Live Oak Bancshares has announced that they are offering a new eLending initiative that offers expedited loans from $75,000 to $350,000 designed for the purchase of games and equipment in the amusement industry. According to the company, the process has been streamlined with quick approvals and fast closings, generally within 30 days. Also, the program offers competitive rates, 10- to 15-year terms, no prepay penalties and no fees charged by or paid to Live Oaks. “Live Oak will continue to provide loans up to $5 million, but this new eLending initiative helps meet a need in the FEC industry that was…
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Helix Leisure will be displaying the latest products from its brands at the Amusement Expo this year, products like Embed’s award-winning smartTouch readers and LAI’s High Five, Shooting Mania and Prize Box. The company said it is excited to showcase many of Embed’s management solutions as well, such as emPOS, a mobile point-of-sale and guest service, and Redemption Pro, a counter management system that can function as either a stand-alone solution or a part of a complete FEC. LAI Games will be bringing a host of products as well, including their new Snapshot 2.0 photo booth, which has a mobile…
Sega’s Let’s Go Safari, an edu-tainment game that puts kids behind the wheel of a expedition vehicle transporting them to exotic places, is available now. The game focuses on teaching players about animals and their habitats while simultaneously providing a fun, kiddie ride experience. Players steer the truck, switch gears, turn on the windshield wipers, make fireworks appear, honk the horn and push buttons that bring up facts about the animal they are about to visit. 28 different wildlife videos also entertain the player throughout the game. “Combining entertainment with education is a tried and true formula that’s worked in…
Blue Laser Consulting, a company headed by industry vet Bob Cooney, has announced that it’s collaborating with a next-generation, U.K.-based digital background music system called Beatselecta that will be offered exclusively to operators in the amusement industry. Cooney and his company will manage the system’s launch stateside, starting by premiering it at this week’s Amusement Expo. Cooney and Beatselecta think this service will be ideal for those locations (think upscale or specially themed bars and restaurants) where a jukebox isn’t an option. “The bar business is moving to serve the millennial generation with high-end micro-breweries and bar/restaurant concepts,” said…
A&A Global Industries has announced that it completed a roof-mounted solar array that covers their Cockeysville, Md., headquarters and will offset an impressive 100 percent of their current energy needs! The completion of the array represents an important achievement for the company, and a huge step forward in their ongoing environmental and sustainability efforts. According to A&A, the project will reduce their carbon footprint by the equivalent of planting 31,974 acres of trees or consuming 4,389,394 less gallons of gasoline. On top of that, the initial investment is supposed to be recaptured in under four years while projected to provide…
Redemption Plus is launching their new training program at the Amusement Expo this week in Las Vegas. Called The Game Changer Training Experience, the company explains that it provides participants with knowledge and strategy, while offering an interactive experience that demonstrates practical takeaway for increasing profits. Execs said that the program was designed to help resolve the most prevalent, unspoken need that Redemption Plus hears from customers: the continuous struggle to train and retain employees. It’s been in development since June 2015 through the collaboration of many Redemption Plus team members. To learn more, visit their booth (#637) and speak…
A themed playlist and custom photo booth experience have been released by TouchTunes in order to celebrate the biggest bar holiday of the year: St. Patrick’s Day. The annual playlist includes songs from Dropkick Murphy, Flogging Molly, Willie Nelson and many more. The photo booth experience is available at select TouchTunes locations with a photo booth add-on, and includes special, holiday-themed frames for patrons to choose from. For more information, visit www.touchtunes.com.
The Main Event chain has quickly been spreading across the country, setting up bowling-focused FECs in numerous cities in the past year. In order to maintain that growth, the company has tapped Brunswick as their bowling equipment provider. “Main Event has worked with Brunswick since the opening of its first center, and the relationship has evolved and grown along with the company over the years,” said Main Event VP of Marketing Sherri Landry. “We’ve had great success working with Brunswick, and our new contract solidifies the partnership for years to come.” “Brunswick is thrilled to partner with Main Event, one…
Sacoa, maker of player card/revenue management systems with over 1,400 installations worldwide, will present its new mReader, a full user friendly mobile version of the Sacoa Access Controller, at the Amusement Expo. This new system can accept any type of credit from MAG/RFID cards to wristbands that allow access for attractions. It can also display a photo of the card-owner to ensure use by authorized guests only. Additional features include on-screen video capability and multi-language support, making it an excellent way to offer in-house ads and promos. For more news about this and other products from Sacoa, visit booth…
The first production unit of Apple Industries’ super-sized Face Place Photo Studio Deluxe was installed at the Pinstack FEC located in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. According to the factory, the machine was quickly established as an “unprecedented moneymaker, with lines of customers waiting to use it on a Saturday night.” Pinstack’s initial earnings figures seemed to confirm Apple’s excitement and their assurance that in a high-traffic location, the Photo Studio Deluxe can earn thousands of dollars a week. After four days of earnings, the machine reportedly ranked fifth against a full week’s earnings by every other machine in…