Betson Enterprises is moving its Florida operations to 4605 LB McLeod Rd., Suite 900, in Orlando. The new place offers an expanded warehouse and showroom, as well as a dedicated equipment staging area to accommodate large and small game room installations. Employees at Betson’s Florida facility will enjoy increased office space and a new lounge, while customers have access to an improved parts and service department. “This warehouse expansion and key employee additions cements our commitment to providing best in class service and support to our valued Florida customers. It’s really gratifying to see the growth in the market as…
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Big Al’s, a family-oriented Sports Bar and FEC in Vancouver, Wash., recently confirmed that it is expanding. Toppers signed a lease on a 46,000-sq.-ft. spot within Silicon Valley’s McCarthy Ranch Marketplace and are looking to open for business in late 2018. “Our first venture in to the California market (Big Al’s Ontario in the Inland Empire) has been nothing short of a success and we’ve been actively pursuing additional locations in high-growth, employer-rich, and underserved communities for a concept like ours,” said Daniel Kirkwood, Big Al’s president and CEO. Big Al’s Silicon Valley will be the company’s fifth FEC with…
The annual gadget bonanza that is CES has ended, and firms that were present quickly lauded the innovative tech that beguiled and bewildered the diverse crowds filling the Las Vegas Convention Center. UNIS and Calinfer were there to hawk Calinfer’s Atari PONG Table, which UNIS is manufacturing and distributing, and a new consumer-focused piece from UNIS. The companies say attendees were fascinated by the PONG Table, the flagship product of the collaboration between UNIS and Calinfer, and Bowl Master. The PONG Table first made its appearance at IAAPA last November, while Bowl Master is UNIS’ first new product of 2018…
The BullShooter Tour has moved its way across the country, bringing out the best darters around who now look toward the BullShooter Finals (May 24-28). The end of 2017 saw three white-knuckle tournaments in Florida, South Carolina and New York. After South Carolina’s Nov. 3-5 tourney and New York’s, the weekend after, darters in Florida aimed to impress during that state’s regional tournament held Nov. 17-19 at the Park Inn in Kissimmee. The tourney was co-sponsored by Betson Florida, Legacy Coin and Player One Brady. Eleven main events were held, with players from around Florida and beyond vying for the $12,000 purse…
The former arcade bar in Tempe, Ariz. called Endgame recently took a lease on a new location. According to KTAR, the new 22,500-square-foot venue is expected to open by June, occupying a whopping five times the space of their previous location. It will be two stories tall and will feature three bars: one for the main gaming area, one for the club area and one for the second-floor VIP area. Endgame closed two years ago due to disagreements with its landlord, Arizona State University. The new bar arcade will have old-school arcade games as well as new PC games and modern…
810 Billiards and Bowling is coming to Myrtle Beach, S.C., and should be open by June, according to Myrtle Beach Online. Proprietor Michael Siniscalchi is also the owner of 710 Burgers Bocce Beer and Bowling in North Myrtle Beach, and decided to expand and re-brand into a new 43,000-square-foot venue in The Market Common.The new location will feature a restaurant, bar, bowling, billiards and an arcade. Siniscalchi isn’t just adding random numbers to his growing brand, though. In an interview with Myrtle Beach Online he explained that his original 710 location pays homage to the 7-10 split in bowling, while…
Sega Amusements is definitely one company that’s not slowing down! Company officials are on the show floor in London for this year’s EAG show, celebrating the debut of their Wheel of Fortune game in Europe for the first time. On top of that, a recent report from Arcade Heroes shows the company is starting to test another update to its beloved, zombie-filled House of the Dead series. Wheel of Fortune, which was shown at IAAPA, comes from the redemption game pros at ICE, and seeks to ‘bring a real life game show feel to the arcade.’ The simple game includes…
Launch Trampoline Park, a national chain with 25 locations around the U.S., will set up its 26th location at the Victorian Square Shopping Center in Midlothian, Virginia, says the Richmond Biz Sense. Local franchisees are in the permitting process and hope to occupy a 30,000-square-foot space in the shopping center this spring. In addition to 15,000 square feet of jumping area, the Launch location will feature basketball hoops, dodgeball courts, foam pits, as well as an arcade and cafe. The company, founded in 2012 by former NFL player Ty Law, mainly operates in East Coast states.
The first ever mind-controlled VR game, Awakening by Neurable, is scheduled to hit arcades sometime this year. (Photo to the right courtesy of Neurable.) “We’ve essentially created a brain mouse,” Ramses Alcaide, the company’s cofounder and CEO told IEEE Spectrum. Awakening allows you to play as a character who is trapped in a nefarious government lab. You’re able to virtually scan the room for clues on how to get out. A brain-scanning headband that attaches to a VR headset is what makes the game possible. The headband is paired with software that interprets neural signals, enabling wearers to play the…
The AAMA unveiled and presented the first annual $5,000 J. Richard Oltmann scholarship to one industry-related college student last year, and is ready and waiting to assist another for 2018. Committee members announced that AAMA has expanded the criteria for the scholarship to include any incoming college freshman sponsored by an AAMA member company, allowing for the pool of potential recipients to expand well beyond what was previously limited to relatives of employees of member companies. The deadline for students to apply is March 15, 2018. Click here to learn more and apply.