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UK – Admiral Manchester celebrates return to Piccadilly Gardens

Launching its new flagship AGC with two floors of gaming and over 350 machines, Admiral marked its return to Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester after seven years with a VIP night for the industry to remember. Admiral Manchester opened its doors in Piccadilly Gardens for the first time on 28 March following an industry guest VIP…

UK – Praesepe to support the bacta Charitable Trust

Milton Keynes-based gaming company Praesepe has announced that it will begin to support the bacta Charitable Trust, which helps a number of charities including Rays of Sunshine, the Teenage Cancer Trust, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and Great Ormond Street Hospital. Bacta (British Amusement Catering Trade Association) is the trade body representing the interests of…

UK – Blueprint Operations appoints David Purvis as Managing Director

Following what has been a pivotal five years in the fortunes of Blueprint Operations (trading as Blueprint Machines), UK Managing Director, Simon Barff is set to leave the business. Sascha Blodau, UK General Manager for the Gauselmann Group, said: “It is with regret that we announce Simon’s departure after a successful and transformative five and…

UK – Cashino invests £3.5m in initial phase of Adult Gaming Centres revamp

Adult gaming company, Cashino has invested close to £3.5m in the refurbishment of UK venues in Birmingham, Cotteridge, Coventry, Ealing, Merry Hill, Southampton, Wembley and Watford. The company, which operates 168 adult gaming centres across the UK, has enjoyed significant success in recent years, and is aiming to build on this by focussing on the…

UK – CPI says more companies specifying SC Advance for a stronger ROI

The UK AWP market has undergone a revolution over recent years which was plain to see at this year’s EAG show in London. The traditional single-game, reel-based AWP machines are now being replaced by stylish multi-game video cabinets. These cabinets, which are no longer wooden but made of high-quality steel, may cost a little more…

UK – Park Avenue helps to raise over £5,000 for Bacta Charitable Trust

Fund raising at June’s highly successful Park Avenue Open Day generated a total of £5,613 for the Bacta Charitable Trust. The sum, which was presented by Electrocoin to Bacta Charitable Trust Chairman, Jimmy Thomas, marked a return to the system by which the industry raises money for the Trust which in turn allocates it across…

UK – Barcrest to celebrate 50 years

Scientific Games’ UK division, SG Gaming and SG Digital will mark the 50th anniversary of its world-renowned brand, Barcrest, this year. Over 50 years, Barcrest has grown from a business with just two employees in 1968 to the global content brand it is today. The early 1990s saw Barcrest lead the way in hardware development…

Spain – Win Systems launches new AWP for Spanish market

Win Systems has launched its new gaming machine designed specifically for Spanish operators, the GameStar Arcadia. Win Systems’ GameStar S3 slot machine has been adapted to fit with the regulatory requirements of the market, and incorporates an attractive content multi-game library and jackpot features suitable in the country. GameStar Arcadia also hosts the necessary coin…

UK – Bacta agrees pub summit programme

Bacta, the trade association whose members include the manufacturers and operators of gaming machines, pool tables and jukeboxes, has agreed a programme of quarterly meetings with the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers and The British Beer And Pub Association. The tripartite meetings will provide an opportunity for machine operators and representatives from the on-trade to…