Andamiro’s NFLPA Super Star Football game has been a hit since releasing earlier this year, and now the company has 13 new players to feature, just ahead of tomorrow’s season kickoff. The new players, whose likeness can be won by playing the game, will be Jimmy Garoppolo, Kareem Hunt, Alvin Kamara, Deshaun Watson, Adam Thielen, Robby Anderson, Melvin Gordon, Christian McCaffrey, Doug Baldwin and Ryan Tannehill, along with rookies Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield and Saquon Barkley. They join Andamiro’s original player coins, licensed by the National Football League Players Association. NFLPA Super Star Football Coins launched last year with a…

The Three Amigos (Rick Iceberg, Ben Jones and George Smith) say the theme for their March 5-7 Face 2 Face Entertainment Conference (F2FEC) will be “Imagine!” The highly-regarded conference will be held at the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs again. “F2FEC 2019 will explore the premise of imagination as the path to the on-going success of your organization,” the Amigos say. “Imagining the possible beyond the predictable is what the 2019 theme is all about. Our ability to imagine and to use our imaginations will keep our businesses and industry relevant with future opportunities,” they added. “Nothing we start or…

Intercard has completed a second installation of cashless tech for UltraStar multi-tainment centers, this one in Murphy, N.C. The new casino, resort and hotel, named Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel, is a 41,000 sq. ft. center that includes 16 lanes of bowling, a restaurant, sports lounge, private party rooms and a 2,000 sq. ft. arcade with 25 Intercard-enhanced games. “Intercard’s equipment has been very reliable, the kiosk interfaces work very well and have been easy for the team,” said Adam Saks, president and COO of UltraStar. “Multiple venues of entertainment all under one roof is what people are…

For many, replacing pool table cloth is a chore that may seem to require an outside skill set. However, attendees of Championship LLC’s latest class on the subject, held Aug. 28 at Pioneer Sales & Service in Menomonee Falls, Wisc., gained that knowledge in a day! First, Championship President Fred Cohen gave an overview on how the company makes their felt and why they offer a lifetime warranty. After that, VP Mike Serra took the stage to give a detailed look into the company’s products, simultaneously handing out tool boxes containing over $400 worth of supplies to attendees who became…

AMOA hosted its member appreciation day on Aug. 23, taking time to celebrate the people and businesses that make up the longstanding organization. A day full of live streams and announcements culminated in Matthew Frey from Wintel Inc. in Ft. Thomas, Ky., winning the group’s grand prize: free membership for 2019! The association is continuing to offer deals, with the final one ending today (Friday, Aug. 31). AMOA members can capitalize on a special discount for the On the Road Continuing Education Program. When registering online, AMOA members just need to enter the code “thanksforbeingawesome” to receive an additional 10…

Execs at Coast to Coast Entertainment (a division of Elaut Group) are excited about their latest redemption piece, Drop It In & Win. “This easy-to-play, fun-to-watch, single-player game has taken our test locations by storm,” says C2C topper Gary Balaban. “We knew we had a winner from a design standpoint, but I couldn’t believe how well this machine has been doing in the field,” Balaban said of the game they’d planned to unveil at this year’s IAAPA show. “Drop It In & Win is just too good to wait until IAAPA to talk about.” Players simply press a button to…

While we like to talk – a lot – about new products, we’re especially excited to talk about that new baby Stern Pinball’s Zach Sharpe and his wife Crystal brought into the world. He’s their first child – Benson Gregory Sharpe – making his debut at 5:10 a.m. on Monday, August 20. This littlest pinball wizard hit the scales at 7 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 19 inches. As you can imagine, grandpa Roger Sharpe is over the moon. We’re not sure when the little guy will play his first game, but we’ll bet it’s earlier than for most kids.…

AVS Companies’ announced recently that Ron Rosenthal had joined their sales team and will be based in the company’s Dallas office, working with street operators and FEC owners in the area. “Ron has spent his entire life in this industry and his experience is invaluable,” said Tony Costa, GM of AVS Companies’ Dallas office. “He has spent time on both the operator and distributor level and is uniquely equipped to understand the operators’ challenges and how we can best help them as a distributor.” Rosenthal’s family owned R&R Vending, a Dallas-area amusement and vending route, for 35 years. He also…

White Hutchinson Leisure and Learning Group announced their latest project, Doc Brundy’s Delectable Diversions, has opened in Spanish Fork, Utah. The 16,000-sq.-ft. center is located in the heart of Mormon country, and so developers decided to make a twist on the traditional bar arcade model. The location has 55 games, scratch-made restaurant, duckpin bowling and an extensive soda bar. Owners assume food and beverage will make the majority of revenues at the location. Some of the inspired drinks include mocktails, branded as Doc’tails, and all sodas are natural made. The location will eschew coffee and tea as well, and will…

For over 10 years, Incredible Technologies has been offering annual software updates to their flagship game, Golden Tee, to operators across the U.S. Starting this fall, Canadian operators will be offered the same popular sales model. Orders for the Golden Tee 2019 update, which ships late September, are being taken now. Discounts are offered for large quantities to encourage operators to update all the Golden Tees on their routes. “Our course update sales program has worked exceptionally well in the U.S. and we are excited to extend a similar offer into Canada,” said Don Pesceone, I.T.’s VP of Amusements. “We…