Inlane Bowling Center in Giza, Egypt, recently adopted the cutting-edge Spark readers from Sacoa Cashless System and the tech company has also majorly expanded in Mexico through the establishment of new sales representation at its local offices there. The Egyptian bowling center features six modern lanes and a diverse range of attractions, all powered by Sacoa (including the Sacoa POS system). “Sacoa’s system has significantly enhanced our operational efficiency and elevated the overall guest experience,” said Mohamed AbuElgheit, the center’s CEO. “Their technical support team has been outstanding – highly responsive and deeply committed to our success from day one.” …
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From insightful presentations and networking opportunities to a celebratory evening and a tour of two Dallas-area FECs, the reimagined AAMA annual meeting was a winner. Held at the Warwick Melrose in Dallas, Texas, Aug. 19-21, over 200 industry members were in attendance, and 108 of them were new to the event, remarked association President Beth Standlee. The “All Access Annual Meeting and Celebration” offered a refreshed, invigorating, fun and meaningful event. Among the highlights: AAMA and its charitable arm, AAMCF, elected board members during meetings on Tuesday. That evening, David McKillips, president and CEO of CEC Entertainment (Chuck E. Cheese)…
RePlay isn’t the only industry company enjoying 50 years this year. So is J&J Amusements, which was initially called J&J Recreation. The business introduced their first bumper boat in 1975, created with a truck tube, 2x4s and a Suzuki motor. By 1989, the company built its first indoor electric go-karts, and their popular bumper boats were available in all 50 states. Today, they’re an employee-owned company featuring those classic bumper boats, go-karts, batting cages and other attractions. At IAAPA Expo in Orlando, on Nov. 18, they’ll celebrate with tacos and drinks in their booth, #2662, at noon. Stop on…
The National ATM Council has been asked to help identify recent skimming attacks in the New York City area, the association reports. If you have operated Genmega 2500 ATMs in the New York City area between February of this year and now and have discovered a skimming device installed on one of those ATMs, NAC requests you contact them immediately by calling 904-710-3522 or emailing [email protected]. “We will promptly get you in touch directly with the USSS to share your information and assist in this active investigation,” NAC said.
Valo Motion will showcase their company’s new ValoArena 4-player edition at the upcoming IAAPA Expo Europe, held Sept. 23-25 in Barcelona. “After installing ValoArena 6-player in over 100 locations worldwide, we have heard a huge amount of positive feedback, but one request repeats often,” CEO Raine Kajastila explained. “Operators tell us, ‘If you could fit ValoArena into tighter footprints, we could bring it to so many more people.’ “That’s exactly what drove us to create this 4-player model. You still have a lot of space inside for active fun and maintain the same operational simplicity. We’re on a mission…
Vending and amusement machine provider CandyMachines.com recently announced it was teaming up with Cantaloupe, welcoming the company’s cashless payment and management solutions into the mix. CandyMachines.com has offered cashless payment options since 2020. With the new partnership, the company says it’s “furthering its commitment to building the most modern, player-friendly machines in the industry.” “Only CandyMachines.com machines are engineered to fully support the fullness of the pulse technology for cashless payment systems,” said CEO Andy Denton. “Customers can simply plug your pulse-enabled card reader into our proprietary harness and quick connect, and gain access to rich data, alerts and…
The upcoming Amusement 360 agenda and speaker lineup are now out for the three-day event, set for Sept. 16-18 at the Embassy Suites Event Center near Indianapolis. Co-hosted by Action Lab Leadership and Creative Works, Amusement 360 offers more than 14 hours of programming on topics like leadership, marketing strategies and future-proofing entertainment venues. The full list of speakers includes: Danny Gruening, Action Lab Leadership Michelle Gruening, Action Lab Leadership Armando Lanuti, Creative Works Russ Van Natta, Creative Works Kimberly Schilling, Creative Works Jerry Merola, Amusement Entertainment Management Dave Wallace, Turfway Entertainment Jackie Hoegger, Hoegger Communications Courtney Drahos, Party Center…
A 10-year veteran of Andamiro Co., Daniel Kim was recently appointed senior sales associate and business development manager and will be relocating from South Korea to Irving, Texas, to the Andamiro USA headquarters, according to the company. Kim joined Andamiro in June 2015 as an Asia/Oceania regional sales manager. Since then, he advanced from sales manager to deputy general manager, building distributor networks and introducing the company’s leading arcade titles to major markets, including expanding the Pump It Up brand throughout Asia. His arrival at the Texas HQ caps the build-out of an expanding Andamiro USA executive team…
The 17th GTI China Expo will be at the China Import and Export Fair Complex this Sept. 10-12, filling up a massive 860,000 sq. ft. of space and welcoming 600 exhibitors and some 150,000 professional buyers. Since its inception in 2009, the GTI Expo has grown eightfold or more and now attracts buyers from more than 130 countries and more than 350 cities across mainland China. The expo covers more than 50 industry segments, including games, theme parks, XR, tourism and entertainment and more. For more information, visit www.gti-amuse.com/GTIEXPO. Click here to pre-register for the event.
The National ATM Council has announced that Tommy Hughes, the vice president of ISO Channel for CORD Financial Services, was appointed as a new member of the NAC Board of Directors. “Tommy has been an enthusiastic and active member of NAC, demonstrating his commitment to our industry with his and CORD’s strong support of NAC’s annual conference and participation in our ATMs Go To Washington industry fly-ins,” said Board Chair Patrick Conner, president of ATMPartMart.com. “We now look forward to leveraging Tommy’s excellent talents and experience in helping NAC serve our industry and continue to grow as an organization.” …