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UK – Welcome Break renews partnership with Inspired for further five years
Welcome Break, one of the UK’s leading motorway service operators, is extending its partnership with Playnation, a part of Inspired Entertainment, a leading provider of gaming machines, who will continue to provide its entertainment services across all Welcome Break sites. Playnation has a long-standing relationship with Welcome Break, providing customers with some of the best…
UK – Inspired to buy Novomatic’s UK amusements divisions for US$120m
Inspired Entertainment is buying the Gaming Technology Group of Novomatic for US$120m in a deal that includes Gamestec Leisure, Playnation, Astra Games, Bell-Fruit, Harlequin Gaming and Innov8 Gaming but does not include Novomatic’s casino assets. Following the transaction, Inspired would be positioned to supply an extensive range of products and services across the UK and…
UK – Changes announced for Playnation executive team
Novomatic UK has announced a restructuring of the executive team of its recently acquired Playnation business. Key to the changes are Mark Chapman’s decision to step down from his role as Chief Operating Officer and Adam Hodges’ move to a consultative role, leaving open the position of MD. That will be filled by Peter Davies,…
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 – Betdigital partnership paying dividends for Playnation
Mega Pots Bar-X Gold, by content and systems developer Betdigital, has proved a huge hit with Playnation customers playing on their range of Storm cabinets. Betdigital delivered the game at record speed using its proprietary multi-platform interface, SystemX. It means games can operate on many platforms via one common interface, reducing development and QA resources…
UK – Playnation takes over machine supply to Bunn Leisure
Family entertainment business, Playnation, has secured a long-term contract with Bunn Leisure to provide 100 per cent of its on-site machines. The deal will see Playnation providing over 300 machines to Bunn Leisure, including its state of the art B3 Storm terminals – the world’s first high-definition gaming machines allowing players to enjoy leading titles such…
UK – Playnation Storms into Welcome Break
The UK’s leading family entertainment provider, Playnation, is to supply motorway service station operator Welcome Break with its state-of-the-art Storm terminals. The new long-term contract will see Playnation supplying Welcome Break, the UK’s second largest motorway service area operator, with Storm B3 terminals. The world’s first high-definition gaming machines allow players to enjoy leading titles…
UK – Playnation top of the slots as families return to gaming in 2013
As 2013 draws to a close, the family entertainment sector celebrates a year of strong results. With £110m of 2 pence pieces pushed, 9.8m miles on racing simulators clocked up, 3.3m toys grabbed and 2.3mtickets redeemed this year on amusements across the country, traditional family entertainment shows no sign of fading. The analysis, conducted by…
UK – Playnation completes move to Runcorn
Playnation, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of family entertainment solutions to the leisure sector, has set up its new headquarters in Runcorn. The move follows the successful management buyout, backed by Palatine Private Equity, earlier this year, and its new appointment of a non-executive chairman, Pets at Home founder, Anthony Preston. The new office…
