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BACTA president celebrateANALYSISSteve Hawkins, BACTA’spresident, noted that Englandfans will be able to celebrate(or commiserate) overEngland’s results in pubs withextended hours during theforthcoming World Cup 2014,during June and July. The extension of licensinghours will initially only affectthe team’s opening gameagainst Italy, which kicks off at11pm on 14 June. This is animportant recognition of theenormous social role that pubsplay in our society, bringingcommunities together tocelebrate. Since theintroduction of the LicensingAct the national power hasbeen used to mark the royalwedding in 2011 and theQueen’s diamond jubilee in2012, this is the first time thepower has been used for asports tournament. It has beenestimated that this relaxationwill provide a potential salesincrease of £20m and willenable pubs to attractcustomers who may return tothose venues on futureoccasions. “It is difficult tojudge exactly how much this

will benefit the machine sector,but anything that helps tobring more customers intopubs, is a good thing. Iimagine, practically, that mostattention will be on the screenespecially if England make itthrough to the final stages,”noted Hawkins. He continued:“The most important part ofthis might be that thegovernment has recognised

Project, which has establisheda reputation for producing the

industry’s best performingpoker games, has announced thelaunch of three new productsutilising the £100 jackpot. Thecompany’s poker portfolio com-prises Golden Joker (30p/£100),Chase The Ace Double Jackpotand Find The Lady UltimateGamble (both 50p/£1 selec-table/£100).

Explaining the company’sthinking behind the latest gamesreleases, managing director TonyBoulton said: “We have a long

track record in developingpoker games for AGCs and bingoand we believe that the £100jackpot is ideally suited to thegenre. Poker players perceivethemselves slightly differentlyto machine players and ourgame development strategy hasalways accommodated thisnuance.”

Boulton added: “Whilst webelieve that the 30p/£100 ratiois the optimum price point foraffordability and deliveringwhat players refer to as a ‘goodgame’ we believe that some sec-

Project launchesof £100 pokersGAMING CONTENT

I was appalled to hearfrom a long-standingindustry stakeholderthe other day that onsome occasions whenpubs are really busythe coin-op machinesjust get switched off! How daft is that?

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If it stays, tax it. Brightonconsiders the tourist levy

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that if they had used theexisting Temporary EventNotices system under Section172 of the Licensing Act, itwould have hit every singlebusiness in the pocket, inaddition to the extraadministration.” Hawkinsconcluded: “It is estimatedthat by having the Secretary ofState make an order to relaxthe licensing hours, this will

have saved businesses up to£1.35m. It would be good tosee this logic followed throughin the future so that licensedpremises were not required togo through the added burdenof giving formal notification tolicensing authorities simply toexercise their automaticentitlement to offer one or twogaming machines under theGambling Act.”

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ubs in the UK will beallowed to extend theirlicensing hours for Eng-

land’s World Cup games afterconsultation to the mootedextension finished last week.

Following Prime MinisterDavid Cameron’s move to orderthe Home Office to reconsider itsdecision not to allow late licenses,pubs can now stay open until 1amon selected nights this June. Anapplication on behalf of all pubswas submitted to allow them tostay open until 1am when Eng-land have evening kick-offs.

The Home Office initiallyrejected the bid, but the govern-ment announced its U-turn thisweek, stating it had listened toarguments from the trade. Thegovernment declared that it hadlistened to the views received inresponse to the consultation andin discussion with partners hasdecided to proceed with the pro-posal to relax licensing hoursnationally for England’s WorldCup matches. Home SecretaryTheresa May stated: “The relax-ation will occur during Englandmatches in the World Cup with ascheduled kick off time of 8pmor later. It will be for the sale ofalcohol and late night refresh-ment for consumption on thepremises. The relaxation will lastfour hours, to a latest time of 1am.This length of time covers anyextra time and penalties, and willalso mean that customers arelikely to leave premises graduallyafter the match, minimising anynuisance to the public.”

The BBPA’s Brigid Simmonds

said: “It’s really great news, whichwill put pubs at the heart of agreat national event. I am partic-ularly pleased that the govern-ment has really listened, andmade sure that common senseprevailed, granting the full fourhours after kick off for Englandgames.”

The move has the backing ofGamestec, the largest gamingand amusement machine opera-tor in the UK. Peter Davies, com-mercial director at the single siteoperator, stated: “Gamestecechoes the positive commentsmade elsewhere in the trade,particularly the BBPA, regardingthe government’s decision toallow a four-hour extension topub opening hours during the

World Cup competition.”Kevin Weir, from manufacturer

Electrocoin, also welcomed thenews, albeit in a slightly more cir-cumspect fashion. He toldCoinslot: “My view is that I don’tgenerally see a downside. Addi-tional hours are always a positive,but whether machine playersstay longer in the pub, not just towatch football, is the unknownfactor. It has been my experiencein the past that machine incomecan drop due a pub being so busythat access to machines isrestricted, but this will vary fromlocation to location.”

Davies had the final word, con-cluding: “The World Cup is a mas-sive draw for football fans andwhat better environment tocome together and enjoy thisgreat competition than the localpub? This represents welcomenews for pub operators who willbe afforded a great opportunityto enhance their earning powerthrough increased wet sales andvia footfall to their machine offer.”

The question now is how willthe coin-op sector fully capitaliseon any England-related feelgoodfactor by extending it to cashboxtakings in AWPs and SWPs acrossthe UK.

tions of the poker player base arecomfortable with having higherstake options, hence the 50p/£1options on both Chace The AceDouble Jackpot and Find The LadyUltimate Gamble. We believethat it is essential that theindustry provideschoice and valuefor money as cor-nerstones of itsoffering espe-cially whenplayers arefacing contin-ued pressureon their leisurespend.”

Single site sector givenextra time in World CupSINGLE SITE

The government hasconfirmed it will allowpubs to stay open until1am for England’s WorldCup matches thissummer, handing thesingle site sector a majorpotential boost in bothfootfall and cashboxearnings.

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ound Leisure is set tosupply the Ed’s Easy Dinerchain with ‘a large number’

of American-styled dime juke-boxes. Ed’s currently operates 24diners in the UK and has a rapid roll-out plan mapped out over the nexttwo years.

This significant order for SoundLeisure’s Classic Division comeshot on the heels of two of thelargest orders for digital jukeboxesplaced within the industry in

recent years. “We have certainly got2014 off to an excellent start and itis testament to the excellent team,depth of knowledge and facilitiesthat we have at Sound Leisure,” saidmanaging director Chris Black.

Andrew Guy, the CEO of Ed’sEasy Diner, commented: “Weapproached Sound Leisure to seeif it was possible to recreate thelook and feel of an original 50sdiner selector, however, althoughwe wanted to replicate the origi-

nal units we also required themdigitising, to allow us to control themusic ambience within the site.”

He added: “Sound Leisure hasdone a fantastic job recreatingthese units. Based on the in-houseexpertise at Sound Leisure we haveinstructed them to not only supplyall of our new sites but to also visitour existing sites and bring themup to the new specification.”

Colin Vernon from SoundLeisure responded: “This project

has really sparked interest withinthe company and has drawn on theexperience, skills and knowledgefrom the different divisions foundwithin the business. Not only willwe be supplying Ed’s with dinerselectors, we have also beeninstructed to manufacture a largequantity of teardrop speakers forthe sites and our own installationteams will be pre-wiring andinstalling these along with thesound amplification nationally.”

DISTRIBUTORS

RLMS Sales has announced theappointment this week of

Jonathan Lauder, who joins thefirm as territory sales managerwith responsibility for manag-ing a key customer base inLondon and the South East.Lauder, who is already opera-tional within his new role,brings an enviable sales pedi-gree to the RLMS team, havingspent most of his career withinthe amusement and gamingmachine industry, includingformative years with DMD andthe Morosoli brothers, then

Crown and for the last 10 yearsworking for Electrocoin.

Tony Glanville, sales directorof RLMS Sales, commented onthe appointment, saying: “InJonathan, we have a wealth ofexperience not only with theproduct lines that we distribute,but also the market place withinwhich we sell. Jonathan is verywell regarded for his profes-sionalism, product knowledgeand how he goes about con-ducting business. For thatreason, everyone I have spokento in respect to him joining ourteam, believes it is a good movefor both Jonathan personally

and for RLMS Sales.” Lauder commented on his

first week in the new post: “Ofcourse, I already know themajority of the team from time

spent working with them onElectrocoin product. It’s greatto be back in an overall distribu-tion environment with the envi-able partnerships that RLMSenjoy, not least with the likes ofAstra, Bell-Fruit Group, EmpireGames, Project and SupernovaGames. With such a wealth anddepth of product to offer, com-bined with the back-office sup-port from the team at RLMSSales, I’m really looking forwardto the opportunities that lieahead.”

So much so in fact, thatLauder started selling in his firstweek with the firm.

Sound Leisurecelebrates largeEd’s Diner orderJUKEBOXES

Leeds-basedSound Leisurehas signed a dealwith the iconic Ed’sEasy Diner chain forthe supply of a largenumber of American-styled dime boxesfor its restaurants.

Jonathan Lauder lands new role with RLMS Sales

MANUFACTURERS

In the wake of the Chancellor’sBudget announcement that he

would halve bingo duty, Zane Mer-sich, CEO, Astra Gaming Group, toldCoinslot: “The Astra Gaming Groupwelcomes the Chancellor’s decisionmade in last week’s Budget to halvethe rate of Bingo Duty to 10 per cent.It goes much further than the five percent reduction sought by the bingosector and will hopefully deliver amuch needed shot in the arm for ourcustomers.”

Mersich believes that the cut induty represents a levelling of theplaying field for stakeholders who, fortoo long, have endured an inequitabletax regime.

He concluded: “As a result, theycan now look forward with more con-fidence, reshape their investmentstrategy and effect positive changesthat will help secure a brighter futurefor the bingo business.”

Astra chief execwelcomesBudget duty cutAPPOINTMENTS

The Rank Group has appointedHenry Birch to succeed Ian

Burke as chief executive of thefirm with effect from May 6.Burke, who is currently alsoexecutive chairman of Rank, willbecome non-executive chair-man on the same day. The Rankboard believes it appropriate toensure that the company bene-fits from some continuity toensure a smooth transition ofexecutive responsibilities.

Birch, 45, is currently a non-executive director of the AIM-

listed CFD trading platform oper-ator, Plus 500. He has more than20 years of experience in the bet-ting and gaming sector and inonline and broadcast media.Most recently he was the CEO ofWilliam Hill Online, the joint ven-ture between William Hill andPlaytech, which managedWilliam Hill’s online business.

Prior to that he served as chiefexecutive officer of Leisure &Gaming and also enjoyed termsat Israeli outfit Bettingcorp,where he focused the company

on the development and opera-tion of online and interactive TVgaming platforms.

With his track record in theonline betting and gamingsector, the Rank board believesthat Birch is well-equipped tolead Rank’s continued exploita-tion of growth opportunities inthe gaming and leisure markets.

The board confirmed its“delight” that the company willcontinue to benefit from Burke’sexperience in his role as non-executive chairman of Rank.

Birch to succeed Burke at Rank

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SEASIDE RESORTS Tourist tax,council ineptitude and the strugglesof the coastal economy. 10

SWP

The new v8.0 Paragon softwareupdate has arrived from Games

Warehouse and according to thefirm is packed with new SWPgames and ‘under the hood’ innova-tions.

Following the recent v7.3 updatefor the £100 Cat C prize, the v8.0release introduces both brand newSWP games and a series of ‘business-efficient’ systems features. The twonew SWP games are Pixel This, anapp-styled picture game, and CanYou Dig It? - a test of hand-eye coor-dination. Both new SWP gamesburn a single credit on the gamedongle with each play.

The v8.0 release also introducessix new systems features - eachfocused on greater operator effi-ciency and increased player appeal.These include a new menu layout,free SWP games, new game recom-mendation, new ‘attract’ screens,new diagnosis mode upgrade andnew collector mode upgrade.

Marketing director Nick Hardyexplained: “In the case of free SWP

games, players are offered free-to-play ‘sample’ games at intervalsdetermined by the operator. Fourgames have been configured andthis entire feature is fully operator-selectable and configurable via themachine’s Maintenance Mode. Thedefault setting is for the feature to

be automatically offered once perhour and players cannot win prizeson free games and dongle creditsare not burned. The thinking isextremely simple; there is nogreater marketing tool than a freetrial and the success of this tech-nique in new player acquisition hasbeen well-proven in other sectors.”

The new Diagnosis ModeUpgrade allows machine data andgame meters to be encrypted anddumped to a USB pen. This dataincludes an overview of all previ-ous hardware changes and updates.In addition, a further Low DongleCredit Warning has been built intothe Collector Mode. Subject to QAapproval, the release date for v8.0will be March 31 2014 and in orderto load v8.0 all terminals must berunning v7.0 or later software.

While the merits of the new fea-tures will no doubt be discussed atlength by single site operators, the‘free trial’ option marks a brave, for-ward-thinking step on Games Ware-house’s part as it continues to lookat ways to maximise and modernisethe core SWP offer.

Games Warehouse announcesmajor V8.0 Paragon update

PIERS

Amusements operatorStade Developments

has increased its portfolioof seaside properties withthe acquisition of PaigntonPier.

Stade is understood tohave paid vendor MitchellLeisure £1.85m for thefreehold of the pier, whichfeatures a substantialfamily entertainmentcentre, amusement attrac-tions, rides, four shopsand numerous cateringconcessions.

Mitchell Leisure, whichbought the pier in 1994,substantially extended thestructure in 2000 with aproject that cost over £1m.

Henry Moreton, ofStade Developments, said:“Paignton Pier’s future isin good hands, as it is our

intention to bring the pierup to the high standards ofour other operations byinvesting heavily on newequipment and refurbish-ments.”

During the sale negotia-tions, surveyor and valuer

ES Group representedStade Developments,while property consultantGVA Hotels and Leisureacted on behalf of MitchellLeisure.

Colin White, a directorat ES Group who repre-

sented Stade Develop-ments, commented: “Weare delighted to haveacquired a classic pier onthe ‘English Riviera’, whichrepresents a rare opportu-nity to acquire a profitablepier with great potential.”

Stade Developmentspurchases Paignton Pier

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ith a view to max-imising the oppor-tunities that the

long-awaited new IrishGambling Control Act willbring, Genesis Games hasbuilt up a strong base inIreland with its partnerAmatic Industries. Gene-sis is responsible for salesand service in the UK andIreland and to this endonly sells Amatic gamingproducts.

Ahead of the new gam-bling laws in the country,Genesis has positioned a

number of multi-game slotmachines and Grand Jeuelectronic roulettes. Steveand Hans Bierrum, ownersof Genesis Games, notethat there are over 100multi-player roulettes fromAmatic in the marketalready, alongside thelarge numbers of the com-pany’s slot machines. TheGrand Jeu Double is theflagship product with itsten-player positions, dualwheels and four inte-grated large screens. Itssophisticated Casino

Online System enablesoperators to monitor andmanage the performanceof the Grand Jeu Double.

The self-styled masterof the multi-game, the Aus-trian giant offers a broadgames selection, whichincludes the Hot Sevenseries, Dragons Pearl, Bellson Fire and Always Party.Furthermore, a number ofnew games were pre-sented to Irish operatorsat last month’s Amex showin Dublin.

Thomas Engstberger,

sales manager at Amatic,declared: “This was defi-nitely a more upbeat show.The economic upturn ishaving a positive effect.The move towards a newlyregulated market is notice-able as well. As a majorpresence in Ireland withboth electronic multi-play-ers and the Multi Gamecabinet, we are proud ofour past achievements andare naturally very focusedon supporting our cus-tomers to ensure their con-tinued success.”

PINBALL

Preston-based pinball specialistPinball Heaven has illustrated

its faith in the future of the UK pin-ball market by introducing a newpricing strategy.

To back up his confidence inthe UK pinball market, the com-pany’s managing director PhilPalmer has introduced a ‘mini-mum future price’ for games sold.He explained to Coinslot his rea-soning: “This is to give an opera-tor unsure about operating pinball

machines that extra bit of confi-dence that his investment keeps agood value down the line.”

Palmer revealed that TheHobbit from Jersey Jack Pinballshould be in the UK in prototypestage October time and will makeits full debut at the EAG Interna-tional 2015. He continued: “Wenow have quite a few of JerseyJack Pinball’s Wizard of Oz pinta-bles across the UK, as far north asAberdeen to down south inBournemouth, and more are dueto go out shortly.”

Buoyed by current demand,Pinball Heaven’s boss disclosed:“We are now seeing many of thelarger dealers and operatorsusing us for parts. In fact, we havethe largest parts inventory for pin-ball machines in the UK by a mile.”

Palmer believes that there is ahuge amount of interest in the UKfor pinball machines right now.This assertion is backed up by thefact that from April 19-20 in Wor-thing, the South Coast Slam - anevent dedicated to retro videogames and pinball machines - will

see all the latest models beingshowcased.

He concluded: “The largest ofthe UK pinball shows is October inManchester. That is where wehope to have The Hobbit, alongwith Jersey Jack himself!”

Palmer’s professionalism,along with the efforts of manufac-turer Jersey Jack and pinballenthusiasts the length andbreadth of the country, shouldhelp safeguard the future of one ofcoin-op’s most popular andenduring pastimes.

GIFTS & PRIZES

Namco Prize Europe areclaiming a major suc-

cess on the prizes frontwith its latest batch of minitablet PCs moving rapidlyoff the shelf.

The company pre-soldits entire consignment ofthe 7 Plus before they evenarrived in stock. The newDual Core processor,Android 7.85ins tablet isthe size of an iPad Mini.

“The 7 Plus tablet wasdefinitely one of the mostpopular new products atthe exhibition. Visitors tothe stand especially likedthe new white colour thatwe have introduced forour Nam-Gear electronics,as it sets the range apartfrom others on themarket,” said Namco PrizeDivision general managerJames Anderson.

Namco Prize Europefirst introduced its Kyotorange over four years ago.At the time, the companyintroduced its first tabletcomputer, which proved tobe an incredible success.

“The 7 Plus and otherproducts, such as Blue-tooth wireless head-phones, are prizes thatplayers really want to win.We have also worked on thepackaging to ensure thatthey make the maximumimpact in the arcade envi-ronment.”

Namco Prize Europe hasnow placed further ordersfor the mini tablets and pro-duction has beenincreased.

‘Incredibledemand’ forNam-Gear7 Plus

Genesisand Amaticcelebrate15 years ofpartnership

MULTI-GAMES

UK-based distributorGenesis firstentered into apartnership withAmatic Industriesa decade and a halfago. The relationshipcontinues to bearfruit now, particularlyin the growing Irishmarket.

PinballHeavenreveals newprice policy

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s announced in last week’sBudget statement, the cur-rent £1 coin is to be replaced

in 2017 due to the high level of for-gery. By coincidence, Mega Leisureand E-Service have discovered thatrecently minted coins are consis-tently not being recognised by coinmechanisms.

This January, Gary Graham ofMega Leisure in Glasgow contactedE-Service having found that theShield of the Royal Arms coin,minted in 2012 and 2013, was con-sistently being rejected in the com-pany’s amusement machines by awell-established brand of coinmechanism.

Having investigated further, E-Ser-vice have confirmed that the intri-cate emboss pattern on this coin has

affected the metal surface charac-teristics, meaning these coins arebeing rejected by several brands ofmechanism. The coins are all madefrom the standard Nickel-Brass alloy(70 per cent copper, 5.5 per centnickel and 24.5 per cent zinc), butthe alloy detector still rejects them.

K. Vikki, the company’s expert oncoin mechanisms, hoppers and dis-

pensing systems, carried out a rangeof tests and has developed a solution.“Theoretically, this coin should notbe rejected - its alloy compositionfits the standard and its size andthickness are also consistent, how-ever, the sensors used to check thealloy are being fooled by the embosspattern!”

The solution to the problem has

involved extensive testing todevelop a reliable adjustment for thecoin mechanisms to work consis-tently. “When we discovered thisissue, we faced a real challenge tofind an effective cure. We now under-stand the problem and can help anycustomers who come across thisissue within their own machines,”concluded Vikki.

Having had time toreflect on its impact at

last month’s Amex show inDublin, parts and periph-erals specialist Suzo-Happdeclared the event a bigsuccess. The firm sent del-egates from the US, theNetherlands and the UK tothe show to present theInteractive Pro Table.

The gaming solutionwith its 42ins screen ismulti-touch enabled andthe screen itself can besplit into four, two or onesections - delivering a four-player, two-player or

single-player interactiveproduct. It has a number ofdifferent uses - to playgames on, to watch live TV,to receive information,even to use as an internetterminal - or a combinationof any of the options. TheInteractive Pro Table isdesigned to withstandharsh environments. Com-ponent access is simple. Itcan be used in a host ofapplications, includinghospitality, retail, gaming,pubs and clubs alongsideleisure centres.

Harald Wagemaker,

executive VP sales andmarketing for the EMEAgaming and casino, com-mented: “As the gamingmarket’s global numberone supplier of spare partsand components, weexhibit at many shows.However, we understandjust how important coun-try-specific shows are andare proud to be an activepart of these. The positiveimpact of the InteractivePro table from Irish stake-holders is very exciting, asthis reflects the responsefrom ICE.”

Suzo-HappbringsInteractivePro Table to Ireland

Forgery is not the onlyproblem with current £1 coinCASH HANDLING

A coin validation problemwith the current £1 hasbeen discovered by arcadeoperator Mega Leisureand money handlingspecialist E-Service.

TOUCHSCREENS

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MEETINGS

Oldham-based Innova-tive Technology’s

technical support stafffrom around the worldvisited the firm’s UK headoffice last week for thefirst ITL Technical Con-ference.

Staff from the UK, Ire-land, Germany and Chinaall came together for thethree-day conference toshare experiences,knowledge and plan forthe year ahead which isset to be an exciting onewith a number of newproducts releases on thehorizon.

Andy Bassam, cus-tomer support manager,stated: “We have signifi-cantly strengthened ourworldwide technical sup-port team in recent yearsand the conferenceallowed us all to cometogether to share ourexperiences and knowl-edge. We pride ourselveson the level of serviceand support that wedeliver to customersworldwide. Over thethree days we looked atthe new products due forrelease this year andplanned how we can fur-ther develop our globaltechnical assistance.”

ITLTechnicalConferencestaged atOldhamHQ

OPERATORS

The boss of Lanark’s Vogue Bingo Club, Clydesdale’ssole surviving bingo hall, has revealed that he was less

than impressed by the tax duty cut made in last month’sBudget.

Martin Carroll, well-known locally for his battle to keepthe club going through financially hard times, told localpress that, by his calculations, the much-lauded cut in theBingo Duty announced by Chancellor of the ExchequerGeorge Osbourne would save his business an absolutemaximum of £16 a month.

Carroll stated: “It’s a con. This is going to do nothing tohelp the survival of small independent bingo clubs. It looksto me to be a change that will mostly benefit the ‘big boys’of the industry. Not places like the Vogue in Lanark.”

Independent bingoboss underwhelmedby tax cut

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urnham Pier Pavilion managerLouise Parkin is celebratingafter plans to build a 35ft

retractable roof over its forecourt weregiven the green light by district coun-cillors.

It had appeared that the plans, com-prising the £60,000 retractable roofand £40,000 of improvements, wereset for rejection after a report by Sedge-moor District Council said they wouldcause “significant harm” to the area’sappearance.

However, after Parkin addressed thecouncil at a planning meeting, theywere passed by a vote of nine to two.

Parkin said it was fantastic news: “I’mjust relieved. We are not in trouble, butthe business is not sustainable the wayit is at the moment.

“I don’t want to find myself in theposition of some of the UK’s other piersand not keep up our maintenance.

“I want to hand this pier on to mynephews, so I am happy that althoughI am not going to earn anything out ofit in the short term, it secures ourfuture.”

At the planning meeting Parkin toldcouncillors the pavilion’s amusementarcade takings had fallen by 75 per centsince 2007, making the roof and theswitch to a more catering-led approachessential in order to keep on top ofoverheads and maintenance costs.

She described the Piers Society’s fullsupport for the plans and referencedthe troubles experienced by the likesof Birnbeck and South Parade pierswith regards to falling dangerouslybehind with their upkeep.

Parkin told Coinslot she knew thatsecuring planning permission hadbeen far from a dead cert before herspeech.

She commented: “My worry was thatpeople were saying we must be able tofind a compromise between us.

“There couldn’t have been, becauseSedgemoor’s conservation officerwanted us to knock down our kiosk,our conservatory and all the exten-sions that we have added over the past46 years to bring it back to its originalbuilding and serve teas.

“My architect estimated that wouldcost in the region of £5m - if I had £5mI’d be sat on a deckchair in the south ofFrance.”

Parkin had originally wanted to begiven the go-ahead on February 18 inorder to have the new roof in place forEaster, but now hopes it will be up intime for Whitsun.

Achieving that target would helpBurnham-on-Sea’s continued efforts toincrease visitation, with the resort cur-rently working on a project to attractmore coaches of day-trippers.

Parkin explained: “Nobody elseopens as late as I do in the summer, soif a coach comes in at tea time I willnow have the facility to cater for awhole coach at a time.”

She also confirmed good news forcoin-op equipment suppliers, reveal-ing that after the roof is constructedand catering equipment installed thepavilion would definitely now goahead with purchasing kiddie ridesfrom a couple of firms she met with atthis year’s EAG show.

Brighton and Hove has becomethe latest local authority con-

sidering the introduction of atourist tax to help it create addi-tional revenue.

The development comes afterfears emerged that the seasideresort could have to close itsseafront to visitors if investmentisn’t found to cover its multi-mil-lion pound regeneration.

Hove Civic Society chairmanHelmut Lusser said that as well astaxing the city’s seven million vis-itors when they stay at hotels andeat in restaurants, they could alsoapply the levy to its amusementand leisure attractions.

Speaking at a meeting to dis-cuss the seafront situation, hecommented: “Most people livingin the city have no idea how badlocal government finances are.

“There are very many peoplein the city who could not affordvoluntary contributions butequally there are lots of peoplewho could.

“Quite often local authoritiescan bring about a holiday tax. Forevery one night someone stays inthe city the individual pays aprice, equivalent to a pound andthat is used to invest on the infra-structure on the seafront.”

Lusser added that the resortwould be following the exampleof European cities including Parisand Rome, where visitors arecharged a tax on hotel stays.

Brighton and Hove City Coun-cil is facing a repair bill of around£80m for the seafront, whichincludes £65m for its famousArches, £10m for the retainingwalls and £5m for railings.

Leon Bellis, a senior engineerat the council, warned that thecurrent infrastructure neededserious investment if the resort’smajor tourist hotspot had anychance of a sustainable future.

He said: “We have a fundamen-tal infrastructure that is failingand we’re playing catch-up inareas.

“We could be in a situationwhere the seafront slowly closesdown, which no-one wants.”

Brighton mulls tourist tax as seafrontfears emerge

REGENERATION

Parkin delightedafter pavilionroof grantedREFURBISHMENT

A negative planning report appeared to have damagedBurnham Piers’ plans for a new roof. But thanks to theefforts of its manager, they have been given the go ahead.

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COMMENT

Oh here we go again - and many apologies to thereaders of Coinslot who might have heard a rant or

two from the editorial ranks on various matters featur-ing our southern head office in Brighton.

But you know, for Brighton read any seaside resort- the article opposite and the comments and excusesmade by the council representatives within are justcontemptuous.

I am spitting blood at the crap that just emanates fromuseless, power mad, incompetent, inept, destructiveand dangerously dumb councillors that are driving ourcoastal resorts to despair - and desperation.

In Brighton’s case, if they didn’t waste so muchmoney of ours digging up roads to cut down car accessto the city - then the southern coast’s jewel in the crownwouldn’t be in such dire straits. Without being mico-isticabout this matter - those in this city will know that thework on cutting down car lanes into the resort andaround the station have not only caused mayhem forthe people of Brighton, but it’s cutting off one of the truearteries of economy to the city.

Simple stuff really, but if you make it difficult - and inBrighton’s example deliberately difficult - to accessthe city, then the families who need to drive into thatcity to enjoy its seaside amusements, just won’t comein anymore. And if the council thinks that they can taxthe tourists further when they do get here, justremember, there’s always an Easyjet up the road atGatwick Airport charging £30 return for a flight toKrakow or Bergen. When you can’t even park for theday for that figure - it makes competing for the leisurepound somewhat more difficult.

Its not just the short-sighted aspect of councilpolicy that grates; it’s the lies, deceit and deceptionthat really hits the nerve. And one imagines this isreplicated throughout the country - albeit not univer-sally. We might just be unlucky to have a harmful, dis-ruptive, arrogant and simply useless council inBrighton - but what’s worse, by the time we - thepublic of the city - realise the damage that’s it’s doing,it will be too late. The money’s been wasted, and thedebts have risen.

For Brighton, and indeed any disconsolate seasideresort: be careful what you allow them to do and fightfor all you can. Because, when the punters stopcoming to your town because they can’t park, or can’tafford to park, or they won’t pay the tourist tax, or theywon’t put up wth the hassle of getting into your resort -it won’t be the vain, arrogant, self important localcouncillor that will be paying the price - it will be yourbusiness.

And for us small businesses in Brighton - and indeedall the bigger ones as well - this is a tragic prospectbecause, again like many of the coastal towns and citiesaround the UK, there is so much endeavour, so muchinitiative and hard work, and so much of our own invest-ment going into our businesses - that it’s difficult not tofeel resentment towards the local politicos who justaren’t competent enough, or just don’t give a shit.

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The threat of closure hang-ing over the Mildmay Club

in Newington Green, London,was lifted last weekend whenmembers voted overwhelm-ingly not to sell the historicinstitution.

Members had feared that alucrative offer from a devel-oper to buy the building - withprofits to be shared amongsome committee members -would prove too tempting forthose in charge of thecash-strapped workingmen’s club. It was foundedin 1888 and has been usedfor film and TV shoots bydirector Ken Loach andcomedian Stewart Lee.

An extraordinary gen-eral meeting on March 30

called to decide the issue sawa record turnout of 190 mem-bers. After what has beendescribed as a “heated and attimes argumentative” discus-sion, members voted by 114 to73 not to sell the club.

As a result, a new commit-tee will now be formed. Onemember told local press: “I amexcited that the club couldonce again be a social hub forthe community.”

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he Gambling Commissionhas issued a reminder onthe rules for buying, main-

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The Commission has alsoreminded local licensing authori-ties, who run local compliancechecks of fairgrounds, of the law.

Low-stake (Category D) fruitmachines can be made availableat fairgrounds along with coinpushers, cranes and grabbers.Higher stake fruit machines (Cat-egory B and C), like those typically

played in arcadesand pubs, are not permitted. Fair-ground operators must sourcetheir machines from a GamblingCommission licensed supplierand employees working withgaming machines must be at least18 years old.

An easy to print quick guide tothe rules for fairgrounds can bedownloaded from www.gam-blingcommission.gov.uk/fairs.The website includes the updateddetails of those stakes and prizesfor Category D machines which

h a v echanged since the lastsummer season.

The Commission’s head ofregional enforcement and com-pliance, Mike Williams, said: “TheGambling Commission’s quickguide sets out the dos and don’tsfor fairground operators offeringgaming machines. It makes senseto check out the rules and makesure you are legal by visiting thefairs section of our website.”

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The VNE stand at last month’s Enadashow in Rimini, Italy, was busy from the

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The team took the opportunity to dis-play such major components fromMerkur Gaming, MEI, Suzo-Happ,Money Controls, NRI and JCM - thesecompanies all had staff present on theVNE stand to give first hand information tocustomers.

Lorenzo Verona, commercial director atVNE, said: “Gaming is part of the enter-tainment industry. So we used the ENADAto entertain our customers on our stand.But our message was loud and clear -VNE is the number one for changemachines in Italy as we focus on innova-tion, quality, security and service. It is ourstrong intention to remain one step aheadin the market.”

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DEAL is scheduled to take place fromthe 8-10 April, with UK companies againtaking up over 10 per cent of the showfloor. Among that number are a selectionof high profile British companies, includingPMS International, United Distribu-tion Company, Embed Internationaland Whitehouse Leisure. They will bejoined by the UK Trade and InvestmentDepartment, which will be taking theopportunity to relaunch its UKExperi-ence.com website, which identifies UKcompanies with skills relevant to theamusement and leisure industry.

“DEAL has been steadily gaining popu-larity on all fronts and we are extremelypleased to know that almost all our previ-ous exhibitors have come back for thisyear’s DEAL,” said Sharif Rahman, CEOof event organisers, International ExpoConsultants. “The response has beenoverwhelming as we see more participa-tion from the UK this year. We have fullfaith that we are going in the right pathand are confident that the amusementindustry will attract more exhibitors fromthe UK.”



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ith the news thatdrinking hours are tobe extended for the

World Cup in mind, I think it’shigh time that pubs, regard-less of who they are ownedby, should make more of aneffort to promote their coin-op entertainment. Let’s faceit, when money goes intothose AWPs, SWPs, pooltables, jukeboxes and pull-tablottery machines, we’re allwinners, despite some notnecessarily getting quite asbig a cut as they’d like. A smallcut of something is of coursealways preferable to a 100 percent cut of nothing. Andthere’s the rub. I was appalledto hear from a long-standingindustry stakeholder theother day that on some occa-sions when pubs are reallybusy the coin-op machinesjust get switched off!

How daft is that? Yes, I can see the argument

that during those 90 minutesof entertainment/heartache/excitement/boredom (deleteas appropriate) when thefootball’s on, many will bewatching the game ratherthan sticking their hard-earned into the nearest coinmech, but what about thehours leading up to thematch, half-time and after thefinal whistle blows?

While I can definitely seethe argument of World Cup-themed games, for example,being something of a whiteelephant, especially givenEngland’s penchant for losingon penalties to Germany, Isimply cannot see the sensein not promoting the addi-

tional coin-op entertainmenton offer in pubs - regardlessof the potential footfall. Ifsomeone wants to spendtheir loose change on a coin-op game, let them. In fact,actively encourage it!

A simple notice on theblackboard outside saying‘Play new games here’, ‘Half-price pool happy hour’, ‘fivetunes for a quid on the juke-box’ or similar wouldn’t takefive minutes and would costnothing! The jukebox manu-facturers, for example, havemade huge efforts to per-suade landlords to use suit-able ambient sound before,during and after matcheswhich can be controlled atthe flick of a switch - and ofcourse put back on ‘pay tolisten’ mode when the time isright! Meanwhile, AWP andSWP manufacturers and con-tent providers, judging bytheir frenzied output sincethe Triennial, are also bustinga gut to serve the public withinnovative, entertaining andreplayable games.

Point of sale stuff posi-tioned above or next to themachines looks nice, granted,but it’s advertising to a cap-tive and/or converted audi-ence and as such isn’tmaximising advertisingopportunities. Get the enter-tainment listed on that black-board outside! Everyone’sheard of pies and that thepubs tend to serve hand-pulled beer - not everyoneknows that inside tens ofthousands of pubs there’s aworld of affordable entertain-ment from 30p a pop.

Welcome! Coin-opentertainmentinside!

Bingo players in Enfield will besitting more comfortably fol-

lowing the duty reductionannounced in the Budget,according to the Enfield Inde-pendent.

Chancellor George Osborneannounced plans to halve bingoduty to ten per cent when hespoke to the House of Commonslast month.

The only commercial bingo hallin Enfield, Gala Bingo, currentlyhas between 150 and 600 cus-tomers per session and expectsto put a large part of any extramoney towards improving thephysical environment.

Club operations manager KenTurner said: “We’ve got the wind-fall which will allow us to investinto the infrastructure and thecomfort of our customers. Asthings get into place, customerswill notice it more in the facilities -things like the seating, carpet andthe general environment.”

Turner also wanted to banishsome of the myths associatedwith the game and its players,saying customers spanned age

groups, nationalities and gen-ders. He said: “Anyone venturinginto our clubs would be sur-prised at the number of youngpeople in there.”

The bingo hall will be hosting aMother’s Day event on Sunday,with chances to win £500, £1,000and £2,000 prizes.

In view of the controversy sur-rounding Chancellor GeorgeOsborne’s reference to hard-working people being able to do“more of the things they enjoy”,Turner confirmed that a widerange of people frequent what hedeems “value for money” ses-sions - with a typical spend being£10.

Turner said: “Bingo is aboutsocialising. We have people walk-ing in to play and leaving withmore than they came in with.”

Further afield, traditionalbowling alleys may soon be athing of the past as new upscalebowling lounges, featuring theaddition of indoor golf, open upacross the US, according to theDigital Journal.

“Bowling and indoor golf are

the perfect combination at thesenew facilities. Both sports arehighly social and can be enjoyedby every skill level - from casualdrop-ins to league players,” saysTodd Richardson, president andCEO of Interactive Sports Tech-nologies. He says there is a grow-ing demand from sports andentertainment facilities for thecompany’s High Definition Golfsimulators.

Older bowling alleys are beingtransformed and new facilitiesare springing up with a moreadult-themed focus. Businessesare realising higher profits fromalcohol sales as well as attractingmore corporate and privateevents. “These upscale loungesbecome a real destination foradults - whether you want tobowl, golf or just hang out,” saysRichardson.

One such facility which openedin March is Mammoth Rock ’nBowl, located in the resort townof Mammoth Lakes, California,home to one of the nation’slargest ski areas. Approximately1.3m resort guests travel to Mam-

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go duty cut in the Budget is already beginning to take effect on clubs in the UK,latest US model of futuristic bowling complexes could pave the way for a new

similar centres closer to home.

While UK-based arcadeowners have been givenapproximately three yearsto prepare for their 20 percent B3 machineentitlement, the deadlinehas finally arrived.

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moth during the winter skiseason months, and another1.5m during the summer. “Visi-tors will quickly realise this isn’tyour grandparents’ bowlingalley. It’s a state-of-the-artindoor recreation centre com-plete with a lounge-type experi-ence,” said managing partnerDan O’Connell. “We’ll have bowl-ing, an upscale lounge with livemusic, fine dining, HD Golf simu-lators and much more.”

The first floor of this new com-plex will feature 12 bowlinglanes, a full bar and restaurant.On some weekends and holi-days, late nighters will be able toenjoy cosmic bowling with laserlights and dance to tunes spunby a DJ. The menu will featurecreative, eclectic choices fromrenowned local chef, FredericPierrel. “We are taking a dra-matic departure from the stan-dard fare found in traditionalbowling centres diners andsnack bars,” says O’Connell.

On the second level, threeHigh Definition Golf simulatorswill instantly transport players to

the greatest courses in theworld, from Pebble Beach to St.Andrews. “Locals and visitorsalike will soon be able to keep uptheir golf game all year round…on the same system used byPGA Tour Pros,” says O’Connell.

Other features of the newfacility are darts, ping-pongtables and foosball. In warmerweather, horseshoes and bocceball will also be available off thedownstairs patio.

“There will soon be anotheroption in town for year roundrecreation - the ideal spot torelax in between hitting theslopes,” says O’Connell. “Thefuture of bowling alleys hasarrived.”

And finally, the anticipation ofpotentially winning a prize is thereal thrill of amusements. Agame that creates that sense ofexcitement is sure to be a winner,according to Toccata GamingInternational’s Kevin Pitt on theIntergame website.

Toccata Gaming, the namebehind the Pong 180 and Rock-’n’Roll Verti-Go games - both

landmark products for the com-pany - initially started out as agaming company around adecade ago. In recent years,however, the Wisconsin-basedcompany has shifted its focus toamusement equipment. Itremains in part a gaming com-pany, but the opportunities inthe US amusement sector werehard to ignore.

“Toccata Gaming for the lastfew years has been branchingout into amusement type games,focused primarily on familyentertainment centres andamusement routes,” Pitt toldInterGame. “We saw value inexploring new options. It seemsthat there’s a niche market therethat we wanted to explore andget into. It’s about trying toexpand our operation and diver-sify the business.”

“Was it not interesting to see the Chancellor looking so authentic playing bingo earliertoday? And what a great offer from the Chancellor - buy 300 pints of beer and get onefree. They give a little with one hand, but take away so much more with the other.”

CHRISTOPHER LESLIE, LABOUR MP, NOTTINGHAM EAST

Back in 2011, the Departmentfor Culture, Media and Sport

implemented an increase instake for B3 gaming machines to£2 and has changed the numberof B3 gaming machines permit-ted in adult gaming centres andbingo premises.

As of then, AGC and bingopremises have been entitled tomake available a number of Cat-egory B gaming machines notexceeding 20 per cent of thetotal number of gamingmachines which are available foruse on the premises.

Licensed AGC and bingopremises in existence before 13July 2011 have been entitled tomake available four (AGCs) oreight (bingo) category B gamingmachines, or 20 per cent of thetotal number of gamingmachines, whichever is thegreater.

AGC and bingo premiseslicences granted on or after 13July 2011 but before 1 April 2014have been entitled to a maxi-mum of four or eight category Bgaming machines or 20 per centof the total number of gamingmachines, whichever is thegreater; from 1 April 2014 thesepremises will be entitled to 20per cent of the total number ofgaming machines only.

Operators who choose tomake material changes to theirexisting licensed premises inorder take advantage of the 20per cent requirement may needto apply to their local authorityfor a licence variation. Licensedoperators who are in any doubtabout whether alterations totheir premises will require a vari-

ation to their premises licenceshould speak to their licensingauthority before proceeding.

All permitted gamingmachines will count towards the20 per cent entitlement - that iscategory B3, B4, C and D. This willinclude products consideredgaming machines because theyhave gaming machine offeringson them, even if they also offersomething else (for exampleelectronic bingo terminalswhich also offer gamingmachine content are classed asgaming machines). Skill withprize machines will not con-tribute to the number of gamingmachines.

For the purpose of calculatingthe permitted category B alloca-tion, the 20 per cent entitlementwill be strictly applied. Therefore,to be permitted four category Bgaming machines an operatorwould need to have another 16gaming machines available foruse; to be permitted eight cate-gory B machines an operatorwould need 32 other gamingmachines. An operator with only39 gaming machines (includingcategory Bs) would only be ableto offer seven category Bmachines, whereas an operatorwith 40 gaming machines couldoffer eight category Bs. As such,the number of category Bmachines is rounded down forthe purpose of this calculation.

The Gambling Commissionconsiders that a gaming machineis defined as ‘available for use’ ifa person can play it. Further guid-ance on this issue has been pub-lished by the Commission and isavailable on its website.

New B3entitlement to bestrictly applied

“I was quite surprised when I came down here today and heard that theChancellor of the Exchequer - who’s mega rich - would be coming to play agame of bingo. I just hope the economy isn’t that bad that George Osborneneeds to find a few quid from playing bingo!”

MARGARET EVANS, BINGO PLAYER, CARDIFF

“Ours is a sector constantly awaiting stable regulations that enable compa-nies to make investments. In spite of that, this edition of ENADA showed thedynamism that companies are able to express and confirmed expectations,showing that it was an effective tool useful for business and networking. Wenow hope that during the procedure for passing the government Bill on taxmatters, the importance of discussion and networking between trade mem-bers, government and AAMS, in order to take action in a fair manner, isunderstood - thus safeguarding consumers and companies.”

RAFFAELE CURCIO, CHAIRMAN, SAPAR

“The Government has already made clear that player protection measureson fixed odds betting terminals introduced by the betting industry from 1March 2014 must be toughened and made mandatory. The Gambling Com-mission is reviewing its licence conditions and codes of practice, and itsguidance to licensing authorities.”

HELEN GRANT, DCMS

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GREF SCHEDULED FORMAY IN DUBLIN

he Gaming Regula-tors EuropeanForum (GREF) will

hold its annual meeting inDublin, Ireland from the 28 -30 May, 2014 and a largenumber of internationalregulators will be on hand.The Forum will further thegroup’s goals of providinga forum in which Europeangaming regulators canmeet, exchange views anddiscuss policy on gamingmatters. The event will beled by the current chair-man, Håkan Hallstedt ofthe Swedish Gambling

Authority. A meeting inFebruary 2013 resulted in

GREFsettingout itsAnnualWork Pro-gramme,whichstipu-lates,

among other resolutions,that the association willattempt to secure a seriesof scholars for year-roundlectures. This documentalso spells out some of themain focuses of yearincluding responsible gam-ing and a detailed look atthe statistics surroundingEuropean gambling.

JUNE DATE SET FORELECTROCOIN OPEN DAY.

K amusement sup-pliers Electrocoinare opening their

Park Lane headquarters forinterested visitors on 4June, 2014. The annualOpen Day will take place atElectrocoin House in Lon-

don, with senior figuresfrom the pub and amuse-ment sectors expected tomake an appearance.Electrocoin has been pro-viding amusement andleisure machines for overthirty years and atten-dees will get thechance to lookaround the company’s

base of operations andspeak with its experi-enced employees. TheOpen Day also givesElectrocoin to give adetailed showcase tosome of its latestmachines, away fromthe hustle and bustle ofa large-scale tradeshow.

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urope’s largest signagetrade show will take placein Munch, Germany from

20-23 May, 2014. The EuropeanSign Expo hopes to unite sign-mak-ers and visual communicationpractitioners by showcasing inno-vation in conventional and digitalsignage.

Manufacturers will be illumi-nating their signage at the MesseMunich, making use of 2,603square meters of exhibition space.Visitors can expect to see the latest

innovations in the industry, includ-ing non-printed signage, channellettering, LED and neon signage,dimensional signage, engravingand etching. A series of conferencesessions will also be running in

tandem with the expo, in the spe-cially designated Signage Hub.

“In its second year, EuropeanSign Expo 2014 will once again setout to deliver a focused eventwhich gives signmakers - andthose who are responsible for buy-ing and specifying signage - valu-able insights into the full spectrumof analogue and digital possibili-ties,” said event organiser RozMcGuinness.

McGuinness is the divisionaldirector for FESPA Digital,

Europe’s largest focused event forthe digital wide format print indus-try, which will run in concert withthe European Signage Expo.

“Having launched EuropeanSign Expo last year in London, wehave taken on board

the feedback from exhibitorsand visitors to the first show,” hesaid. “The closer physical integra-tion of European Sign Expo withFESPA Digital responds to the pref-erence for less delineationbetween them.”

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