2349 digital

Price: £2.50

January 3 – January 9, 2014 • No. 2349 • www.coinslot.co.uk0020 DONO Powerplay Flap Advert_test 16/12/2013 22:11

INDUSTRY

“...the RGT seemsto have caught theGambling Com-mission diseaseand seems to beempire building byrefusing to answerstraightforwardquestions..”

Industry news 4Seaside amusements 10EAG preview 12B2B Listings 14Latest machine charts 17For sale, wanted + opps 18Jabro Surreal Soccer 21Comment and opinion 22

COINSLOT

How the Health Survey wa

Clive Efford, MP for Eltham andShadow DCMS Minister, has

explained the Labour Party’spolicy on the much-debated sub-ject of FOBTs and ‘clustering’ ofLBOs.

Efford stated: “Betting shopsin some areas have been associ-ated with antisocial behaviour,crime, making high streets unat-tractive and dragging down theoverall image of town centres.This can lead to other businesseschoosing other areas to locatethemselves which in turn leadsto further decline in the eco-nomic viability of the area.”

He continued: “This is not thecase everywhere and the vastmajority of betting shops are notassociated with antisocial orcriminal behaviour, but wherethey are it has a major impact.Some local authorities, evenLabour ones, have stated thatthey are eager for empty shopsto be filled and if betting shopsare the only businesses preparedto invest then they are welcome.This is why Ed Miliband has set

out a comprehensive set of pro-posals to empower local author-ities to take decisions.”

According to Efford, Milibandwants to end the process wherehe believes that locals pleadwith their councillors not tohave another betting shop, butdiscover when they turn up atlicensing meetings that thelawyer representing the bettingindustry can force the commit-tee to vote against the wishes ofthe community. “Councillorsshould be accountable to theirlocal electors for the decisionsthey take. Provided they candemonstrate that they haveacted reasonably in response tolocal concerns and in accor-dance with planning proce-dures they should be free tomake their choices and answerfor them through the ballotbox.”

Efford added: “We will amendthe licensing powers to allowcouncils to restrict the numberof machines to fewer than fourwhere it is thought to be neces-

METHODOLOGY1. The Health Survey forEngland was commissioned bythe NHS Information Centreand conducted by NatCen, anot-for-profit independentsocial research organisation,dedicated to promoting abetter-informed societythrough high quality socialresearch.2. Two internationallyrecognised tools were used tomeasure problem gambling -the Diagnostic and StatisticalManual of Mental Disorders ofthe American PsychiatricAssociation IV (DSM-IV), andthe Problem Gambling SeverityIndex (PGSI). Both of thesescreening tools were used inthe British GamblingPrevalence Surveys (BGPS)2010 and 2007, which were

commissioned by theGambling Commission andconducted by NatCen. 3. In previous prevalencesurveys commissioned by theCommission, problemgambling measured as apercentage of adults showedthat prevalence of problemgambling was 0.9 per cent in2010 and 0.6 per cent in both2007 and 1999 according to theDSM-IV screening tool. Thesecond tool, the PGSI screen,showed a measure of 0.7 percent of the adult populationbeing affected in 2010 against0.6 per cent in 2007.4. The number of individualsaged 16 years and overinterviewed face-to-face inEngland for the HSE was 8,000. 5. The Scottish Health Survey(published in September 2013)

Labour Party sets ouB2 MACHINES

2349-p02-inside flap_Coinslot NEW 27/12/2013 11:05 Page 1

AMUSEMENTS

Labour set their sights onGambling Act changes

COMMENT

It seems that the Brits dolike to be beside the seaside

10

January 3 - January 9, 2014 • No. 2349 • www.coinslot.co.uk4

vey was carried out

23

he most recent HealthSurvey for England, pub-lished by the National

Health Service at the close of2013, has given an up-to-dateassessment of gambling participa-tion and problem gambling ratesin the UK. The findings suggestthat so-called ‘problem gambling’is in decline - a positive piece ofnews that will be welcomed bythe coin-op industry.

Findings based on the data pub-lished within the NHS’ survey inDecember 2013 indicate an over-all decline in gambling participa-tion in the UK and a reduction inthe level of problem gambling inthe population.

The data, contained in theHealth Survey for England (2012)show that 65 per cent of adults(almost 28m people) in Englandgambled in the past year. Exclud-ing those who gamble only on theNational Lottery draw, the figureis 43 per cent. The rate of prob-lem gambling in the adult popu-lation is estimated to be 0.5 percent on one measure and 0.4 percent on the other measure used.

The Health Survey gamblingquestions were designed to bebroadly comparable with the2010 British Gambling Preva-lence Survey, which gave figuresfor Great Britain of 73 per centfor gambling participation (56per cent excluding those whohad only gambled on theNational Lottery draw), withproblem gambling at 0.9 per centand 0.7 per cent on the corre-sponding measures.

While firm trend figures willnot be available until furtherhealth surveys, patterns of declinehave also been seen in data col-lected through the Gambling

Commission omnibus survey, andthe patterns of distribution forgambling participation appear toremain broadly stable. In particu-lar, younger men tend to gambleon a wide range of activitiesincluding those associated morestrongly with problem gambling.Problem gambling also appears tobe more prevalent in areas wherethe local environment is morechallenging in terms of health

deprivation. This supports theneed for more targeted efforts toprevent and mitigate the risks inthese groups.

The Commission will publishits own in-depth analysis in aseries of papers to be publishednext spring, drawing on the datafrom both this Survey and theScottish Health Survey, which waspublished in September 2013.

Rebekah Eden, the Commis-sion’s programme director - evi-dence and analysis, concluded:“The figures suggest that fewerpeople are experiencing gam-bling problems directly, but thatthere are groups of the populationwhere the risks remain signifi-cantly greater. This puts evengreater emphasis on the industryfinding ways to identify peoplewho are suffering problems orwho are at risk, and interveningeffectively.”

sary. Even in those areas wherethe machines are not perceivedto be a problem people deserveprotection. We will also requirethe machines themselves to bemodified. We will extend theperiod between plays from theminimum of 20 seconds as it cur-rently stands to at least 40 sec-onds. Players will also bewarned of how long they havebeen playing at regular intervals.To encourage interaction withstaff, customers will be requiredto go to the counter to put moremoney into the machines.”

Miliband wants the bettingindustry to end the practise ofsingle manning in their shops,and if they fail to act on this,Labour will make it a require-ment of the licensing.

Efford concluded: “Thesemeasures will give local council-lors the powers to respond tolocal concerns about the impactof these machines where neces-sary. They also introduce safetymeasures to protect vulnerableadults which this Conservative-led coalition has completelyrefused to do.”

New survey reportsreduced ‘problemgambling’ figures PROBLEM GAMBLING

The Gambling Commission believes that ‘problem gambling’ in the UK is onthe wane, a conclusion to be drawn from the findings of the most recent HealthSurvey for England.

covered 4,000 adults andshowed that 70 per cent ofadults in Scotland gambled inthe past year. Both screens(DSM-IV and PGSI) reported a

problem gambling rate forScotland of 0.7 per cent(approximately 32,000 adults)with a further 220,000 adults‘at risk’ from gambling.

ets out FOBT policy

T

2349-p03-front_Coinslot NEW 27/12/2013 11:04 Page 2

4 Coinslot January 3 - January 9, 2014

Industry

ACTA’s chief executiveLeslie Macleod hasquestioned the

Responsible Gambling Trust’sremit, lack of transparency inits research and whether thecharity is sustainable.

At BACTA’s recent AnnualConference, he stated: “BACTAhas always supportedresearch, education and treat-ment in relation to gamblingrelated harm. We were one ofthe founders of GamCare andpayment towards research,education and treatment is,and remains, a condition ofBACTA membership.”

Macleod-Miller continued:“I am not going to pretend thatI believe that the latest incar-nation of the body which col-lects and distributes moniesfor research, education andtreatment is satisfactory ornecessarily sustainable. Weneed an effective voluntaryarrangement in order to avoida statutory levy, however, theRGT seems to have caught theGambling Commission dis-ease and seems to be empirebuilding by refusing to answerstraightforward questions,giving opinions about matterswhich spread well beyond itsproper remit. It remains a mys-

tery why the RGT thought itwas appropriate to make acomment about the triennialwhen this is the role of theGambling Commission.”

He concluded: “Seriousquestions have been askedabout the direction of the RGTsince the announcement wasmade that the RGT was con-ducting research into Cate-gory B machines. The lack oftransparency about exactlywhat questions have beenasked in relation to the Cate-gory B research, the timeframe

and the output, must lead us toquestion whether this is theright vehicle. While the recentKilimanjaro trek, supportedby some of our membersincluding Chris Haley, onbehalf of RGT was reallyadmirable, the ducking andweaving that we have experi-enced in trying to get a clearanswer regarding thisresearch, makes me wonderwhether their theme musicshould be ‘Smoke gets in youreyes’ rather than ‘Climb everymountain’.”

An Exmouth-based operator isworried he will lose his liveli-

hood as part of East Devon Dis-trict Council’s regenerationproposals. Councillors on theDevelopment ManagementCommittee have approved the£10m, 3.6 hectare Queen’s DriveLeisure Zone proposals.

The scheme will include awater sports centre, a largeindoor and outdoor play andrecreation area, retail areas,restaurants and cafés, holidayaccommodation, a public squareand parking for 250-plus cars.

Chris Wright, who ownsExmouth Fun Park, which has

been in his family for almost fourdecades and is included in theredevelopment zone, said hedoes not know whether his

livelihood may disappear.In August 2013, a council

spokesperson said officials hadconversations with tenants

“from time to time” and wereavailable to discuss queries. Thefollowing month, however,Exmouth town councillorsrefused to back the schemebecause they did not feel thatexisting tenants within the rede-velopment zone had been “prop-erly” consulted.

However, a councilspokesperson has confirmedthat both tenants have beeninvited to submit “innovative”design proposals which meetthe requirements of the plan-ning consent and then the coun-cil will put these forward to afuture development partner. InOctober 2013, the authorityhosted a meeting for current ten-

ants. Afterwards, all tenantsreceived a briefing setting outthe next steps in the develop-ment timetable.

Wright stressed that he is notopposed to the area’s regenera-tion, but is worried because hedoesn’t know what will happento his business. He told localpress that he is “no further for-ward” in knowing where he orhis business stands in the devel-opment plans. He described notknowing as a “killer worry”.

Wright concluded: “I am verykeen to be involved and includedin the scheme but whether thiswill happen, I don’t know. Myconcerns are still the same - noth-ing has changed.”

Exmouth operator fears worst over regeneration plansOPERATORS

Role of RGT comesunder BACTA fireINDUSTRY BODIES

The work of theResponsibleGambling Trust iscoming under closescrutiny from industryquarters. The questionthat seems to be onthe lips of key industryplayers is: where doesthe RGT remit beginand end? The line,they argue, has beenoverstepped.

TRADE BODIES

Trade body Business in Sport andLeisure will not continue in its current

format beyond December 2013, preferringto split into smaller groups to more effec-tively focus upon the areas that concernits current members, including, of course,gambling.

As reported in the last issue of Coinslot,BISL’s Machines Sub-Group and Gam-bling Working Group will continue to meetand work together as a group of vestedinterests with a shared agenda.

CEO Peter Hannibal stated: “We havebeen busy over the last year or so dealingwith the issues our members have broughtto the table and with the many changesthat have been affecting the machinesareas of our industry. Because of our col-lective engagement the MSG is alreadyrecognised as the UK’s largest group ofmachine manufacturers and related busi-nesses, and looking forward we havedeveloped into a significant force forchange and debate both within the indus-try and in our representations to politi-cians, regulators and other stakeholders.

He concluded on an upbeat note, stating:“From a sector of theindustry which has beenfractured and fragmentedfor so long, it is reassuringto see the enthusiasm forchange and collaborationfrom everyone who hasengaged with the MSG todate.”

BISL to splitinto smallergroups

B

2349-p04-05-industry_Coinslot NEW 30/12/2013 10:22 Page 1

TO COMMENT ON ANY ARTICLE

Email: [email protected]

013 has finished on adistinctly upbeatnote for the family

entertainment sector, accord-ing to one of the UK’s leadingoperators Playnation.

The analysis, conducted bythe family entertainmentprovider reveals that despiteapparent competition fromthe thriving mobile gamingand app market, the familyentertainment sectorremains buoyant, promotingloyalty through the offeringof established favourites.

Due to the tough eco-nomic climate, and sup-ported by the long, hotsummer, UK holiday parksand seaside destinations haveexperienced somewhat of aresurgence in 2013, accord-ing to the operator’s findings.Attractions such as amuse-ment parks and bowling cen-tres offering arcade gameshave seen increased footfall,where patrons have enjoyedan affordable form of leisuresuitable for all the family.

Dual and multiplayergames such as pool and airhockey are as popular asever, with 11.3m and 6mgames played this yearrespectively, demonstratingthe enduring appeal of reallife amusements as an alter-native to online gaming.

The mobile gaming indus-try has influenced the familyentertainment sector how-ever, as traditional favouritessuch as grabber machinescan be seen stocked withtoys centred on apps such asAngry Birds and Doodle

Jump. The sector hasbecome much more respon-sive to popular culture withother prizes including chil-dren’s film and pop bandmerchandise.

Of the 3.3m toys won ingrabbers this year, the mostcoveted prizes were stuffed‘Minions’ from the block-buster film Despicable Me 2,with Peppa Pig and MonstersInc. characters followingclosely behind.

Adam Hodges, CEO of Play-nation, said: “Although the2013 figures review was a funway of looking at this year’sresults, the numbers really areindicative of the successfulyear we’ve had. Traditionalfamily entertainment centregames represent great value,great fun and are accessibleto everyone. While mobileand console game play satis-fies the individual’s needs, ourgaming centres bring peopletogether. It’s the true socialgaming experience.

“Since becoming a stand-alone company earlier thisyear, we have directed closerattention to what familieswant from our products. Wehave had a fantastic year andwill continue to innovate,introducing new twists onold classics to keep Britishgamers coming back formore.”

Playnation was formerlythe amusement and leisuredivision of Inspired Gaming,but now operates as a singu-lar business following a man-agement buyout backed byequity firm Palatine in 2014.

South Tyneside-based brothersTommy and Michael Hearn, who

have run bingo halls in the area for 52years, are retiring, at the ages of 80and 81 respectively. The Hearnsopened the Crown Bingo Hall inSouth Shields in 1961, along withtheir late brother Bill, who died in May2013 at the age of 77.

At one point they had seven clubsthroughout the borough, but nowthey’re passing the reins to someoneelse. Tommy Hearn told local press:“It’s been a wonderful life and it’sbeen a privilege to run the bingo halls.We’ve had lots of loyal customersover the years and they’ve becomefriends too. It’s time to move on forus, though.”

He added: “We were probably oneof the first bingo halls to open in thecountry, so we really did pave the waywith it. No one thought it would catchon and everyone said it was a 90-daything, but here we are 52 years laterand it’s still going.”

Michael Hearn stated: “At 81, I thinkit’s just about the right time to saygoodbye. I think it’ll take a while tosettle into a new routine though. I’ve

got some great memories and we’vehad some fantastic nights in here withsome great entertainers like BobbyThompson and Frank Carson. We’rehappy to pass the business on and Ithink it could be an exciting time for it.”

Rob Garrard, who owns BeachBingo in North Shields, is taking overthe two bingo halls. The venue inJarrow will be re-branded to match hisexisting hall, but Crown Bingo in SouthShields will maintain its name.

He said: “The brothers have beenrunning it for 52 years, so I’ve gotsome big boots to fill. Both bingo hallshave a great staff and lots of loyal cus-tomers that I’m hoping will stick withme. This has always been a traditional,family-run bingo business, and that’swhat it’s going to remain.”

BINGO

Hearn brothers bow out of bingo scene

Playnationsees familiesreturn tocoin-op in2013FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRES

Findings from motorway services operatorPlaynation have shown that 2013 hasseen ‘strong results’ for the familyentertainment sector. With £110m of 2pence pieces pushed, 9.8m miles on racingsimulators clocked up, 3.3m toys grabbedand 2.3m tickets redeemed on amusementsacross the UK in 2013, Playnation believesthat traditional family entertainment shows nosign of fading.

2

2349-p04-05-industry_Coinslot NEW 30/12/2013 10:22 Page 2


Industry INDUSTRY AMUSEMENTS LEISURE B2B COMMENT NEWSWEEK

SURVEY So there is hope for theBritish seaside sector according toa VisitEngland survey. 10

wo unnamed AGCoperators wereincluded in

NatCen’s recent researchinto Category B gamingmachines in the UK. Thereport illustrated signifi-cant differences in how thepair collected their dataand the range of the datagathered.

The report stated: “Oneoperator also used thePlaysafe data managementsystem in their AGCs. Asnoted, this has four differ-ent levels of data capturewhich vary across the oper-ator’s estate. For example,one venue may use level 1data capture whilst anothermay use level 3. This makes

the level of data capturedfor this specific operatorvariable between venues.”

It continued: “The otherAGC operator stated thatthey largely used a manualrecording system wherebydata were manuallyrecorded from the machinemeters on a weekly basisand entered into a database.They did, however, notethat some their machinescaptured information elec-tronically and that a few B3machines had server-basedfunctionality but were notconnected to a network. Weare waiting for confirma-tion from this operatorabout how many of their B3machines have electronic

data capture and how manyrely on the manual weeklyprocess of capturing infor-mation.”

In terms of metrics, onlya very limited range is avail-able for AGCs, according tothe report. These are allaggregate data metrics asgame cycle information isnot available.

The operators did notmention that the number ofgames played is routinelycaptured, although is avail-able electronically on someB3 machines.

In addition, one operatornoted that they were ableto record what level of pro-motions (i.e., free plays)were also being put into the

machine. The report stated:“We assume this isrecorded as a separatemetric on the meteringsystem. No contextual vari-ables were available but itcould be explored withoperators how easy or dif-ficult these would be tocreate.”

It continued: “Whilstthere is only a fairly limitedrange of metrics capturedby AGC operators, they arefairly consistent in terms ofdefinition and what theyare collecting. The maininconsistencies appearabout the level to whichthese data are recorded(daily, weekly etc) and themethod used to capture

this information. Evenwithin an operator’s estate,different venues may beusing different methods.This has resultant issues foraccuracy as some data arerecorded using a manualprocess whereas other dataare collected electronically.One operator did say that,where possible, theyattempted to reconcileelectronic and manual datarecords.”

The report surmised thatthe AGC sector has very lim-ited levels of data available,only in weekly aggregates,and that only a very narrowrange of metrics and dataare collected using manualmethods.

ReportunderlinesdatacollectiondifferencesADULT GAMING CENTRES

NatCen’s Industry Data Scoping report onCategory B gaming machines commissionedfor the RGT has noted differences in howtwo major AGC operators collect theirmachine data.

T

LICENSING

The GamblingCommission has

issued a formal warningto Light Gaming Limited(trading as Red 9Gaming) and to attachadditional conditions totheir operating licence.The reason for the noticefollows Light Gaming’sfailure to submitregulatory returns andwas operating withoutsuitable accountingprocedures.

Furthermore, theCommission revealedthat Light Gamingdemonstrated poorfinancial record keepingin respect of investmentsreceived and generalbusiness arrangements.The Commission stated:“The lack of a paper trailis a serious omission andfalls far short of thestandard of accountingand transparency wewould expect of theholder of an operatinglicence.”

The Commissionaccepted, however, thatLight Gaming Limitedhas acted to bring itselfinto compliance byaddressing the concerns.In the circumstances awarning and additionalconditions being placedon the operating licence,requiring the licensee tonotify the Commission ofcertain occurrences,were consideredappropriate sanctions.

Commissionissueswarning toLightGaming

CATEGORY C

Leeds-based Concept Games’Diana Garforth has confirmed

that her firm will be ‘triennial-ready’ come EAG International2014. She revealed: “ConceptGames will be showcasing a fullrange of new £100 Triennial prod-uct for all Electrocoin and Conceptgames. This will include the offerof a new payment scheme to helpthe smaller operator get up to datequicker.”

Garforth concluded: “Conceptwill also be showing an excitingnew three player as well as ourhighly successful Golden Winner.”

Concept confirmsEAG line-up

Pier sale innegotiation

Conwy Council has voted in favourof demolishing Colwyn Bay Pier at

a cost of nearly £1m, rather than findthe £15m needed to restore the113-year-old structure. However, as the pieris protected as a Grade II-listed build-ing, there are doubts whether the dem-olition would be allowed.

Councilapproves pier demolition

The South Parade Trusthas claimed the owners

of Southsea’s South ParadePier have offered to sell itto it, subject to price andcontract. The trust saidnegotiations were at “anearly stage”, although pierowners Dawn Randall andFred Nash have yet to com-ment.

PIERS

PIERS

2349-p06-industry_Coinslot NEW 27/12/2013 12:27 Page 1


Industry INDUSTRY AMUSEMENTS LEISURE B2B COMMENT NEWSWEEK

EXHIBITION It’s the final countdownto EAG. BAPTO and Martin Burlinoutline their expectations. 12

Beer and pub trade bodiesthe Pubs of Ulster and theBBPA have joined forceswith a view to better lobby-ing Parliament.

The move will enable thetwo organisations to coor-dinate their campaigningand representation work,with Pubs of Ulster bring-ing expertise on NorthernIrish public affairs, and theBBPA advising and assistingPubs of Ulster on Westmin-ster, as well as wider UKissues of concern.

Key areas of mutualinterest will include be tax-

ation, licensing, alcoholpolicy, responsible retailingof alcohol, property/plan-ning, and tourism.

Brigid Simmonds, BBPAChief Executive, com-mented: “For us, deci-sion-making inthe devolvedadministrations isbecoming evermore important,as issues that arisein one assembly,can often spread toothers. NorthernI r e l a n dM P s

also play an important parton decision-making atWestminster. This new part-nership will really improveour understanding of key

issues facing the trade inNorthern Ireland,

and I am sure wecan also helpPubs of Ulsterwith their West-minster work.”

Colin Neill,Chief Executiveof Pubs of Ulster,

commented:“With

a

number of importantissues relating to NorthernIreland (including BeerDuty and VAT) still theresponsibility of Westmin-ster, our partnership withThe British Beer & PubAssociation will not onlystrengthen our politicallobby, but also enhance ourunderstanding of the devel-oping issues in GB whichcould potentially impactpubs in Northern Ireland. Ilook forward to sharingknowledge and expertiseto the benefit of both mem-berships.”

BBPA signs partnershipwith Pubs of UlsterAGREEMENT

In news which will be of great interest to single site operators hoping for pub sector stability,a new partnership has been developed between Pubs of Ulster and the BBPA.

SINGLE SITE

Long-time supporter ofin-pub coin-op enter-

tainment, JD Wetherspoonhas exchanged contractsto buy its second pub inthe Ireland, with a view toopening up to 20 sites inthe country over the next10 years.

The company is toinvest more than E1.5mdeveloping the formerNewport Cafe in Cork,which will require bothplanning and licensingpermission. The groupaims to have the new-lookpub open by April 2014.

Wetherspoon founderand chairman Tim Martinstated: “We are looking atother sites throughout the

Republic of Ireland andhopefully they will come tofruition in the near future.”

The company isbelieved to have held talksto buy the SlaughteredLamb in Swords, northDublin, in a deal that couldbe worth up to E2m. InNovember 2013, the firmconfirmed that it hadsecured its first pub in theRepublic, the Tonic Bar inBlackrock.

Wetherspoonsextends Irish reach

ollowing a public con-sultation in which 87per cent of 13,000

respondents backed the new-style currency, the Bank of Eng-land said it would introduce‘polymer’ notes in two years’time, starting with the new £5note featuring WinstonChurchill in 2016 and the JaneAusten £10 a year later.

The new polymer notes staycleaner, are more secure andmore durable, the Bank said. Inaddition to its large-scale publicsurvey, the Bank discussed thepossible move to plastic ban-knotes with key stakeholders inthe cash handling industry.

Earlier this year, Dayna Patter-son, marketing executive for

Oldham-based payment solu-tions group Innovative Technol-ogy, welcomed the Bank ofEngland’s announcement that itwould review the possibility ofcirculating polymer banknotes.

“In terms of note validation,polymer banknotes pose noadditional issues, and note val-idators will accept and stack asnormal,” she told Coinslot. “Poly-mer banknotes are manufac-tured from transparent plasticfilm, specially coated with theink layer that enables it to carrythe printed design features ofbanknotes. The materials allowthe inclusion of ‘windows’ orclear portions in the design,which enhance protectionagainst counterfeits.

“By utilising polymer, UKbanknotes can take advantageof improved security and dura-bility measures. Evidencepoints to lower counterfeitingrisks and overall higher security,as polymer allows additionalsecurity measures to be added,which is another boost for theindustry,” Patterson said. “Poly-mer banknotes should be morepleasant to handle as they staycleaner and are more durable,with an average life expectancyof more than 2.5 times that ofthe existing UK paper notes.

“Note validators producedby Innovative Technologywould not require any hard-ware modifications to acceptthe new polymer banknotes.

The only update requiredwould be a currency firmwareupdate to incorporate the newpolymer banknote data. Cus-tomers across the industrywould face minimal disruptionif the introduction of polymerbanknotes goes ahead.”

The move is the latest in along line of changes for ban-knotes, first issued in return fordeposits by the Bank when itwas first established in 1694.Colour £5 notes replaced whiteones in the 1950s; the first por-trayal of a monarch came in1960, when the Queenappeared on a new £1 note; andthe introduction of historicalfigures such as William Shake-speare started in the 1970s

Plasticbanknotes tobe rolled outfrom 2016

The Bank of England will introducepolymer banknotes, starting with a new£5 note featuring Winston Churchill, in2016, ending 320 years of paper money.

BANK NOTES

CHARITY

Grand Pier ownerKerry Michael and

Dragons’ Den starTheo Paphitis are the first two runners tosign up to the Grand Pier Sport Relief Mile2014.

It will be the third time Paphitis has joinedMichael for the BBC-backed event, whichraises money for charity through sponsoredsporting challenges across the country.

The event in Weston-super-Mare, whichtakes place on March 23, 2014, will see par-ticipants choose to run one, three or six milesup and down the resort’s promenadebetween its seafront arch and the Grand Pier.

Michael commented: “I am delightedTheo Paphitis has agreed to join us for theGrand Pier Sport Relief Mile again.

“We have registered early and I hope wecan top the 1,000 runners mark for 2014and break our 2012 fundraising total of£15,000.

“It’s a great event. Everyone has a lot offun while doing something really worth-while for a great cause.”

All money raised will go towards helpingtransform the lives of vulnerable peopleboth in the UK and in some of the world’spoorest countries.

Runners can register to take part in theGrand Pier Sport Relief Mile by visitinghttp://www.sportrelief.com and searchingfor Weston-super-Mare.

Dragon joinsGrand Pier SportRelief event

F

2349-p08-industry_Coinslot NEW 27/12/2013 12:07 Page 1

More than just a leading publisher

GB Media Marketing Services provides a complete communications service. With a management team boasting decades of international

industry experience, GB Media is the only company of its type in the gambling space, employing teams of designers, marketers,

journalists and business development executives.

For more information please call John Sullivan +44 (0) 1204 396 397 or email

[email protected]

gbmedia.eu

Consulting

Corporate Identity

Creative Marketing

Crisis Management

Design

Events

Exhibition Marketing

Market Research

Public Relations

Publishing

Social Media

Video


Amusements TO COMMENT ON ANY ARTICLE


BRIGHTON COUNCILLORS JOINANTI-FOBT LOBBY

Brighton and Hove city councillorshave unanimously backed a move tosee if it can legally limit FOBT stakesdown to just £2 a spin, citingresearch that suggests the machinesare the most addictive form of gam-bling.

FREE PARKING IN BOGNOR

New discs enabling free car parkingin Bognor Regis have gone on sale.The yellow cardboard clocks willenable motorists to stay for up to twohours without parking in the 201-space Hothamton car park. Thisextension to the existing free parkingscheme in the Lyon Street and Fitzleetcar parks will begin on January 1.

BOURNEMOUTH PUTS ITSELFON THE MAP

A new Wayfinding town centre mapis now available for free from a selec-tion of locations acrossBournemouth. The pocket-sizedmap, which highlights variousleisure, cultural and retail zones inthe town, can be picked up from theTourist Infor-mation Centreon WestoverRoad, theBeach Office,hotels andshops.

BURNHAM-ON-SEAREGENERATION ON WAY

A project to implement almost£500,000 worth of improvements toBurnham-on-Sea’s town centre is onschedule to come to fruition in 2014,despite delays plaguing the develop-ment since 2011.

amusementsbriefs

014 could not justbe an excellent yearfor coastal amuse-

ment operators, but thebeginning of a gloriousdecade, according to a newsurvey, Domestic LeisureTourism Trends for the NextDecade, compiled by Vis-itEngland.

Despite the on-goingtough economic times, onemajor trend that the reportidentified is the growingpractice of turning ‘VFR’(visiting friends or rela-tives) trips into leisure ones.

James Berresford, chiefexecutive of VisitEngland,stated: “One driver of thistrend in recent years hasbeen economic; with moreconstrained budgets, con-sumers wishing to max-imise their leisure timehave sought to capitalise onfamily occasions and turnthese trips into leisure ori-entated ones. But otherdrivers exist as well, andensure that this trend willbecome increasinglyprominent even after eco-nomic recovery.”

The study alluded to thefundamental appeal ofleisure time and the chang-ing demographic picture ofEngland. Berresford added:“Longer lives and more gen-erations create more familyoccasions - which in turncreate more opportunitiesfor family get-togethers. The

driving force behind theseoccasions is not simplyfinancial circumstances -consumers are also keen tohave a rich experience withtheir family.”

In terms of seasidetourism, the report revealsthat some resorts have beenunable to compete with apure beach offer and themore reliable summerweather that some overseaslocations can offer has beena threat.

Berresford was keen topoint out that sunshine is

not the only attraction ofthe seaside as a destination.He stated: “Many resortshave been able to success-fully adapt and to reinventto attract new audiences.The changing demographicstructure of England mayalso help resorts in thefuture. With more childrenand older people enteringthe market, having an easilyaccessible and family-orien-tated destination will beideal for intergenerational(and shorter) family holi-days. In England, different

resorts can offer otherunique experiences – fromcuisine to sports.”

The report also referredto the traditional, nostalgicappeal of the UK seaside,which Berresford believeshas been rekindled by manyvisitors returning after along absence.

He said: “The importanceof nostalgia tourism wasechoed by the industryexperts, who saw a linkbetween nostalgia and con-sumer desire for authentic-ity and meaning - as well as

something safer and moresecure than the uncertainfuture. Several of the indus-try experts also identifiedtimeshares as a potentialwildcard tourism trend.They expect this to bedriven by increasingly flexi-ble, time poor consumers,who are happy with theidea of sharing and less tiedto a single location.”

Berresford continued:“Although economic pres-sures will continue to havean impact on consumerspending over the mediumterm, after this period con-sumers will be keen to max-imise their leisure time. Fordomestic leisure tourism,this might mean combiningboth domestic leisure tripsand trips abroad.”

The report surmised thatlonger term trends in demo-graphics also bode well forthe long term future ofdomestic leisure trips.Berresford concluded: “Sev-eral of the demographictrends now emerging willcontinue to be impactful inthe longer term - especiallythe ageing society and thesqueezed middle genera-tion. The intergenerationalimplications of these demo-graphic trends ensure thatdomestic trips are a naturalfit - and in particular willlead to the long term devel-opment of the ‘VFR toleisure’ trend.”

Survey hints at renewedhope for seaside sector SEASIDE TOURISM

A recentVisitEnglandsurvey entitledDomestic LeisureTourism Trends forthe Next Decade hasrevealed that seasidetourism is attractinggreater numbers offamilies. The goodnews for the coin-opindustry, particularlythose in the seasideFEC sector, is thatthis trend looks set tocontinue, regardlessof the prevailingeconomiccircumstances.

2

2349-p10-Amusements_Coinslot NEW 27/12/2013 11:32 Page 1

Register now for free atwww.eagexpo.com

THERE’S STILL TIME TO PUT

YOUR NAME HERE

21-23 JANUARY 2014 ExCeL London Exhibition Centre

www.eagexpo.comT: +44 (0)1582 767 254 E: [email protected]

Supported by

scan me

B A C T ARepresenting the British Amusement Industry

Presented by

THE AMUSEMENT& LEISURE SHOW

Coinslot JANUARY 3 - JANUARY 9, 2014

12

B2B

EAG International is organised byBACTA and sup-ported by BALPPAand Euromat. Thatmeans it is runpurely to help theindustry, with theorganisers pledg-ing that delegateswill get the show they need.

Trade body support

EAG International will feature morethan 100 of the biggest and bestcoin-op brands, deliver representa-tion of more than 180 companiesfrom around the world, demonstratethe latest products, services and up-

grades and show-case the newesttechnologies andinnovations.

The best way to keepup to date EAG is sup-

ported by aglobal medialist and an in-tensive press,advertising andpromotionscampaign.Show organiser Martin Burlin stated:“EAG will generate more interest andmore press coverage than you couldever hope for.”

Global media

Countdown to... EAG In

Essential Guide to EAG 2014Two Weeks

JANUARY 3 - JANUARY 9, 2014

14B2B listingsand industrymarketplace

17This week’s

machinecharts

19Classified

sales, job andbusiness

opps

21Jabro Surreal

Soccer season

n 21 January 2014 ExCelLondon will open itsdoors on the fifth EAG

International as around 6,000amusement and leisure industryprofessional congregate for theinaugural trade event of theNew Year. As EAG Internationalhas grown, with individual visitsto the ExCel show rising everyyear since its launch, so have themany reasons to visit.

For many of the industry’soperators, EAG International isthe event at which they reviewnew products and place ordersfor the coming year. Severaltrade associations and otherindustry bodies will meet at theshow to discuss new initiativesand to set agendas for thecoming year. For many, the net-

working aspect of EAG Interna-tional is as important as its roleas a commercial facilitator.

EAG International chairmanMartin Burlin summed up whathe believed the show’s role isfrom an organiser’s perspective:“Our role is to deliver an eventwhich enables people to see andbuy new products but equallyimportant is the opportunity todiscuss, share experiences andmake sense of what is happen-ing in our industry. Our focus ison the quality of the experiencefor each and every visitor andexhibitor.”

While no-one in the UK coin-op sector could construct anargument against the EAG beinga must-visit for domestic con-cerns, the 2014 incarnation will

live up to its ‘International’ tageven more than in years gone by.To back up this assertion, Janu-ary 21 will see the show floorwelcome 14 new exhibitorsfrom the UK, China, Italy, Polandand Spain.

The bottom line is that theEAG has quickly built itself areputation of being an event ‘bythe industry, for the industry’,BACTA CEO Leslie Macleod-Miller summed up: “The EAGshow remains a tribute toBACTA’s ability to demonstrateits commercial acumen and theteam ably lead by Martin Burlinand the Advisory Board, contin-ues to work hard to make EAGthe benchmark against whichinternational amusement exhi-bitions are judged. ”

SHOW OVERVIEW

While size certainlyisn’t everything,consistent growthin terms ofexhibitor and visitornumbers haveunderpinned anEAG determinedto better serve theneeds ofamusements andsoft gaming both inthe UK and therest of the world.

The show for the industry, by the industry

O

2349-p12-13-Essential_Coinslot NEW 02/01/2014 10:01 Page 1


13

B2B

CUE SPORTS

G International 2014

viewpointalex lee

BAPTO has attended every EAG Internationalsince the show’s launch and is keenly anticipat-

ing the upcoming event. Bob Blakeboroughexplained: “BACTA has always encouraged us to flythe flag and we appreciate the opportunity toengage with the industry at the show. We’re look-ing forward to discussing the benefits that a well-run pool operation can bring to the pubenvironment and the business building assistancewe offer to operators.”

The British Association of Pool Table Operatorswas established in 1975 to promote the game ofpool in pubs and to negotiate favourable tradingterms for its members. BAPTO’s Bob Blakeboroughconfirmed that the savings achieved by mostBAPTO members outweigh their cost of member-ship. BAPTO members benefit from advice on theintroduction of new rules and have access to freepromotion kits.

Pool is commonly recognised as one of the mostprofitable games in the coin-op repertoire andenjoys a wide appeal. BAPTO research indicatesthat over 2,000,000 people in the UK are regularpool players, with 64 per cent playing at least threetimes per week in their local pub or bar.

Yet despite the UK being the world’s secondlargest pool market, the game has certainly sufferedin recent years, primarily due to pub closures. BobBlakeborough is very clear about the reasons: “Inaddition to pub closures, the trend toward food-ledoperations and the smoking ban have hit the gamehard. Our members’ tables suffered a 30 per centrevenue decline after the introduction of the smok-ing ban alone.”

“We believe that promotions will drive revenues,

especially where licensees are engaged. In addi-tion to delivering valuable incremental revenues,pool can increase both footfall and dwell time,translating to increased bar takings. It’s importantto keep pool affordable and variable pricing modelshave really helped with this in some pubs,” he con-firmed.

BAPTO has an impressive library of statisticalresearch on the pool market and is happy to sharethis data. Furthermore, each year BAPTO organisesa three day tournament aimed at pub teams. Cate-gories include a five player team trophy, men’s sin-gles, ladies singles and mixed doubles with a totalprize pot of around £11,000.

Blakeborough elaborated: “The Annual Tourna-ment is a crucial part of our promotional strategy,giving bread and butter players the opportunity ofplaying in a meaningful competition. Pool is a gamewhich is promotion driven. There is good mediacoverage of local leagues but it would be great toachieve a national sponsorship.”

Blakeborough hinted that there would be newpool product launches at EAG, but didn’t disclosetheir exact nature: “I can reveal that one of the prod-ucts is a unique new cue, specifically designed asan aid to new players. We will also be showing anentirely new cue game, played on a compact barbilliards style table. The show actually represents agreat opportunity for small inventors to engagewith the market.”

The BAPTO stand (651) will be manned by Boband the association’s Ken Hussey throughout theshow. All existing and prospective members areinvited to a drinks reception on the stand at 2pmon the second day of the show.

Innovation and the use of the latest technology arecrucial to the survival of the coin-op sector, but

choosing the right technologies with which to inno-vate can be the toughest challenge.

It would be glib, and wrong of me, to start tellingyou all to speculate to accumulate as you head off inyour droves to the EAG International 2014. After all,only you know exactly how much budget you haveand which direction you believe your investmentshould be heading.

What I can say with some confidence, however, isthat the firms showcased in the next few weeks inCoinslot and Coinslot Review have plenty of evidence- from a raft of satisfied customers - to suggest thattheir products and services are worthy of seriousconsideration for operators looking to squeeze someextra efficiency and profitability from their arcadefloor.

The phrase ‘cash-strapped’ gets bandied about inthis publication more than most and while every new -or second hand - product requires some form ofinvestment, the initial entry cost of taking on a newsystem which isn’t going to find a home on yourarcade floor may seem off-putting to many.

In coin-op, we’ve found that the best technologyand the most effective solutions are, in the main,those that work so well and provide so many andvaried benefits that we’re barely aware of their exis-tence. In other words, we only notice them on the rareoccasion that they go wrong! It’s not about reinvent-ing the reel, pardon the pun, but about honing ourproducts and practises to maximise their potential.

We’re lucky as an industry in the sense that we’rereceptive to creative ideas and innovative productsthat utilise the latest available technology. We’re allmore than aware of the threats from factors beyondour control such as online gaming, controversial leg-islation and home entertainment, and that makingany sort of profit is tougher than ever. With that inmind, could it be worth investing in a new innovationthat other operators have found that boosts theirbottom line?

COMMENT

All systems go

While everyone knows EAG is the annualindustry gathering where products areshowcased, often for the first time, AlexLee investigates the importance ofinvesting in new technologies andinnovations which will no doubt appear atExCel later this month.

BAPTO right on cuefor EAG InternationalAt the up-coming EAG show, cue sports trade association BAPTO plans tostretch the boundaries, revealing that it will be introducing revolutionary newproducts to its members and other visitors.

2349-p12-13-Essential_Coinslot NEW 02/01/2014 10:01 Page 2

14

B2B

CASH HANDLING

Retail sales at Britain’s biggest andbusiest railway stations continue tosignificantly outperform the high street,aided by an increase in sales acrossfood retailers, pubs and bars (whichhave the same AWP and SWP al-

lowances as highstreet pubs), latestfigures from Net-work Rail show.

Pub sales at railway stationsoutperform the high street

I am unequivocal in my thanksstaff and the Management Comenthusiasm and dedication. Theteam lead by Phil Silver, contin

portant role. I am alsgrateful for the suppceived from Steve HPowell and the Mantheir assistance in alhave had to deal wityear.

LESLIE MACLEOD-MILLER, BACTA

Listings


JNCSALES

Vast ranges of AWPs, SWPs,Drivers, Simulators, Sit-downs and

amusement equipment

“Let’s talk about it”

[email protected]

Tel: 0117 9382552 Fax: 0117 9382218Aftersales Tel: 0117 9382225

B2B Amusements

[email protected]

www.namco.co.uk

B2B Arcade Crane Services

www.thewon.co.uk

MARKETPLACE

CALL NOW01843 866464

Harry Levy Amusement Contractor LtdTel: +44 (0)1843 866464 | Fax: +44 (0)1843 860144

Email: [email protected] | Web: www.harry-levy-amusement.com

TicketHouse Crane

We buy and sell all gaming equipment with over 400 units in stock - From Pool-tables

to Fruit machines we have it all.

For the best prices please call us today

Tel: 01795 844 169 Email: [email protected]

B2B Bingo

[email protected]

To advertise here call

Kathryn Norris

on 01204 396 397

B2B Arcade Games

Width 90cm

Height 1.75mto 2.3m

For more information & sales contact

TEL: 0191 4187158WEB: www.playtronics-solutions.co.uk

EMAIL: [email protected]

• Change the Artwork • Change the Program • Gives you a brand new Game

For Video Demonstration scan here

Scan & Spin option with Barcode activation and Voucher printer.

B2B Carpets & Flooring

[email protected]

www.antrimcarpets.com

CASINOSGALA COMPLETESGIBRALTAR SALE

Gala Coral Group has completed thesale of its Gibraltar casino to Gryphon

for an undisclosed sum.The Gibraltar Casino occupies a prime

location at the heart of the Ocean VillageMarina development and incorporates thelargest bingo and gaming machine opera-tion in the region.

Carl Leaver, CEOof the Gala CoralGroup, said: “Thistransaction isanother successfulstep towards stream-lining our retail busi-ness and is acontinuation of ourstrategy to focus ongrowing our core operations. I would liketo thank all of our colleagues in the Gibral-tar casino for their hard work and the con-tribution they have made to the Gala Coralbusiness over many years.”

Gryphon, based in Switzerland, is alarge international gaming company with aproven track record of operating high qual-ity casinos in Europe and internationally.

VENDINGEVA APPOINTS NEWPRESIDENT

The Brussels-based European Vend-ing Association (EVA) hosted its

annual general meeting on November 28,with members unanimously appointingJan-Marck Vrijlandt, group sales and mar-keting director of Selecta, as its newpresident.

Vrijlandt replaces Arnaud van Ameron-gen, managing director of Aequator,who had decided to step down after sixyears of EVA presidency.

ECONOMICSFSB WELCOMES DROPIN UNEMPLOYMENTRATE

Commenting on the UK unemploymentrate reaching 7.4 per cent, John Allan,

national chairman, Federation of SmallBusinesses, said: “Positive trends inunemployment figures reflect what FSBmembers tell us. Our quarterly businessindex finds that small firms are optimisticabout staffing levels with many expecting

JCM Globalreadiesitself forIMA and ICE

n January and February 2014,transaction technology providerJCM Global will bring its solutions

to IMA in Düsseldorf and ICE TotallyGaming in London. At each show, JCM willshow its line of award-winning products,led by the iVizion bill validator.

JCM is also set to present the next gen-eration EBA, or European Bill Acceptor, ateach show. The EBA-40 allows plug & playupgrade from the EBA-3x series, one ofthe most widely used bill validators in itsclass in central Europe. Also showing isiPRO-RC, UBA and Vega-RC bill valida-tors. According to JCM, each has ‘out-

I

2349-p14-16-Listings_Coinslot NEW 27/12/2013 15:08 Page 1

15

B2B

B2B Change Machines

B2B Football Tables

MARKETPLACE

Amusement and Gaming Equipment Finance with Rates

from 3.1%

Immediate Funds Available 98% Acceptance Rate

Tel: 0844 800 88 [email protected]

B2B Finance

www.rlms-sales.com [email protected]

www.amgleisure.co.uk

B2B Gaming Machines

Tel: 020 8391 7700 Fax: 020 8391 7760 Email: [email protected] www.suzohapp.co.uk

“Great range of Change Machines available”

To subscribe please call

Sarah Haworth

on 01204 396 397

B2B Juke Box Specialists

[email protected]

[email protected]

T 024 7646 1234F 024 7646 4433

[email protected]

THE HIGHEST EARNING POOL,AIR HOCKEY AND FOOTBALL TABLES

my thanks to the BACTAement Committee for theirication. The compliancever, continue to play an im-ole. I am also enormouslyor the support I have re-om Steve Hawkins, Johnd the Mancom team for

stance in all the issues weto deal with over the past

OD-MILLER, BACTA

Electrocoin’s latest spin on the suc-cessful Bar-X range - Bar-X Storm - isnow available from Jabro Games.The Swansea-based machine expertnow has a number of games under itswing includingPots of Luck,Fortune Pokerand Bob TheLandlord.

Jabro adds Storm Bar-Xto portfolio


Embed Internationallaunched two new

online products andservices last month,as the group aims tohelp operatorsincrease efficiencies.

EmPOS is a mobilepoint-of-sale app forthe Embed CardSystem. It allowsoperators to run POSoperations, guest service or controlaccess to attractions directly from an iPodor iPhone, fitted with a case that allowsmagnetic stripe and barcode reading.

The website Guest Banner, meanwhile,is an easy plug-in to any operators’ webpage, for online balance inquiry, registra-tion and Embed card reloads directly inte-grated into the user’s website.

CASH HANDLING

INNOVATIVETECHNOLOGYDECLARES ‘YEAR OFUNPARALLELEDSUCCESS’

Oldham-based cash handling specialistInnovative Technology has declared

2013 as an ‘unparalleled success’. Man-aging director Aidan Towey said that hardwork and tough decisions made in previ-ous years have started to pay dividends.He stated: “Four years ago we took a longhard look at where we wanted the busi-ness to be and took a path that othersmight have feared to take. These choicesand the massive investment we havemade in recruiting the right people andtechnology has led to 2013 being aremarkable year for us.”

Towey added: “The future is definitelylooking bright for Innovative Technologyand as we continue to grow we expect tocreate up to 40 new roles across thegroup next year. We are already planningfor the next decade of innovation.”

to increase headcounts over the nextthree months.”

He added: “While weak pay growthremains a concern, measures announcedby the Chancellor in the Autumn State-ment should also further encourage com-panies to hire young people, nearly amillion of whom are still out of work.”

ONLINE SERVICESEMBED PUSHES FORONLINE CONNECTIVITY

l

E

standing’anti-counterfeit andanti-stringing technolo-gies, and iPRO and Vega have optionalrecycling technology for a higher uptime.

JCM’s Intelligent Cash Box (ICB) givesoperators powerful web-enabled report-ing combined with impressive accuracyand technology that eliminates potentialfor human error. JCM will also show itsaward-winning line of printers, includingthe flexible HSVL Transformer ThermalPrinter with adjustable spindle arms andthe PayCheck 4 thermal printer.



Listings MARKETPLACE

B2B Prizes

SOUNDNETTHE NO.1 MUSIC SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ONMAKE THE MOST OF YOUR JUKEBOXES CALL US NOW ON020 7644 8888www.soundnet.net

[email protected]

For a quote call Chris Jones +44 (0)1273 699900

gaming | betting | gambling

S&Jcommunications

Get great PR from theindustry experts

B2B Marketing

B2B Skill Ball Deluxe

B2B Pool Tables & Accessories

Distributor of snooker and pool accessories and manufacturers of genuine Superleague tables and spares.

Telephone

01952 586226

B2B Juke Box Specialists

B2B Spares

B2B Soft Toys & Redemption

www.whitehouseleisure.co.uk

FURBYMOST WANTED XMAS TOY 2013

Tel: (0)1268 274284

www.cromptons-spares.co.uk

For Spares, Refurbishments,Repairs and Special Offers

call Matt or Terri on 01843 593335

For FREE technical support callSteve or Hugh on: 01843 593353Email: [email protected]

Fax: 01843 588043

*The only Offi cialCromptonsMachines

Spares supplier*

16

B2B

DISTRIBUTORSAMG MAINTAINSMACHINE MOMENTUM

Ripon-based machine distributor AMGLeisure is continuing its pledge to

update its website daily with live stockdetails. Recent additions to the com-pany’s product portfolio include RainbowRiches in Barcrest’s Triple 7 cabinet, Elec-trocoin’s Bar X Extreme and Empire’sGold Run Arena.

TRADE BODIESBACTA SETS UPEUROMAT WORKINGGROUP

BACTA has reviewed how best to pro-tect its UK members from changes

coming out of Brussels which could nega-tively impact the way in which it offers itsservices to the public. To this end, thetrade group has formed a EuromatWorking Group. Operator Derek Petrieattended the most recent Euromat meet-ing as a representative of that group.BACTA CEO Leslie Macleod-Miller con-firmed: “We have made representations tothe European parliament regarding dan-gers of the Anti Money Laundering Direc-tive and are closely watchingdevelopments of the Expert Group onGambling at a European level. We willcontinue to keep under review the mosteffective way of dealing with our represen-tation in Europe.”

NETWORKINGPLEASURE BEACHCONFIRMED AS VENUEFOR BUSINESS EVENT

Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach is to hostone of the county’s biggest and best-

attended business networking events.The line-up for the Lancashire Entrepre-neur’s Comedy Lunch has beenannounced. The event, considered to bethe county’s best-known business net-working lunch, takes place on February28 in the Pleasure Beach’s ParadiseRoom.

Now in its 12th year, the event will seefour comedians plus host Phil Walker pro-viding the entertainment, while attendees

make contacts and do business in whatPleasure Beach bosses promise will bevery relaxing surroundings. A spokesmanfor the event said: “Early booking is rec-ommended and the lunch always provesto be very popular with the business com-munity across the county.”

LANDMARKSPAIGNTON PIER STILLUP FOR SALE

Paignton Pier is still up for sale - for arumoured £2m. The successful buyer

will also become the owner of its arcadeand shops, but will have to maintain thepublic right of way on the pier’s pedes-trian beach underpass. Owner MitchellLeisure has enlisted property sellersGVA to help advertise and sell the iconicstructure.

The 238 metre pier opened in 1879,having been designed by architectGeorge Soudon Bridgeman and fundedby local barrister Arthur Hyde Dendy. Ithad to be rebuilt in 1919 after it wasdestroyed by a fire, however.

Mitchell Leisure bought the pier in1994, before undertaking a large scalerefurbishment to improve it. In 2008, amajor structural fault in one of the pier’ssupporting columns was discovered, butit was repaired quickly.

GVA director Richard Baldwin stated:“Paignton Pier is an iconic structure,which has been a popular visitor attrac-tion on the English Riviera for millions ofpeople for more than 130 years.”

SUPPLIERSDATA LEISURESTOCKING CAT CMACHINES

Oldham-basedmachine supplier

Data Leisure has anumber of Category CAWP machines instock, many of whichcan be converted tothe forthcoming stakeand prize levels of£1/£100. Among theproducts available area number of DOND games from Bell-Fruit,including the popular Eliminator, Seal TheDeal and Bank On It.


AnalysisSponsored by

NOVOMATIC LEADS, OTHERS FOLLOW

CATEGORYB3 (£1/£500 Max.)

CATEGORYD (10p/£5 Max.)

CATEGORYB4 (£1/£250 Max)

AGCsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 King of Slots Blueprint2 2 Magic Lotto Ultra Novomatics3 3 Triple 8 Barcrest4 4 Big Party Astra5 5 Mega Bars Big Hit Project6 6 TS22 Project7 7 Triple 7 Barcrest8 8 Lady Luck Reflex9 9 Rainbow Riches Community Cash Barcrest10 10 Lucky Lady's Charm Astra

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 Street Casino Storm3 3 Raiders of the Lost Tenners Reflex4 4 Club Magic JPM5 5 Jackpot Island Reflex

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 (4 Player) Barcrest5 5 Adders And Ladders (4 Player) Vivid6 6 Bullion Bars (3 Player ) Astra7 7 DOND (3 Player) Bellfruit8 8 Party Time Arena (4 Player) Astra9 9 Party Time (3 Player) Astra10 10 Find The Lady Project

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 Rainbow Riches Party Barcrest6 6 Party Time Classic (3 Player ) Astra7 7 Magic Games S/D Novomatic8 8 Chase The Ace Project9 9 Party Time Arena (4 Player) 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 1 DOND The Big One BFG2 2 DOND Lucky Streak BFG4 5 DOND Pure Gold BFG4 - Bank Job Rob the Lot QPS5 3 Raising the Stakes EMP6 4 Monster Money QPS7 8 Monopoly Millionaire Diamond Edition BFG8 7 DOND Double Chance BFG9 6 DOND Golden Game BFG10 9 Monopoly Reel Estate BFG

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

AGCsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 Magic Games 3 (s/d) Novomatic2 2 X3000 Multigame Amatic3 3 Magic Games 3 Novomatic4 4 Encore T7 (GP3) SG Gaming5 5 Bullion Bars Arena Astra6 6 Triple 7 (GP1) SG Gaming7 7 Find the Lady 2 card Project8 8 Triple 7 (GP2) SG Gaming9 9 Gold Run 3 player Empire10 10 Bar X Extreme Electrocoin

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

FILMCHARTS

AlbumsThis Last

WeekWeek Name

1 1 Swings Both Ways Robbie Williams2 3 Since I Saw You Last Gary Barlow3 2 Midnight Memories One Direction4 5 Beyonce Beyonce5 4 Right Place Right Time Olly Murs6 6 Halcyon Ellie Goulding7 14 The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem8 9 Christmas Michael Buble9 8 To Be Loved Michael Buble

10 10 Direct Hits Killers

DownloadsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 2 Happy Pharrell Williams 2 5 Hey Brother Avicii 3 8 Trumpets Jason Derulo 4 9 The Monster Eminem ft Rihanna 5 1 Skyscraper Sam Bailey 6 15 Roar Katy Perry 7 7 Somewhere Only We Know Lily Allen 8 10 Story Of My Life One Direction 9 6 How Long Will I Love You Ellie Goulding 10 21 Counting Stars Onerepublic

PHARREL WILLIAMS:HAPPY

UK Box Office ChartThis LastWeek Week Name

1 - Iron Man 32 - Despicable Me 23 - Fast & Furious 64 2 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire5 - Monsters University6 - Man of Steel7 3 Gravity8 9 Thor: The Dark World9 - The Croods10 - World War Z

IRON MAN 3

ROBBIE WILLLIAMS:SWINGS BOTH WAYS

MUSICCHARTS

UK Jukebox ChartHighest Earning Tracks on Sound Leisure jukeboxesThis Last

1 2 Fairytale Of New York Pogues2 6 Hey Brother Avicii3 1 The Monster (Clean Version) Eminem feat. Rihanna4 3 Animals Martin Garrix5 4 Wake Me Up Avicii6 - Trumpets Jason Derulo7 5 Let Me Go Gary Barlow8 10 All I Want For Christmas Is You Mariah Carey9 - Roar Katy Perry10 7 Burn Ellie Goulding

Based on data supplied by Soundnet

http://www.soundnet.net/

www.soundnet.net

17

B2B


2349-p17-analysis_Coinslot NEW 30/12/2013 11:30 Page 1


18

B2B

PRETTY IN PINKPEPPA PIGNORTHERN LEISURE

Northern Leisure/Kiddy Rides isexpanding its successful Peppa Pig

range by adding two new carousels. Thecarousels feature colourful graphics withcharacters and vehicles from the awardwinning children’s pre-school brand. Bothrides, a two-seater carousel and a largerthree-seater model, will be manufacturedin gel coat to ensure long life and a highquality finish, giving it a clear advantageover alternative painted products. Thesmaller two-seater ride will be ideal forthose sites with limited space with a diam-eter of only 1.45 metres whilst the largerthree-seater carousel will be ideal formore spacious environments where thevisual impact of the ride can be truly max-imised.

LOVING THE ALIENCASH ENCOUNTERSREFLEX GAMING

Newark-based independent manufac-turer Reflex Gaming has kept up its

reputation of inventing wacky producttitles and logos, with the pub-goingpublic’s sense of humour firmly in mind.Two of the company’s latest Cat Creleases underline the firm’s commitmentto entertaining players, with Let’s GetJackpotted and Cash Encounters bothsure to bring a smile to punters’ faces.

Sweet Falls nowavailable for Easter

JNC in ‘cracking deal’promo

Crown Direct and Deith Leisurenow have quantities of the eight-player pusher Sweet Falls availablefor operators to order ahead of the2014 Easter holidays. The centre-

piece follows thedesign principles ofthe popular Rock nReels pusher.

ProductsAvonmouth-basedsupply giant JNCSales offered thecoin-op fraternity anumber of pre-Christmas deals,while reminding customers of theimportance of buying stock ahead ofthe 2014 season. Among the dealswere reduced Triple 7s, kiddie rides,pushers and change machines.

For Sale

For Sale

Wanted

ClassifiedTo advertise: Contact Kathryn Norris on 01204 396 397

To Advertise

contact Kathryn Norris

on 01204 396 397

PINBALL HEAVEN LTDPARTS/REPAIRS/ACCESORIES

& SERVICEMACHINES BOUGHT & SOLD

LARGE STOCK OF PINBALL PARTS ALWAYS AVAILABLE

TEL 01772 816677EMAIL

[email protected]

gaming...and so much more!

New & Used Machine Prices

All prices subject to VAT and Carriage

T8 VEGAS PARTY £7,995PERFORMA 22 £7,995KING OF SLOTS SLANT £7,795CASINO KING TS22 £7,495KING OF SLOTS VISION £6,995BIG PARTY 500 A-SERVE £6,995CASINO KING SLANT £5,495MEGA GAMES SLANT £3,995CARIBBEAN CASH £995JACKPOT KING £995RUMPLE WILDSPINS £995

Cat B3 £2 Stake RAINBOW RACING £19,995CONNECT 4 £11,795TICKET MONSTER £11,795SPIN OUT £9,995RAINBOW SHOOT TO WIN £8,995CONNECT 4 MINI £8,995DIZZY CHICKEN £8,995HARPOON LAGOON £7,995MONOPOLY £7,495TEMPLE RUN £6,995DOODLE JUMP £6,495MILK JUG TOSS £5,995KLOBBER THE ROBBER £2,995KNOCKOUT PUNCH £1,995GALACTIX £1,995MONKEY MANIA £1,495FOR A FEW TICKETS MORE £1,250

Redemption

RAINBOW PARTY T7 3 PLY £14,495CRAIC IN FUN 3 PLY £8,495PARTY TIME CLASSIC £8,495BANK RAID 3 PLY £7,495

Multiplayer Gaming

SWEET FALLS COIN/TKT £18,495SHOOT TO WIN £8,995BIG PRIZE WINNER £5,995

Pushers

E CLAW 900 TWIN £8,995E CLAW COSMIC £4,995E CLAW 900 SINGLE £4,495

Cranes

THIS WEEKS STAR BUY

£3,995ONLY

+VAT

QUALITY USED

COMMUNITY CAT C

WANTED

Please call:01132 040885

CLUBMACHINES

(UNDER 4 YEARS OLD)

GOOD PRICES PAID

Authorised and Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. SRA No 44948. Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority

2349-p18-Products_Coinslot NEW 27/12/2013 15:14 Page 1

19

B2B

Coinslot JANUARY 3 – JANUARY 9, 2014

BUY 3 AND GET THE CHEAPEST HALF PRICE

GAMES:COSMIC CASH

STAR WARS NEW HOPERAINBOW RICHES

PURE POTSRAINBOW RICHES

FREE SPINSTHAI FLOWERS

RAINBOW RICHESWILD NIGHTS

POTS SEASONALMONTYS MILLIONS

£1795

ICEBALL ICEBOWLING ALLEY (NON TICKET)

£1795

2PLYHUMMER SPACE

ADVENTURE

£2,995TRIPLE777’S

£1595WONDERWHEEL

£1595SEA WOLF

£1495SMOKIN TOKEN

£1495WONDERLAND

£1495DEEP FREEZE

£1795HOLLYWOOD

REELS

£17952PLY BIG RIG

TRUCKING

£1495WHEEL EM IN

EXTREME

£1495PONG PONG

EX DEMO

£1495DOG

POUNDER

£6295 EACH OR £11995 BOTH + INFIL.

NEARLYNEW

ROCK N ROLL HEX ..........£500TENPENNY FALLS HEX ...£500HAPPY DAYS HEX ...........£500BAR X WALL ...................£500CIRCUS CIRCUS HEX .......£500BILLY SMART CIRCUS .....£500ORBITA HEX ...................£600TROPICANA HEX.............£600CARWASH HEX ............... £700ROUTE 66 HEX ............... £700BAR X HEX ..................... £700JAZZ HEX ...................... £700BIG TOP HEX .................. £700MOONRIVER ...................£800ARABIAN GOLD ..............£800MONOPOLY HEX ............£1200PACMAN HEX ................£1200CRAZY FRUITS HEX .......£1200PINK PANTHER HEX.......£1200

£700ROUTE66 HEX

£700CARWASH

HEX

£500CIRCUS

CIRCUS HEX

£600TROPICANA

HEX

MANY

MORE

FOR FULL STOCK LIST OF VIDEO, REDEMPTION, PUSHERS, DANCE MACHINES, KIDDIE RIDES,BASKETBALL, BOXERS, CRANES, PINTABLES AND ALL FRUITS - PLEASE CONTACT 01179 382552

JNC SALES UNIT 1, CCT BUILDINGS, GREENSPLOTT ROAD,

CHITTENING TRADING ESTATE, AVONMOUTH, BRISTOL. BS11 0YB

TEL: 0117 9382552AFTERSALES TEL: 0117 9382225

STAND350

NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER - 01132 040885

Tim Stanhope,Keith Parker or John HoodTel: 01132 040885Fax: 01132 560180John mobile: 07766 247876Email: [email protected] 59/62L, Springfield Commercial Centre,Bagley Lane, Farsley,LEEDS LS28 5LY

Leeds Leisure Ltd£100 JACKPOT DOND

SEAL THE DEAL

£100 JACKPOT DONDRAPID ROUND

£1195

£1145

£100 JACKPOT DONDRIGHT DEAL RIGHT TIME

£1045

£100 JACKPOT DONDBANK ON IT

£1145

CLUB MACHINESGALLOPING JACKPOTS (NEW) ..........................................POARAIDERS OF THE LOST TENNERS (NEW) .......................POACOPS & ROBBERS JUDGEMENT DAY (NEW) .................POACOPS SMASH & GRAB ............................................................£795FLAMING SIXES ........................................................................£275BOBBY DAZZLER .....................................................................£225SNAKES AND LADDERS ........................................................£175CLUEDO .....................................................................................£175

CASINO LOW TECHPARTY TIME 3 PLAYER (TWIN HOPPER) ...................... £1,295TIMELESS BAR 7S .................................................................. £1,295CASINO RAINBOW RICHES (REEL) ..................................£895GOLDEN GAME .......................................................................£795CLOCKWORK ORANGE ......................................................£595CARIBBEAN CRUISE ...............................................................£550RANDOM GOLD DOUBLE UP £70 ....................................£495MEGA JACKPOTS .....................................................................£395FULL HOUSE ..............................................................................£395RANDOM GOLD .....................................................................£395MIDAS TOUCH ..........................................................................£395CASINO DOND (VIDEO) ......................................................£350CASINO WHEEL OF WEALTH .............................................£295DOND CASINO .......................................................................£295ROLL X .......................................................................................£295SEVEN HEAVEN CLASSIC ......................................................£295FANTASTIC 5 (VIDEO) ...........................................................£250CASINO RED HOT X ..............................................................£245CASINO BAR X ........................................................................£245

B3 £500PLAY MAKER .......................................................................... £1,195SLOTTO GAMBLER (PLUS KING POTTY) ........................£995STAR ATTRACTION ................................................................£995WORLD OF GAMES ................................................................£995SUPER 500 ...................................................................................£695PARTY SLOTS .............................................................................£550RAINBOW RICHES ..................................................................£450THE EMPIRE RETURNS ...........................................................£395

CHANGE MACHINESTHOMAS 3004 (ARDAC ELITE) ....................................... £1,995THOMAS 3004 (TAIKO) ...................................................... £1,795

VIDEOSSUPERBIKES TWIN ............................................................... £4,995TIME CRISIS 3 DELUXE ....................................................... £1,695CHASE HQ 2 SSD ................................................................. £1,195BATTLEGEAR 4 SSD ................................................................£995ARCADE MULTI-GAME (NEW) ...........................................£995TABLE TOP ARCADE MULTI-GAME (NEW) .....................£895ARCADE CLASSIC UPRIGHT ...............................................£595

£100 CONVERTIBLE AWPSLET’S GET JACKPOTTED ................................................... £2,295BULLSEYE ON THE OCHE ................................................ £1,195DOND SEAL THE DEAL .........................................................£995DOND ELIMINATOR ...............................................................£945DOND BANK ON IT ..............................................................£945DOND RAPID ROUND ..........................................................£945DOND EAST & WEST WING ................................................£845DOND RIGHT DEAL RIGHT TIME .....................................£845DOND COPS & ROBBERS .....................................................£645DESERT ISLAND DOND ........................................................£495DOND LIVE THE DREAM ......................................................£475

£70 AWPSSTAR WARS DEATH ASSAULT ..............................................£395DUBLIN YER MONEY ..............................................................£350DEVIL OF A DEAL ....................................................................£295TAKE IT OR LEAVE CRAZY TRAIL ......................................£245SAFE CRAKER ............................................................................£225HOT HOT HOT ........................................................................£225TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT ............................................................£225PACMAN POWER UP ..............................................................£195

AIR HOCKEY / NOVELTYAIRBOY XTREME MINI ....................................................... £1,495CRAZY SQUASH WALL HOCKEY - NEW ................... £1,395WINNING STREAK TICKET ............................................. £1,295PLATINUM HEIGHTS TICKET ........................................... £1,295GARLANDO SPEEDY 7FT ......................................................£795

SWP’SPARAGON TT ............................................................................£795PARAGON PRO 23 ...................................................................£545PARAGON 19 ............................................................................£495PARAGON 2 ...............................................................................£395

20

B2B

Coinslot JANUARY 3 – JANUARY 9, 2014

B3 MULTI GAME PLATFORM WITH MULTI STAKE

£0.50 £1.00 £2.00

CONTACTGENESIS GAMES LTD

2 PHOENIX BUSINESS CENTRE, HIGHAM ROAD CHESHAM

BUCKS. HP5 2AJ

T:01494 773030F:01494 772323

www.genesisgames.netemail: [email protected]

FOR SALE

01179382552

SLOTTO CHANGER

£995

WANTED

FOR SALE

AnyArcade Games

Considered

Contact Richard @ Aztec Coin

0151 420 000607974 363276

[email protected]

£1295£1295£1195£795£795£495£495£495

£495

£295£295

SHOW PREVIEW EDITIONPublished: Friday 17th January 2014

Advertising copy deadline: Friday 10th January 2014

SHOW SUPPLEMENT/EXHIBITORLISTINGS SHOW GUIDE 2014

Published: Friday 17th January 2014Advertising copy deadline: Friday 10th January 2014

AT-SHOW EDITIONPublished: Wednesday 22nd January 2014

Advertising copy deadline: Friday 17th January 2014

POST SHOW EDITION /ICE TOTALLYGAMING 2014 SHOW EDITION

Published: Friday 31st January 2014Advertising copy deadline: Monday 27th January 2014

DATES AND DEADLINES FOR THEEAG INTERNATIONAL EXPO 2014

PC TOWER REPAIRS

Call LeedsLeisure on

01132 040885

BARCRESTASTRA

PARAGON ETC.

FOR SALE

Please call:

01132 040885

RANGE OF OBSOLETE DECALS

AND KITS

AVAILABLE FOR £5/£35/£70 JACKPOTS.

FOR SALE

01179382552

KLOBBER THE

ROBBER £2995

FOR SALE

01179382552

WONDERWHEEL

£1595


21

B2B

Sponsored by

1 AMG FIRST 11 Terry Farr 27 753

2 THE PERFECT TEAM Tom Clarke 32 741

3 SHERWIN A TEAM Mark Sherwin 20 692

4 ABOVE STANDARDS Lee Clarke 19 689

5 EVAN TENNER BACK NOW Stuart Heyden 19 654

6 LE COINSPINNERS Lee H 18 653

7 JABRO LIONS Tony Brookes 17 650

8 SHELL'S ELEVEN Michelle Martin 8 649

9 KEEDAY RESERVES Peter Holmes 5 644

10 COSMIC FIRST 11 Terry Farr 9 642

11 FC CLACTON UNDER 10's Stuart Heyden 11 642

12 CAREFREE WEEMAN Glyn Petrie 9 638

13 CAREFREE BAZZA Glyn Petrie 23 638

14 JOHN WARK'S MILKMEN Stu & Stoo 14 634

15 KEEDAYS FINEST Peter Holmes 3 632

16 ANGRY BALLS Laurie Carpenter 19 629

17 BOWLERS BOYZ Andy Bowler 9 627

18 SOUTH OF THE QUEENS David Lees 17 624

19 KEEDAY LEGENDS Peter Holmes 5 622

20 KEEPLAYERS Peter Holmes 8 617

21 HAMMERTIME Brian Wright 14 616

22 JAMIES SHOPPERS 11 Jamie Lucky 27 614

23 AMG LEISURE Carl Bearman 28 610

24 MUCKING FUDDLERS Chris Skelly 17 609

25 AMG OOOOSSSHHH Ian Pawson 23 606

26 JACKSONS JACKPOT XI Gareth Cammack 4 602

27 NES UNITED Chris Bell 25 593

28 BAYERN OTHER STRIKER David Lees 20 592

29 JACKSONS SUPER BLUES Phillip Nelson 9 590

30 LLL WANDERERS Jake Parker 14 589

31 COMRIEAUTOMATICS Jack Craddock 4 588

32 CLUB TROPICANA Warren Roffey 11 588

33 JABRO BOYS Tony Brookes 12 588

34 SUSHI SLIPPERS Derek Lewis 15 588

35 LLL UNITED Tim Stanhope 25 588

36 HOLTY'S HOTSPOTS Tony Holt 5 586

37 BEADLES 2 Peter Hemmings 15 585

38 IFUN@SUNDANCERS Shaney Pashley 3 576

39 MICK McCARTHY'S MISFITS Stoo Evans 6 575

40 EASY MONEY Steve Barber 15 572

41 WARWICKS WINNERS Warwick Tunnicliffe 21 568

42 MOTHYS MARVELS Scott Yarham 7 567

43 11 UNDER PAR Ross Evans 14 567

44 DIDCOT GOALBUSTERS John Carpenter 15 567

45 THE TEAM THAT WIN Hugo Illingworth 6 564

46 JJ'S SHOPPERS 11 JJ Lucky 14 562

47 GILLSGILLSGILLS Colin Smith 6 560

48 ALL THIS AND MORE Gary Newman 7 560

49 DYNAMO KEBAB David Lees 27 559

50 THE ELDORADO TRACTOR BOYS Stoo Evans 10 558

51 CHEEKY MONKEYS Matty Sirett 18 557

52 DANS DESTROYERS Daniel Barber 12 555

53 CAREFREE ALDON Glyn Petrie 17 554

54 COSMIC SECOND 11 Terry Farr 3 552

55 LLL CITY Keith Parker 28 552

56 STEVIE G LUCKY 11 Shoppers Luck 16 545

57 RAYLEIGHS REJECTS Jody Buckley 15 542

58 RANGERS RETURN 1 Ashley Temple 12 531

59 S.A.S FC David Holmes 14 531

60 RICK'S BOYZ Andy Bowler 2 529

61 ABSOLUTE RANKSTERS Alex Lee 21 528

62 SHOWBOAT ALLSTARS Ray Harris 15 527

63 EE BAH GUM Simon Shaw 27 526

64 LLL ACCIES John Hood 15 525

65 AINT GOT A KALOU Stuart Heyden 11 524

66 BUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE Harry Leaveme 28 524

67 ESSEX BOYS 1 Steve Hawkins 11 523

68 CASHBOX KINGS James Illingworth 8 522

69 BURSNELL'S BULLETS Jo Bursnell 12 520

70 ESSEX BOYS 2 Steve Hawkins 11 516

71 AK BABES Andy Water 9 515

72 JO'S ASSETS Joanne Crooks 24 510

73 DELAYZIGITS Dave Delay 13 509

74 LLL BELLES Amelia Stanhope 20 509

75 ABSOLUTE REAMSTERS Alex Lee 22 507

76 DONKEY LASHERS Andy Williamson 21 506

77 DIBBS ELEVEN Tracey Dibben 7 501

78 BEACON BATTLERS Harry Illingworth 4 500

79 HOT CHIPS C Edenborough 6 500

80 HOLIDAY MONEY Darrell Webb 14 500

81 BRAMBLEBOYZ123 Andy Bowler 3 497

82 PARAGON ACADEMICALS Nick Hardy 27 496

83 RANGERS RETURN 2 Ashley Temple 14 495

84 BIG PRIZE WINNERS Harry Leaveme 21 494

85 AMS YID ARMY Jason Jarrett 5 493

86 SCUM ON THE RUN Nathan Holmes 10 490

87 I WANT DIRTY KNEES 2 Jorzoe-FTM 14 490

88 BEADLES 1 Peter Hemmings 22 486

89 THE REAL DEAL Dave Columbine 9 473

90 BEST SELECTION John Jennings 5 458

91 AMS VXR GJ Roger Jarrett 6 457

92 FERGIES FINEST Kevin Temple 8 443

93 JOHNNYS SHOPPERS 11 John Mitchell 4 440

94 TOWER POWER Tony O'Brien 16 433

95 DO IT THEE SEN LAD Simon Shaw 17 433

96 COINSPINNERTRONS Coopertron 10 427

97 SEE THE AT' TOP Simon Shaw 9 413

98 M.O.T Bill Knowles 15 407

99 ESSEX'S FINEST Dave Clarke 5 398

100 WARWICKS ELEVEN Warwick Tunnicliffe 9 396

101 UPHILL SKIERS Bill Knowles 11 384

102 LAC DE GURSON Bill Knowles 5 362

103 2 THE TOP Reece Newman 2 360

Current Team Manager Weekly TotalPosition Name Name Points Points



CHRISTMAS MATCHES NOT INCLUDED

2349-p21-Surreal soccer_Coinslot NEW 30/12/2013 11:50 Page 1


Comment

Free parking drives foUS family entertai

“

media watchalex lee

Amazing the difference free park

commentalex lee

s we approach the all-important 2014buying season, we

should spare a quick thoughtfor the likes of SpaceInvaders, Pac-Man, DonkeyKong and Galaga - not just fortheir nostalgia value, but asinspiration for new ideas,new directions and newproduct genres for the restof the year. With everythingthat’s been going on in cer-tain other sectors lately, coin-op video games probablyhaven’t enjoyed the cover-age they perhaps shouldhave done, despite theknowledge that this particu-lar market segment isn’t asbig as it once was.

I’m no mathematician(some would say I’m nowordsmith), but by my reck-oning around 15 per cent ofall coin-op machines on dis-play at the up-coming EAGshow will be either videogames or simulators.

Furthermore, many of thebiggest and most well-respected UK-based suppli-ers and distributors have abroad selection of videogames and/or simulators instock at any given time. Thishasn’t always been the case.

Back in 1978, Taito’s SpaceInvaders introduced a genrethat became a pastime formillions and a lucrativesource of income for thosequick and bright enough tojump on the bandwagon.With all due deference toPong, hitting a block backand forth is no match for

saving the universe frompixellated aliens devoid ofcompassion. It created a newpastime, spawned thou-sands of copies based on itspremise of joystick/firebutton co-ordination and itfilled cashboxes all over theUK.

Since the video gameexplosion of the late 1970sand early 1980s, much haschanged in the world, notleast in this niche sector ofthe entertainment industry.While technology hasmoved on so that a singlesmartphone app can offergames 100 times moresophisticated than SpaceInvaders, the basic princi-ples upon which the likes ofGalaxians, Gorf et al wonplayers’ hearts still applytoday and it is these whichcan perpetuate the ‘softest’sector of the coin-op indus-try, from the factory floorupwards.

The intrinsic allure, corevalues and strengths ofDefender, Robotron and thelikes should apply to all coin-op products, regardless oftheir category - entertain-ment, value for money, skill(and random element), com-petition, looks, design, dura-bility, value for money andthat vital ROI. Thankfully, theproducts we demand expectto see on the EAG show floorshould all hit the aboverequirements and go someway to giving UK operators -and their customers - some-thing to cheer about.

Let’s notlose ourcore values

Abumper day of trade in mid-December saw more than

twice as many people as normalvisit Blackpool town centre,according to the BlackpoolGazette.

Eileen Ormand, manager ofBlackpool Business Improve-ment District, told the paper thatSmall Businesses Saturday(December 14) saw a 114 percent rise in people in the towncentre after it joined forces withBlackpool Council to drop carpark charges for the day.

She said: “That is a huge dif-ference to the actual footfall inthe town centre. It’s hard to sayexactly what impact Small Busi-ness Saturday has becausewe’re in a busy Christmas periodbut I know the car parks didwell.”

Hugh Evans, policy director atthe North and West LancashireChamber of Commerce, said:“The feedback we are getting isthat things are busy - footfall fig-ures in general seem to be

improving. The people we havespoken to seem to suggest it didwhat it was intended to do, whichis not just increase footfall butalso increase awareness of thetown’s business sector in what isprobably the most importanttrading period of the whole year.”

However, both warned the fig-ures so far may not show the fullstory and judgement should bereserved until the monthly num-bers are out.

Evans said: “The only slightconcern we have got is we don’tknow whether the footfall hasbeen generated by excessivediscounting and how much it isbecause people have moremoney in their pockets. The Jan-uary sales seem to have comeforward and it could mean a verygood Christmas but then a fairlybleak new year.”

The council and BID offeredfree parking on Thursdayevenings in the run-up to Christ-mas on Talbot Road car park,while Houndshill shopping

centre did the same at its owncar park. A number of shopperssaid the town centre has beenbusy this year but suggested thefree parking schemes need to bebetter advertised.

Houndshill centre managerDebbs Lancelott said: “We areexperiencing significant footfallfor this time of year, particularlyon late night Thursdays whichties in with the free parking ini-tiative.”

Council footfall sensorsshowed an increase of 8,000people - 29 per cent - on three ofthe town’s busiest shoppingstreets during Small BusinessSaturday compared to the sameday in 2012.

Coun Fred Jackson, cabinetmember for urban regeneration,said: “While the only definitivemeasure of the success of thecampaign and the free parkingoffer is ultimately how busi-nesses fared, the footfall sen-sors do give a positive indicationthe day went well and helped

A

“If it’s as playable asthis we’ll be fine”

2349-p22-23-Comment_Coinslot NEW 27/12/2013 15:18 Page 1

23Coinslot January 3 - January 9, 2014

arking drives footfall in Blackpool, FOBTs get their weekly ‘crack cocaine’ reference and amily entertainment centre chain posts record-setting results.

Lord Stevenson ofBalmacara (Labour)believes that the Gambling(Licensing and Advertising)Bill should undergo cross-party amendments in orderto create an improved andrefined Bill.“politicsLord Stevenson of Balamacara

quote unquote

”e parking makes

TO COMMENT ON ANY ARTICLE


give trade a boost.”Elsewhere, councillors in the

Hampshire town have voted tostamp out FOBT machines, fol-lowing similar moves in otherUK councils, including Liver-pool, according to Coin-opCommunity.

Across Fareham boroughthere are about 14 betting shopsthat last year saw £81m gambledon 51 of the machines, alsoknown as fixed odds betting ter-minals (FOBTs), with playerslosing more than £2.5m.

The Campaign for FairerGambling has backed the bor-ough council’s call for restric-tions. Spokesman MattZarb-Cousin said the machinesnow account for over half ofbookmakers’ profits.

He said: “Fareham hasdecided that the high street isnot the place for hard gambling,especially when these machinesare so open to abuse frommoney launderers.”

Fareham Borough Council

leader Councillor Sean Wood-ward said: “I acted many yearsago to remove the scourge ofslot machines from Fareham’schip shops, takeaways and otherpremises where children coulduse them unsupervised.

“Now we have the march intobetting shops of the FOBTs,where up to £100 can be betevery 20 seconds. They are thecrack cocaine of gambling. I verymuch hope our Government willact to bring down the stake to £2per go.”

And finally, further afield theUS food and FEC chain Dave andBuster’s is planning to open atleast seven new stores next year,the company said following“record-setting” third-quarterresults, according to Intergame.

The company’s total rev-enues for the period increased8.6 per cent year-on-year to$142.3m, while store salesincreased 2.4 per cent.

Across all stores, food andbeverage revenues rose 9.6 per

cent and amusements other rev-enues rose 7.6 per cent.Adjusted EBITDA was up 10 percent at $19.8m.

CEO Steve King describedthe company’s third-quarter as“record-setting,” and attributedmuch of its success to invest-ment in a national cable televi-sion campaign and improvedsports viewing areas in itsstores.

“Our most recent openingshave gotten off to strong startsand, in doing so, demonstratethe underlying market demandfor a differentiated entertain-ment and dining experience,”King said. “We have now openeda total of five stores this year andwe are guiding to between sevenand eight new stores for 2014.”

He concluded: “The potentialfor the Dave and Buster's brandis underpenetrated relative toour current footprint and we areaddressing our developmentopportunity in an aggressive, yetdisciplined manner.”

“BALPPA’s members inevitably have many facets to theirbusinesses and we have a strong coin-op membership,most of whom are joint members with BACTA.”

PAUL KELLY, BALPPA

The Gambling Act 2005 wasa major piece of legislation

that has largely stood the testof time. When the legislationwas put in place, the then gov-ernment said that the issues inthe Bill would have to be keptunder review. A number ofareas have subsequently cometo light, such as online gam-bling, which has grown expo-nentially over the past fewyears, and we accept thatrevised regulation is necessary.

Gambling is enjoyed bymore than 56 per cent of thepopulation, and the figure risesto more than 70 per cent if thepurchase of lottery tickets isincluded. As we said, we wel-come the move to create a levelplaying field between the oper-ators which have remainedonshore, and those which havemoved offshore, and we wouldlike to make sure that theapproach which removes thedivide between them is pur-sued. But as Lady Howe andLord Morrow have mentioned,we are worried about thepaucity of sanctions includedwithin the Bill, which are nei-ther financial nor operational.

Although we had a recentreport from Ofcom whichdescribed the volume of tele-vision advertising and thelimits on it due to the restric-tions on the watershed, it isclear that there is a big loop-hole which needs to be lookedat. This is the situation affect-ing games that are sports fix-tures that start before 9 pm, forwhich advertising is allowed,and therefore which reachesnot only problem gamblers but

also children. We think there isa need for an amendment inthis area, and would be inter-ested to see whether therewould be support for thataround the House.

A number of noble Lordshave picked up on problemgambling. On the one hand wehave an NHS which providessupport for those who haveaddiction problems with drinkand in other areas, but does notdeal specifically with gam-bling. In this situation we haveto be careful, as we tread a dif-ficult path between a wish topromote an industry fromwhich people gain a great dealof pleasure, and the responsi-bility to protect the vulnerable.

In conclusion, we welcomethe Bill as far as it goes, but itneeds to go much further. Ihope that the Minister willrecognise that this is not atheart a partisan issue, butsomething on which we thinkwe could work together,because there is a need for arethink on a number of issues.We need to consider seriouslysome amendment to comefrom all parts of the House,which would make for a goodCommittee stage - and fromthat would come an improvedand refined Bill. There is goodwork in the 2005 Act, which isthe basis on which we operate,but we want to improve itwhere we can, and this Bill willhelp us to do that. We look for-ward to working with the gov-ernment and others in thisHouse to create a licensingsystem that is the gold standardfor the world.

Revisedregulation isnecessary

“The gambling industry has committed to bring in a number ofenhanced player protection measures, including for users offixed-odds betting terminals, such as voluntary time and mone-tary limits—for example, after 30 minutes of play a machine willpause. These measures will be in place by 1 March 2014. Weexpect the industry to implement these new measures swiftlyand to monitor their effectiveness closely.”

LORD GARDINER OF KIMBLE (CONSERVATIVE)

“The figures suggest that fewer people are experiencing gam-bling problems directly, but that there are groups of the popula-tion where the risks remain significantly greater. This puts evengreater emphasis on the industry finding ways to identifypeople who are suffering problems or who are at risk, and inter-vening effectively.”

REBEKAH EDEN, GAMBLING COMMISSION

“It will be interesting to see the day-visitor figures for 2013 asthere is a lot of anecdotal evidence that the pressure on familybudgets has seen a significant switch from ‘staycations’ to‘daycations’ this year.”

KURT JANSON, LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES

2349-p22-23-Comment_Coinslot NEW 27/12/2013 15:19 Page 2


SMALL BUSINESS POLICYCONFERENCE

he Federation ofSmall BusinessesPolicy Conference,

entitled Small Business andGovernment: Deliveringenterprise, growth and skills,takes place at One GreatGeorge Street in London onMonday 7 January 2014.Speakers include MatthewHancock MP (pictured) andChuka Umunna MP. Thisevent will set the agenda forthe future of enterprise,growth and skills policy andallow attendees to hear fromSenior Cabinet Ministers andparticipate in open debatewith leading expert panel-lists from the world of busi-ness, politics and academia.The FSB will be streamingthis conference live on the

day. Access to the streamwill be free for users whohave registered on the FSBwebsite.

BIG HITTERS PREPAREFOR IMA 2014

ull HD devices, high-quality multi-gamesas well as several

concepts for the “gamesarcade of the future” are thetopics presented at IMA 2014by the big industry playersfrom January 14-17. Over150 exhibitors are expectedto showcase their new prod-ucts at the Messe Dusseldorfexhibition hall. MarioHoffmeister, from domestic

gaming giant Gauselmann,stated: “Commercial gamingis gaining in popularity. Moreand more people are seekingentertainment with ourstate-of-the-art gamingmachines with small stakesand moderate winnings. I amalso optimistic that, in a jointeffort and with the help of the

courts, we will stop thethreatening legal restric-tions.” He predicted: “As intelevision sets, tablets orsmartphones, ‘full HD reso-lution' will also become thedominant technology inmultigame devices.” Christian Arras, CEO ofLowen Entertainment,

added: “IMA 2014 offers theentire industry an excellentopportunity not only to pres-ent itself but particularly toenter into an intensiveexchange of ideas.” Exhibitors with UK branchesor distributors include Cash-point, Crane Co, JCM, MEIand Suzo International.

Calendar

Newsweek TO COMMENT ON ANY ARTICLE


UK EVENTS

JANUARY 201421-23EAG International 2014

ExCeL London London UK

www.eagexpo.com

FEBRUARY 2014

4-6 ICE Totally Gaming ExCeL Lon-

don UK www.icetotallygaming.com

11-13Digital Signage Expo

Sands Expo Center Las Vegas Nevada

US www.digitalsignageexpo.net

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

DECEMBER 2013

JANUARY 2014

14-17 IMA 2014 Düsseldorf Exhibi-

tion Centre Düsseldorf Germany

www.ima-messe.com

FEBRUARY 2014

5-7 IAAPI Bombay Exhibition Centre

Goregaon India www.iaapi.org

EDITORIALEditor: Alex LeeEmail: [email protected] Tel: 01204 396 397Assistant Editor:James Walker Email: [email protected]: 01204 396 397Managing Editor:Ken Scott Email: [email protected]: 01273 699 900ADVERTISING SALESKathryn NorrisEmail: [email protected]: 01204 396 397Fax: 01204 392 748SUBSCRIPTIONSSarah HaworthTel: 01204 396 397DIGITAL VERSIONMarc LawtonEmail:[email protected]: 01204 396 397PRODUCTIONDesigner: Gina LloydEmail: [email protected] Production &Pre-Press:Dave RoderickEmail: [email protected]: John SullivanGB Media Corporation Ltd,Bolton TechnologyExchange,33 Queensbrook,Bolton, BL1 4AY

Tel: 01204 396 397Fax: 01204 392 748 Email:[email protected] andProduction:3rd Floor, 20 New Road,Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1UF (UK)Tel: 01273 699 900Advertising andSubscriptions:Coinslot International,Bolton TechnologyExchange,33Queensbrook,Bolton BL1 4AY Tel: 01204 396 397Fax: 01204 392 748

Opinions expressed in this publication shouldnot be regarded as the official view of GBMedia Corporation Ltd, except where stated.Views, opinions and recommendationscontained in this publication are put forwardfor consideration only. No action should betaken in reliance upon any such views,opinions or recommendations. Neither GBMedia Corporation Ltd nor contributorsaccept any responsibility for any lossoccasioned to any person howsoever causedor arising as a result of or in consequence ofaction taken or refrained from in realiance onthe contents of this publication.

Notes for contributors: Coinslotwelcomes the submission of articles forconsideration by the editor with a view topublication. Submission of an article will beheld to imply that the article containsoriginal unpublished work which GB MediaCorporation Ltd may lawfully publish. Allsubmissions are made at the owner’s risk.© GB Media Corporation Ltd, 2013All rights strictly reserved. No part of thispublication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted in anyform or by any means without the priorwritten permission given, full acknowledge-ment of author, publisher and source mustbe given.

F

T n order to align itself with other interna-tional trade shows for the amusementsand gaming industry, the 26th annual

Enada Spring expo will take place over threedays - not four - next year.

The 26th annual Enada Spring exhibition isset to take place at Rimini Fiera in Rimini, Italy, onMarch 19-21, with 400 companies alreadybooked to exhibit at the 40,000sq.m event.

The event’s organisers said the decision tohold the event across three days - instead of thetraditional four - would align Enada with otherinternational trade shows and will allow a “fine-tuning” of visitor profiling in order to stimulatebusiness relations.

“All the large licensees will attend, showingthe key role of the Rimini event for the entireamusement world,” the organisers said. “As far asnew slot machines are concerned, the [Italiangaming] sector is still awaiting the decree givingthe go-ahead to the new generation of units,which will be considerably improved from thepoint of view of security. An ample reform is alsoplanned for amusement machines, whichenables the new solutions offered by the inter-national market to also be used in Italy.”

For the first time next year, Enada Spring willrun parallel with the European Pinball Champi-onship, beginning on Friday, March 21 under thecupola of Rimini Fiera’s south foyer.

IEnada Spring adopts three-day format

2349-p24-newsweek_Coinslot NEW 27/12/2013 15:24 Page 1

2349 digital

Documents

Transcript of 2349 digital