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ANALYSISTatts Group’s recentlyannounced end of year resultshave shown excellent progressat Talarius, its UK subsidiary.Talarius grew its total revenue forthe full year 2013 by 12.8 per centand its EBITDA by 10.8 per cent.This growth is of course in spiteof difficult trading conditions andtough economic times. Talariuswas able to achieve this throughthe refurbishment of targetedvenues where there was clearrevenue uplift potential,increased investment in its staffand popular new machines,extending opening hours atpopular venues and ensuringtight cost controls weremaintained throughout thebusiness. Talarius is confidentthat this business will continue totrend upwards as the economy inthe UK improves and the benefitsof the new growth initiativesbegin to bear fruit.

Novomatic, the parent com-pany of a number of UK-based

coin-op firms, has brought theDutch firm Eurocoin Gamingunder its umbrella, which is ofvital importance to the overseassuccess of Bell-Fruit Games. Euro-coin Gaming is the single sourcein Holland for Bell-Fruit video andreel-based gaming machines andthe clear leader in the single sitemarket. Through this most recentacquisition, Novomatic plans tofurther strengthen its foothold inthe Dutch market and at the sametime to offer its valued customersmore product diversity from itsrenowned brands JvH, Errel,Eurocoin, Bell-Fruit, Astra andNovomatic.

Paul Strikers, managing direc-tor of Eurocoin Gaming, com-mented: “We are happy and

proud to further support Dutchoperators with the famous Bell-Fruit product. Together withNovomatic we expect to providepremium quality service andstate-of-the-art products andinnovations to the Dutch gamingmarket. As such we will make sureour customers get access to best-of-breed Group game contentacross all distribution channels.Our new team will ensure thatDutch operators will discovernew sources of revenue via newand innovative products whichwill open up new revenuestreams and at the same time sig-nificantly grow the current cus-tomer base."

Thomas Graf, CTO of Novo-matic, commented: “EurocoinGaming is the leading force in theDutch gaming supply chain with

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n the back of some excel-lent yearly financial results,high street adult gaming

centre operator Talarius hasrevealed a number of big invest-ment, high-profile initiatives inorder to help further grow thecompany going forward.

Included within this is Talarius’recently announced sponsorshipdeal with Wolverhampton race-course, the UK’s busiest race-course, for its Quicksilver brand.This will see Quicksilver featureon banner advertisements acrossthe venue, including at the start-ing stall and finish line, achievingwidespread coverage on all theTVs across the racecourse and inbookmakers across the country aswell as with national and satellitebroadcasters.

The deal also includes Quicksil-ver-themed race names including“£1 to Win £500 at QuicksilverSlots” and “More Ways to Win £500at Quicksilver Slots”. It will have atrade stand and staff on site, andwill feature in the race card and allother promotional materials.

These investments will helpTalarius build on its strong resultsof the last year and deliver sus-tained long term growth.

Top-performing employees ofTalarius, the UK’s largest operatorof adult gaming centres, are in fora treat following the launch of anew employee reward schemewhich will see three lucky venuemanagers and one business devel-opment manager whisked away toLas Vegas at the end of the month.

The scheme is just one part ofTalarius’ chief executive PeterHarvey’s strategy to grow the busi-ness, and was announced at the

company’s annual meeting, whichtook place through two events atOld Trafford in Manchester on 3September and Sandown Park inSurrey on 10 September.

This new scheme is part of awider initiative to incentivise staff

and increase Talarius’ market shareby ensuring Quicksilver, Silversand Winners venues across thecountry are welcoming more cus-tomers through their doors. Fur-ther staff engagement initiativesannounced include the launch of‘Ask Peter’, a forum through whichemployees can have their opin-ions heard by the Support Centrein Milton Keynes. This will work inparallel with a new system gearedto rewarding employees whoseideas and business improvementsuggestions are adopted by thecompany.

In conclusion, Harvey stated:“We are proud to have so manygreat people working at Talariusvenues across the UK, and we wantto recognise and reward them forall their hard work, on which Talar-ius’ success depends.”

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As part of its long term growth strategy, Talarius will also be investing millions ofpounds to continue to modernise its venues, improve the machine estate andprovide extensive training and development for employees across the business.

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The Gambling Commission plans to consult inSeptember on some limited changes to the

Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP).Many of the changes will be relevant only for

the remote gambling sector and subject to the out-come of the consultation they should be in placefor proposed government reforms that subject toparliamentary approval, will require all remotegambling firms targeting the British market to belicensed by the Commission.

In a smaller number of areas, including on thehandling of complaints and disputes, the consul-tation will also be relevant for premises-basedoperators.

Further details on the planned consultation willbe published after the summer.

PARTNERSHIP

TransAct Technologies hasentered into an exclusive multi-

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Under the terms of the agree-ment, TransAct will be the exclusivegaming printer solutions providerto Suzo-Happ for its gaming andcasino customers. The agreementsignificantly expands TransAct’sworldwide distribution network.

o there we have it: afterthe DCMS considered thedraft Public Bodies

(Merger of the Gambling Com-mission and the National LotteryCommission) Order 2013, themooted merger has been finallyapproved by Parliament.

Declaring the deal done, cul-ture minster Hugh Robertsonstated: “The government proposeto use the powers in the PublicBodies Act 2011 to merge theNational Lottery Commissionand the Gambling Commissioninto a single body. Having saidthat, it is only fair to admit at theoutset that the project has had apretty long gestation period. Amerger was originally suggestedby the previous government inthe 2010 Budget and was initi-ated in the 2011 Act. The lengthyconsultation period raised no sig-nificant public or industry oppo-sition to the merger. It was thenconsidered by the Lords’ Second-ary Legislation Scrutiny Commit-tee, which reported that the

merger successfully met the testsset out in the 2011 Act. The CMSCommittee considered it and feltthat the case for the merger wasjustified.”

Robertson continued: “Boththe Lords Committee and theCMS Committee suggested thatmy Department publish guid-ance on working practices tomanage any concerns about realor perceived conflicts of inter-est; that was done. The GamblingCommission responded posi-tively, and all letters relating tosuch guidance and the methodby which concerns will be man-aged are available on the Gam-bling Commission website.”

The minister noted thatdespite having slightly differentremits, the functions of the twocommissions are broadly similar,hence the consensus that themerger is broadly sensible, andthat is particularly true withregard to consumer protection.

He explained: “The govern-ment believe that merging the

two bodies will provide anumber of advantages. In addi-tion to the economies of scale,with some modest savings, themerger will provide importantbenefits to consumers. A singleregulator will be able to delivera common approach to con-sumer protection where thereare common regulatory issues,such as under-age and excessiveplay. A merged regulator will beable to commission researchacross the sectors and, whereappropriate, provide effective,in-the-round policy co-ordina-tion and advice. Over time thatwill be particularly valuable, astechnological developmentsand online gambling havedemonstrated a growing conver-gence between traditional gam-bling and lottery-type products.”

Robertson concluded: If I amcorrect, the review that will takeplace over the autumn will makea series of recommendationsabout the amounts that societylotteries can charge, the

amounts of money that they giveto good causes and so on. Oncethe overall regime has been setby that review - and clearly anychanges made to the current reg-ulations will come before Parlia-ment in the normal way - it willbe down to the main board of theGambling Commission to takethose decisions. Under the con-flict of interest regulations thatform the body of the exchangeof letters between myself andthe Chair, the commission hasappropriate standing operatingprocedures to deal with thatprocess. The sub-committee willinform the board’s decision, butultimately that decision will befor the main board to take.”

A merger of such commonsense proportions will undoubt-edly be met with interest fromthe industry. Whether it isreflected by an equally commonsense view that the National Lot-tery is, indeed, tantamount togambling and therefore shouldbe treated so remains to be seen.

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Heralding Project’s latestgame launch, managingdirector Tony Boulton toldCoinslot: “Our business phi-losophy has always been toprovide operators and byextension their players withthe widest games choicepossible.”

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lackpool’s under-fireIlluminations Switch-Onhas left its council organ-

isers with a debt of £372,000, itwas revealed last week.

The loss was confirmed asofficial attendance figures forthe weekend’s two-day festival -the first ever paid for Switch-Onevent - were announced. Organ-isers Marketing Blackpool saidthat 4,824 people attendedFriday’s Switch-On, which

starred Take That singer GaryBarlow and TV presenterJonathan Ross. Free Switch-Onsin recent years have attractedcrowds of around 15,000. Satur-day’s second gig - headlined byMadness - pulled in a crowd of5,191. The total attendancefigure of 10,015 is half the20,000 as quoted earlier lastweek by Blackpool Council’sTourism Chief CouncillorGraham Cain.

The financial loss of £372,109includes a six-figure donation toChildren In Need as requestedby Gary Barlow in return forstepping in at the last minute inplace of Irish band The Script.

As calls were made for aninquiry, Marketing Blackpoolsaid losses had always been pre-dicted in the first year as a paid-for event and said its budgetwould take the hit.

And they stood by their deci-

sion to charge and revealed theywere now in talks with musicchannel MTV over next year’sevent. However, leader of Black-pool Council’s Conservativegroup, Councillor Tony Williams,made it clear his party wouldseek further answers.

Movement is set startat Margate’s Dream-

land site after ownershipof the land was trans-ferred to Thanet DistrictCouncil, signalling thebeginning of plans tocreate the world’s firstheritage amusement park.Controversy over the landcontinues, however, withlegal action due by thesite’s former owners, thenewly named Dream-landLive.

Thanetcouncilbecomesowner ofMargate’sDreamland

SYSTEMS

Novomatic, Europe’s biggest integrated gaming groupand parent company of Astra, RLMS and Gamestec, is

set to become the first gaming provider to internation-ally introduce the pre-requisites for a comprehensive bio-metrically supported registration and payment system.

The firm has employed and bundled together exist-ing technologies and developed proprietary systemsthat allow various applications in the gaming segmentas well as in ancillary areas such as gastronomy. Once aguest is registered he can login via biometric recogni-tion, gain access to the gaming area or play land basedas well as online.

This network is implemented in a so-called single-wallet-environment that includes gaming machines, arestaurant or a bar within an operation or even an onlineor mobile casino. Even the cash payout can be adminis-tered via the biometric recognition of the guest at a cashterminal or cash desk.

Novomaticlaunches biometricpayment system

BINGO

Rosie Winter-ton visited

Gala Bingo inWheatley HallRoad, Doncaster,last week to dis-cuss the future ofthe bingo industry.

She heard from customers andstaff about the rate of tax levied onbingo clubs - currently 20 per cent,compared with 15 per cent for othergambling outlets - which industrychiefs have labelled a ‘bingo tax’.

Winterton said: “The value of bingohalls should not be underestimatedas they play an important role withincommunities across the country, pro-viding a friendly, safe and social envi-ronment that is rarely providedelsewhere.”

Doncaster MPcalls hoping forfull houses atbingo halls

The centenary of Burnham-On-Sea's pier is to be marked next

year with a number of celebra-tions. Owner Louise Parkin said:

“We're planning several eventswhen residents and visitors willbe encouraged to get involved.”Burnham's Pavilion, which is

widely regarded as beingBritain's shortest pier, will holdseveral events to mark its 100thanniversary since opening.

Burnham-On-Sea Pier centenary celebrations

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K-based bespokedesign solutionsprovider Games-

man is set to exhibit at G2ELas Vegas alongside itsparent company Esterlinefrom September 24-26.

G2E is the first majorexpo to be held on US soilsince the world’s leadingcomponents developerand manufacturer wasacquired by Esterline inFebruary 2013.

Gamesman’s links withthe slots manufacturingcapital of the world havestrengthened since it first

attended G2E in 2008 asmanaging director MarkSmith explained: “We havemade the transition frombeing visitors to boothholders and in 2010became employers whenwe opened a dedicatedoffice in the city under theleadership of Britishnational Nick Walter. Inthree years we haveincreased the size of thefootprint by 100 per centand in the processincreased our headcount,the vast majority of whomare from Vegas and the sur-

rounding area.’’Smith added: “Having an

operational base in Vegas isa major advantage and a fea-ture of our offering that ourcustomers really value.Being a short drive from somany of our customersenables us to supply parts,in many cases on the sameday. This gives us a strongcompetitive advantage andis in keeping with our com-mitment to deliver gamingsolutions through a combi-nation of technologydriven products and on-going customer support.”

LEGISLATION

Nottinghamshire Police hasthanked the Gambling Commis-

sion for supporting an investigationwhich led to a man being jailed forfraud.

Kevin Wright, 48, who was closelyinvolved in a former licensed societylottery, received a five year sentencefor defrauding fundraising schemesset up to support children withcancer.

The Commission provided infor-mation to Nottinghamshire Policeregarding his brief involvement insociety lotteries. The informationhelped lead to Wright’s convictionsfor theft and fraud, relating tooffences across a range of fundrais-ing activities.

A Commission spokesperson said:“Working in partnership with otherlaw enforcement agencies is centralto the Commission’s work in keepingsociety lotteries fair and safe. Wewere very pleased that our support toNottinghamshire Police helped bringKevin Wright to justice.”

THEFT

Amanageress stole thousandsof pounds from a Chesterfield

club as she tried to replace thecash by playing fruit machines.

Last week, Chesterfield magis-trates’ court heard how AngelaSperry, 58, of Rufford Close,Chesterfield, had been the ClubChesterfield Miners’ Welfaremanageress when she stole£6,964.30.

Prosecuting solicitor PeterBettany said: “She originally took

£1,800 but during the same nightshe realised this had gone miss-ing from her pocket. She beganmoving cash from one safe toanother to hide the fact andrepaid £500 from her wages.”

Bettany added Sperry stolemore money to use at Noble’sAmusements in a failed effort toreplace the stolen cash. And fol-lowing a fire at a house whereSperry was staying, she toldpolice £3,600 of the clubs’ tak-ings had been destroyed but shelater admitted theft.

Defence solicitor PhilipBloore said Sperry attempted topay some money back beforestealing more to use on fruitmachines in an effort to replacethe cash. He added she developedbad judgement after battling withacute asthma and a bad spine.Sperry pleaded guilty to theftafter stealing £6,964.30 betweenOctober and December 2011.She was released on uncondi-tional bail and her case wasadjourned to Derby Crown Courtfor sentencing on September 30.

Commissionthanked afterfraudconviction

Vegas showing a homefrom home for GamesmanCONTENT PROVIDERS

Gamesman and its parent company Esterline will be exhibiting product together for the first time at theforthcoming G2E in Las Vegas.

Asthmatic manageresssteals £7,000 frommembers’ club

PARTY TIME CLASSICKEEPS TOP SPOT

Astra Games’ Party TimeClassic, the three-player,10p/£5 version of its much-loved multiplayer series,remains the top performinggame in Coinslot’s CategoryD chart. Tried and tested,Astra is working hard withsome of the best and mostknowledgeable coastaloperators to produce agame that it was confidentwould be high on the shop-ping list of every seasidearcade. Although it is notunusual for a Party Timerelease to be an instant hit,thanks to instantly recog-nisable high-impact graph-ics and LED lighting, Classicstill offers playability guar-anteed to maintain andgrow its cashbox.

VDW WINS APPEALRULING

Pusher manufacturer VdWInternational has triumphedafter a five-year battle toprotect its intellectual prop-erty. The Belgium-basedcompany won an appeal tooverturn a previous court’sdecision that a Dutch com-pany had not copied VdW’sFun City pusher.

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PINBALL

The European PinballChampionship is to be

hosted in Italy for the firsttime next year. For severalyears, the amusement andgaming show held eachspring at Rimini Fiera andevery autumn at Fiera diRoma has put on interna-tional pinball tourna-ments. Official recognitionhas finally come, however,with the next edition ofEnada Spring set to hostthe European PinballChampionship.

EPC 2014 will takeplace from 22-23 March2014, and will be organ-ised by IFPA Italia (Inter-national Flipper PinballAssociation), in coopera-tion with the Italian pinballand videogame distribu-tor Tecnoplay Spa andRimini Fiera.

EPC 2014 will be pre-viewed at ENADA at theFiera di Roma, from 16-18October 2013, with all thedetails concerning anevent which is expectedto attract up to 150 play-ers from all over Europeare expected.

The European Champi-onship was established in2005, with the inauguralevent held in Amsterdam,The Netherlands. In sub-sequent years, the eventhas taken place in Munich,Germany; Kolding, Den-mark; London, UK; Wal-lisellen, Switzerland; LeTreport, France andMadrid, Spain. This year’stournament will be held inStockholm, Sweden, from13-15 September.

he new AspersCasino at Xscape,which officially

opened last week, willmake a £175,000-a-yearpledge to Milton KeynesCouncil to help vulnerablepeople who have becomeaddicted to gambling.

Richard Noble, the chief

operating officer of Aspers,told local press that staffhad been trained toexclude customers that‘didn’t appear to be enjoy-ing their gambling’.

“We have made a signifi-cant commitment to makesure that the people ofMilton Keynes enjoy ourfacilities. We have foundthat the average spend atone of our casinos isbetween £15-30 per night.That is not to say that thereisn’t a small number whomay have problems, butlast year we were namedSocially Responsible Oper-

ator of the Year at the inter-national gaming awards,and we take our responsi-bilities very seriously. Wehave set up a CommunityAction for ResponsibleGaming (CARG) groupthat will offer education topeople with gamblingissues.”

The voluntary body willcomprise of gambling char-ities, religious bodies andcommunity representa-tives. It will work with thepolice and the council toaddress any gambling issueswithin the community.

And the opening of the

casino, the largest outsideLondon, was welcomed byMayor Brian White.

He said: “While recognis-ing that some people havereservations, I believe thecasino is a good thing forMilton Keynes. It’s anotherpositive addition to the cityand, operating sensibly andconscientiously, will bringus significant benefits interms of the economy andjob creation.”

The Casino has created250 jobs for local people,and this week Aspersannounced that 43 per centof the intake had previously

been on jobseekersallowance - as part of a con-certed effort to offer acareer path to the city’syounger people.

Austin Graham, opera-tions director for Aspers,said: “I started out as a tabledealer and have worked myway up. It shows you thatthere is an excellent careerpath that can be followed.”

The 36,500sq.ft casinofeatures 108 slot machines,22 gaming tables, a 150-seatpoker room and 40-seatrestaurant, as well as a190ins media wall in thesports bar.

Publishing group GBMedia has appointed

Emilie Beau to the post ofmarketing and new busi-ness Development Execu-tive. Beau previouslyworked at GBM on a short-term contract coordinatingthe media company’s highlysuccessful Casino InvestorsCongress in Batumi Georgia,before returning to Mar-seilles to complete herMaster of Science in Man-

agement, where she spe-cialised in marketing.

Beau, a native Frenchspeaker who is also fluentin Spanish and English, willbe responsible for imple-menting GBM’s magazinemarketing campaigns aswell as identifying anddeveloping new businessopportunities in the gamingindustry space. Reporting toGBM director John Sullivan,Beau is the latest addition to

the team which is based inBolton.

Commenting on theappointment, John Sullivansaid: “We have a number ofvery exciting projectsplanned across our portfo-lio of b2b titles and market-ing services division overthe coming months and Ifelt it was imperative torecruit a marketing special-ist who is multi-lingual tohelp bring these projects to

fruition.”Looking forward to her

new role, Beau said: “Wehave some fantastic projectsin the pipeline and I am cer-tain that it’s going to be bothexciting and challenging.Speaking as a new graduateI feel honoured to be work-ing for a market-leadinggaming company in whathas got to be one of the mostdynamic and fast-movingbusiness sectors.”

New MiltonKeynes casinostressessocialresponsibilityCASINOS

The new casinowhich was openedby Aspers in MiltonKeynes last week haspledged to preventgambling addiction.

In order to help FEC owners andmanagers help get the best out

of their staff, the BALPPA FECgroup is to hold a specific trainingsession at the forthcoming LeisureIndustry Week show.

The session will be hosted byScott Brown of WDD online and istitled “Creating a Passionate Team:Creating a team that cares as much

as you”. Brown is a speaker wellknown to UK audiences and thesession aims to teach FEC manage-ment staff a whole range of skillsabout training. FEC lead JaniceDunphy commented: “We arethrilled to bring Scott back over todeliver training and seminars fol-lowing last year’s extremely suc-cessful programme.”

FEC managerial training session introduced for LIWTRAINING

The BALPPA FEC group hasannounced a new bespokemanagement training sessionfor all FEC general managerswill be staged at LIW 2013 atthe NEC, Birmingham on 24September.

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Amusements

s seaside piers enjoytheir busiest month ofthe year, new research

data out recently from tradeassociation Co-operatives UKexamines the ownership, usageand future of Britain’s piers.

The good news is that seasidepiers remain as popular as ever,with 6m people a year visitingthem. The research report alsoshows that:

• The combined length of allthe UK’s piers is 11 miles.

• Sixty-nine per cent of the UKpopulation have visited a pierwithin the last 5 years, and 70 percent want to visit in the future.

• Just 3 per cent of peoplewould stay away from a pierdespite the fact that three in fourpeople say that seaside townsare shabby and run down.

• In Wales 72 per cent ofpeople want to visit a pier butonly 52 per cent do in Scotland,

where fewer piers survive.• Far from being a retired

person’s pursuit, visiting a pierthis summer has been moreattractive to people under-35than to those who are older.

“More people live by the sea-side than live in Wales and 10 percent of our national heritageassets are within a mile of thesea. Seaside piers make us smile.But too many piers are trappedin a cycle of neglectful owner-ship with only periodicattempts at conservation,” saidreport author Jess Steele. “Webelieve that there is a newoption, now being pioneeredfor Hastings Pier, which is totake piers into local communityownership.”

The report highlights thecrisis facing Britain’s seasidepiers and offers a blueprint fortheir future revival as co-opera-tively owned assets for the ben-

efit of the community. At pres-ent 56 per cent of piers are pri-vately owned, with 39 per centin local authority hands and fiveper cent in community owner-ship. The report calls for a fast-track compulsory transferprocess to rescue importantcommunity and heritage assetsand a presumption in favour oflocal communities taking own-ership of such assets.

John Penrose MP, CoalitionMinister for Tourism and Her-itage until 2012, with two piersin his home constituency, com-mented: “For piers across thecountry, exposed at all times tosea and weather, there is a realchallenge in meeting the highfinancial costs of upkeep andinsurance. I applaud the searchfor new solutions to ournational assets that can harnessthe passion and commitmentthat comes with co-operative

and community models.”The report sets out the exam-

ple of Hastings Pier, which wasrotting away under private for-eign ownership (registered inPanama) until it was closed onsafety grounds. The pier, whichwas opened on the first AugustBank Holiday in 1872, trans-ferred recently to communityownership. Alongside heritagegrant funding, a 'communityshare' issue is expected to belaunched so that local peoplewill own the pier.

Brian Smith, chief executiveof Britain’s leisure co-operativeHF Holidays and chairman des-ignate of the new Britain onFoot campaign, added: “Many ofBritain’s piers are in disrepair.The co-operative model offers anew option, working in partner-ship with the local communityto renew and maintain our sea-side piers.”

Seaside piers are threatened by risingmaintenance costs and insurancePIERS

Trade association Co-operatives UK has reported thatBritain’s 57 seaside piers are under threat - notonly from corrosive seawater, but also from ownerswho fail to make provision for the high maintenancecosts and a rocketing insurance bill, which isestimated at around £33m over the next five years.

amusementsbriefs

LIONSGATE UK TO PRESENTHALLOWEEN EVENT AT THORPE PARK

Thorpe Park has unveiled plans for itspremier Halloween event, FrightNights, which will be presented withentertainment company LionsgateUK. The event, which will take placeover selected weekends in Octo-ber/November, will be the Park’sbiggest in 12 years, and will presentscare experiences based on some ofLionsgate UK’s most iconic andaward-winning horror films.

PUBLIC TO VOTE ATBOURNEMOUTH TOURISMAWARDS

The public are being urged to vote fortheir favourite establishment orattraction at this year’s BournemouthTourism Awards,which is based on aVictorian seasidetheme. Held at the O2Academy inBoscombe on November 21, theawards will celebrate the outstand-ing efforts of all those involved in thetown’s tourism industry.

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The European Vending Association(EVA) represents the interests ofthe European vending industry vis-

à-vis the European institutions and otherrelevant authorities or bodies. The associ-ation represents all segments of the vend-ing industry, including machine andcomponent manufacturers; suppliers ofcommodities such as ingredients, cups,confectionery and soft drinks; and opera-tors, most of which are SMEs who managevending machines on a daily basis. Ourmembership is composed of national asso-ciations and individual companies.

Lobbying is our main activity becauseour principal aim is to protect the indus-try from legislative measures that couldharm it. Being based in Brussels permitsus to monitor very closely the EU legisla-tive process and to intervene at the righttime at the right moment. In addition,being connected with stakeholders fromother industries in Brussels enables us tohave more effective lobbying campaigns.Furthermore, our aim is also to connectthe different players of the industry toorganise events where knowledge andexperience can be exchanged.

The turnover in the European vendingmarket in 2012 was about €11bn (£9.3m).Compared to 2011 it has been stabledespite a slight decrease of vends. The

number of vends went down, but slightlyhigher prices have compensated and guar-anteed quite a stable turnover. The UK isquite comparable to the European aver-age.

Furthermore, even though the sale ofnew vending machines has decreased in2012, the machine fieldbase has eitherbeen stable or has slightly increased. Thisis due to refurbishment of older machinesthat many operators undertake. For thelast two years there has been less invest-ment in new machines.

New technologies are already used invending machines, but their price is highand hence not attractive for all the opera-tors. New technologies have certainlycontributed to less energy consumptionand to a better management of themachine content. Telemetry, for manyoperators, is essential to gain time whenrefilling or maintaining machine.

Coin mechanisms are still very popularin many countries, because they aremechanical and easy to maintain. Opera-tors receive cash on a regular basis, andconsumers are used to using coins to get aproduct from a vending machine. How-ever, some studies have recently shownthat the vending industry would gainmore potential consumers if vendingmachine were equipped with different

payment methods, such as card readers.The vending industry needs to con-

tinue to adapt to a rapidly changing soci-ety in which consumers expect to getwhat they see in the media or what theyget in retail outlets. Consumers nowadayswant choice and quality. Operators canobserve other industries and learn fromsuccess stories. It is always important tofind out quickly the trends in the marketand then to adapt its business.”

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Not only have novelty vending ma-chines themselves moved with thetimes to attract today’s discerningconsumer, the quality of the mer-chandise housed within the ma-chines continues to increase, withmobile phones, tablet computers andother electronic de-vices now oftenfound alongside theleading licensedplush brands.

Gearing up for successNovelty vending is a robust sectorwithin the UK amusements industry,generating steady returns for nu-merous leisure venues, including

family entertain-ment centres,bowling alleys,coastal arcades,piers, cinemasand shoppingmalls, to namebut a few.

Novelty factorThe importance of vending in the UKis underlined by the fact that thereare now two principal exhibitions tosupport the sector year on year:Avex andVendex.

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Novelty Vending

The vending machines and novelty vendingsector remains extremely important to

Bandai Namco. It is one that the company hashelped to pioneer with products such asBarber Cut and Dunk Tank Prize.

The company has added Drop the Hookto its portfolio, which has pushed the sectorforward once again and played no small partin helping to develop a whole new marketin the UK.

“We are very excited about Drop the Hook- our latest prize machine,” said Bandai Namcocommercial director, John Brennan. “It hasreally broken the mould for the sector,because it allows a greater variety of prizes tobe displayed. For example, larger sized prizesare no problem and heavier prizes - up to 8kgin weight - can be accommodated easily. Thisallows operators to differentiate their offer-

ing to that of the competition and it is reallyremapping the novelty prize game genre.

Namco was the first company in the UK todevelop electronic prizes for these machines,which have helped to reshaped player expec-tations in this sector. James Anderson, generalmanager of Namco Prize Division, said: “It isnot just the machine and the gameplay thathave to be attractive to the player in order tomaximise revenues - the prizes are vital too.This was shown when Namco Prize Divisionlaunched the first range of electronic prod-ucts for the Dunk Tank Prize machine, whichthen evolved into the current Nam-Gear rangeof market-leading prizes.

“For Drop the Hook, we have workedclosely with the operators to develop a strongrange of attractive prizes which appeal to allsorts of players to the benefit of all. We are

now offering branding for the Jelly Bean Fac-tory products and have a range of goods to beused in the machine, including a highly attrac-tive 4.2kg bucket of jelly beans. It is proving ahit in all locations.”

Namco is renowned for acquiring topglobal licenses. Before signing a licence thecompany researches the market heavily toensure the brand will be suitable for its coredemographics in the EMEA and US markets.Namco has a wide range of licenses, whichspan from its own Pac-Man character to otherevergreen Aardman Productions licencessuch as Timmy Time and Shaun the Sheep.

When questioned about the operation ofnovelty vending, Brenan said he saw no issuein stocking similar prizes within vendingmachines as those behind the redemptioncounter. “It can be beneficial, as players get a

chance to see the value of the goods in tick-ets,” he said, “but if they are not regular repeatcustomers they are able to have a go on amachine to win the desirable prize. As themarket is developing it is moving closer toretail. We are now testing branding opportu-nities in the redemption market and the ben-efits of the test will be available to all in the2014 season.”

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Essential Guide to ... Novelty VendingSector Overview

SWOT ANALYSISNOVELTY VENDING

espite an overall consolidation andcontraction of the arcade sector, cer-tain genres have come to the fore-

front as major success stories. One of whichis undeniably the prize vending - or ‘mer-chandiser’ machine.

With operators upping their attempts toprovide entertainment for all the family, theirmachine stock has changed with the times -and quickly - as the current generation of con-sumers now demand something in return fortheir hard-earned discretionary spend.

One of the true stars of the modern arcadeand FEC scene is the product which offerseasily-obtainable non-monetary prizes, from

the humble penny chew and novelty keyringthrough to prizes as contemporary (andexpensive) as mountain bikes, smartphonesand iPads. The psychology of the both thenovelty and prize vendor is as old as the hillsand as simple as ABC - offer lots of easilyobtainable small capsules or prizes (in thecase of prize merchandising by attaching aticket dispenser) and a tantalisingly toughtop prize - such as a giant bar of chocolateor an iPod.

The Gambling Act 2005 places no limit oncategory D machines for FECs with a prem-ises licence. Barring an extreme governmentreversal in terms of coin-op legislation, there-

fore, the prize vending sector is here to stay.The glorious summer weather which

blazed down on several of 2013’s Bank Hol-iday weekends has passed, but the effortsto reinvent the content of the traditionalarcade continue. Every operator faced withthe opportunity to offer a major range ofprizes featuring that delicate balancing actof generic plush and high-end brandedgoods needs some stand-out machines towhet the customer’s appetite in the firstplace. This is where today’s range of prizevending machines steps up to the plate withsome aplomb.

Like every popular amusement gamesince the advent of the coin mechanism, theprize vending sector prides itself upon sim-plicity. The concept of operating a claw orplaying a simplistic ‘building block’ stylegame before winning a prize is easily enoughgrasped by all. Furthermore, with theleviathan machines housing the games typi-cally presented in a futuristic, sleek, whiteand chrome livery, they have instant appealto the ‘iPod generation’.

It is of course vital that all style of noveltyand prize merchandisers that have perme-ated the marketplace in recent years offerthe most alluring gifts and the skill to operat-ing them goes far beyond placing them onthe arcade floor, polishing them up andhoping for the best. When it comes to bothtypes of machine, the correct balance of cost,fun and reward must be considered or elsethe whole concept fails at the first hurdle.

Taking the age-old grabber theme ofsweets to its most extreme degree, giganticchocolate bar prize vendors are now com-monplace in FECs. This is as much to do withdistributors such as the likes of Namco PrizeEurope, RLMS and AMG Leisure bringing theproducts to market as it is the British public’ssweet tooth.

The secret of many prize vendingmachines’ success this summer is in thetiming. While the new staples of enormouschocolate bars and mobile devices will con-tinue to attract attention, operators areunder pressure to ensure that their machinesreflect the latest brands, including thebiggest film, TV and cartoon licenses.

With the above spawning an unbelievablearray of licensed goods, manufacturedaround the world, knowledgeable UK-baseddistributors are perfectly placed to supplythe right products and gifts at the right timefor the right kinds of operations. Luckily forUK coin-op, both firms have vast experienceand expertise in doing just that.

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STRENGTHS

• Novelty vending seen as an instant wayof ‘winning’ from customer perspec-tive

• Futuristic-looking products find favourwith pre-teen and teenage audience

• Merchandise is a vital part of inlandand coastal locations, be it FECs, cine-plexes, arcades or FECs

WEAKNESSES

• High-value prize vending machinescan be off-putting to some, whobelieve the prizes are nigh on impossi-ble to win

• Large footprint and big initial invest-ment means serious commitment

OPPORTUNITIES

• FECs gradually reducing the size oftheir adult-only areas need replace-ment products that will appeal to all thefamily

• Giant branded sweet and confec-tionery lines have captured the imagi-nation of operators and customers

• Vending machines full of the latestbrand can be quickly emptied andreplaced by the next fad as and whenrequired

THREATS

• Machines displaying high-value itemscan be targets for thieves

• One high-profile film flop can cost anoperator in unwanted merchandise

Sweets for kids, iPods forteens, peace for parentsPrize and novelty vending have emerged as amusement arcade staples since the Gambling Act wasimplemented in 2007, with seaside locations in particular gradually moving away from adult-orientatedentertainment.



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While a cynic would argue that the latest range of prizeand novelty vending machines are nothing more than

a simple variation on a well-worn theme, hats must betaken off to the developers and in turn the manufacturersand distributors for convincing arcade owners that vend-ing in many ways is the new bedrock of any successfularcade or FEC operation.

There have been a lot of new entrants to the prizevending arena in recent years, but the likes of Namco,RLMS and AMG have been around long enough to havebuilt up a wealth of expertise which they have used todistribute some seriously high-earning products.

To pick but three, games such as Dunk Tank Prize (asingle player prize merchandiser which comes with anoption to theme with Kyoto electronic goods), Lift Mania(arguably the cutest of the genre, with a little yellow forklift truck positioned inside the cabinet doing all the work)and the self-explanatory Chocolate Bar crane.

Products such as those mentioned, when fully themedand stocked with the latest prizes, offers a very attractivereturn on investment for operators of arcades and FECs,

many of which have reported some spectacular returnson investment.

Prize vending machines have undeniably been agrowth area in the last 24 months, with the synergy oflucrative prizes in machines offering intriguing and cleargame play making for maximum earnings.

Furthermore, with hybrid products putting a new spinon the expected norm, new industry standards have beencreated in terms of technology, design and gameplay.Vending machines which give out chocolate are air condi-tioned, for example, while others create ‘freshly-made’candy floss alongside the likes of full-on hybrids such asStack ‘N’ Grab, which is effectively two separate chal-lenges in one – the skill based ‘Stacker’ element and aclaw manipulated end game.

Innovation is certainly not dead in the vending arena.One could even say that the genre is at the cutting edgeof coin-op entertainment these days – and that’s astatement of fact, and not just a poorly-constructedpun based on the phenomenal success of Barber Cutand its peers.

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Clever variations on a proven theme

Despite the oft-mentioned competition from hand-held devices, smartphone appsand home game consoles, there’s nothingquite like shoving a coin in a machine,enjoying a few seconds of analogue fun andcollecting something at the end of it,believes Alex Lee.



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Essential Guide to ... Novelty VendingMarket Perspectives

Cranes and pushers are the mainstayof any seaside arcade. In our case, piersin particular have a wide age audience

and so machines that have been played fromgeneration to generation are vital to themakeup of the stock we carry for our visitors.

Cranes are a very visual, family fun game thatall generations play. Their success or otherwiseoften depends on the swag that is displayed inthem and their location in any arcade. Wealways think of them as our shop front so oftencranes appear in a row or bank to make theiroffering look attractive to our customers. Inrelation to contribution to turnover they rep-resent about a third of our machine turnover.

Cranes have always been one of the topthree family machines played in seasidearcades. Their income has usually been steadyincome for trade businesses and in recent yearsthe cranes themselves have benefitted fromplasma or LED screens with animation, LEDcabinets and cleverly designed snickeringmaking them attractive and modern lookingwhilst not losing their attraction. Location andcontent are always very important factors thataffect the cash box income of any crane.

Following the fire on the Grand Pier we pur-chased a large number of Elaut cranes an theseform the main banks of cranes on our Pier Pavil-ion. At the time of the fire they had just beenreleased and we therefore the latest cranes inour pavilion when we opened in 2010.

When it comes to the purchase of mer-chandise, our retail manager chooses the plushfor our cranes and is guided by the latest televi-sion trends, film releases at the cinema andadvice from the suppliers. A lot of the plushneeds to be pre-ordered, and subsequentordering of popular lines needs to be in placefor stock levels to me maintained and demandcatered for. Suppliers are always helpful butsometimes supplies dwindle so there is a madchase to secure the plush so that visitors arenot disappointed.

Film releases have provided some of themost popular plush lines for us this summer,however we favour a mix of plush includingour Grand Pier Bear ,which has proved to bevery popular. We have experimented withhigher and premium prizes. However, theGambling Commission’s rules and regulationsrestrict us to the value of the product we canput in there, hence they are not as appealing toour customers. Giant confectionary productsdo work, as customers love the novelty idea.”

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‘Location and contentare always veryimportant factors’

MICHELLE MICHAEL: ‘CRANES HAVE ALWAYSBEEN ONE OF THE TOP THREE FAMILYMACHINES PLAYED IN SEASIDE ARCADES’

AMG Leisure continues to strengthenits links with leading global amuse-

ment products supplier, LAI Games.Following the success of Stack ‘n’Grab, Mega Stacker and Little Speedyis Balloon Buster, the latest noveltyvending sensation from the US-basedcompany,which, accord-ing to AMG’sDavidBowman, hasbecome one ofthe successstories of2013.

“BalloonBuster hasbeen one ofour most suc-cessful prod-ucts this year,”Bowman said.“We recentlyreceived a large restock of themachines because we sold out of themat the back end of the summer.”

Bowman noted that novelty vendingmachines remain ideal for both coastaland inland family entertainment cen-tres, but that the most attractive prod-ucts, such as Balloon Buster, are alsoperforming well in bowling alleys and awide range of single sites.

“I feel novelty vending has increasedin popularity over recent months,” hesaid. “There have been some reallygood lines of merchandise releasedthis year, and it seems the customer isgetting more for their money, with thelatest tablet computers, phones andwatches. These really are desirableproducts.

Discussing the ideal play-to-prizeratio, Bowman said that while the setupdiffers from venue to venue, the bestresults are often achieved by making itas fair as possible. “The operators whoare a little more generous will benefit inthe long run,” he said.

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Noveltyvending: theperfectproduct forFECs

Following its success in the US,LAI Games’ Balloon Busternovelty vending machine ismaking strong inroads into theUK FEC market throughdistributor AMG Leisure.

Michelle Michael, co-owner of AGM Holdings, which operates theGrand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, discusses the continuedimportance of the novelty vending sector for today’s coastalamusement operators.

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andai Namco and Namco Prize Division provide someof the most exciting options for theprize vending sector currently

available on the market.“Drop the Hook is the latest in a

dynasty of high earning prizemachines that includes Barber Cutand Dunk Tank Prize,” said John Bren-nan, Bandai Namco commercial direc-tor. “Namco not only pioneered thissector but it brings something new toit with ever generation of product.Drop the Hook allows operators toreally push the boat out with the sizeand weight of prize on display. The pos-sibilities are very exciting.”

Drop the Hook will easily holdprizes up to 8kg in weight, and thisoffers new opportunities for the dis-play of prizes. For example, NamcoPrize Division supplies 4.2kg bucketsof jelly beans from The Jelly Bean Fac-tory in Ireland, which create an eye-catching and mouth-watering sighthanging in the machine. “We have cre-ated a special edition of the machineliveried with Jelly Bean artwork,” Bren-nan said. “This makes it even more attractiveto customers.”

The electronic prizes first introduced intothe amusement arena by Namco Prize Divi-

sion have also evolved into a wide range ofhigh quality, innovative products thatwould rival any found on the high street.The Nam-Gear range includes a tabletcomputer, a dual SIM smart phone, HDvideo camera, high-performance head-phones and even a DJ mixing deck.

James Anderson, general manager ofNamco Prize Europe, said: “We are con-stantly on the lookout for the most excit-ing technology, offering superb quality butwhich we can pass on the customers at acompetitive price, thanks to our globalpurchasing power.”

In addition to the Nam-Gear range,Namco Prize Division has a wide array ofplush in a variety of licensed and unli-censed formats. The Pac-Man range contin-ues to be hugely popular and comes in anumber of sizes. Shaun the Sheep andTimmy Time from Aardman Productionsattract a wide demographic of player and,in addition to the regular range, Namco

Prize Division has created some uniquelines unavailable elsewhere. The latest

plush range is Canimals, which is featuredtwice daily on CiTV.

RLMS Sales, part of the Astra GamingGroup, has revealed that it will be attend-

ing this year’s Leisure Industry Week (LIW) inBirmingham with an exciting new sweetvending concept. The product is called Pic NMix and will be making its significant pres-ence felt among a wide range of leisurebuyers at the NEC over three days from Sep-tember 24-26.

The concept is as simple as it is brilliantfun. The customer chooses a selection ofsweets using a touchscreen presented in abright, modern and attractive cabinet. Thetreats are then delivered via conveyorbelts into a plastic cup. According to themanufacturer, Pure Novelty, in excess of200g of sweets can be vended in as little as30 seconds.

Because the sweets are delivered from asecure, sealed unit, any hygiene issues tradi-tionally associated with ‘pick and mix’ styleproducts are completely negated. There isno need for the use of tongs, or for hands tocome into contact with the merchandise.And, equally important, the risk of theft isentirely removed.

Phil Boulton, managing director of RLMS,explained the rationale behind the decisionto exhibit at LIW. “We believe that Pic N Mixis a very good fit with the kind of productstyle that buyers who attend this event arelooking to invest in,” he said. “It’s no secretthat LIW isn’t a coin-op event in the tradi-tional sense, yet Pic N Mix is clearly not aproduct from the traditional coin-op mould.It’s new, different and eminently capable of

offering leisure operators anadditional revenue

stream that theymight not have

previously con-sidered.”

Boulton added:Pic N Mix is afavourite acrossall age groups.Presented andvended in thisunique way,adding some the-atre to the occa-

sion, will I am suregrab the attentionof most visitors tothis show.”

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Leading UK amusement andgaming product supplier RLMSSales will be taking an excitingnew sweet vending concept toLIW 2013.

AMG LEISURE

Prize vending pioneersAs pioneers in the prize vending sector, Bandai Namco and Namco Prize Division continue tobring new and innovative concepts to the European amusement market.

Over recent months, AMG Leisure hasbeen proactive in promoting the

benefits of prize novelty product tooperators who are trying to maximiseincomes from their sites.

The company’s David Bowman said:“LAI Games’ Balloon Buster has been astand-out machine this year and has pri-marily been sited at the coastal FECs.However, forward-thinking single siteoperators have also seen large cashboxreturns when siting the machine intothe pub market.

“Set up and positioned in the rightlocation, the Balloon Buster canreplace SWP positions that are tiredand rejuvenate the revenues that wasonce previously seen on these sites.”

The idea behind Balloon Buster is

simple: the player controls a metal armwith a joystick on the front of the cabi-net. The aim is to line up the metalarm with a hole in front of the bal-loon. If the player manages to getthe arm through the hole, the bal-loon will burst and a prize willdrop.

“The first products went out justafter EAG and have been very suc-cessful,” said AMG’s DavidBowman. “It’s been our lead coastalproduct so far this year.”

According to Bowman, Balloonbuster is working particularly wellwhen stocked with high-end mer-chandise such as tablet computers,watches, MP3 players, aftershaveand perfume.

Balloon Buster: a new level of novelty funUK amusement operators have been quick to realise the benefits of Balloon Buster, the noveltyvending machine from LAI Games that is available through AMG Leisure.

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AGCsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 King of Slots Blueprint2 3 TS22 Project3 2 Triple 8 Barcrest4 - Magic Lotto Novomatics5 - Rainbow Kings 6 game Astra6 8 Jackpot Kings Project7 7 Mega Bars Big Hit Project8 9 Rainbow Riches Community Cash Barcrest9 6 Luck Lady's Charm Astra10 10 Lady Luck Reflex

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Members clubsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 Jackpot Island Reflex2 2 Fireball Storm3 - Happy Hour BFG4 - Paymaker Reflex5 - Casino Crazy OTB JPM

Based on data from representative sites. Supplied by sector professional

FEC - familyThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 Party Time Classic (3 Player) Astra2 2 Rainbow Riches (3 Player) Astra3 - Monopoly (4 Player) Mazooma4 10 Gold Rush Stampede (4 Player) Barcrest5 5 Adders And Ladders (4 Player) Vivid6 - Crazy Fruits Bellfruit7 7 DOND (3 Player) Bellfruit8 8 Party Time Arena (4 Player) Astra9 9 Party Time (3 Player) Astra10 6 Chase The Ace Project

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FEC - adultThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 3 Free Play 70 Project2 2 Rainbow Riches Party Barcrest3 - Sevens Up Electrocoin4 5 Pure Gold Astra5 1 Magic Games U/R Novomatic6 10 Find The Lady Project7 7 Party Games (4 player) Astra8 8 Party Time Player Astra9 9 Party Time Arena (4 Player) Astra10 - Win Wall Astra

Based on data from four sites Amusement Equipment Co Ltd

CATEGORYC (£1/£70 Max.)

Single siteThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 DOND The Big One BFG2 2 Monster Money QPS3 3 DOND Double Chance BFG4 4 DOND Golden Game BFG5 6 Snow White and the Seven Tenners REF6 5 Lady Luck Trail of Riches REF7 7 Monopoly Reel Estate BFG8 8 Alice Through the Looking Glass REF9 9 Karate Quid QPS10 10 DOND Triple BFG

Taken from a representative number of sites around the UKSupplied by national operator

AGCsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 3 Magic Games 2 Novomatic2 1 Magic Games 3 s/d Novomatic3 - Encore T7 (GP3) SG Gaming4 2 Magic Games 3 Novomatic5 - Mini Chameleon CMS6 - Encore T7 (GP1) SG Gaming7 4 X3000 Multigame Amatic8 9 Triple 7 (GP3) SG Gaming9 7 Find the Lady 2 card Project10 - Bar X Extreme Electrocoin

Based on data from a minimum of 10 locations. Supplied by Praesepe

UK Jukebox ChartHighest Earning Tracks on Sound Leisure jukeboxesThis LastWeek Week Name

1 1 Wake Me Up Avicii2 3 Burn Ellie Goulding3 2 Blurred Lines Robin Thicke feat. TI & Pharell4 4 Love Me Again John Newman5 5 La La La Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith6 7 Let Her Go Passenger7 6 Summertime Sadness Lana Del Rey8 8 We Can't Stop Miley Cyrus9 10 Dear Darlin' Olly Murs10 9 Get Lucky Daft Punk ! feat. Pharrell Williams

Based on data supplied by Soundnet

http://www.soundnet.net/

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SCORINGAll PlayersAppearance (Full Match) 2 pointsAppearance (Part Match) 1 pointGoal Scored 5 pointsKey Contribution to a Goal (An Assist) 3 pointsOwn Goal -3 pointsMissed Penalty (including penalty shoot-outs) -2 pointsSent Off -3 pointsBooked -1 point

Defenders & Goalkeepers OnlyClean Sheet (Full Match) 4 pointsClean Sheet (Part Match) 2 pointsPenalty Save(Goalkeepers Only – including penalty shootouts) 5 PointsConcede one goal in game (Penalty Shoot-outs not included) 0 PointsEach additional Goal Conceded(Penalty Shoot-outs not included) -1 point

ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 •

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Put your managementskills on thespot

SCORINGAll PlayersAppearance (Full Match) 2 pointsAppearance (Part Match) 1 pointGoal Scored 5 pointsKey Contribution to a Goal (An Assist) 3 pointsOwn Goal -3 pointsMissed Penalty (including penalty shoot-outs) -2 pointsSent Off -3 pointsBooked -1 point

Defenders & Goalkeepers OnlyClean Sheet (Full Match) 4 pointsClean Sheet (Part Match) 2 pointsPenalty Save(Goalkeepers Only – including penalty shootouts) 5 PointsConcede one goal in game (Penalty Shoot-outs not included) 0 PointsEach additional Goal Conceded(Penalty Shoot-outs not included) -1 point

ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 •

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1ST PRIZE £1,000 2ND PRIZE £200 3RD PRIZE £100

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Put yourmanagement skills

on the spotRules and Scoring1. Two points are awarded to any player who is in a teams

starting eleven.

2. One point awarded to any player comes on as a substitute.

3. Any player who scores a goal receives five points (not including penalty shoot-outs).

4. Any player making a key contribution to the scoring of a goal receives three points.

5. Any player booked during a match will lose one point.

6. Any player sent off during a match will lose three points (This sanction will remain even if the referee’s decision is later rescinded on appeal).

7. Any player scoring an own goal will lose three points

8. Any player missing a penalty in either normal time or a penalty shootout loses two points.

9. Any goalkeeper or defender who plays a full 90 minutes and keeps a clean sheet will receive four points and two points if they only play a part match.

10. Any goalkeeper or defender get 0 points if their team concedes one goal (not including penalty shoot-outs).

11. Any goalkeeper or defender will lose a point for each goal conceded after the first goal their team concedes (not including penalty shoot-outs).

12. Any goalkeeper that saves a penalty will receive five points (including penalty shoot- outs).

13. Any player not playing for any reason scores no points for the games they miss.

14. After the closing date you may make up to a total of six transfers during the season, these will only be allowed during the two transfer windows of October and February. This will allow you to change your formation if required (only 4-4-2 or 4-4-3) but all teams must still be within the £50m budget

15. Up to three transfers are permitted in the October transfer window and the remainder during the February transfer window,– if the maximum three transfers are done in October you will only have three transfers to play with in February!

16. If a player moves to another Premiership side either on a permanent or a loan transfer, he will continue to score points. However, as far as Surreal Soccer is concerned, he will remain registered with the original club.

17. If a player retires or moves outside the Premiership he cannot score points in Surreal Soccer.

18. Only Premiership players can score points in the FA Cup. Points will be awarded as for Premiership matches.

19. In the FA Cup replays are counted as separate matches.

20. Total value of team must not exceed £50 million.

21. There is no restriction on the number of players you can select from each team.

22. Each team must have either a goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 forwards or goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 forwards.

23. A cup competition will be run and exact format will be announced once the number of entrants is confirmed – a separate prize will be given to the winner of the cup competition.

24. You may enter as many teams as you wish

25. In the event of a draw, prize money will be divided equally.

26. You must be over 18 years or over to play.

27. Entries and payment must be received by 1500 hrs 13th September 2013.

28. Scoring will be backdated to 17th August 2013.

29. The winner of the league will be paid £1000, second £200 and third £100.

30. In the event of a draw, prize money will be divided equally.

31. Team and Manager names should be no longer than 20 characters.

32. The decision of the publisher is final. No alternative prize will be offered and no correspondence will be entered into.

• £50m Spend

• £1,000 Top Prize

• Two Cup Competitions

• Two Transfer Windows

£10 EntryFor entry forms and details of

2012/13 season player points contact Marc Lawton 01204 396397 [email protected]

CLOSING DATE 13TH SEPTEMBER 2013

LAST CHANCE

TO ENTER

0 • ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 • ENTRY FEE £10 • EN

Rules1. Two points are awarded to any player who is in a teams starting eleven2. One point awarded to any player comes on as a substitute3. Any player who scores a goal receives five points (not including penalty

shoot-outs)4. Any player making a key contribution to the scoring of a goal receives

three points5. Any player booked during a match will lose one point6. Any player sent off during a match will lose three points (This sanction

will remain even if the referee’s decision is later rescinded on appeal)7. Any player scoring an own goal will lose three points8. Any player missing a penalty in either normal time or a penalty shoot-

out loses two points9. Any goalkeeper or defender who plays a full 90 minutes and keeps a

clean sheet will receive four points and two points if they only play apart match

10. Any goalkeeper or defender get 0 points if their team concedes onegoal (not including penalty shoot-outs)

11. Any goalkeeper or defender will lose a point for each goal concededafter the first goal their team concedes (not including penalty shoot-outs)

12. Any goalkeeper that saves a penalty will receive five points (includingpenalty shoot- outs)

13. Any player not playing for any reason scores no points for the gamesthey miss

14. After the closing date you may make up to a total of six transfers duringthe season, these will only be allowed during the two transfer windowsof October and February. This will allow you to change your formation ifrequired (only 4-4-2 or 4-4-3) but all teams must still be within the£50m budget

15. Up to three transfers are permitted in the October transfer window andthe remainder during the February transfer window,– if the maximumthree transfers are done in October you will only have three transfers toplay with in February!

16. If a player moves to another Premiership side either on a permanent ora loan transfer, he will continue to score points. However, as far as Sur-real Soccer is concerned, he will remain registered with the originalclub

17. If a player retires or moves outside the Premiership he cannot scorepoints in Surreal Soccer.

18. Only Premiership players can score points in the FA Cup. Points will beawarded as for Premiership matches.

19. In the FA Cup replays are counted as separate matches20. Total value of team must not exceed £50 million

21. There is no restriction on the number of players you can select fromeach team

22. Each team must have either a goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 3 midfieldersand 3 forwards or goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 for-wards

23. A cup competition will be run and exact format will be announced oncethe number of entrants is confirmed – a separate prize will be given tothe winner of the cup competition.

24. You may enter as many teams as you wish 25. In the event of a draw, prize money will be divided equally.26. You must be over 18 years or over to play.27. Entries and payment must be received by 1500 hrs 13th September

201328. Scoring will be backdated to 17th August 201329. The winner of the league will be paid £1000,

second £200 and third £10030. In the event of a draw, prize money will be divided equally.31. Team and Manager names should be no longer than 20 characters32. The decision of the publisher is final. No alternative prize will be offered

and no correspondence will be entered into

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Defender (DF)NAME TEAM PRICEVermaelen, T Arsenal 4.5Sagna, B Arsenal 4Koscielny, L Arsenal 4Gibbs, K Arsenal 3.5Mertesacker, P Arsenal 3.7Santos, A Arsenal 3.3Djourou, J Arsenal 3Jenkinson, C Arsenal 2.7Collins, J Aston Villa 3.3Warnock, S Aston Villa 3.3Hutton, A Aston Villa 3.2Dunne, R Aston Villa 3.2Herd, C Aston Villa 3Clark, C Aston Villa 2.9Cole, A Chelsea 4.8Terry, J Chelsea 4.6Ivanovic, B Chelsea 4.4Cahill, G Chelsea 4.4Luiz, D Chelsea 4.1Baines, L Everton 4Jagielka, P Everton 3.7Heitinga, J Everton 3.5Hibbert, T Everton 3.3Neville, P Everton 3.2Distin, S Everton 3.3Riise, J Fulham 3.4Hangeland, B Fulham 3.3Hughes, A Fulham 3.3Kelly, S Fulham 3.2Senderos, P Fulham 3.1Johnson, G Liverpool 4.1Enrique, J Liverpool 3.8Skrtel, M Liverpool 3.7Agger, D Liverpool 3.7Carragher, J Liverpool 3.2Kelly, M Liverpool 3.2Kompany, V Man City 5.1Lescott, J Man City 4.7Clichy, G Man City 4.6Richards, M Man City 3.9Zabaleta, P Man City 3.5Kolarov, A Man City 3.3Evra, P Man Utd 4.8Vidic, N Man Utd 4.6Ferdinand, R Man Utd 4.5Evans, J Man Utd 4.1Jones, P Man Utd 4.1Smalling, C Man Utd 4Rafael Man Utd 3.7Coloccini, F Newcastle 3.8Simpson, D Newcastle 3.5Williamson, M Newcastle 3.3Santon, D Newcastle 3.3Taylor, S Newcastle 3.1Martin, R Norwich 3.1Whittaker, S Norwich 3.1Drury, A Norwich 2.8Ayala, D Norwich 2.8

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Duff, D Fulham 3.7Murphy, D Fulham 3.7Sidwell, S Fulham 3.1Etuhu, D Fulham 2.8Diarra, M Fulham 2.8Gerrard, S Liverpool 4.5Henderson, J Liverpool 3.8Adam, C Liverpool 3.7Downing, S Liverpool 3.7Leiva, L Liverpool 2.8Cole, J Liverpool 2.8Aquilani, A Liverpool 2.7Silva, D Man City 6Toure, Y Man City 4.3Nasri, S Man City 4Johnson, A Man City 3.7Milner, J Man City 3.4Barry, G Man City 3.4de Jong, N Man City 3.3Nani Man Utd 4.9Young, A Man Utd 4.7Valencia, A Man Utd 4.5Kagawa, S Man Utd 4Giggs, R Man Utd 3.7Scholes, P Man Utd 3.4Carrick, M Man Utd 3.4Cleverley, T Man Utd 3.3Cabaye, Y Newcastle 4.2Gutierrez, J Newcastle 4Ben Arfa, H Newcastle 3.8Taylor, R Newcastle 3.7Amalfitano, R Newcastle 3.4Obertan, G Newcastle 3.3Tiote, C Newcastle 3.3Marveaux, S Newcastle 2.5Hoolahan, W Norwich 3.9Pilkington, A Norwich 3.8Surman, A Norwich 3.7Johnson, B Norwich 3.7Bennett, E Norwich 3.4Fox, D Norwich 3.3Crofts, A Norwich 3.1Howson, J Norwich 2.8Taarabt, A QPR 3.4W-Phillips, S QPR 3.3Barton, J QPR 3.3Faurlin, A QPR 3.3Derry, S QPR 3.3Buzsaky, A QPR 3.1Park, J QPR 3.1Diakite, S QPR 2.7McAnuff, J Reading 3.3Leigertwood, M Reading 3.1Karacan, J Reading 3.1Kebe, J Reading 2.8McCleary, G Reading 2.7Robson-Kanu, H Reading 2.7Guthrie, D Reading 2.7Mullins, H Reading 2.5Lallana, A Southampton 3.3Do Prado, G Southampton 3.1Davis, S Southampton 2.8Cork, J Southampton 2.8Schneiderlin, M Southampton 2.7Hammond, D Southampton 2.7De Ridder, S Southampton 2.4Etherington, M Stoke City 3.9Pennant, J Stoke City 3.3Whitehead, D Stoke City 3.3Whelan, G Stoke City 3.3Sessegnon, S Sunderland 4Larsson, S Sunderland 3.8McClean, J Sunderland 3.7Colback, J Sunderland 3.7Gardner, C Sunderland 3.4Richardson, K Sunderland 3.3Vaughan, D Sunderland 3.1Cattermole, L Sunderland 3.1Sinclair, S Swansea 3.9Dyer, N Swansea 3.8Allen, J Swansea 3.7Routledge, W Swansea 3.4Britton, L Swansea 3.3Gower, M Swansea 3.1de Guzman, J Swansea 3.1Agustien, K Swansea 2.7Bale, G Tottenham 5.5van der Vaart, R Tottenham 4.5Modric, L Tottenham 4.2Sigurdsson, G Tottenham 4Lennon, A Tottenham 3.7Pienaar, S Tottenham 3.7

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Britain’s piers maysaved at all costs, acseafront businesses

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Battle to save Britain’s piers con

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espite some of us notliking to admit - orembrace - it, the world

is full of gaming apps, digitalmusic files, Facebook friendsand Twitter tweeters. Thequestion is - how can the coin-op world harness the aboveand use it to its own ends?There’s obviously not asimple all-encompassinganswer, although thankfullymany industry stakeholdershave at least tried to eitherpromote themselves viasocial media or make somesort of a link from cyberspaceinto their ‘real world’ prod-ucts.

As ever, I’m not even goingto attempt to come up withan answer as to how ‘using theinternet’ can improve cash-box takings, although on thesimplest level it’s obvious thatcontent uploaded via a wire-less network saves the costlyand time-consuming activityof carting cabinets up anddown the country. Even theindustry’s older generation,suffering from bad backsbecause of their historicalassociation with emptyingbulging cashboxes, wouldhave to admit that it’s whatgoes on in the game that’smost important. In otherwords, and I’m not having ago at the world’s cabinetdesigners here, a player hasrepeat turns on any game, beit video, AWP, redemption,novelty or SWP, because hehas been given a compellingreason to return to it and notbecause of the shape or mate-rial of the cabinet. Yes, it’s nouse if a cabinet breaks themoment someone leans on it

or blows up the first time adrink is spilled on it, but youget my drift.

Immediately, we arrive atthe point where I alwaysseem to find myself whenpontificating on the directionof the coin-op industry. Howdo we make what we do thatlittle bit better/more interest-ing and how do we marketourselves a tad more aggres-sively?

Again, I don’t have thedefinitive answer, but anindustry stalwart I knowcame up with a great idea theother day. How about bring-ing in a figurehead? Someoneto promote the coin-opamusement and gamingworld from outside the indus-try, who is famous enoughthat his or her words are takenon board. Stick them on theboard at BACTA, BALPPA,BISL, the BBPA or whereverand watch their press cover-age and overall impact imme-diately shoot up. It’s simple,but it works - providing the‘patron’ has been policechecked.

The other blindingly obvi-ous way to better promoteourselves both individuallyand collectively is by cleverlyusing the (free) tools availableto us - the likes of Facebook,Twitter et al cost nothing. Thechallenge of linking the aboveto compelling game content,of course, is the ‘biggie’. Theindustry is in a state of flux -as it always is - but because ofthis we must identify our pri-orities. After all, a rubbishgame is a rubbish gameregardless of any digital syn-ergy it may lay claims to.

There’s somegreat games outthere - how canwe tell everyone?

Writing for The Telegraph,Joan Bakewell has spoken

fondly of the UK’s piers. Theyare intrinsically English, theyare defiant survivors, and theyare an all-generation, all-year-round pleasure. I refer toBritain’s seaside piers, the glo-rious traces of our Victorianheyday struggling to find a rolein today’s brash and unseemlytimes.

Ever since the craze tookhold in the late 19th century,these daring structures havebeen at the mercy of winds andtides, of salt spray and neglect.They seem plagued by suddenfires. Some were hit by wartimemines. Every year, notice isgiven that another one may notsurvive. But survive they do.

They are uniquely British intheir abundance - at the mostrecent count, we have around55. Many are listed, some getheritage lottery money. Privateowners battle with the soaringcost of maintenance and insur-ance. Local councils rally

round; loyal supporters set uprescue operations and some-how find the funds.

There’s something tantalis-ingly in-between about piers.You leave dry land, bracingyourself against the seabreezes, and set your face intothe prospect of being at sea.Along the way there arebenches to take the weight offyour feet. There may be candyfloss, what-the-butler-sawmachines, even a tearoom. Astroll along the pier is onebetter than a stroll along theprom. The reward - apanoramic view of the coastlineyou are leaving behind.

Each pier has its own char-acter, its own proud style. As achild I knew Blackpool’s threepiers best: the North Pieralways sedate, the South Pierproud of its naughty glamour.From Llandudno pier, you cansee the fine curve of its Victo-rian seafront; from Teignmouth,you had a great view of thetown’s harbour. Many piers

began as landing stages forpassing steamers, but thattrade went away and left themto find new roles. Even todaythat search goes on, but prima-rily they are simply places ofpleasure.

Once they were working-class entertainments, offeringshows and souvenirs to the mil-lions who flocked to the sea-side for the standard twoweeks’ annual holiday. Butthese days they seem to havediversified. Southwold is nowthe destination of choice forSuffolk’s chic weekenders,Clevedon Pier in Somerset -discreetly Grade-I-listed - wasthis year voted pier of the yearby the National Piers Society.

Some time ago, I wrote achildren’s book about a familywho made their home, ille-gally, at the end of the pierand battled for control withlocal drug smugglers. It wasnever published, but I enjoyedthe research, for piers arehighly atmospheric and pho-

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n’s piers may be in some people’s eyes a relic of a bygone past, but to others they must beat all costs, according to The Telegraph. In other news, the cost of damages to Southend’sont businesses has been estimated as high as £1m.

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togenic, with the sinister rust-ing columns underneathoffering an eerie contrast tothe cheery mood up top. Nowonder cameramen and filmdirectors love them.

I fear their pleasures anddelights don’t fit the templateof today’s leisure industry, andif they did - with fast-foodjoints, clubs and music - thenhealth-and-safety strictureswould doubtless kick in swiftlyand destroy any business plan.These constructions belong tothe past and much as we mayregret their going, as they areinevitably carried off for scrapafter some major mishap, it willneed an act of inspired imagi-nation to come to their rescue.Perhaps some things aresimply destined to sink into thepast; to leave modern timeswhere they no longer fit in andleave us scarcely noticingthey’ve gone. But how sad andwhat a loss it would be if thatday were ever to come.

Still at the seaside, the

seafront businesses inSouthend which suffered fromthe recent flooding are still tal-lying up the hefty cost ofdamage and lost trade. It is esti-mated at up to £1m, accordingto the Southend Echo.

Ye Olde Chippy was left in abad way when sewage camethrough its two doors. TheZinonos family are waiting forthe assessors, but believe theirbill may be £60,000 to £80,000.The restaurant may remain shutfor eight weeks.

Augusta Zinonos, who isretired but helps ownerGeorge, her son, run Ye OldeChippy, said: “We’re closed forthe foreseeable future. It’s con-taminated with sewage. Thesmell is dreadful.”

The Falcon pub, in MarineParade, remains closed after 4ftof water was reported to havegot into the cellar and all car-pets downstairs had to beripped out. The Happidromeamusement arcade managed toget open again, however,

thanks to staff who helped mopup 18ins of water and sewage.Owner Martin Richardson esti-mated the damage there atmore than £100,000.

Simon Patterson, chairmanof Southend Seafront BusinessAssociation, said: “This has hada devastating effect on takingson what should be a busy,bustling August bank holiday.”

Questions are being askedabout why the water couldn’tescape. Patterson said: “Weneed to ask why the drainscouldn’t cope. The fire brigadesaid the water wouldn’t recedeuntil the tide had gone out, butthat shouldn’t be the solution inthe 21st century.”

“Stakes and prizes in the arcade, bingo and even the casino sectors remain frustratingly out ofkilter with environments such as LBO and online. It’s becoming increasingly tough to competegiven the limited stakes we have, and that’s true even for casinos. There has to be a movement instake and prize for casinos which, after all, are the most tightly controlled of all gaming venues.”

ZANE MERSICH, ASTRA GAMING GROUP

If you are reading this magazine,then you will either be employed

in the coin-op sector or an ownerof one of the many businesses thatmake it up. If you are involved inthe gaming machine sector offer-ing machines at maximum stakesof £2 or lower, you will know onlytoo well the impact FOBTs or B2gaming machines have had. Thisimpact was documented as partof our submission to the govern-ment’s Triennial Review of Stakesand Prizes.

We highlighted that between2009 and 2012, the number ofmachines in AGCs fell by 28,000.The latest figures from the Gam-bling Commission show a reduc-tion of a further 2,250.

During the run-up to the intro-duction of the Gambling Act(which came into force in 2007)the British Beer and Pub Associa-tion (BBPA) predicted that the Actwould produce a significant lossof income from pub gamingmachines, predominantly Cate-gory C, within five years. It wasthought that this would primarilybe a consequence of increasedcompetition from other forms ofgambling and gaming. But FOBTswere noted as the main threat. Thisprediction looks to have beenproved correct as “total sectorturnover has decreased byapproximately £110m since theintroduction of the Act, and over-all it has been reduced from over£1bn in 2001 to less than £800mat the current time.” According torecent BBPA data there has been afurther decline of £200m to£600m per year as of the yearending March 2011.

What you may not know is howbiased the Department for CultureMedia and Sport’s economicassessment is. They say there is no

evidence of FOBTs affecting AGCs.Well there is certainly anecdotaland correlational evidence - andgovernment should be capable ofapplying logic when there is anyevidence shortfall. The financialevidence is a £137m decline inAGC revenue since 2009, but a£459m increase in FOBT revenuefor the bookmakers.

There is a very real danger thatthe bookmakers’ misleading rep-resentations to DCMS could payoff and the status quo could per-sist until at least 2016. The Associa-tion of British Bookmakers isclaiming that 7,900 (85 per cent)of betting shops would be at riskif the FOBT stakes are reducedfrom £100 to £2 maximum perspin - a reduction which would dono more than bring them into linewith all other machines.

But, of course, this is just a pre-diction on the part of the book-makers, incorrectly based onmicro-level individual shop analy-sis, rather than the full macro-eco-nomic picture. So it’s not evidence,and DCMS should not accept thisas an excuse for doing nothing. AnABB newsletter recently said thatMPs are pledging support. But thesupport is based on this flawedprediction. Similarly, the ABB pre-dicted over a year ago that 2,600shops would be at-risk with theintroduction of Machine GamingDuty this year. As we all know, newbetting shops are still openingwith about 300 planned by theend of this year.

Our campaign is exhibiting atthe three main party conferencesthis autumn. This might be yourfinal chance to get your local politi-cians involved in the FOBT issue.Please contact them to expressyour concerns and ask them tovisit us at conference.

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“Today, networked digital jukeboxes employ a variety of tech-nologies that enable consumers to listen to music from vastsong libraries. The use of mobile and app technology is alsotransforming the way music is purchased. Yet, despite all theseemerging technologies, there is a sense of nostalgia aroundjukeboxes and many classic designs have been updated withdigital capabilities to offer the best of today’s technologies withthe best of traditional design.”

SIMON LIDDLE, INTERGAME

“One day last week I left London at 7am, set up a back office PCsystem in Bristol, then drove to Torquay to install some casinoequipment and finished the day in Portsmouth at 11.30pm afteranother installation!”

DES JOSEPH, E-SERVICE

“We support strong state regulation and measures that wouldtruly enhance safety, not ill-conceived, underfunded federallegislation that won't improve safety in the least.”

PAUL NOLAND, IAAPA PRESIDENT AND CEO

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TOY SHOWCASEPLANNED FOR NOVEMBER

ream Toys 2013 willtake place onNovember 6, 2013, at

St Mary’s Church, YorkStreet, London, between7am and 2pm. Selected by apanel of toy retailers, frommajor high street stores andlarge toy retail chains toindependent toy stores,Dream Toys is the definitiveand authoritative list on thisyear’s most wanted toys forChristmas. The event isorganised by Toy RetailersAssociation, which repre-sents 75 per cent of toyretailers and is uniquelyplaced to make predictionsbased on 50 years of con-

sumer knowledge and track-ing the latest trends in themarket.

BAPTO RACKSTHEM UPhe British Associa-

tion of Pool TableOperators(BAPTO) will cutthe ribbon on the37th amateurpool challenge weekendtomorrow. The BAPTO tour-

nament runs fromSeptember 13-15 atLyons Robin HoodHoliday Park inRhyl, North Wales.

Open to any genuine ama-teur pub pool team, the pool

challenge will be played toBlackball rules. All teams areguaranteed to play a mini-mum of 36 frames of pool,and more than £11,000 incash prizes will be handedout.

LUXURY TOURISMBREAKFAST BRIEFING

ith over 11m high networth individualsworldwide, the

demand for ‘luxury’ tourismis increasing significantly - inparticular to the UK. UKin-bound will be held on Sep-tember 27 at the BrasserieBlanc on London’s South-bank, with David Edwardsfrom VisitBritain discussingthis trend and the profile ofthe luxury traveller, and tofind out why the UK is per-ceived as a luxury destinationand the implications for busi-nesses. Speakers includeMark Henderson, chairmanof the London Luxury Quarterand Gordon Clark fromGlobal Blue, which has theworld’s largest network oftax-free refund points.

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ore than 220 exhibitors are setto attend the 2014 edition ofthe London Toy Fair in January.

Visitor registration is now open forthe 2014 Toy Fair - the UK’s largest ded-icated toys, games and hobby tradeexhibition. Organised by the BritishToy and Hobby Association, the eventwill take place Kensington Olympia,London, on January 21-23.

“If you’re looking for the next bigtoy story, then look no further,” theBTHA said. “As the UK’s only dedicatedtoy, game and hobby exhibition, ToyFair is the place to find the hottestreleases for the upcoming Easter, sum-mer and Christmas.”

The annual Toy Fair exhibition hasbecome a regular home to over 220

exhibiting companies, ranging frommajor toy brands such as Hasbro, Char-acter Options, Bandai and Vivid Imag-inations, to innovative and excitingstart up companies in the Green-house Area.

Visitors can register to attend theshow free of charge by accessing theregistration page through the Toy Fairwebsite. Visitors who choose not to

pre-register will be required to pay a£15 entry fee on the door. All atten-dees from any of the past three ToyFairs will receive a Smart Link con-taining previous details and henceneed only check, update and submitto receive a bar code email whichwill be required to gain access to the2014 show.

Innovation leads the charge at thisyear’s edition of Toy Fair, which cov-ered a variety of price points - fromaffordable pocket money toys to largebirthday or Christmas present spends.“With the average cost of a toy beingaround £8, the toy industry is repre-senting value for money to consumersand helping the industry in keepingeconomically stable,” said the BTHA.

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