Tag Archives: Arcade
UK – Hippodrome Casino snaps up neighbouring arcade
Following an adjustment of its business development strategy, low-stake gaming operator, Praesepe has confirmed the sale of the Crystal Rooms AdultGaming Centre (AGC) situated in Leicester Square, central London, to the neighbouring Hippodrome Casino. The sale has been completed for an undisclosed sum. Explaining the shift in business focus for the company, Praesepe CEO Nick…
UK – Novomatic buys Playnation
Novomatic UK has acquired the business of Playnation from Palatine Private Equity for an undisclosed sum. Playnation, headquartered in Runcorn, Cheshire, is a provider of family entertainment solutions to the leisure industry. The business comprises 20,000 amusement machines operated at over 1,700 UK sites that include holiday parks, motorway service stations, bowling alleys, family pubs…
UK – Talarius full year profits in excess of 50 per cent
British arcade operator Talarius has delivered further strong growth in revenue and profitability with revenue increasing 11.9 per cent to AU$115.9m, EBITDA up 20.3 per cent to AU$16.4m and EBIT up 51.7 per cent to AUD$6.2m. These double-digit growth levels have been achieved despite trading out of fewer venues, following proactive estate management, off the…
UK – Talarius tests innovative self-exclusion software from SmartALERT
Talarius, the UK’s largest operator of Adult Gaming Centres (AGCs), will be the first Adult Gaming Centre to trial SmartEXCLUSION, a customer self-exclusion solution that enables multiple branches to be alerted quickly when someone self-excludes. The technology will be installed in five of Talarius’ Quicksilver venues in the North East for an ongoing period to…
UK – JCM names two new distributors in UK arcade market
Moving to provide even better service to its rapidly growing Ticket2Go TITO business, JCM Global has named two new distributors in the UK arcade/AGC market. Eurocoin and Town and County Leisure will work directly with arcade and AGC operators across the UK to supply the Ticket2Go solution, improving cashbox take for operators and significantly reducing…
UK – SG Gaming releases titles for arcade, bingo and LBOs
SG Gaming has released a range of new titles across the arcade, bingo and licensed betting office (LBO) sectors. The titles include Rainbow Riches Pic ‘n’ Mix, a groundbreaking new Barcrest branded B3 slots game produced by SG Gaming’s in house development team. Pic ‘n’ Mix builds on the highly popular Rainbow Riches branded series…
UK – Praesepe appoints Sue Griffiths to new Compliance role
Praesepe, which operates a total of 160 adult gaming centres, family entertainment centres and bingo clubs located throughout the UK, has confirmed the appointment of Sue Griffiths to the newly created post of Compliance Officer. Sue Griffiths, who has over a decade’s gaming industry experience, most recently with Embed-UK, reports directly to Commercial Director Byron…
UK – Bell-Fruit and Endemol renew licensing agreement
Nottingham-based gaming machine manufacturer Bell-Fruit Games (BFG) and multiplatform entertainment provider Endemol UK have renewed their agreement for the phenomenally successful DEAL OR NO DEAL (DOND) licence. The deal, currently running into its eighth year, has seen the emergence of in excess of 100 AWP, SWP, Cat B3 and club products in the UK bearing…
UK – Talarius vows to be the ‘Best in Town’
Talarius, the UK’s largest operator of Adult Gaming Centres, vowed to be the ‘Best in Town’ at its annual conference on September 4 2014. Around 250 employees from all parts of the business gathered at the ICC in Birmingham to celebrate the Company’s success over the past year and devise ways of working together to…
