A manufacturer of slot machines in Australia has oversupply of monitors, chassis and touchscreens ranging from CGA to SVGA for use in slot or touchscreen machines. They are open to offers but more willing to accept one offer for the entire stock. [more information]
A new e-mail virus named "Win32 Sircam" has spread over the internet to become the leading problem virus. More than 50 emails we received today were from members with this virus attached (unknowingly). [more information]
Slot Tech Magazine has announced a technical training program for slot machine technicians, to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 29th - 31st, 2001. The three day training program will feature factory representatives from some of the gaming industry's leading manufacturers. [more information]
Both AAE & GTI Trade Shows are well worth attending where operators can gather new ideas and information for the arcade, leisure and gaming industries. This year's shows revealed some good surprises. [more information]
Silverball machines which have access to the world wide web are now ready to offer real "Online-Dating". Already more than 9.000 people have registered, with the opportunity to search for a partner and chat online. [more information]
The Internet arm of video game company Sega Corp., announced on Friday that it will transfer subscribers of its Internet service provider (ISP) and gaming network, SegaNet, to EarthLink Inc. and open the online platform to all online game players. [more information]
China has shut down nearly 2,000 Internet cafes across the country and has ordered 6,000 to suspend operations and make changes, state media said on Friday. [more information]
George Campbell will present a special trade seminar for Australian operators to highlight the features of NSM's Remote Jukebox. The special presentation will be held next Friday 27th July, at the Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne. [more information]
Sega Amusements Europe Ltd have released Monkey Ball. A cute little monkey is trapped in a transparent ball with your job to guide the monkey through the 190 stages without falling over the edge. Sold as a dedicated or PCB Naomi I kit. [more information]
Tuscaloosa USA Law enforcement officials will meet with the Tuscaloosa County District Attorney's office soon to determine how to treat video poker and slot machines in the wake of a Jefferson County ruling that cleared the way for authorities there to shut them down. [more information]
New game play features have just been automatically delivered to online versions of Golden Tee Fore! 2002 machines. The new features were delivered through normal telephone lines during the machine's regularly scheduled call to ITNet. [more information]
Ranging from Dance/Music machines to upmarket gaming machines, this year's Taiwan's show definitely has something new for arcade and gaming operators. [more information]
Another very professionally organised Trade Show by the Terrapin team, AAE Hong Kong show has a very good blend of Amusement, Parks, and related businesses, with the main advantage in the excellent keynote speakers at the conferences. [more information]
Infogrames has released the Atari Anniversary Edition for PC and Dreamcast. This special one-disc, 12-game compilation is being released to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Atari. [more information]
Citing low attendance, The Walt Disney Company said Friday that it will close its DisneyQuest video arcade in Chicago on Sept. 4, ending an experiment in virtual reality games designed by its Burbank-based Imagineering unit. [more information]
Online gaming will be given a major platform at January's International Casino Exhibition (ICE). Launched as ‘Future Game' at ICE 2001, the area, which will be twice the size, has been rebranded as the ‘i-Gaming Zone'. [more information]
Following the sell out success of Club Kart DLX at the ATEI Sega Amusements Europe Ltd have now released this highly successful driving game in a smaller single sit down cabinet linkable up to 4 players. [more information]
Golden Tee Fore! players in the Midwest will have a chance to win more than just prize money starting July 6 when Incredible Technologies (IT) and United Distillers and Vintners (UDV) present Rumple Minze Weekends during monthly Golden Tee Fore! tournaments. [more information]
Four of the industry's leading business-to-business exhibition organisers have joined forces to form the ‘Global Leisure and Amusement Exhibition Alliance'. The big four – comprising AAMA, AMOA, ATE and IALEI. [more information]
UK Firm Vektorlogic has announced the development of both hardware (for software development companies) and software for the SNK Neo Geo system. The first game from Vektorlogic will be Neo Sparks; a puzzle-adventure game for up to 2 players simultaneously. [more information]
Amusement Trades Exhibitions (ATE) have been responsible for putting together an amusement industry golf tournament which raised nearly £25,000 ($US 35,000 / 42,000 euros) for charity. [more information]
Tekken, Galaxian & Pacman form some of the new games which were released today in Japan through the Ezplus system for Java phones. People pay a monthly fee and are able to download games onto their mobile phones. [more information]
Sega of America today announced that it has optioned the rights of its arcade and console hit "Crazy Taxi" to renowned producer-director Richard Donner, who will direct and produce the action film for a future summer release. [more information]
Namco Europe has announced the launch of Tekken 4, the eagerly awaited latest instalment of the Tekken fighting series. Tekken 4, makes its European debut at Namco's Open House on 10/11/12 July. [more information]
A year after South Carolina outlawed video poker, the Georgia legislature is considering the same thing - opponents of the games almost had them banned in March on the last day of the regular session, but were unable to get the vote through. [more information]
Casinos cannot rely on tried-and-true, mass-appeal slot machines to generate interest among the new breed of baby-boomer gamblers, according to a former Sega Pinball designer, Joe Kaminkow. [more information]
New Jersey could soon have the strongest carnival amusement ride safety laws in the USA. All that remains is for Acting Governor Don DeFrancesco to sign a bill given final legislative approval by the state senate. [more information]
Infogrames Entertainment SA said Thursday that it had won an exclusive agreement to distribute Sega Corp. games in Europe and Australia, in a deal the company estimated would add E100 million ($86.1 million) in annual sales over the next two years. [more information]
With thanks to Sega Europe, the latest pictures of Virtua Fighter 4 are now in our product section, showing new character Vanessa Lewis and Lei-Fei. [more information]
uWink Inc, today launched the first application of its Sports Club Network: Going, Going, Gone! uWink players and sports enthusiasts alike now have the ability to compete in fantasy sports leagues using the company's terminals. [more information]
With 22 new tunes added, turntables and cross faders, Sega's Crackin DJ is to be released through Japanese arcades this week. The new machine also adds new features such as tutorial mode and a super mode, for expert play. [more information]
Admission prices at many amusement parks have increased, but not enough to keep people away. The average admission price for an amusement park is at an all-time high of $40.23, a $3.20 increase from last year. [more information]
A UK company is planning to release mobile phone versions of 12 classic video games later this year. Mobile users could soon be playing classic arcade games such as Asteroids and Frogger on their phones by the start of next year. [more information]
With many rumours circulating the industry, it became official today that Midway will exit the coinop industry in order to focus its business exclusively on games for the rapidly growing home video-game market. [more information]
Sega said on Tuesday it would tap into nongaming fields and aim for $81.40 million (10 billion yen) in sales in 2004, as it seeks to boost profitability by leveraging its entertainment expertise. [more information]
Japanese videogame software makers Namco Ltd, Square Co Ltd and Enix Corp said on Monday they will team up in online games and overseas distribution in a bid to cut rising development costs. [more information]
A proposal to put video slot machines run by the Ohio Lottery at the state's seven struggling horse racing tracks died yesterday when members of the same committee planned to vote against proposal - the matter was adjourned without taking a vote. [more information]
<i>Lara Croft: Tomb Raider</i> is the latest computer-game movie that will have audiences wanting to reboot. For anyone who has been keeping score, this comes as no surprise - a report from Tom Maurstad, The Dallas Morning News. [more information]
The switching-over to the Euro comes fast and TAB is offering their customers Euro-mode: use both currencies on the Silverball during the transitional period (when both currencies are circulating). [more information]
"The average gambler in Australia loses about $600 a year and that is neither here nor there. But we do have a growing number of problem gamblers who on average, according to a Productivity Commission report in 1999, lose about $12,000 a year." - a full report by Senator John Tierney, Liberal Senator for New South Wales. [more information]
ELTON'S uniquely themed 'Circus Clowns' Derby has just been installed at Cirsa's new Big Fun FEC in Valencia, Spain. The 12 player Derby is prominently sited next to the Bowling Attraction. [more information]
The National Lottery has turned almost three quarters of British adults into hopeful gamblers, despite most admitting they hardly ever win a penny, reveals the biggest report on UK gambling. [more information]
As of June 11, Yoshio Sakai will be President and Chief Operating Officer of Sega Europe, the company announced today. Sakai will shortly be moving to London to take up the post at Sega's West London HQ. [more information]
A lawyer in Canada's Quebec City is launching a class action suit against the province's gambling monopoly for not warning players about the alleged dangers of its games. The case is thought to be the first class action suit of its type in the world. [more information]
Variety reports that Tim Hill and Michael Rubiner have sold their animated comedy pitch Game Over to the studio for a mid-six figure sum. Hill and Rubiner will write the story of a video game character who ventures into other games in search of a new life. [more information]
Maygay's latest AWP is setting an excellent record with over 1000 units sold to pub operators, the arcade sector and betting offices. Currently #1 in the AWP charts in the UK. [more information]
Demand for stand space at London's 2002 International Casino Exhibition (ICE) is running at an unprecedented level according to the latest figures released by the show organisers. [more information]
With ABC-TV (WMUR) on the telephone, hoping to broadcast the news of the final winners in the first-ever Classic Video Game World Championship, its announced that Dwayne Richard has just narrowly edged out Don Hayes. [more information]
Back at the beginning of February, when Sega first announced that it was pulling out of Dreamcast production, UK-based set-top box maker Pace emerged as the company that would build on the technology Sega left behind, incorporating it, it said, into a 'home gateway' product. [more information]
Microsoft has released downloadable demo of Haunted House Pinball game made by Gottlieb in the early 1980's. The full version offers a number of Gottlieb pinballs including Cue Ball Wizard. [more information]
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