AB UK articles from April 2003

AB UK archives from April 2003

From the editor.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... AFTER we announced that we were to launch new monthly magazine for the UK market, a few industry types I ran into were sceptical. They asked me whether the UK warranted a monthly magazine and whether I thought there was room in the market for...

Industry triumvirate pushes non-core players' buttons.(UK News)
April 1, 2003... SCOTTISH & Newcastle Retail, Leisure Link and Barcrest Games have joined forces to nail the amusement industry's Holy Grail--that of attracting non core and lapsed players back to AWPs--with, they claim, early signs of success. In a bid to...

Back to the future for John Appleton.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... FOR Six Continents read Mitchells and Butlers. John Appleton and his 11-person team who run Britain's largest pub retailing machine operation--over 10,000 machines--find themselves this month in new offices and with their old name back. ...

Electrocoin set to join rush for Aussie aid on video-AWP platform.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... As ab:UK went to press Electrocoin was poised to become the latest UK AWP manufacturer to look to Australia for help with video gaming product. Hot on the heels of Maygay, which in January forged a strategic partnership with Australian...

Vivid Gaming.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * ANDY Hall, previously with Maygay, has joined Vivid Gaming's customer service team to replace Tony Broadwood as product support manager. Hall will work alongside Andy Bullock with whom he worked at RLMS. The two Andys will offer support...

As we were going to press there was a strong rumour that two of the UK's largest distributors were getting together.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * As we were going to press there was a strong rumour that two of the UK's largest distributors were getting together. Crown Direct, by far the largest machine distributor, was keeping very quiet about speculation that it was in negotiation...

Electrocoin.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * JEFF Hull, until recently Managing Director of JPM's Crystal Leisure, has taken up a consultancy role with Electrocoin. Hull, who has many years' experience in the AWP business, is undertaking specialist work for Electrocoin at its Cardiff...

One of the giant Sega Derby Owners Club multi-player.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * ONE of the giant Sega Derby Owners Club multi-player games has been installed in the JBR Leisure Monte Carlo at Southend, Essex, by Deith Group.

Blackpool plan unveiled.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... BLACKPOOL Borough Council has released a draft masterplan for the regeneration of the north-western resort town, including a dramatic redevelopment of the Pleasure Beach area. The proposed 1bn [pounds sterling] initiative involves six...

Coinmaster in administration.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... COINMASTER, one of the biggest names in multi player games, has gone into administrative receivership. The company floated on the OFEX market in January of last year as Coinmaster Gaming plc, but its shares were suspended on March 3, 2003...

Mould broken by 'subscriber operator'.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... EXPERIENCED former game manufacturers Keith Healey and Andy Powell have turned their hand to a new system of SWP replacement kits--which they are renting, rather than selling, heralding the arrival of the "subscriber operator." Healey has...

FOBT hearing set for spring as some operators cash in.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... A TEST case that will decide the short-term future, at least, of FOBTs (fixed odds betting terminals) looks set for a late spring hearing. The Gaming Board of Great Britain, which is arguing that FOBTs should fail under gaming machine...

Electrocoin is bravely heralding a long-overdue pinball renaissance thanks In the runaway success of Stern Pinball's The Simpsorm Pinball Party.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... ELECTROCOIN is bravely heralding a long-overdue pinball renaissance thanks In the runaway success of Stern Pinball's The Simpsorm Pinball Party. The company says demand is such that it has already had to order more stock. The Simpson Pinball...

Incredible Technologies' Andy Krfize was in London in early March to run a seminar at Electrocoin's premises.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... INCREDIBLE Technologies' Andy Krfize was in London in early March to run a seminar at Electrocoin's premises on its Golden Tee series of golf games and the new updated software available for them. The custom player report in its latest...

Deregulation effects in August?(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE gaming machine payment methods regulatory reform order has gone before parliament, meaning players should be able to use banknotes to pay for games on AWPs this summer. Deregulation, expected to come into effect in August, abolishes the...

Pool pockets get extra lining after Riley split.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE fall-out from the Riley closure could have some interesting effects on the UK pool table industry, until now a very stable 65,000 unit business with a replacement rate of about 7.5 per cent per annum The shock closure of the Riley...

Gaming Bill 'in batches'.(UK News)
April 1, 2003... THE Gaming Bill, due to be formally announced in the Queen's Speech in November, may be released in batches--perhaps beginning as early as June, and be subject to pre legislative scrutiny from the industry and other interested parties. ...

UK 'can take 100 FECs'.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE UK should be capable of taking 100 family entertainment centres, vet currently it contains only around 20 genuine examples of that type of amusement, insists Michael Green, who has just left Family Leisure, the big London chain of arcades....

Golf game makers aren't playing around.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE British line on the great American golf war between Incredible Technologies and Global VR--comes from Nell Chinn, Managing Director of Maygay Machines, which has the UK rights to Global's PGA Tour Golf. Maygay also bold the distribution...

The 2004 London Preview is sold out--since February.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * THE 2004 London Preview is sold out--since February. Promoter Philip Howard told ab:UK that the show, to be held at the Novotel, Hammersmith, London, on October 8 and 9, 2003, is for the present going to remain just an "upstairs" event. "We...

The Grosvenor Casino in Huddersfield has moved from its old site in Station Street.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * THE Grosvenor Casino in Huddersfield has moved from its old site in Station Street to a larger building in St. Thomas's Road. Coveting 15,700sq.ft., the new location was formerly a sports bar and bowling centre. It now contains a bar,...

The Gauselmann Group in Germany, has confirmed that its subsidiaries, Bell-Fruit Games, Mazooma Games and QPS continue to prosper in the UK.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE Gauselmann Group in Germany, has confirmed that its subsidiaries, Bell-Fruit Games, Mazooma Games and QPS continue to prosper in the UK. Confirming the groups performance hi 2002, Gausdmann claimed its British firms as leading in the HK for...

While the Deith Leisure speculation (a suggested acquisition by Crown Direct) continues, most of those born with the Deith name in the industry are refocusing their new company, Deith Group..(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... WHILE the Deith Leisure speculation (a suggested acquisition by Crown Direct) continues, most of those born with the Deith name in the industry are refocusing their new company, Deith Group. Since he left Deith Leisure two years ago, Matthew...

Blackpool casinos have reduced their staff by a total of 220, mostly from the casino and restaurant areas..(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... BLACKPOOL casinos have reduced their staff by a total of 220, mostly from the casino and restaurant areas. The Castle Casino on North Shore and the Stanley Casino on South Promenade, St. Annes, learned the news on February 25. The management...

The Irish amusement trade remembered veteran journalist Mary Openshaw just prior to its annual trade show in Dublin.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE Irish amusement trade remembered veteran journalist Mary Openshaw just prior to its annual trade show in Dublin. A graveside ceremony was held in Kilkenny, where Mary died in August 2001, on March 2 with many visitors in the country for the...

JVH Gaming Products.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... JVH Gaming Products, the Dutch AWP manufacturer, with HK interests has changed its telephone number. The company can now be contacted on +31 (O)13 595 3299.

Video AWP gets new push from Gamestec.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... MANUFACTURERS and operators are stepping up their efforts in the fledgling video AWP field as the quest to attract new players moves apace. Operators have traditionally resisted replacing all their traditional machines with video AWPs...

Excel celebrates first five years.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... COMING up for its fifth anniversary tiffs month is Stan McKenna and Dan Cullen's pool table makers, Excel. Champagne corks will pop at the company's Stalybridge factory, where 23 staff now produce a range of six and seven-fool coin-op...

InterGame announces 'Next Step' Conference.(UK News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... INTERGAME Conferences will hold another of its strategically timed conferences on the passage of the Gaming Bill, at the annual London Preview trade show on October 7. The date is immediately following the publication of the Gaming Bill....

A regional court in Germany has decided that Internet cafes have to be considered as gaming places that would require a gaming licence..(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... A REGIONAL court in Germany has decided that Internet cafes have to be considered as gaming places that would require a gaming licence. According to the judges, the mere possibility of playing games on the terminals in an Internet Care is...

OK Manufacturing and Merit Industries have joined forces as part of an OEM agreement under which Merit will manufacture the former's Video Instant Prize System game, OK's newest skill game..(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * OK Manufacturing and Merit Industries have joined forces as part of an OEM agreement under which Merit will manufacture the former's Video Instant Prize System game, OK's newest skill game. "Exciting things are happening with this cooperative...

Eurocoin is widening its casino and amusement payment options with the acquisition of the exclusive distribution rights for US firm TransAct Technologies.(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... EUROCOIN is widening its casino and amusement payment options with the acquisition of the exclusive distribution rights for US firm TransAct Technologies. It will give Eurocoin the Ithaca brand of ticket printers for which the company has the...

Belgian arcades helped by doubled hourly loss.(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... STRUGGLING Belgian arcades are to be thrown a lifeline in the shape of Belgium's new Finance Bill that will double the maximum permitted loss-per-hour on gaming machines. The Bill, which is being rushed through parliament before...

Greeks look set for court battle.(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE timetable for legal action over Greece's amusement machine ban has stepped up a pace as dialogue between the government and the European Community approaches deadlock. Following a futile meeting in January in which the Greek...

Rowe reverses to retain its changer business.(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... ROWE International announced last month that it will retain its cash changer business and devote full resources into rebuilding it. Rowe announced its intent to divest its vending and changer businesses in October 2002 as an initial phase...

Poles leaning towards a June AWP introduction.(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... POLAND'S Parliament has approved the country's new Gaming Act in a move that should see AWPs on the streets as early as June. As ab:UK went to press the Act was poised to go before the Senate for approval. Once voted in by the upper house...

Confusion in Italy?--surely not.(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE situation in the Italian market regarding the new law is unfolding day by day, as the trade bodies and Government iron out the details of the Bill. All old-style Video poker machines currently on the market must be either converted to...

SegaSA moves back into black.(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... STRUGGLING Spanish manufacturer and distributor SegaSA is heralding a turnaround in fortunes having returned to profitability for the first time in two years. The company, which is in the final stages of emerging from receivership, expects...

The development team behind the retro-video system UltraCade has formed a new company, UltraCade Technologies, to keep the product alive and in service.(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * THE development team behind the retro-video system UltraCade has formed a new company, UltraCade Technologies, to keep the product alive and in service. UltraCade was developed by hardware provider Quantum 3D and then licensed to a spin-off...

Funworld is taking part in Upper Austria's Days of Technology festival.(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * FUNWORLD is taking part in Upper Austria's Days of Technology festival, which will see events staged all over the province from April 4 to 12. On April 10 the company will open for guided tours by the public.

Rich Honey of Southeast Game Brokers, Florida, and President of the AMOA trade association in the US, was tragically killed in a plane crash on February 28.(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * RICH Honey of Southeast Game Brokers, Florida, and President of the AMOA trade association in the US, was tragically killed in a plane crash on February 28. A private pilot, he was flying alone when his plane came down over Florida.

At presstime, there were unconfirmed reports that a deal between Dutch bank ABN Amro and German coin-op giants Lowen and Bally Wulff had happened.(International News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * AT presstime, there were unconfirmed reports that a deal between Dutch bank ABN Amro and German coin-op giants Lowen and Bally Wulff had happened. Also, there was intense speculation that Austrian Gaming Industries was either also involved at...

Trust progress in report as new members join.(Casino News)
April 1, 2003... THE Gambling Industry Charitable Trust, set up recently as part of the move towards less restricted gambling, has issued a progress report. Three new trustees have been appointed. They are: Professor Jo Wolff, who was a member of the...

Football boost for Mirage ad campaign.(Casino News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... PLAYMGMMirage. com began its first above-the-line promotion in midMarch with offline advertising at Everton Football Club. The advertising, which runs to the end of the season, will consist of two perimeter board treatments featuring the...

Hard Rock Cafe goes soft but Rank profits up.(Casino News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... IT was gaming interests that caused a 24 per cent hike in Rank's full-year pre-tax profits to 200m [pounds sterling]. The group's Hard Rock Cafes suffered a poor return, with profits falling from 38m [pounds sterling] to 27.6m [pounds...

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has issued two new interactive gaming licenses and one electronic betting licence, bringing the total number of Alderney-based licensees to seven.(Casino News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * THE Alderney Gambling Control Commission has issued two new interactive gaming licenses and one electronic betting licence, bringing the total number of Alderney-based licensees to seven. VI Ltd. has been awarded an interactive gaming licence...

UK-based Kemps Neon has provided over 600m. of interior cold cathode lighting to the new Leo Casino at Queens Dock in Liverpool.(Casino News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * UK-based Kemps Neon has provided over 600m. of interior cold cathode lighting to the new Leo Casino at Queens Dock in Liverpool. The waterfront casino is now lit up with full glass facade at night, showing up the interior centrepiece of a...

Eurocoin Cryptologic, the lnternet gaming software developer, has reaffirmed its relationship with William Hill.(Casino News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * EUROCOIN CryptoLogic, the lnternet gaming software developer, has reaffirmed its relationship with William Hill. The agreement between its subsidiary, WagerLogic, and William Hill has been extended until 2006 for both casino and poker game...

Civic and business leaders in Sheffield have held talks with operators of some of the biggest international gaming companies.(Casino News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * CIVIC and business leaders in Sheffield have held talks with operators of some of the biggest international gaming companies with a view to establishing a giant casino within a new shopping and leisure complex in the city. The Attercliffe...

Carlton Interactive, the specialist interactive design and technology company, has created the Gala Casino website www.galacasino.co.uk.(Casino News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * CARLTON Interactive, the specialist interactive design and technology company, has created the Gala Casino website www.galacasino.co.uk. The site recreates the feel of Gala's real-life casinos in London's Piccadilly and Maybury, Edinburgh....

Henry Krawczyk named top aristocrat again. (Aristocrat managing director).(Casino News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... HENRY Krawczyk is back at the head of the European arm of giant slot manufacturer Aristocrat, based in Ruislip. Krawczyk has once again assumed the role of Managing Director of Aristocrat's European business. "Henry has provided leadership...

EC clears Gala Group deal. (European Commission, acquisition).(Casino News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE European Commission has announced that it has cleared the acquisition by Candover Investments PLC and the Cinven Group of UK bingo and casino operator Gala Group Holdings. The Commission said its investigation had revealed that Candover...

New Gaming Act brings IGT to UK.(Casino News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE, industry's largest casino slots manufacturer IGT, has established a base in the UK in preparation for the law changes that will come from the deregulation process and the new Gaming Act. A new company, IGT-UK Casino Ltd., has been...

An online bookmaker has unveiled plans to lure Taiwanese punters to the UK, despite government warnings of a crackdown on Internet gambling in Taiwan.(Casino News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * AN online bookmaker has unveiled plans to lure Taiwanese punters to the UK, despite government warnings of a crackdown on Internet gambling in Taiwan. Sportingbet sought to evade strict laws governing gambling by getting customers to set up...

Cosmic ways: touchscreen tournaments have proved hugely lucrative for operators all around Europe, but the UK has never quite reaped the rewards enjoyed elsewhere. David Snook met up with Terry Farr to look at a new development that might change the UK's fortunes.(Focus)
April 1, 2003... FOUR years after writing the specifications for a British online touchscreen tournament system, Terry Farr has got his way. The London show in January saw the launch of Merit's TournaChamp, specially created to fit the British market, on Farr's...

CMS go for SR. (Cotswold Microsystems, Money Controls SR Series).(Spares)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... COTSWOLD Microsystems (CMS), manufacturer of amusement and gaming machines, has reported good results following its implementation of the Money Controls SR Series of coin acceptors. CMS plans to sell the SR range throughout Europe, all new...

WH to Willings. (WH Munzprufer, Willings Services Ltd.)(Spares)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... ANDOVER-based Willings Services Limited has been named the official distributor for German cash handling specialists WH Munzprufer. The two companies have had a working relationship for some time and Willings has been an authorised service...

Pentranic grows.(Spares)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... UK-based monitor specialist Pentranic has acquired blue chip power supply manufacturer Magnum Power. Magnum has extensive research and development facilities covering 11,300sq.ft. in Scotland and the company fits well into Glasgow-based...

Camlock stock in book. (Camlock Systems, Coinection Sales).(Spares)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... CAMLOCK Systems' extensive range of security products can now be ordered from the catalogue of Coinection Sales, one of the leading suppliers of replacement parts for amusement machines to clubs, pubs and arcades in the UK. Widely used by...

Yet more LEDs at Forge. (light emitting diodes, Forge Europa).(Spares)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... FORGE Europa has expanded the company's range of LED components to include a comprehensive series of Precision High Performance LED lamps. The range has been designed to meet the demands of the expanding outdoor display market with a...

Hey Pluto. (Heber Ltd.'s Pluto 5 Evaluation Board).(Spares)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... AFTER the recent launch of the Pluto 5 Enhanced Development Kit, Heber Limited has announced another addition to its Pluto range of controllers. The Pluto 5 Evaluation Board is designed to help in developing and evaluating the Pluto 5 /...

Bijou sans frontieres: Barcrest Group was one of the first 'multibrand' AWP manufacturers. At the end of March it invited the trade press to tour its HQ. ab:UK was there .... (Amusement with Prizes).(Company Focus)(Company Profile)
April 1, 2003... THREE years down the line, Barcrest's experiment in turning itself from one brand into three, has been hailed as a considerable success. Barcrest could claim to have pioneered the policy of creating "bijou" AWP makers when it ran BWB in...

Managing Director Robert Lamb, who recently underwent a by-pass operation. (progress on recovery).(Barcrest bites)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * Managing Director Robert Lamb, who recently underwent a by-pass operation was reported to be making good progress in his recovery and is now expected to be back at his desk in midMay or early June.

Barcrest Group is moving back to the Czech Republic market after an absence of two years.(Barcrest bites)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * Barcrest Group is moving back to the Czech Republic market after an absence of two years. It is the Red Gaming brand which is now preparing a new machine which will appear in the country soon.

Previewed at ATEI, the first SWP machine to come out of Red Gaming, Connect 4. (Skill with Prizes).(Barcrest bites)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * Previewed at ATEI, the first SWP machine to come out of Red Gaming, Connect 4, will probably be available from September.

Barcrest Group new media division.(Barcrest bites)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * Barcrest Group's new media division is currently competing for a major contract to supply touchscreen order points for the shopping chain Argos.

The record for the highest number of games.(Barcrest bites)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * The record for the highest number of games produced at the Barcrest factory in Ashton-under-Lyne in one week is 1,200, at the height of the deregulation period of 1996.

Mike Finnegan is moving across the Barcrest Group to Barcrest Games.(Barcrest bites)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * Mike Finnegan is moving across the Barcrest Group to Barcrest Games as product support manager for UK machines.

Each year Barcrest Group produces 100 different models.(Barcrest bites)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * Each year Barcrest Group produces 100 different models for different international jurisdictions from its Ashton factory.

Four completely new games for the new Italian market.(Barcrest bites)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * Four completely new games for the new Italian market were launched by Barcrest Games at the Rimini Show in Italy in midMarch.

New Barcrest machines for Poland.(Barcrest bites)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * New Barcrest machines for Poland, which were previewed on the group stand at ATEI in January, are expected to go into operation in the country when the new law is introduced....and that is likely to be in June or July.

Doctor Dosh, Bell-Fruit Games.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... DOCTOR Dosh is the latest AWP from Bell-Fruit Games which debuts a new game style. Entry in to the haste feature board is gained by spinning three $ symbols on the winline, completing the symbol trail, or successfully gambling a reel win to an...

Atlantic, Vivid Gaming.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... VIVID Gaming has launched Atlantic, its latest hi-tech AWP. Atlantic has a climbing trail with three levels leading to better features and bigger cash awards. Players can use nudges and reel wins to manipulate the reels for higher wins from the...

Lucky Bingo, Eurobaz.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... BARRINGTON Thompson of Eurobaz International Ltd. UK, and Joan Gimenez of CTO Spain have released a library of slot video games aimed towards manufacturers and large operators. Among these games is Lucky Bingo, a classic four-reel video slot...

Goldstar, Heywood Pool.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... HEYWOOD Pool has been given UK distribution rights for the John Gille & Co. Goldstar bar football table. The game offers a number of features including a ball-counting system which reduces the possibility to steal balls. Goldstar offers a...

Orbita, Cromptons.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... CROMPTONS has stone fantastic upmarket pushers like The Reactor, Penny Falls, Pharoahs, etc., which are without doubt the cream of the crop. But not all locations need, or can afford these great machines, so it's good to see the company...

Music Post, Sound Leisure.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... SOUND Leisure has a new wall-mounted digital juke box in its product range. The Music Post has sleek ultra-modern styling ideally suited to match the decor of contemporary locations and retains all the features of their proven digital units....

Play the Joker, Astra Games.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... PLAY the Joker is a mid-tech game, based around a simple format with an added gamble feature which includes a "3-D high impact" reel. The aim of the game is to achieve two matching symbols on reels one and three, and the joker symbol on the...

Magic Poundabout, QPS.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... MAGIC Poundabout incorporates a completely new game style with a dual layered trail leading to two circular boards. Completing the trail in blue activates the outer board, when the trail is completed in red, the player has access to the red...

Club Tropicana, Empire Games.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... CLUB Tropicana is the latest club machine from Empire Games, and the first to be housed in the Barcrest G2 cabinet. It is deliberately less complicated than a lot of current club machines. Overlaid numbers on the reels advance to a nineposition...

X-Factor Crane, Cromptons.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... CROMPTONS unveiled its new X-Factor Crane at ATEI, a great looking piece that has several patented features not seen before in this type of game, including free credit give aways and instant replays. Cranes have come a long way in the past few...

Pirate Blasta, Tornado.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THE Pirate Blasta from Tornado has all new theming, new electronics and multi-mechs as standard. Tornado has improved every aspect of this popular game using customer advice, the consoles are now waterproof, allowing Tornado to fit electronic...

SWP cabinet, Hydra Create. (skill with prizes).(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... HYDRA Create has joined forces with Fatspanner to develop a new video SWP cabinet. Fitted with a 17ins. touchscreen LCD monitor the cabinet is a slim design and comes with facilities for the usual card readers, not acceptors and ticket printer....

Donkey Derby, Integrated Technology Limited.(New Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... DONKEY Derby is a six-player fun AWP game developed by East Yorkshire-based development company ITL--Integrated Technology Limited. The sit-down game is played as an AWP independently. When the donkey's head illuminates on the reels the feature...