BCA Open 9-Ball Championships will receive six additional hours on ESPN2 in September and October, mostly in the early morning time slots. [more information]
Since Aristocrat announced $28.8 million profit downgrade, more than $1 billion has been wiped from the company's market value, six senior executives have been sacked and ASIC has launched an investigation. [more information]
Gamblers at West Virginia's racetracks soon will be able to switch from slot machine to slot machine simply by inserting a piece of paper instead of lugging coins around. [more information]
This week, Nokia and SEGA Corporation announced a definitive agreement in which Nokia will acquire assets of Sega.com Inc., a subsidiary of SEGA. [more information]
VirTra Systems, Inc. today named proven veteran in the sale of firearms training simulators, Michael Kitchen, as vice-president of training/simulation sales. [more information]
JVH gaming products, Funworld and Endemol are the first manufacturers to adapt a popular TV quiz 'One Against 100' for the Photo Play machine in the Netherlands. [more information]
*Video's Secret Success Story – Initial D!
*Nintendo Banks on Amusement Once More!
*Borg Fight to Save Franchise
*Simulator Problems for Disney
*Is the ‘Game-On' for AWP! [more information]
The GTI Expo 2003 is almost here and we are giving away a limited number of free tickets to Taiwan's only amusement tradeshow of international scale. [more information]
Leisure & Allied Industries group has released Fire Fighter, a new two player Ticket redemption game that young fire fighters just can't resist. [more information]
A number of used ticket redemption machines are now available and are open to offers. Ideally suited to container orders, machines are sold on first come basis. [more information]
Last Friday, those who make a living from pachinko, gathered at a Tokyo temple to express gratitude to the clattering machines that make it all possible. [more information]
Midway Games failed to comply with a covenant of its credit line by the end of the second quarter, resulting in the line being terminated. [more information]
Electronic Arts announced this week an initiative to create a game development sudio in Montreal, Quebec - the studio is forecasted to open by the end of this year. [more information]
Capital Gaming, which holds the assets and trademark of Coinmaster, has announced it will bring it's first two new products to the next EELEX and ICE shows. [more information]
Eidos Plc and Turbine Entertainment Software Corp. have emerged as the most active bidders for the assets of bankrupt video game publisher 3DO. [more information]
The Blackjack Switch® table game from Customized Casino Games in the UK will expand into new states and countries in the coming months, following significant success in Europe. [more information]
BayTek has completed testing on their new fall release, Catchin' Critters, authorizing units into full production at their Wisconsin based manufacturing facility. [more information]
*SNK Playmore Rings the Changes
*While NeoGeo Competitors Attack!
*New ROM's for Old - The UltraCade Way
*Simulator Problems for Disney [more information]
Total entertainment centre operator Bowlplex plc has installed Europe's first linked interactive driving simulator, 'Cycraft', at its Brighton site. [more information]
Japanese video-game maker Sega Corp. said on Thursday it earned 1.89 billion yen on sales of game software and arcade machines in its first fiscal quarter. [more information]
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has announced the recipients of the 2nd annual Game Developers Conference Europe Student Scholarship Program. [more information]
All inPlay has revealed it will debut its second accessible online game at the 2003 conventions of the American Council of the Blind and the National Federation of the Blind. [more information]
The third annual Michelob Light Golden Tee Connecticut State Championship was held from July 25 - 26 at the Greater Hartford Open PGA tournament. [more information]
VirTra Systems, Inc. today announced successful delivery of the Red Baron® 3-D Flying Adventure™ which made it's debut at the Terre Haute Air Show 2003 in Terre Haute, Indiana. [more information]
Donald Hayes, of Windham, NH, has become the first modern player on classic arcade video games to hold four seperate world records concurrently. [more information]
Incredible Technologies announced yesterday that they will ship two new courses for their record-breaking video game, Golden Tee Golf. [more information]
After much anticipation, the new Enada logo has been released with organisers of the 31st Enada exhibition expecting this years festival will be bigger and better than ever. [more information]
TAB-Austria is pleased to present their new digital jukebox - the Max Fire Video, which offers top quality music videos in addition to the regular music featured on the machine. [more information]
Leading distributor Leisure & Allied Industries have announced today they have closed their sales division to the Australian market. Also, prominent operator - Happy Days Enterprises has been placed into administration. [more information]
Funworld has signed a contract with Carfama Fun & Amusement Machines, who will now distribute Photo Play terminals and updates exclusively throughout Spain. [more information]
The Mad Wave Motion Theater made its Canadian debut at Dave and Busters Canada this month and the game has proved to be very popular. [more information]
In a High Court hearing Capital Gaming accepted undertakings by former Coinmaster directors, prohibiting them from duplicating a range of Coinmaster designs, now owned by Capital Gaming. [more information]
The management of Funworld's French subsidiary, Ludis, has been taken over by Thierry Warcollier who has re-organised the company into an achievement-oriented team. [more information]
Lawsuit filed by JPM and it's Polish distributor Synot Polska prompts the first of a series of raids by Polish Police against illegal manufacturers of JPM machines. [more information]
Elo TouchSystems has announced it has entered into a product private-labelling and distribution agreement with Zytronic Displays Ltd. [more information]
BayTek, Inc. would like to introduce Mark Lenske as the newest member of their sales team, who will be working as a domestic sales representative. [more information]
Poker machine maker Aristocrat has launched an attack against its former chief executive Des Randall, accusing him of dishonest and fraudulent behaviour. [more information]
Touch International Inc., last week announced Digital Ink, thin and form fitting, unbreakable, wear-resistant touch technology capable of stylus, finger, and gloved-hand input with palm rejection. [more information]
For the third year the International Photo Play Competition for the Best Games Idea will take place from September 1 to December 15, 2003. [more information]
We are happy to announce we have both commercial and barebones digital converters suitable for 12-18 volt car applications. These are designed for harsh operating environment normally found in cars. [more information]
On Saturday, gaming enthusiasts got their hands on the best of the past, present and future at the Austin Gaming Expo at the Austin Marriott North. [more information]
The newly renamed SNK Playmore has announced what we can expect at the end of the massively anticipated Neo Geo MVS 2D fighter SNK Vs Capcom Chaos. [more information]
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