raised themoney.”

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Amusement park opera-tor Merlin Entertain-

ments has acquired thelicence to bring popularchildren’s television showIn The Night Garden to theforthcoming CBeebiesLand attraction at its AltonTowers site.

The new deal, signed

with DHX Media and BBCWorldwide, will see the hitpre-school property takeamusement form in theshape of the In The NightGarden Magical Boat Ride,taking fans of the show ona ride through a “real wood-land Night Garden”.

The new attraction, a col-

laboration between BBCWorldwide and Merlin, isscheduled to open at AltonTowers on May 24.

Mark Fisher, chief devel-opment officer at MerlinEntertainments, said:“CBeebies is a perfect fit forBritain’s number onetheme park resort, and both

BBC Worldwide and our-selves are excited by thechance to add a little extraMerlin ‘magic’ to some ofthe country’s best lovedchildren’s characters.

“CBeebies Land will adda different and original ele-ment to the already fantas-tic offering we have for

young families, makingAlton Towers Resort theideal destination for bothday trips and short breaks.”

In The Night Garden wasrecently voted fourth in asurvey of the most popularchildren’s programmes ofall time.

CBeebies Land will com-

prise a five acre site dedi-cated to live appearances,play areas and hands-onactivities for children.

It will also feature othercharacters and showsfrom the channel, includ-ing Something Special,Tree Fu Tom and MrBloom’s Nursery.

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machines came into effecton January 15, and manyUK pubs have been quickto adapt to the favourablechanges to the sector.

The Toby Carvery inBruntcliffe, near Leeds,was one of the first pubs toembrace the new legisla-tion, with Sceptre Leisureinstalling a new £100machine - Bell-FruitGames’ Turbo.

Speaking ahead of theimplementation of the newjackpot, pub groupMitchells & Butlers (M&B),which owns the TobyCarvery chain, said itwould commence the rollout of £100 games acrossits estate.

“It has been nearly fiveyears since the Category Cprize was last changed,”said a spokesperson forM&B. “This is a muchneeded change thatshould benefit the pubindustry.”

Also welcoming thenews last week, BrigidSimminds, chief executiveof the British Beer and PubAssociation, said of thenew £100 jackpot: “It pro-tects machine income sohelps pubs, and shouldalso increase innovationand investment inmachines, which is largelya UK based industry. And itis good to see anotherpub-friendly measure fromthe government.”

ank Group, ownerof Leicester’sGrosvenor G

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Located in the towncentre, the casino is one ofnineteen picked up byRank Group as part of a dealinked with Gala CoralGroup. In March 2013 theUK gaming company spent£179m to purchase Galabranded casinos across the

country. The sale madeRank Group the largestcasino operator in GreatBritain, with 54 separateoperators falling undertheir remit.

The £1m investmentinto their newly acquiredLeicester location is part ofa rebranding programme tobring former Gala venuesunder the Grosvenor brandname. The casino, which isnow open 24 hours a day,has seen many of its tablesand machines upgraded tonewer high tech equiva-lents. A 24-hour sports barhas been built, becoming

the first in Leicester toremain open around theclock. A new restaurant alsoforms part of the complex,serving traditional cuisineand local specialties.

“The investment in thecasino has really changedthe look and feel of thevenue and we now haveone of the best facilities forgamers in the East Mid-lands,” said Chris Maskill,general manager ofGrosvenor G CasinoLeicester.

The casino floor has ben-efited from the addition ofa private room, intended for

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The British Beer and Pub Associa-tion’s Brigid Simmonds has writ-

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Early Day Motion 892 has beentabled by Andrew Griffiths, MP forBurton and Uttoxeter, and already hasthe support of 39 MPs from six politi-cal parties.

The EDM calls on the governmentto sustain the momentum created bythe historic beer duty cut and removalof the beer duty escalator by the chan-cellor last year, by freezing duty in the2014 Budget in order to secure over2,000 jobs in pubs.

In her letter, Simmonds com-mented: “The benefits of the cut havebeen highly significant. From smallerbusinesses gaining the confidence to

take on new staff and buy new equip-ment to larger businesses investing inand expanding their pub estates, therehas been a definite change in industryperceptions.

“However, the reality is that taxhikes of 42 per cent in five years arenot easily undone. A further freeze inBeer Duty this year would make atelling difference - with research byOxford Economics indicating that itcould boost jobs by 2,000, across thecountry.”

Simmonds has also urged BBPAMembers to write to their MPs to askthem to support the measure.

Anyone else wishing to support theBeer Tax campaign, including those inthe coin-op industry, can email theirlocal MP using the ‘Email Your MP’ linkin the Campaigns section of the Cam-paign For Real Ale’s website.

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AG and its predecessor ATEI haveenjoyed a well earned reputationfor being the launchpad for many of

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One product making its world debutat EAG and which comfortably sits inthe category labelled ‘damn clever’ issoundjack, a mobile music app,which allows users to pick and playmusic in a venue using the power oftheir mobile. The app, which isavailable to use on all on-lineenabled Sound Leisure Jukeboxes,has been developed by Soundnet,whose managing director,SimonDavis explained to Coinslot:“21st century consumers notonly want more, they expectmore. We believe that cus-tomers expect to control themusic in every venue theyvisit and this control willbecome part of an in-venuemobile experience whichwill include payment, pro-motions, information andmusic.”

Whilst the features andbenefits offered by sound-jack are immense, for example theopportunity for consumers to select musicremotely, to locate other soundjack-enabled pubs, to engage with other sound-jack users plus the impact it will have onincreasing pub dwell time and repeat visits- the ability to process effectively mobilepayments is central to its success. “Sound-jack is in the slipstream of what is a revolu-tion in m-commerce,” explained Davis.

“Market esti-mates showthat 23.4 mil-lion people inthe UK, or 58%of digital shop-pers will browseproducts onsmartphones in2014 and thatsmartphone pene-tration will reach75% of UK adults.Clearly the demandexists and we are safein the knowledge thatthe back end, the pro-cessing of payments, isboth secure and totallyeffective. “

Payforit Single Click, aweb based mobile pay-

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the standard throughout the world, but rev-olutionary advances in software and con-sumer electronics have paved the way for aworld that relies solely on electronic pay-ment processing.”

Oxygen8’s claims are supported by datafrom Juniper Research whichshow that theEuropean market for digital content willincrease from some £15.8bn in 2012 to aprojected £29bn in 2017. Furthermore,whenretailers have implemented mobilecarrier billing the average transaction valuerises by more than 40%.

According to Oxygen8 a typical cardtransaction requires 120 keystrokes so it’snot the ideal partner for payments using amobile device. Payforit reduces the pay-ment experience down to just a few clicks,which dramatically reduces the incidentsof checkout abandonment and enablesbrands to engage with customers ratherthan frustrating them and potentially losingthem for good.

With some 31% of the UK populationunder 25-years old (Office of National Sta-tistics) the emergence of a visionary musicapp supported by tried, tested and securepayments technology will engage a wholenew demographic - surely music to the earsof licensees the length and breadth of thecountrylooking for the ‘next big thing’?

Why cash is the past and mobile is the nowAmongst EAG’s aisles of highoctane, adrenaline drenched videogames - a genre regarded by manyas being at the cutting edge of newtechnology - there’s one piece ofwizardry on show which itsdeveloper believes will have arevolutionary impact on the industryand the way consumers accessentertainment. Enter soundjack.

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CPI inflation fell to two per cent in Decem-ber, reaching the Bank of England’s targetset by the Chancellor. John Allan of theFederation of Small Businesses has wel-comed the news stating: “With the econ-

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over rising fuel and in partic-ular energy costs remain.”

Inflation drop boost forbusiness

This year EAG has attracted 14 new ex-hibitors from five countries, with visi-

tors in for a real treat. Mostkey exhibitors are planningto reveal a staggering arrayof exciting new products,many of which will be Eu-ropean launches.EAG ORGANISER KARREN COOKE

Reflex Gaming used itspresence at EAG tolaunch the ATOM cabi-net, its first dedicated,reel-based product forthe single site sector. Re-flex managing director Quentin Stottsaid: “The ATOM cabinet will enableReflex to make significant progress inthe Category C pub sector.”

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Ultimate Fan established manufacturingcompany Syco Gaming. The company’sfirst major release, the Adept cabinet,has been receiving very positive feed-back ahead of EAG, where it will be onpublic display for the first time.

“The response we’ve had has beenabsolutely superb,” said companydirector, Dean Gourlay. The cabinet,which is available in versions featuringtwo or three 19 inch HD screens, is cre-ated at Syco’s 8,000 square foot manu-facturing facility in Telford. This siteoversees the creation of the company’sentire product line, making them one ofthe few cabinet developers to sellmachines that are produced entirely inthe UK.

This commitment to build locally is acore tenet of Syco Gaming and wasborn as the company’s founders spendfrustrating weeks waiting to receivenew parts and machines. “That busi-ness, for us, just didn’t work,” saidGourlay, “so we decided that at the startof last year that we were going to pursueour own cabinet and get manufacturingdone in the UK.”

Having the entire Syco team based inTelford means that customers in need ofsupport are only a phone call away fromassistance. “At the end of the day it’sgood for the customer,” said Gourlay.“There’s a good solid manufacturer in

the UK that’s building their equipment,so if they ever need any parts or anyperipherals there’s no ridiculous leadtimes.” Engineers are also available forsite visits if required, building on theteam’s ethos to maintain customer rela-tionships long after a sale has beencompleted.

Syco Gaming are licensed to producemachines in Categories C, B3, B3a andB4. Among their Cat C products is athird party development for CrownGaming Leisure. This new analogue reelmachine is designed specifically for thenew £100 jackpot increase.

Syco’s sister distribution companyhas been working with Crown for anumber of years and when the Telford-based company got its start their rela-tionship continued to bear fruit. “We buyand sell from one another through thedistribution line so when we set up SycoGaming they were quite receptive forlooking at our products,” said DeanGourlay.

Ahead of the Adept cabinet’s debuttrade show appearance, Dean has beenat pains to champion the commitment ofgaming veteran Neil Chinn in its con-ception and design. Chinn, who passedaway in October, provided consultancyservices to Syco Gaming throughout thecreation of the new machine. “He wasan integral part of developing the cabi-net,” said Gourlay. “It’s just unfortunatethat he’s not here to see the finishedproduct get to market.”

Syco Gaming to releasehome grown cabinetSyco Gaming head to EAG with high hopes for their new Adeptcabinet, designed and manufactured exclusively in the UK.

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Andy Bassam, customer support man-ager said: “Over the last year we have sig-nificantly strengthened our technicalsupport teams across the world to ensurewe provide the highest level of service andsupport to global customer everywhere.Tony will work with the UKbased technical supportteam and Sean Wang(business developmentmanager Asia) to ensureour Asia customer baseis fully supported fromimplementationthrough to serv-ice and repair.”

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Gametec’s Peter Davies provided adefinitive view which signals a very hope-ful future for the music genre.

At the launch, he declared: “This movewill bring pay-to-play music back to theforefront of people’s minds. This is a wayof bringing a premier manufacturer and apre-eminent music content provider towork with us to bring a best-of-breedjukebox to market. Put it this way, otheroperators would have struggled to dosomething of this size and scale in the UK.It’s a hugely significant moment for juke-boxes and it has seen considerableinvestment on our part. It’s all about takingcoin-op to the next level.”

SOLUTIONSIBRAND GAMINGDEBUTS NEW AWPPLATFORM

Oxford-based iBrand Gaming, anOEM solution provider, will release a

new GC300 AWP platform, in conjunctionwith its partner E2C, at ICE 2014.

Designed for street/AWP markets, theGC300 is an ARM/RISC CPU gamingplatform which supports LED/lampdrives, battery-backed SRAM, audioamplifier and game/board security fea-tures required in a reel-based AWPgaming cabinet.

The GC300 supports all industry stan-dard unipolar gaming reels and allowsAWP designers to migrate to anARM+Linux O/S based platform.

“The GC300 AWP platform is an idealaddition to our product portfolio,” saidAmy James, sales and marketing foriBrand Gaming. “And ICE 2014 is the per-fect place for it to make its debut.”

dodgemso EAG4 will see the launch of pollution-free, soft-dgem bumper cars by World of Rides.

designed to be either coin-operated orset on free-play for use at pre-paid discoor birthday parties, but they are also verypopular when run as Bumper Football byincluding a large inflated ball and goalposts at each end of the track.

World of Rides’ current deliverytimescales are around two to threeweeks, enabling installation in time forthe early Spring holidays.

Robinson recommended that the tracksize should be a minimum of 6m x 6m, forup to six Mini Disco Dodgem BumperCars, with a strong perimeter barrier andsafety railings, which he believes is anideal size for operating indoors in SeasideFECs.

He added: “Our range of coin-op go-kart battery operated rides and BumperBoats have remained hugely popular withchildren between the ages of three andtwelve years old for over 45 years, more

especially since they make them all withtwin seats, and strong enough to carryeither two children or a parent and child.”

Robinson has found that go-karts’popularity generates such high levels ofsecondary-spend income, that they havenow become an almost essential sourceof income to many leading leisure opera-tors around the world, particularly amongthose with seasonal sites, such as sea-side FECs and holiday parks, due to theirhigh average revenue earning and veryrapid return on investment.


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AGCsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 King of Slots Blueprint2 2 Big Party Astra3 3 Triple 8 Barcrest4 4 Magic Lotto Ultra Novomatics5 5 Mega Bars Big Hit Project6 6 Triple 7 Barcrest7 7 TS22 Project8 8 Lady Luck Reflex9 9 Luck Lady’s Charm Astra10 10 Rainbow Riches Community Cash Barcrest

Based on data supplied by a representative number of UK sitesSupplied by RLMS Sales

Members clubsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 Galloping Jackpots Reflex2 2 Happy Hour BFG3 3 Street Casino Storm4 4 Raiders of the Lost Tenners Reflex5 5 Cops Smash n Grab BFG

Based on data from representative sites. Supplied by sector professional

FEC - familyThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 Party Time Classic (3 Player) Astra2 2 Party Games (4 Player) Astra3 3 Rainbow Riches (3 Player) Empire4 4 Gold Rush Stampede (4Player) Barcrest5 5 Adders And Ladders (4 Player) Vivid6 6 Bullion Bars (3 Player ) Astra7 7 Crazy Fruits Bellfruit8 8 Party Time Arena (4 Player) Astra9 9 Party Time (3 Player) Astra10 10 Full House Empire

Based on data from four sites Amusement Equipment Co Ltd

FEC - adultThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 Magic Games U/R Novomatic2 2 Find The Lady 70 Project3 3 Free Play 70 Project4 4 Pure Gold Astra5 5 Magic Games S/D Novomatic6 6 Party Time Classic (3 Player ) Astra7 7 Rainbow Riches Party Barcrest8 8 Chase The Ace Project9 9 Win Wall Astra10 10 Gold Run (3 Player) Empire

Based on data from four sites Amusement Equipment Co Ltd

CATEGORYC (£1/£70 Max.)

Single siteThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 6 Bank Job - Rob the lot QPS2 1 DOND The Big One BFG3 2 DOND Lucky Streak BFG4 4 Alice and the Mad Hatter BPG5 3 DOND Pure Gold BFG6 5 Raising the Stakes EMP7 - Monopoly Millionnaire Diamond Edition BFG8 7 Monster Money QPS9 8 DOND Double Chance BFG10 9 DOND Golden Game BFG

Taken from a representative number of sites around the UKSupplied by national operator

AGCsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 - X3000 Multigame Amatic2 4 Magic Games 3 Novomatic3 - Encore T7 (GP2) SG Gaming4 1 Encore T7 (GP3) SG Gaming5 - Solid Gold Astra6 2 Magic Games 3 (s/d) Novomatic7 - Bullion Bars £70 3 Player Astra8 - Bar X Extreme Electrocoin9 - Triple 7 (GP3) SG Gaming10 3 Encore T7 (GP1) SG Gaming

Based on data from a minimum of 10 locations. Supplied by Praesepe

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AlbumsThis Last

WeekWeek Name

1 - High Hopes Bruce Springsteen2 1 Halcyon Ellie Goulding3 2 Beyonce Beyonce4 5 Bad Blood Bastille5 3 Since I Saw You Last Gary Barlow6 7 True Avicii7 4 Tribute John Newman8 10 If You Wait London Grammar9 6 Swings Both Ways Robbie Williams

10 8 Home Rudimental

DownloadsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 Happy Pharrell Williams 2 2 Timber Pitbull ft Kesha 3 3 Hey Brother Avicii 4 4 Trumpets Jason Derulo 5 5 Million Pound Girl Fuse ODG 6 - Do It All Over Again Elyar Fox 7 7 How Long Will I Love You Ellie Goulding 8 8 Control Matrix & Futurebound / Marshall9 9 The Monster Eminem ft Rihanna 10 15 Turn Back Time Sub Focus

PHARELL WILLIAMS:HAPPY

UK Box Office ChartThis LastWeek Week Name

1 - 12 Years a Slave2 1 American Hustle3 2 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 4 3 Frozen5 4 Last Vegas6 - The Railway Man7 - Delivery Man8 7 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom9 6 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 10 5 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN:HIGH HOPES

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UK Jukebox ChartHighest Earning Tracks on Sound Leisure jukeboxesThis Last

1 - Happy Pharrell Williams2 2 Timber Pitbull feat. Ke$ha3 1 Hey Brother Avicii4 3 The Monster (Clean Version) Eminem feat. Rihanna5 4 Trumpets Jason Derulo6 5 Animals Martin Garrix7 6 Wake Me Up Avicii8 7 Let Me Go Gary Barlow9 8 Counting Stars OneRepublic10 9 Burn Ellie Goulding

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Brent Sales/Namco Europe hasmoved into the second round of pro-

duction of its hit redemption title TripleTurn. “This game has performedextremely well for us and we have sold outthe entire first production line,” saidNamco’s Kjeld Erichsen. “It has the rightcombination of ease of play with mechani-cal complexity that players seem to love.”Triple Turn is so named because of thethree ways in which a player can win thejackpot, as well as the three rotating prizeareas on the playfield. Players must pushthe lever to release a ball and see howmany tickets they can win. The aim is tolaunch the ball into one of three colour-specific tubes, which will direct it into acolour-matched rotating prize area.

ALL CHANGEMAXI IIIUDC

The Maxi III wall-mounted changer is areliable and efficient solution to

change banknotes and coins into one ortwo denominations with a very largecapacity. Maxi III is available in two ver-sions from UDC, with only a trilogy orNV9 notereader for ‘note-only’ accept-ance or with a trilogy or NV9 notereadercombined with an RM5 coin acceptor forcombined acceptance of banknotes andcoins. In both versions payouts are madeby two Evolution hoppers, handling anycoins between 16 and 30mm. AlthoughMaxi III is standard programmed on eurocurrencies, it is available for almost everycurrency.

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The GBA ST1-C is a versatile, multi-ori-entation bank note reader from

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Klobber The Robber is a new whackerdesigned for JNC by Feiloli, which has

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Whittaker Brothershas unveiledCamptown Races, acompact, small-deckredemption eight-player pusher with

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Another iconic bingocoast are battling ba

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Storms? What storms?

commentalex lee

ood afternoonLondon! Hope-fully, you’ll be way

too busy to read this untilat least the day after theEAG International 2014,because you’ve been sobusy either buying or sell-ing at the show. The majorpiece of news whichbroke immediatelybefore ExCel opened itsdoors to the world ofcoin-op, of course, camefrom the Department ofCulture, Media and Sportstating that the £100prize uplift for CategoryC games had beenrubber-stamped.

As this column has tobe written several days inadvance of Coinslot goingto press, I can’t realisti-cally predict how much‘Triennial ready’ Cat Cproduct will be on theshow floor, regardless ofwhat stage of develop-ment it happens to be in.Typcially, however, cer-tainly from what I’m hear-ing from the industrygrapevine, there shouldbe more than a fair smat-tering of the above men-tioned machines at ExCel.I say ‘typically’ becausethe coin-op industry canbe rightly proud of itsability to swiftly react toany opportunitieshanded to it - let’s face it,it has to given that miti-gating circumstanceshave caused the UKindustry to contract somuch in recent times.

Despite not having yetset off for London, I’m

already in ‘show mode’inasmuch as my thoughtsare dominated bywhether my single pair ofsmart shoes will last thefull three days, how manyspare batteries I need tobring down for my digitalcamera, whether thewireless internet con-nection will actuallywork in my Docklandsbase for the week - andindeed whether I’ll get(for the first time in mylife) an internet connec-tion on the train down tothe Smoke. Furthermore,will my risk of not havingmy suit dry-cleaned benoticed by anyone?

Here’s hoping to a suc-cessful show for all con-cerned, then. Obviously,each firm measures‘show success’ in differ-ent ways, but it usuallyboils down to volume ofsales. With the above inmind, I don’t think theshow organisers couldhave done much more intheir professionalapproach of promotingthe event and its benefitsto the industry. It wouldbe great if operators tookthe plunge and investedheavily in what’s on offerand even better if thegreat British publicredoubled its love for allforms of coin-op enter-tainment in 2014. In themeantime, I’ll cross myfingers and wish for a bitof Easter warmth,summer sunshine and asizable dollop of sensible,sensitive legislation.

The Januaryhard sell

Aplanning application hasbeen put in to the borough

council to knock down thebingo hall in Hinckley and turn itinto a car park.

According to the HinckleyTimes, the controversial pro-posal, put forward by owner ofthe building, Andrew Tyler, is forthe demolition of the existingbingo hall and the constructionof a new car park to serve theproposed new food retail store,thought to be Iceland, whichhas already been granted plan-ning approval. The art decobuilding was constructed in1929 and was originally used asa cinema.

The application, which islinked to a previous applicationfrom 2011, also promises tokeep the shops on Rugby Roadand the front of the building onthe corner of Rugby Road andLancaster Road. It proposesthat this could be used as aretail unit with a further plan-ning application.

Cllr Bron Witherford (LibDem, Hinckley Castle) said: “I

think we have got to go forwardwith the bus station develop-ment. But I am pleased that thefront is being kept and thebuildings on Rugby Road. Wehave been campaigning to keepthat part of the building so wedon’t lose that iconic corner.We would have liked to havekept it all but the bus station isthe primary project. I think thatany car parking in the town willhelp. We are hoping we can getas many people back shoppingin Hinckley as we can.”

The applicant stated he washopeful that the developmentshould benefit the local econ-omy both during its construc-tion and also after completionby attracting visitors to use theretail store to which the carpark is related together with thejobs created.

Vaughan Cartwright, anevents organiser from Hinckley,however, is passionate aboutkeeping the bingo hall in thetown and using it as a commu-nity space.

He said: “I’d like to see it be

used for events for things likelive music and comedians. Ihave contacts and I know wecould get people like Ministry ofSound or someone like thatplaying there or stand up come-dians. We could even use it forlocal bands to play. I think thiswould help the night time econ-omy. There is nothing in thetown for the 16-plus generationand they are the ones with themoney.”

He added: “It’s such a lovelyspace inside, it would be such ashame to knock it down. Thetrouble is the only people whoknow how beautiful it is are thebingo players. I am sure ifpeople knew what it was likeinside they would be outraged.It still has all the original rigginginside.”

The building is currentlyused for storage by IndigoHome owner Darran Brown. Hesaid: “Something should bedone to save it. The building isgorgeous inside. Personally Ithink the council should buy itand leave it to the community.”

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er iconic bingo hall faces an uncertain future, while operators on the Welshare battling back after the recent storms hit in the country.

Industry analyst John Owrid hasspoken about the issues surroundingincreasing availability of differenttypes of gambling around the world.“ politicsjohn owrid

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A spokesperson from theborough council said thatthey had looked into makingthe bingo hall a listed build-ing in the past but wereunsuccessful.

A spokesperson from Ice-land said: “Iceland are in dis-cussions to build a newstore and relocate to anadjoining site. This is stillsubject to the local councilagreeing to provide com-pensation to us for the costsinvolved in the move.”

Meanwhile in the Princi-pality of Wales, the Welshcoast has suffered severestorm damage, but localbusinessmen are carryingon regardless, according tothe Shropshire Star.

The storms which have

battered the Welsh coasthave failed to dampen thespirits of holiday bosses,traders and operators alongthe coast are promising thateverything will return tonormal long before the holi-day season begins.

Already hotels on theseafront at Aberystwyth,which bore the full force ofthe worst winter storm foralmost 40 years, havereopened. Meanwhile, work-men have cleared tons ofshingle, sand and stonespiled 18 inches deep from thepromenade, road and pave-ment between the beach andthe Victorian seafronthomes.

Ceredigion County Coun-cil chief buildings officer, MelHopkins, said the biggestproblem was the damage tothe Grade II-listed Victorianseafront shelter.

“We have had talks to theheritage organisation,Cadw, about how we candismantle the shelter which

is a dangerous building atthe moment.

While Aberystwthreceived international newscoverage, the nearby holidayvillage of Clarach Bay, whichis very popular with holiday-makers, had little mention.

The enormous wavesswamped the beach smash-ing against the soft cliffedges and remoulding thelandscape. The flotsam andjetsam of the sea, from sea-weed, sticks and stones toplastic bottles and otherrubbish, has been washedup yards from caravans atthe Glanymor caravan site.

The new sea defencesbuilt to prevent the floodsthat have regularly putmore than 70 homes atrisk, held fast and stoppedany serious damage inTywyn. And, for thosetowns which took a batter-ing, their fightback beginsnow as they set abouttransforming the resortsback to their former glory.

The 2014 IMA trade show has opened its doors in Düsseldorf’s Messeexhibition centre to an industry which is thriving but living under theshadow of repressive local legislation across Germany’s 16 semi-autonomous states, or Lånder.

DAVID SNOOK, INTERGAME

After what appears to be a long-cycleswing towards greater permissive-

ness of gambling, it remains true thatmost Americans cannot legally bet onsports events, most Europeans have noaccess to modern casinos and mainlandChinese can only play the lottery.

The most commonly offered reasonby the world’s lawmakers as a justifi-cation for such restrictions is that theyseek to mitigate social disruption asso-ciated with problem gambling. Thishasn’t stopped governments makingmoney out of gambling themselves,either through taxes, auctioning ofgambling licences and ownership ofgaming facilities. The European Courtof Justice recently noted that there is agrowing inconsistency between thesupposed social case for state gam-bling monopolies and their tendencyto spend large amounts on promotingtheir own products.

Research conducted on behalf of theUS gambling commission at the end ofthe last century indicated that casinogaming creates jobs and reduces thelevel of unemployment and govern-ment assistance in communities thathave legalised it. The University ofChicago’s National Opinion ResearchCentre found that communities closestto casinos experienced a 12-17 per centdrop in welfare payments, unemploy-ment rates and unemployment insur-ance after the introduction of casinogaming. NORC also found that commu-nities with casinos have 43 per centhigher earnings in their hotel and lodg-ing sectors than those communities far-ther from casinos.

Whilst there is evidence to suggestthat the creation of gambling facilitiesin areas where problem gamblers liveincreases negative behaviour, there areoften difficulties extrapolating this dataand applying it to whole populations.Indeed research conducted by the Scot-tish Executive Social Research criticiseslobbyists on either side of the gamblingfence. It states: “Claims that casinoscreate significant wealth, new jobs andregenerate local economies; or that theycreate massive social problems throughincreases in problem gambling andcrime tend to be exaggerated.”

Yet if evidence against gamblingbeing harmful is so inconclusive whyhave lawmakers been slow to peel backlegislation? UK gambling consultantSteve Donoughue believes one reasonis that lawmakers are themselvestrapped in a paternalist tradition, rootedin class prejudice. He said: “Gamblingby the working class was integral tosociety and culture, endemic andrestrained, with very little evidence ofexcessive gambling.”

Yet this didn’t stop a cycle of moralpanic, where over a sustained period oftime UK legislators introduced lawsthat were both deeply prejudicial toworking class gamblers and also highlyineffective.

Such heavy handedness seems outof place nowadays. In fact, a recent pieceof analysis produced by the Universityof Salford in Manchester suggests thatmost gamblers are happy with their lot,a state of mind partly attributed to themental rewards they derive from thepastime. The authors argue that restrict-ing choice risks lowering the utility ofthose who choose to gamble, who intheir view aren’t in need of paternalis-tic constraints.

Donoughue believes that the gam-bling industry hasn’t been too success-ful at lobbying for greater liberalisation,which is perhaps a reason why someinnovations within the industry arechallenging the business model thatunderpins it.

A number of new firms appear to belooking to challenge the model, effec-tively returning to the type of focus thatsurrounded betting practices longbefore they became anything resem-bling an industry. They hark back to anera when betting invariably involved atwo-horse race, with wagers betweenindividuals rather than a bookmakerand the incentive less about financialwindfalls and more to do with provid-ing the odd treat.

The hope is that such businesses canre-equip gambling with a social pur-pose that will eventually diminish thedangers of problem gambling. If theycan achieve that, the odds might evenshorten on gambling becoming a forcefor good.

The gambling industry -a force for good?For the visitor, EAG International 2014 repre-

sents a highly efficient way of catching upon all the latest products and developments,all under one roof, and not a departurelounge or boarding pass in sight!”

MARTIN BURLIN, EAG SHOW ORGANISER

“Early this morning, Town and County wassending out its second wave of vans todeliver the £100 jackpots, while Bob Ruddclaimed: ‘We’re all set for the Triennial’.”

STEPH NORBURY, COIN-OP COMMUNITY

“With consumer confidence (and spending)apparently on the increase in 2014, it’s to behoped that the modest improvement in theoutlook for our sector will continue, buoyedin large part by trade event such as EAG.”

JONATHAN SWIFT, EUROSLOT

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TOM STADE TO ENTERTAIN AT IGB AFFILIATE AWARDS

he upcoming iGBAffiliate Awards areto be hosted by

comedian Tom Stade. Stadeheads to the event freshfrom a nomination for BestHeadliner at the ChortleAwards and a series of TVappearances including Liveat the Apollo and MichaelMcIntyre’s Comedy Road-show. “We are ecstatic toconfirm Tom Stade as thecomedian for the iGB Affili-ate Awards,” said organiserShona O’Donnell. “His styleis the perfect match for our

audience, having beendescribed as a ‘Rock’N’ RollComedian’ by the EveningStandard.” The awards takeplace from 6-9 February,2014 at the Earls Court Exhi-bition Centre in London.

ONLINE GAMING BOOTCAMP PLANNEDFOR LONDON

he fourth annualEuropean OnlineGaming forum will

be held at London’s HiltonCanary Wharf hotel on 3February, 2014. Regula-tors and in-house legalcounsel will be on hand totake industry membersthrough a regulatory

bootcamp, in an effort todevelop a deeper under-standing of online gam-bling laws in the UK andbeyond. The event willalso touch on the tenta-tive opening of the US

online gaming market.

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INTERNATIONAL EVENTSFEBRUARY 2014

5-7 IAAPI Bombay Exhibition Centre

Goregaon India www.iaapi.org

12-14EAAPA 2014 Sokolniki Exhi-

bition Centre Moscow Russia

www.eaapa.ru

MARCH 2014

1-3CIAE Guangzhou Expo 2014

China Import and Export Fair

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4-5 Irish Gaming Show Moran Red

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ow in its second year,the Beer InnovationSummit will bring

brewers together with repre-sentatives from the pubindustry to discuss the latestdevelopments in the beer sec-tor. The event, which takesplace on Wednesday 26 Feb-ruary, 2014, will be returningto the home of the FootballAssociation, St. George’s Parkin Burton-upon-Trent.

The event not only pro-vides a platform for drinkscompany executives and puboperators to network withbreweries. Summit organisers

have laid on a series of talksfrom industry experts to pro-vide informed perspectiveson the beer industry.

Speakers include MP forBurton Andrew Griffiths, chairof the All-Party ParliamentaryBeer Group, who will openproceedings by giving West-minster’s view on the beerindustry and Jonny Forsyth,global drinks analyst at Mintel.

The day ends with a ‘stateof the nation’ panel, duringwhich top beer writers andbrewers will debate thechallenges facing the sectorin 2014.

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