London Show Débuts INSKOR Entertainment's Striking New Video Amusement Releases
INSKOR Entertainment, the formative European video amusement machine developer has selected the Amusement Trade Exhibition International (ATEI), in England, for the presentation of its new line of video amusement products. The company's latest series of releases will be available for trade visitors on the Namco Europe show booth. Read more >>

Bee Bee Boppin
This new Ticket Redemption game from LAI Games has some neat features that make's this Stompin Game "a must have" for any Family Entertainment Center. Read more >>

Electrocoin warns against using unauthorised upgrade kits
Electrocoin, well known manufacturer of BAR-X, BIG 7, OXO and other machines has drawn attention to intellectual property problems which can arise if unauthorised kits are used to upgrade existing machines to accommodate increased award levels. Read more >>

Ham On Rye Expands Its Management Program For VR Performance Theaters^TM
January 14, 2002. St. Louis, Missouri. Ham On Rye today announced the expansion of its VR Performance Theater Management Program, with the full-time acquisition of professional Talent Manager Danny Strohmeyer, and creation of a solid operations team to manage a growing number of theaters in the field. Read more >>

Apple Industries extends lease finance program
Apple Industries has extended for three months its lease-financing program for Conquest through American Express Business Finance. Under this program, operators can obtain Conquest machines with no money down and pay for the machines out of cash box earnings. Operators may also be able to write off the low monthly payments as tax deductions. Read more >>

Sazka sees revenues fall by Kc500m to Kc6.445bn in 2001
The largest Czech lottery organiser Sazka saw revenues from lotteries and games fall by Kc500m to Kc6.445bn last year, while its net profit topped Kc1bn again, the company's spokeswoman Stanislava Doubravova told CTK today. Read more >>

CYBERMIND - NEW YEAR, NEW HOME
Cybermind are on the move! January 2002 marks the short transfer of our worldwide headquarters from Syston Leicester in the UK to nearby university town Loughborough - which has a long standing reputation for developing and nurturing technological excellence. Read more >>

Ubi Soft brings Morrowind to Europe
The French publisher reaches an agreement to publish several Bethesda Softworks' titles in Europe, including Morrowind for the Xbox. Read more >>

IMA 2002 will be good!
In Germany, the playing system for gaming machines has changed: The time of the individual games will be reduced in 2002. This opens up opportunities for new features and more excitement and variety in the game. And it has always been the case that when something changes to gaming machines, then the entire market reacts. Read more >>

Merit unveils new Network Services package
Merit Industries is commemorating the first anniversary of its popular and successful TournaMAXX program by introducing even more new features designed to keep operators healthy. Features include a variety of enhanced operator services; new, Direct Downloadable Content to keep games fresh, up-to-date and profitable; and a new, reduced fee pricing plan. Starting Feb. 1, Merit will reveal the new and enhanced Operator Services web interface. Read more >>

Electrocoin's Expanding the World of Play with Playboy!
Victoria Fuller, one of Playboy's Playmates, will be flying in from the USA to join John Stergides and his team on the Electrocoin stand at the forthcoming ATEI. Read more >>

Arcade Planet patents upheld
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has upheld four patents held by redemption game maker Arcade Planet that broadly claim progressive bonus technologies for games of skill. The four patents were reexamined by the USPTO at the request of a third party who asserted that the claims of the patent were invalid in view of the prior art. Read more >>

Euro demand greater than expected in some countries
One week later, the photo shop on Paris's swank Rue du Faubourg Saint Honore had a sign in its window begging customers to use checks and credit cards because it had run out of euros. So eager were Parisians to get their hands on the new currency that the Photo Service became a de facto currency exchange and couldn't keep enough of the new currency in stock. Read more >>

Udo Nickel new head of European AWP sales at AGI
Novomatic Group´s first-rate quality also manifest in management
With the appointment of Udo Nickel as new head of sales responsible for European AWP markets at Austrian Gaming Industries (AGI), the first-rate quality so characteristic of the entire Novomatic Group of Companies, makes itself manifest also in the company´s management... Read more >>

3rd Consecutive ICE Increase for Kimble
Kimble for the 3rd ICE Show in a row will be exhibiting on a New and Larger Stand than in previous years. This year Kimble are exhibiting on Stand No .5130 in Earls Court in London. The stand is beside Atronic to the left of the hall. Read more >>

RED BOX Entertainment of Scotland
RED BOX Entertainment of Scotland is exhibiting it's multimedia entertainment machine The RED BOX Entertainer at the VINTRA Exhibition in Dublin 18th - 20th February. Read more >>

H. Betti to acquire state sales
H. Betti Industries, the parent company of the Betson distribution chain as well as the Betson Imperial parts house and Fun Merchants manufacturing firm, has signed a letter of intent to purchase certain assets of State Sales and Service Corporation. Read more >>

Photo Play congratulates Martin Höllwarth
Photo Play congratulates Martin Höllwarth for his great success during the 4-Skijump-Tournee! Read more >>

Electrodiver, Lda
Portugal, manufacturer of the Kiddie Rides smallest of the market, as just launched it's new model called "Auto-Caravan". Read more >>

Guilty Gear XX announced
The Japanese manufacturer Sammy have released details of their lastest arcade project Guilty Gear XX. The game is currently slated for release in Japan during the Spring of 2002 as a Naomi GD Rom. Read more >>

Exploitation companies of JVH gaming bid farewell to "old" names
Up to 1 January 2002 the 9 exploitation companies of JVH gaming will continue to operate under their 'original' names. From then on, in order to create more clarity in the catering industry, these establishments - just like the other JVH companies - will operate under our general company name JVH gaming... Read more >>

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