Alaw swiftly enacted in January sees the demise of the use of privately operated gaming machines in Poland. The Polish Government’s new law has resulted in fury and indignation among businesses involved who will bring their plight to Brussels this month in a series of meetings with EU officials.

Amatic Industries has entered the Mexican gaming market and exhibited at the ELA in Mexico City last month.

The Spanish Presidency’s progress report focuses on the definition of illegal gambling, enforcement measures, transitional periods in the context of new licensing regimes in national markets and public campaigns against so-called illegal gambling. 

Innovative Technology has appointed Paul Curley as (UK) Business Development Manager.  Paul joined Innovative Technology on the 4th May and brings with him an extensive  knowledge of the industry having worked in automated payment for over 10 years.

Heber assisted Microsoft with the launch of its brand new embedded operating system (WES7) at the embedded systems conference in Silicon Valley in April; Heber featured in the Launch video and has been integrating WES7 into its range of gaming and industrial controllers for the past 6 months.

Bandai Namco has announced the formation of a new international Prize Merchandise division which will be based in London. Alan Smith, who has extensive experience working across the toy, licensing and leisure sectors, most recently with Sega Prize Europe where he launched the Sega Kids Division with Dinosaur King and the Hello Kitty prize range, is heading up the Division and will report into Namco Europe Managing Director John McKenzie.

Schmidtgruppe from Coesfeld and Berlin-based Bally Wulff  Entertainment have joined forces with the German Football Association to ensure that the German World Cup team is supplied with the latest games at their training camps for the World Cup in South Africa. The first phase of the deal means the team will have the choice of finest equipment, including pool and football tables, during their free time at the team’s pre-tournament Italian training camps in Sicily and South Tyrol.

E-Service has been chosen as the new approved service contractor to Shuffle Master Europe for their Utility Products range in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. This agreement takes place with immediate effect.

Clarion Gaming has announced the appointment of Jason Miller to the post of Sales Manager with responsibility for London’s world leading International Gaming Expo (IGE). Miller, who reports to Show Director Kate Chambers, has 16 years’ sales experience, working at senior levels across the exhibition, print, digital, recruitment and retail sectors.

Industry stalwarts Harry Levy Amusements, distributor AMG and service centre E-Services are the latest companies to announce their decision to support EAG 2011.

The second GTI Asia China Expo will take place from August 26 to 28 at Hall 1&2, First Floor, Poly World Trade Expo Center in Pazhou of Guangzhou City, China. The tradeshow has become the most representative of its kind for the Chinese electronic game industry.

Independent visitor research shows that buyers ‘overwhelmingly’ back London as IGE venue of choice. The importance of keeping the annual International Gaming Expo in London has been underlined following the publication of independent research conducted through a sample of visitors attending the 2010 IGE in January. The executive summary released by Geoffrey Dixon, principal of research agency Vivid Interface – members of the Market Research Society of Great Britain – states:

Heber has released a dedicated customer support forum for the benefit of all of its clients. This forum can be accessed via the Heber website and will give all Heber product users access to a vast knowledge base of data and additional resources. The forum will also support and allow the creation of new discussions on topics and subjects of interest to all participants.

Rimini Fiera’s sales campaign is in full swing for the 38th edition of ENADA International Amusement & Gaming Machine Show, being held from Wednesday 6th to Friday 8th October 2010 at Fiera di Roma.

International Game Technology has installed the sbX at Grand Casino Helsinki in Finland. After thorough training and a smooth installation, Grand Casino Helsinki experienced a flawless go-live on almost 20 percent of its gaming floor with IGT’s sbX Experience Management System.

In the late evening of the 16th of June a new amendment to the Austrian gambling Law was adopted by the parliament.

Gaming Laboratories International is expanding its Supplier Development Team, increasing its focus on suppliers in the Eastern United States in the process. Leading the effort is David Elmore, GLI’s newest Supplier Development Representative. Elmore will be based in the company’s headquarters in Lakewood, New Jersey, and will service clients up and down the eastern seaboard.

The popularity of the low stake high volume gaming experience with female ‘grey panthers’, the demographic group defined as active women of pensionable age, has been put into sharp focus by a programme of customer research commissioned by UK gaming operator Praesepe plc on behalf of its Cashino brand of Adult Gaming Centres (AGCs).

It seems that even the football loving and dance crazy Brazilians cannot resist the superb and proven family fun of Pan’s world leading electronic shooting galleries. Following a contact made at a previous IAAPA exhibition, Pan has recently completed and installed its fourth gallery in two years, an 8-gun Hillbilly, for Mar-a-Mar in Sao Paulo. Mar-a-Mar operates a number of family entertainment centres throughout Brazil, many of which are located in shopping centres.

Two years of evidence gathering by music industry bodies the BPI and PPL have culminated in a dramatic series of raids across seven addresses in the north of Scotland this week.

Following last year’s successful launch, organisers BACTA have been busy improving the show and hall layout and rebooking the companies that took part at the first event. With this first phase successfully completed the show is now open to all companies wishing to participate and book space at the show.

IOA Group member, SE Leisure is reducing its carbon footprint at the same time as improving logistical efficiency following the addition of two new lorries to its fleet of delivery vehicles. As well as being compliant with the latest EEV (Enhanced Environmental Vehicle) Standards, currently among the most strict in Europe, the 10-tonne Iveco EuroCargo trucks run on five per cent biodiesel, with emissions from each and every journey neutralised by carbon offsetting.

APEX has secured a contract to supply B Plus - Italy’s leading VLT concessionaire.

“Apex has a proven track record in the rapid deployment and ongoing support of large-scale gaming projects, in particular we are excited about the introduction to the Italian market of the state-of-the-art Pinnacle cabinet together with a portfolio of top performing games that will be very appealing to the Italian player base,“ said Mr. Alessandro La Monica, CEO of B Plus.

Visitor numbers at this year’s IMA were up more than 7 percent against last year’s. The focus of interest at the show was on screen-based devices with prizes, the so-called Multigamers. At the same time, demand continues for the classic drum and reel devices, primarily for bars and cafes.

APEX Gaming has made its first inroads into the Irish market. APEX Gaming machines can now be found is ‘Dr. Quirkey’s Good Time Emporium’ in O’ Connell Street in Dublin.

Innovative Technology will be bringing the SMART Way to AmEx this month.  From Stand 39 Innovative Technology will demonstrate its established bank note validator range and introduce the SMART Way to the Irish market. Comprising a true multi coin hopper (SMART Hopper) and a mixed note recycler (SMART Payout) the SMART Way allows any combination of mixed coins and notes to be paid out as change or prizes.

The Global Draw has successfully renewed an agreement to continue as the sole provider of server based gaming machines for major UK bookmaker Gala Coral.

On January 12th, 2010 the foundation stone was laid for the Guangzhou Huachuang Animation industrial park. When completed, the park will total around 1118 acres. At present, there are more than 50 enterprises that have stated their intention to enter.

Inspired Gaming Group (Inspired) has announced an extension to its longstanding agreement with Silver Heritage Limited (SHL) as the exclusive partner for the sale and operation of Open Server-Based Gaming (Open SBGTM) Casino products across Asia-Pacific. The contract is for three years with the ability to automatically extend the agreement.

Avalue, the professional e-service platform provider, is introducing a new invention for Digital Signage application, featuring exceptional energy-saving technology and slimmest appearance green product, the MPC-21W3.

Two new Merkur Casinos have opened in the Czech cities of Prague and Ostrava.  Customers can look forward to more than 50 playing positions and the highest quality service in the new Merkur Casino that opened its doors on 26th January in the Czech city of Prague. The new Merkur Casino offers customers gaming over an area of 500 m². This is focussed particularly on casino-like AWPs, roulette and Video Lottery Terminals from Merkur Gaming (MLT).

On January 20th 2010, ‘3D Technology（Hangzhou）Ltd’ a cooperation with ‘Disney Interactive Media Group(China)’, introduced the first 3D amusement game machine in China. The event was held in Hangzhou.

MEI claims it has introduced the product enhancements that will define the next generation of the CASHFLOW SC bill acceptor. The resulting benefits will further raise the bar of performance expectations in the metrics that matter most – driving improvements in both the player experience and operator profitability.

TransAct Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq: TACT), a global leader in market-specific printers for transaction-based industries, has announced the promotion of Andrew Hanley to Vice President International Sales effective immediately.

Embed, a leading provider of Debit Card and Point of Sale Systems for the amusement and family entertainment industry has partnered with several top UK industry suppliers to penetrate the UK market with Embed’s Redemption Pro™ redemption management solution.

Highway 66, a scaled-down version of traditional tenpin bowling from QubicaAMF, has now been installed on two of MSC Cruises’ ships.  Highway 66 is space adaptable, and can be set up to accept coins, bills and debit cards, and to award tickets.   The first Highway 66 mini bowling game was installed on MSC Cruises’ new flagship, MSC Spendida. 

The return of sports impresario Barry Hearn to lead snooker into the 21st century has been widely welcomed by Bristol-based World Snooker Services.

Formed in 1990 by Pete Godwin and Eugene James, World Snooker Services (WSS) is aiming to expand and increase turnover this year, spurred on by the financial impact Hearn has had on various other sports.

This month Allstar is releasing a range of cool superballs, delicious candy and a great new flat item.As spring approaches, it’s the perfect time to stock up on new 27mm balls.  For the sports enthusiast, the 27mm Sports Mix is a colourful array of sports balls and includes soccer, tennis, baseball, pool, basketball and volleyball.  Or for those who like to express themselves, Allstar’s 27mm Fancy Faces Superballs are the perfect choice.  Cute and vibrant, these bouncy balls convey a myriad of emotions: such as happy, sad or flirty.

Barcrest Group has launched Kiron Interactive’s ‘Dashing Derby’ for the UK LBO market. The game was recently added to Barcrest Group’s extensive portfolio of games on the Lara terminal and will be deployed to LBO’s throughout the UK.

Comestero was present at the IGE with a number of new machines. The new coin validator (RM5 HD) and a full line of cash changing machines (Nexus PRO and COSMOS).

Comesterogroup has evolved its famous RM5. The RM5 HD can consider a good 10 different criteria of identification of the coin, related to the frequency, wideness and  phase measures, besides the one of the diameter of the coin.

From the beginning of this year, UK manufacturers and operators can access European compliance testing services through NMi UK, a joint venture between NMi and UK test house GDS Laboratories. Following their successful entry into the Italian market with their subsidiary NMi Italia, NMi is continuing its successful expansion model by teaming up with local industry experts. This development confirms NMi’s leading position in Europe as a testing laboratory for AWP machines, FOBTs, Casino equipment, online gaming sites and lotteries.

APEX Gaming unveiled major innovations at the IGE – the ‘Pinnacle’ cabinet, the electronic ‘Quikker’ electronic gaming table and the ‘Multi Magic Classic’ games package.

The ‘Pinnacle’ cabinet incorporates two 22” monitors in a dual-slim cabinet with integrated Dolby Surround Sound™. Furthermore, the ‘Pinnacle’ has been constructed to allow utmost flexibility, thus allowing customers to choose between several options such as player tracking and TITO, which are all available together.

The fifth TAB Austria awards ceremony took place during the International Gaming Expo (IGE) in January. Prizes totalling 20,000 Euros were awarded in three categories, each of which had three nominations.

As the administrator of the industry’s educational and charitable foundation, the AMOA’s Coin-Op Cares Foundation, will donate $5,000 to Haitian earthquake recovery programs. Additionally, Coin-Op Cares will direct an industry fundraising effort before and during the March 10-12 Amusement Expo in Las Vegas, matching donations from industry sources up to $5,000.

Jolly Backer has resigned as Stern Pinball, Inc.’s Director of Domestic Sales to pursue interests outside of the coin operated amusement game industry.

Jolly and his family are moving to San Diego, California, where he is taking a senior management position in Yo Naturals, Inc.  Yo Naturals combines “Yo Zone” vending machines together with a comprehensive natural and organic food distribution program.  The firm specializes in placement of its vending machines in schools, colleges, health clubs and businesses.  Jolly begins his new position at the beginning of January. 

Innocore Gaming Ltd, one of the leading manufacturers of PC based gaming platforms, has announced a new design-win with the leading Italian manufacturer Palese Group s.r.l.

Palese will apply the Innocore DPX® -E110-6a platform in their range of gaming machines for the Italian Comma 6a market.

Avalue has had three of its products honoured Taiwan Excellence Awards, including
the Fanless Super Anti-Vibration Low-Power Smart Industrial Computer, EPS-AT270; the 3.5-inch Micro Smart I/O Module Embedded SBC, ECM-945GSE+ AUX-Series; 
and the Industrial-Grade Modularized Low-Power Interactive Panel PC, LPC-1203.

The management team at Suzo Happ has announced the promotion of Mr. Erik Wijma to Sales Director. Mr. Wijma takes on with immediate effect the responsibility of sales generated from the Suzo Happ Headquarters in Oud Beijerland, The Netherlands.

2010 has begun and Funworld is continuing its successful multiple product strategy on a thorough footing presenting a wealth of brand-new innovations at IMA (hall 8a, stand C25) and at IGE (stand 4122).

ATEI in London is one of the industry’s most important annual meeting places. This year, TAB-Austria will once again have a strong presence as one of the market leaders in the entertainment sector and is set to present numerous new products.

The MAX FIRE Jukebox offers you and your customers national and international charts – automatically and bang up-to-date. In addition to the USA’s Hot 100, the UK’s TOP 75, Germany’s Top 100 and Austria’s Top 40, patrons also have access to the MAX FIRE Jukebox’s own chart list. This way, it is quick and easy to find the songs that have been most requested by patrons.

Two of the largest machine suppliers in Poland have been embroiled in a copyright battle since 2003. Britain’s JPM International has been involved in legal action against Nowopol of Poland and its Ukrainian Distributor Nowoslot in order to support its partners in Eastern Europe, Synot and its authorised subsidiary companies.

APEX Gaming Europe has appointed Darek Borowiec and Franz Plasser. These appointments reflect the growth in demand for APEX Gaming products and services in Italy, Spain and South America.

Astro Corp has confirmed the supply of an initial tranche of 450 complete Video Lottery Terminal systems to CODERE Italy under an exclusive agreement between the two companies. The systems will be sited in multiple locations and will feature games specially designed by Astro Corp for this market.  Astro Corp has also made a financial commitment in respect of 9 year fully renewable licences for the terminals.

Gamestec, the UK’s leading gaming machine and pool table operator, has donated a pool table to Devonport House, a Salvation Army facility in Plymouth, UK.

The table is proving popular with residents at the 60 bed hostel and flat complex.

Brent Sales claims it is bringing the world’s most advanced photo booth to Europe this year. Fantasy Entertainment’s BlaBaBooth, which is being distributed on an exclusive basis by Brent Sales, has according to Brent’s Commercial Director John Brennan ‘redefined the photo booth genre and brought it into the 21st century with a bang.’

Following successful Court decisions last year at the Tribunal and earlier this year in the High Court in its on-going litigation concerning the tax treatment of betting and gaming, The Rank Group Plc (Rank) has won a second case against HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). 

Astro Corp has announced a new strategic alliance with Inspired Gaming Group plc. Game designer, manufacturer and distributor Astro will produce terminals to Inspired, the leading player worldwide in Open Server-Based Gaming (Open SBG™). Inspired will reciprocate supplying its Open SBG Software to Astro.

Transact Technologies has appointed Lee Weyers as Vice President Sales – Global Casino & Gaming, reporting to Tracey Chernay, Sr. Vice President Sales and Marketing.

Shades Screenprint is proud to announce that it now offers photo-quality lambda printing services and thus has a unique stance in the print market place, being able to cover all printing requirements, be it screenprint, mirror printing, digital printing or lambda.

The IOA Group, which with close to 30,000 installed machines is the UK’s second largest operator of gaming and electronic amusement equipment, has bolstered its management team with the appointment of former Leisure Link Commercial Director Peter Weir. Peter, who is respected as one of the most knowledgeable executives in the industry and has worked in the machine sector for over four decades, will be responsible for the development and testing of product as well as serving as the IOA’s interface with suppliers and manufacturers.

Betson Enterprises has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Universal Space (UNIS). This agreement will allow UNIS to market and sell the highly successful Raw Thrills arcade watercraft racer H2Overdrive exclusively in China.

Bay Tek announces the addition of five new staff. Continuing to focus on Product Development, Gaetan Philippon joins as Bay Tek’s new Director of Product Development. Gaetan will manage both development teams, while working closely with CEO, Larry Treankler.

Slovenia based multi-player specialist manufacturer Alfastreet gaming instruments (Pockaj d.o.o.)  will use the popular DPX® -E105 platform in their new range of multiplayers.


A new Polish Gaming Law has been proposed that would decimate the AWP sector, if allowed to go through as planned this month.

Do you fancy enjoying a unique and interactive experience? Do you think you have the X-Factor? Photo-Me International plc, the world leading photo-booth manufacturer, and FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the licensor for hit entertainment programme The X Factor, have joined forces to develop an exciting new concept: the first X Factor karaoke vending machine.

From the 1st of January, UK manufacturers and operators can access European compliance testing services through NMi UK, a joint venture between NMi and UK test house GDS Laboratories. Following their successful entry into the Italian market with their subsidiary NMi Italia, NMi is continuing its successful expansion model by teaming up with local industry experts. This development confirms NMi’s leading position in Europe as a testing laboratory for AWP machines, FOBTs, Casino equipment, online gaming sites and lotteries.

The Swedish Presidency last month presented its Progress Report on the Legal Framework for Gambling and Betting in the Member States of the European Union to the Competitiveness Council, a report which, according to EUROMAT, “falls very short of a factual, neutral representation of the reality of the modern European gambling industry and which completely overlooks several forms of gambling which currently take place EU-wide”.

Brent Sales has responded to customer demand by making the critically acclaimed Clena-Flex merchandising device available in a myriad range of new set-ups, most notably ticket redemption. Clena-Flex has established a hard earned reputation for being the most consistent and powerful arcade income generator over the last three years.

Over the last few months, Heber Limited – leading designers and manufacturers of real time electroniccontrol systems - have been working on a number of peripheral enhancements to the existing Heber product range. This includes SAS 6.02 compliance and Money Manager, both of which were launched at G2E 2009, Las Vegas.

Administrators from Baker Tilly Restructuring and Recovery have been appointed to a group of companies which, between them, operate over 100 Adult Gaming Centres, most of which trade under the ‘Agora’ or ‘Caesar’s World’ brand.

At the China (Zhongshan) International Gaming & Amusement Fair, vice chief of the Culture Market Department Zhang Xinjian, announced a new industrial policy, “Until April 30th 2010, the game machines that did not get through the review standard of the entertainment products, will be fully out of the market,” he said.

Weike Gaming Technology, having recently been awarded “Best Asian Manufacturer 2009” in Inside Asian Gaming Magazine Supplier Awards, has established a solid reputation for its advanced technology and innovative product offerings, with its range of Infinity gaming machines, Multi-player Electronic Table Games, and state-of the art gaming management and jackpot systems.

JENSIgame SE will exhibit for the first time at this month’s International Gaming Expo (IGE) on stand number 4460 in Hall 1. JENSIgame SE will be presenting the next generation of video lottery terminals (VLT’s) called the Internet Lottery Terminal (ILT).

UK Jukebox operators can rest assured that once again Soundnet has its finger on the nation’s pulse with an eye to getting it to spend the cash in its pocket. The music supply specialist has created a special X Factor fever dedicated category on its jukeboxes, which is not only free but updated weekly to reflect the different categories tackled by the X Factor contestants.

Gaming machines provider The Global Draw has unveiled three new reel-based games for customers in Mexico.

Thai Flower, Amazon Eyes and Rosetta’s Stones have been tailored for the local market and released onto terminals in gaming venues operated by Corporacion Intermericana de Entertenimiento (“CIE”).

IGT-UK Group has announced that Alex Stephens, Director of Business Development for IGT-UK Group, will take responsibility for the Million-2-1 business with immediate effect.  Alex’s appointment fills the position held by Chris Sheffield who recently left the business to pursue other interests.

Funworld hosted ist first International Funwin poker workshop in Munich last month. The two-day event focused on the latest products, trends and developments in the online skill game and poker sector.

Over 100 customers and partners from around the globe participated in the workshop and used the opportunity to update themselves on the innovations and exchange their experiences.

The IOA Group, one of  Britain’s leading operators of gaming and leisure equipment has secured what is widely regarded as representing the best health and safety cover available to organisations in the sector following its partnership with Peninsula Business Services.

More than 100 UK pubs are now fully utilising ‘ticket out’ machine technology instigated by digital gaming supplier Games Media.

 Pubs running the new payout system reportedly saw not only additional cashbox improvement comparable to the uplift seen from the recent increase in stake and prize levels but also clear operational and marketing advantages.

MEI was awarded the “Most Effective Customer Support” award on October 6th during the gala held by the Balkan Entertainment and Gaming Expo in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Joaquín Franco Muñoz, co-founder of one of the largest gaming companies in the world, died in Madrid last month, aged 70.

Born in the region of Toledo in 1938, he was one of the most enterprising businessmen of his generation, founding Recreativos Franco in 1975 in Madrid, together with his brother Jesús.

Novatic from Wroclaw in Silesia has been appointed NSM Music distributor for Poland following the successful launch of the Icon2 jukebox at this year’s Surexpo Exhibition in Warsaw. An impressive number of knowledgeable visitors to the Novatic stand were given full details of the product’s many features by the ever enthusiastic Novatic staff led by Magdalena Szumska.

Sound Leisure welcomed almost 60 delegates to its premises last month for its two Technical Training days. They were given a tour of the factory and spent time in front of the latest products with trained Sound Leisure personnel in order to fully understand the features and capabilities of Sound’s wide range of jukeboxes.

Eurocoin and Motorola are celebrating the recent birthday of the barcode by announcing two promotional offers.

Anybody who registers their interest in the Motorola Mini Scan range at www.eurocoin.co.uk will go into a free prize draw with the opportunity to win one of many  fantastic Motorola prizes including Walkie Talkie’s, House Phones, Mobile Phones, Bluetooth handset and memory sticks.

Three TAB Austria Holding employees were honoured for their many years of service and dedication at a grand Company Party. Ing. Siegfried Dattl jun., managing director, thought up a very special surprise for the celebratory presentation.

Praesepe plc, the gaming group led by former BACTA National President Nick Harding, is set to complete its third acquisition in four months with the £6.3m (€6.7m/$9.9m) purchase of nine Adult Gaming Centres (AGCs) and four Family Entertainment Centres (FECs) from Case Concepts. All of the AGC sites will be re-branded under the Cashino marque. The FEC sites, which include Weston-Super-Mare, Burnham-on-Sea and Ilfracombe, will continue to trade under their current brand names whilst they are assimilated into the Group.

Merkur Gaming , subsidiary of the Gauselmann Group, has launched its newly-styled, innovative website under www.merkur-gaming.com. The reason for the new internet presence is the new positioning of M Merkur Gaming as a specialist for the development and international sales of AWPs as well as casino slots with a focus on multi-games.

Last month Euromat released its publication entitled “Responsible Gambling: a Statement of Principles and a Showcase of Best Practice from the European Gaming and Amusement Industry”.

The launch took place in the European Parliament at an event co-hosted by two very known figures in the European debate about gambling policy, MEP Christel Schaldemose of Denmark and MEP Toine Manders of the Netherlands, respectively Rapporteur and Shadow Rapporteur of the first European Parliament’s own-initiative report on gambling.

During the IMA show, MEI will be exhibiting its portfolio of products including the CASHFLOW SC—the product that has raised the standard for bill validators across the globe.  MEI CASHFLOW SC now features mechanical and software security enhancements, further protecting operators from manipulation and frauds. Also presented on the booth will be the new GEO Gravity, a multiwidth stackerless bill validator intended for smaller scale casinos and amusement operators.

Mazooma is re-launching its brand as a digital content provider to bookmakers and online casinos.

Tony Oliver, Managing Director of Mazooma, said: “Eighteen months ago, we embarked on a strategy to focus on delivering gaming content utilizing both the Bell-Fruit and Mazooma brands.

A year after the Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board made $5 million available to local law enforcement for targeting gray-area pokers, many police and prosecutors across the state are returning the money and saying “thanks, but no thanks.”

Nero Trade s.r.o. industrial and entertainment technology was established in 1998. The registered office of the company is located in northern Moravia (eastern Czech Republic) in the municipality of Dolní Becva. From the start, Nero Trade has manufactured, operated and leased jukeboxes, and other amusement machines as table football tables,air hockeys, touchscreens and gaming machines, both new and second-hand.

Sound Leisure and Soundnet launched their most affordable digital jukebox solution at the recent Preview show in London. The deal incorporates the futuristic SoundPod jukebox, fuelled by the budget-boosting Value music package.

Following on from it's successful world debut at the DEAL show in Dubai earlier this year, Elton Games presented the Dark Light Derby Game to the European market at the recent EAS show in Amsterdam. Generating high interest with attendees and fellow exhibitors alike, the Dark Light Derby was again a great success.

Eurocoin has increased its commitment to the Spanish Gaming market with the establishment of a new, Spanish-speaking business development team.

Eurocoin, one of Europe's leading suppliers of technical components and service to the gaming, amusement and vending industries, is reporting an excellent response from clients to their expansion into Spain.

Since its establishment in 2000, Shunhong Entertainment Equipment Co., Ltd has insisted on creating the best value for customers. Shunhong is an integrated company focused on R&D, production, sales and marketing management of entertainment equipment.

Magic Dreams has carried out another successful installation this time in the Egyptian resort of Taba. The recently opened Tabasands Casinò recipients of a number of EGO machines with a mix of Videoreel games and poker content.

The EGO cabinet was lauched at IGE London in January 2009 has proved to be a popular choice for operators worldwide.

Swiss distributor C+P Automatenhandel stands by its decision to choose the MAX FIRE Jukebox from TAB Austria. "Our customers are very enthusiastic about the unique features of the MAX FIRE Jukebox - and the good takings speak for themselves," says managing director, Bertrand Cavuscens.

KICTeam is expanding in both Europe and Asia. KIC Products UK, which operated as an independent exclusive European distributor, is now KICTeam Europe Limited and is a wholly owned subsidiary of KICTeam, Inc. located in Auburn, ME. KICTeam Asian/Pacific has also plans to establish offices in key locations in 2009 to facilitate the growth in this area of the world.

Magna Amusements, part of Megatouch Middle East based in Dubai, and Game Plus Ltd of Guangzhou, China, have formed a Joint Venture company called Game+Magna. The development is structured on Magna expanding its consultancy services world-wide as Game Plus strengthens its manufacturing production capabilities in amusement machines, rides and attractions.

EAG, London's latest exhibition dedicated to the amusement and coin-op industry will host a spectacular party aboard a vintage paddle steamer, the Dixie Queen. Making the most of the Excel Exhibition Centre's dock side location the Dixie Queen will navigate the River Thames and moor in the Queen Victoria Docks right alongside the exhibition hall.

The Remote Gambling Association has expressed its belief that the French Gambling Bill in its current form will fail to achieve any of its stated objectives. "The proposed regulatory and taxation regime will be wholly unattractive and in most cases completely unviable for private sector online gambling companies," says a spokesman for the trade body.

GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010 will take place on May 2-4, 2010 at B&C Zones, Hall 1 of the Taipei World Trade Center in Taipei City, Taiwan. Currently, there are 600 booths available, and around 100 exhibitors from all over the world are estimated to attend, including companies from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China.

The Remote Gambling Association has expressed disappointment at the European Court of Justice's failure to find that Portugal had violated the freedoms of the internal market by creating an exclusive internet gambling monopoly. The Portuguese monopoly eliminates competition and limits consumer choice. Although the ECJ recognized that the monopoly was a restriction on the freedom of services, it ruled that the restriction may be justified in certain situations.

Funworld ag and Playsafe Holding AS' daughter company, Ecom Enterprise NV, has entered into an extended strategic alliance to launch Internet based poker terminals in the international market. The two companies will officially launch the new product range on their invitational kick-off event 21st and 22nd of October in Munich.

Cashino, the UK's fastest growing chain of Adult Gaming Centres (AGCs), celebrated its first birthday with a special cake cutting ceremony attended by the company's senior management team including CEO Nick Harding, AGC Managing Director Jonathon Hughes, Commercial Director Byron Evans and Finance Director Matthew Proctor. The photo shoot was held at the brand's flagship venue in Nuneaton, which was part of the first £25m acquisition completed by parent company Praesepe plc from HJM Caterers and E & J Hall Investments in summer 2008.

Wireless 2009, which included headline acts ,such as Dizzee Rascal, Paul Oakenfold and Alesha Dixon, saw the launch of NSM Music's first contactless payment jukebox. Working closely with event sponsors, Barclaycard, NSM successfully premiered the customised Icon jukebox in three high profile areas at the Hyde Park venue. Over forty acts had the chance to trial the impressive new Icon in the very busy Green Room at Wireless 2009,whilst the Press corps and the many VIPs were able to sample the jukebox in their own special areas.

John Clyde has joined Jolly Roger as UK and International Sales Manager. He has taken over responsibility for sales from Marshall Ashdown who left Jolly Roger for LAI Games in September.

Inspired Gaming Group has signed a deal with the Gala Bingo to supply an additional 3,600 bingo handheld devices. The ‘Bingo Wizard' terminals will be deployed in a significant number of Gala Bingo's 148 clubs from September 2009. This will take the total amount of electronic bingo terminals supplied by Inspired on the Gala Gaming Platform to over 6,800.

Nanoptix inc., manufacturer of the Paycheck^TM line of TITO printers and CashCode, a division of Crane Payment Systems, manufacturer of the One^TM line of bill validators and currency handling devices have introduced the OneCheck^TM solution.

Merkur Casino - the pan-European arcade operator of  the German Gauselmann Group - has opened an entertainment centre in the southern Spanish city of Malaga close to the airport.

Sound Leisure is throwing open its doors in October for two days of technical training and awareness (TTA). The Sound Leisure factory, based in Leeds, will host the open days on October 21/22 and customers are invited to take a tour of the premises and spend time in front of the latest products with trained Sound Leisure personnel.

BetStone (www.betstone.com), the server-based gaming pioneer, predicts that server-based gaming technology will continue to unlock Mexico's gaming potential and enable it to become one of the largest centres of gaming excellence globally.

Ten years after the foundation of JAPAN CASH MACHINE GERMANY GMBH, the European headquarters of JCM Global located in Düsseldorf (Germany) announced that with effect of September 1st 2009 the company name has been changed into "JCM EUROPE GmbH". The new name will be more clearly to convey that JCM in Germany is looking after the needs and belongings of the customers, manufacturers and end users throughout Europe. The new name underlines the scope of business of the company that goes far beyond the borders of Germany.

Billiard cloth manufacturer Milliken has responded to growing interest in pool and snooker in the Middle East by agreeing to distribute its products exclusively through Knight Shot, the region's leading wholesaler.

Praesepe plc, the UK's fastest growing Low Stake High Volume gaming operator, has completed its third acquisition with the purchase of Britain's most famous gaming landmark, The Crystal Rooms in London's Leicester Square. The purchase of the high profile site from United Leisure was completed for a nominal £1 ($1.65/€1.14) plus net liabilities totalling £3.3m ($5.45m/€3.75m). It brings the total number of Adult Gaming Centres (AGCs) in the Praesepe estate to 41 and provides the group with a flagship venue in central London.

As leading cash-handling supplier to the UK for over 20 years, Cummins Allison is aware of the ever-increasing need for cash counting equipment in an industry where there is a need to process large volumes of coin.

Embed, a leading provider of Debit Card and Point of Sale Systems for the amusement and family entertainment industry, has now opened a European office in the UK. The office has been established to better service Embed's growing list of clients in the European region and will be the fourth international office for Embed adding to existing facilities in Perth, Australia, Dallas, USA and Dubai, UAE.

Funworld introduces funwin, offering completely new commercial opportunities and perspectives to the traditional business model.

Funwin is the first games platform in the games machine industry to provide an easy opportunity to get into the powerfully growing and lucrative online games business for those who set it up. They are thus entering a new commercial activity line with a very high turnover and player potential.

Sega Amusement Europe and Sega Amusement USA will be the first territories to exhibit Sega's new Sonic Allstars range. The designs with their white livery and blue stars along with the iconic Sonic character will first be available on an Air Hockey table and Basketball machine.

London's new exhibition dedicated to the coin-op and amusement sectors the EAG Expo is 85% full.

Sixty-eight companies have already booked their stand space and will exhibit their own products and services.  In addition, they will also demonstrate the products of a further 45 companies for whom they are distributors or partners. With companies and products from as far a field as Australia, Belgium, France, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, The Netherlands, and USA, EAG is an international show.

Pan Amusements, world leader in the manufacture of electronic shooting galleries, continues to expand its sales to many corners of the globe.  Its latest development is the sale of two of its best selling Hillbilly galleries to Tunzafun, an expanding Australian operation of family entertainment centres.

Funworld has released PHOTO PLAY 2010, a first class special anniversary edition/ PHOTO PLAY is 15 years old and to mark this great occasion PHOTO PLAY 2010 with its 17 brand new is proving to be the biggest and best game update ever. It includes four of the popular Yetisport games, a fresh design, a host of technical innovations and an optimised game player interface.

Spectators at the P1 Powerboat World Championship held in Istanbul had a unique opportunity to get closer to the high-speed action of offshore racing than they might have expected. 

Shortly before World Snooker announced its decision to use Beijing Xingwei Star tables for its ranking tournaments world wide, Milliken was presented with a special certificate to mark its long association as a Strachan distributor in China.

Happy players mean satisfied customers. Those, who update their terminals on a regular basis, can earn up to 115 % percent more per month. For this reason, new games, new features and new software are constantly being worked on at the research and development offices of TAB-Austria. This year sees the release of what is already the fourteenth big update for the popular SILVERBALL terminals.

Joe Coppola, Vice President of Sales for ‘Innovative Concepts in Entertainment' (ICE) and Paul Williams, Managing Director of Sega Amusements Europe Ltd have announced that effective immediately they have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for Sega to represent ICE's extensive product range of product in various countries throughout the world including Russia, France, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Germany, and many countries within Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.

Jointly organized by GTI Magazine, China Game and the Guangzhou Convention and Exhibition Center, GTI Asia China Expo will make its debut on September 3 to 6 at the Guangzhou City Exhibition Center. The event is supported by the Panyu Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), the China e-Game Industry Association and the Guangzhou Panyu Animation & Game Association (GAGA). 

Less than a month after the change in stakes and prizes legislation, Gamestec has seen a significant increase in income on their machines.

 Gamestec, the UK's largest operator of gaming machines in pubs, has seen income levels rises of around 13% since the introduction of the new machines.

Tony Eyre, formerly Sales and Marketing director at Games Warehouse, has joined Nova Productions as Sales Director - directly responsible for the poker sensation Big Tony's PokerKard.

Eyre spent seven years at Games Warehouse and spearheaded a highly successful sales and marketing campaign for their Paragon SWP compendium, which resulted in it becoming the UK's market leader.

Sound Leisure will officially launch its new division this month with a new on line store dedicated to children's play equipment. SL KIDS products are quickly becoming sought after by many recognised high street names and the NHS who want to create areas for toddlers to play in safety. 

LAI Games has appointed Marshall Ashdown as its new European & ME Sales Manager. Starting in mid September Marshall will service distributors, develop new markets and build on LAI Games' excellent sales record throughout Europe and the Middle East.

MEI is pleased to announce the addition of Bepi Mottes as vice president -new business development in the EMEA region. In this role, Mr. Mottes will be responsible for developing relationships and opportunities in key Gaming and Financial markets. He will also leverage his significant knowledge of the region to help MEI enhance its route-to-market strategies and product portfolio.

Project has bolstered its R&D team with the appointment of two additional software engineers working out of its London head office. The appointments have been made to help ease pressure on the games development function due to enhanced demand and to ensure that Project continues to invest high levels of creative collateral across all sectors of its business.

Merkur Casino - part of the Gauselmann Group - has opened another two new gaming locations - one in the Czech town of Ostrava and the other in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and is situated in the far east of the country - very close to the border with Poland and Slovakia. This ist he 24th Merkur Casino in the Czech Republic.

Market leading SWP developer and manufacturer Games Warehouse has announced the appointment of Rob Standen to the newly created position of Director of Sales.

IGT-UK Group has restructured its mobile and internet gaming operations following the recent news concerning its acquisition of Million-2-1 and the subsequent announcement covering the integration of the UK division of WagerWorks.

Legislation which governs the use of UK Category C amusement with prizes (AWP) machines, including those in pubs, changed last month.

Grand Casino Bern recently announced its decision to award Eurocoin top marks at its annual vendor assessment.

The development of the Cashino brand of Adult Gaming Centres has taken a further step forward with the announcement that parent company Praesepe plc had added six sites through the acquisition of the entire share capital of Issue Depth Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary, Classic Leisure (Northern) Limited for a total consideration of circa £1.5 million, excluding fees.

Brent Sales is anticipating a successful UK summer season as a number of factors coincide to bring the best out of its current range of ‘star performers'.

Merkur Casino - the pan-European arcade operator owned by the Gauselmann Group - has opened its seventh entertainment centre in Slovakia in the town of Trencin in mid May under the brand name "Merkur Herna".

MEI has announced that Sun International management has informed its casino operations that they are now specifying the MEI CASHFLOW SC banknote reader.

Inspired Gaming Group, a leading player in Open Server-Based Gaming has announced a strategic alliance with the Gauselmann Group, Germany's largest machines operator, to manufacture Inspired's new high definition gaming cabinet ‘Storm'.

3M Touch Systems, a division of diversified technology company 3M, has announced that Dave Williams, European Operations Manager, is now responsible for UK gaming accounts and sales development activity in the UK, Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.

The European Gaming and Amusement Federation celebrated its 30th anniversary last month by welcoming four new members into the Federation.  Established in 1979, the organisation is probably one of the longest standing trade organisations active at EU level, representing a combined industry turnover of 17.3 billion Euro, directly employing about 350,000 people, and accounting for 20% of the overall gambling sector.  "The way in which gambling services are provided has evolved enormously over the past 30 years which has required a great deal of innovation and flexibility from industry" said EUROMAT President Annette Kok (pictured), who is also the Chair of the Dutch association, VAN.  "In the same way, we have had to keep up with the ever-changing way in which decisions are made at EU level and the impact this has on our national markets".

Lo-Q plc, the leading supplier of virtual queuing systems to theme parks, has signed an agreement with Parque Isla Mágica for the installation of its Text-Q ride reservation system.  The Spanish Parque Isla Mágica is the first theme park outside of the UK to sign up to Text-Q and takes advantage of the new multi-language capability.

In a significant judgment last month, the UK High Court has upheld the earlier decision of the VAT Tribunal and ruled that the Rank Group Plc (Rank) is entitled to a refund from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for VAT overpaid on games of interval bingo and certain gaming machines.  In a strong decision in favour of Rank, the High Court stated that there was no objective justification for the differential in tax treatment by HMRC which breached the European Community principle of fiscal neutrality.

Avalue Technology, a world leading manufacturer of embedded systems and industrial computers has recently extended its distribution agreements with MDS Technology, a large embedded solution company in Korea, in June. The new agreement covers broad of countries in Asia-Pacific and South Asia regions.

The 1st GTI Asia China Expo, organized by Game Time International (GTI), will take place on the 1st floor of Hall 1, 2, 3 and 5 of Liuhua Exhibition Center, China Import and Export Fair, in Guangzhou, China on September 3 to 6. 

WagerWorks, the leading remote gaming software supplier, has announced the release of online ports of Barcrest Group's leading UK branded game titles.  

On May 1st, 2009 TAB's international tournament "Las Vegas 2009" entered its second round. The tournament will be running a total of three months on every online SILVERBALL terminal.

Due to the rapid development of the Chinese economy and its increasing influence on the global economy, the China market attracts a lot of operators' attention. As one of the four "BRIC Nations," (the fast growing developing economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China) China has great business opportunities.

In North Dakota, an independent panel on smoking appointed by the governor may recommend an expansion of North Dakota's smoking ban to include bars and taverns. To raise revenues, the panel may also to propose a $1.56 per-pack cigarette tax increase, raising the state's tax from .44 to $2.00.

Industry stalwarts Terry Farr and Gary Newman of Cosmic Video Amusements are both seen here road testing the cars of the future at the recent GTI show in Taiwan. "It's essential for a distributor to travel and ensure that we are offering the best range of products that are available in the World," advised Farr.

The 37th International Amusement & Gaming Machine Show will be held at the Fiera di Roma from October 7th to 9th Bearing in mind the excellent reception with which it met, the mid-week slot, concentrated in three days, is being proposed again, with an increasingly business to business slant.

Sound Leisure and Soundnet have introduced a world first for pay-to-play music - a jukebox dedicated completely to Rock music.

Despite being threatened with paying millions of Euros in compensation for contravening European law - the Greek Government has drafted a new gaming law, which will also breach EC regulations.

Jean-Luc Dieudonne has rejoined Sega Amusements Europe Ltd as Special Projects and Sales Manager after a one-year absence from the industry. Jean-Luc will use his wealth of knowledge in the industry to provide a key sales role to Sega's large number of emerging new markets and specific existing markets.

On April 18 Betson Syracuse held its 10th annual Turning Stone Expo. Betson chose this opportunity to inform and educate their operators in attendance on how to remain profitable during these tough economic times.

GLOBAL VR today has entered into a strategic partnership with one of the kiosk industries preeminent turn-key design/manufacturing companies', Streak Technology, Inc..

Amusement Expo Europe is the new trade event created by the partnership between Fiera di Genova and Messe Stuttgart, designed to meet the needs of travelling showmen and amusement park managers.

As part of its ongoing commitment to the coin-op industry, ATEI organiser, Clarion Gaming has established an important link with Greenwich Community College in London, one of just a handful of educational establishments in the UK which offers amusement and gaming qualifications. As part of the association Greenwich College has been given free stand space at ATEI to help take its message to the industry.

There's no business like show business, apparently. It has certainly been keeping folks busy in the UK coin-op industry of late. Clarion will continue to organise the ATEI next January at Earls Court with Emma Green as the new show director, we learned this month. But, in 2011, the show might just move to Olympia, down the road if that's what the amusement and gaming industry wants.

Britain experienced a ‘bingo revival' last month with queues forming outside clubs up and down the country.

 Thanks to Gala Bingo providing a unique opportunity for the nation to play for free, more Britons than ever are grabbing their dabbers to take part in the Great British game.

Clarion Gaming has announced the promotion of Emma Green to the division's post of Show Director, responsible for world-leading b2b exhibitions, events and conferences.

TAB-Austria has again set new standards in the gambling industry with its "GOLDEN ISLAND" gaming platform. Both the complex technology and the design has been given a total make-over, with its high-resolution displays, intuitive design and modern software.

MEI has agreed to license use of EASITRAX Soft Count to Money Controls. The arrangement provides Money Controls global access to the integrated software/hardware solution that makes cash verification more efficient and places information collected in a bill validator into a database that can be accessed to analyse slot floor performance.

Electrocoin is pleased to announce that Shane Breaks will be working with the company as an International Business Development Executive, to assist with overseas sales in Europe/Middle East and Africa where Electrocoin is not represented.

At the beginning of March, MERKUR Casino, the Gauselmann Group arcade chain that operates throughout Europe, opened two arcades in Hungay.

TouchTunes Corporation, one of the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment networks in America, and Victory Acquisition Corp. a specified purpose acquisition company, have signed a definitive merger agreement.

Sound Leisure's Chris Black is planning to cycle 140 miles with colleagues and friends - along the length of the Leeds to Liverpool canal in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Reinhard Schloh has joined the Bally Wulff Entertainment team. His chief task is the integration of the Versus product line - above all the Versus Speed mini-airhockey - into the Berlin AWP manufacturers' product portfolio.

David Bellis MBE, Chairman of Innovative Technology received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the first-ever One Oldham Business Awards last month.

Magic Dreams exhibited for the first time at the Fadja show in Bogotà.

Included in the range of new games are Aztec Moon, a five-reel video slot, available in a nine or 25-line configuration, that recalls the ancient myth of Aztec Empire; and Return of the Phoenix, a game that perfectly mixes traditional Egyptian art and science fictional elements.

Alsart Group will take part in the 18th EELEX 2009 being held in Moscow, Russia on the 9-11th of June, 2009.

Alsart Group has continued to expand rapidly. Carrying out one after another of its ambitious projects, Alsart has confirmed its status as one of leading representatives of gambling market in the region.

TAB-Austria started a three-month international SILVERBALL CHAMPIONSNET tournament in April. Players all over the world will be playing for prizes and the trip of a lifetime worth more than 7,000 euros on more than 1,200 SILVERBALL terminals.

Praesepe plc, the low stake high volume gaming group headed by former BACTA President Nick Harding, has continued the roll-out of its Cashino brand with the opening of a Greenfield site in Birmingham's inner city district of Smallheath. The opening of the 1,200 square feet (112sq.m) venue increases the number of Cashino branded Adult Gaming Centres (AGCs) to 33.

Gaming Support has reached a definitive sales agreement with Holland Casino covering the purchase and installation of Gaming Support signage for its Rotterdam casino. Under the terms of the agreement, Gaming Support will provide exclusively designed custom signage, as well as slot-themed signage to be featured within Holland Casino Rotterdam.

This is the busiest time of the year for Strachan cloth manufacturer Milliken, whose snooker and pool products are in demand around the globe.

Apart from the China Open in Beijing, Strachan was used at the African Billiards & Snooker Federation's Snooker Championships in Johannesburg, which attracted players from countries including Mozambique, Libya and Egypt.

BACTA, the UK trade association and InterGame Ltd. on Wednesday reached agreement to run one united trade show next year.

Gamestec, a leading player in the UK gaming and amusement machines sector, has announced the appointment of Chris Butler as Managing Director.

Timed to coincide with the ENADA 2009 show in Rimini, Heber Limited has announced the launch of a new gaming control system, designated Pluto Comma 6a, that is specifically engineered and approved for the Italian gaming market.

Despite undeniably tough times in the manufacturing sector, Sound Leisure is bucking the trend by investing in new machinery for its woodworking and plastic divisions. 

Rock-Ola has appointed Jukeboxes Unlimited in Cambridgeshire, England, as its official Rock-Ola Service Centre for parts and repairs in the UK and Europe. Jukeboxes Unlimited was established in the West Midlands in 1984 by jukebox enthusiast Fred Pentney. Over the years, Pentney built his company's reputation as supplier of top-quality restored classic jukeboxes.

Two industry legends met recently at the IGE show in London. Paul Gauselmann, founder and CEO of Gauselmann AG met with Australia's Leonard Hastings Ainsworth, Australian coin-op machine pioneer and today's Executive Chairman of Ainsworth Game Technology. These two veterans of the coin-op industry, who are both still fully active in their respective roles, have been decisively shaping the global gambling markets for several decades.

London & Essex, sponsored by Cosmic Video Amusement, enjoyed a 2 -1 Cup Victory over Durning FC this month in front of a supportive crowd and under floodlights at the Oakside Stadium in Barkingside, Essex.

As Euroslot went to press, ACE Interactive, a subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., demonstrated the TruServ on innovative Indago Video Lottery Terminals at the Rimini Show.

Barcrest Group and the UK's leading snooker club operator Rileys have agreed a deal for the supply of Category B4 video gaming content for its estate of over 150 clubs throughout the UK.

Ritzio's President, Oleg Boyko, has been granted a special award in recognition of his diverse charity practices and the company's outstanding efforts in corporate social responsibility. The Heart Award was presented at the annual International Gaming Awards ceremony in London, England on January 26th at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel.

Frank Ziegler recently took up the position as director of sales and marketing at Merkur Gaming GmbH. The company is responsible for the development and European sales of AWP machines within the German Gauselmann Group.

Cameron Cartmell, head of hospitality and leisure at Ernst & Young commented, "During the major recessions of the early 1980s and 1990s, gambling spend fell only modestly, by 10% at most. Since then, the industry has changed enormously. Stakes have doubled with the advent of new ways to gamble, such as the National Lottery and online gaming that are yet untested by deep recession in the UK and only time will tell the impact. The gambling industry now appeals to a wider audience and this may leave it more susceptible to cuts in consumer discretionary spend."

Peter Collinge has been appointed Operations Director at Gamestec Leisure Ltd, the leading player in the UK gaming and amusement machines sector.

Innocore Gaming Ltd, one of the leading manufacturers of PC based gaming platforms has welcomed Jon Temple and his company Demon Interactive Ltd as the newest addition to its growing sales team. Demon Interactive now covers the UK and Ireland for Innocore.

Aristocrat Leisure Limited announced that its fully-owned subsidiary ACE Interactive has received an order for 1,000 IndagoTM interactive Video Terminals (iVT) from Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian National Lottery. These terminals will be installed as part of an anticipated network of over 6,500 terminals throughout Norway.

Astro Corp, the Taiwan-based operator and manufacturer of gaming PCBs and video slot machines, has been awarded membership of the prestigious Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM).

E-Service has released a unique, new 26" dedicated TFT LCD kit, designed as a drop-in replacement for the original CRT monitors in Midway's sit-down Cruis'n series of video games

The RGA denounced the Opinion on the integrity of online gambling adopted today by the European Parliament, which it believes dramatically overplays the risks associated with online gambling.

Betfair has welcomed the support expressed for the alternative report on protecting the integrity of online gambling. The report was tabled in the European Parliament and seeks to replace the original report by Danish MEP Christel Schaldemose.

"The report is not legally binding but it does show a keen interest in the gambling sector in the European Parliament, which EUROMAT welcomes," said Lucy C. Cronin, Secretary General of EUROMAT.