Prospective Amusement Expo 2023 exhibitors, now is your time to secure space for next year’s show. You have through May 31 to get the lowest early-bird pricing discount. Click here to reserve your space. The discounted member rate is $20.95 per square foot and non-member rate is $26.95 per square foot. On June 1, the rates will increase. Amusement Expo 2023 is scheduled for March 27-30 in Las Vegas. For additional information, email [email protected] or call 708-226-1300. Learn more at www.amusementexpo.org.
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Betson Enterprises has announced that Amber Lambert has joined the company as a regional sales representative for the Northwest region. “Amber has a proven track record of success and a wealth of industry knowledge,” said Steve Lamoreaux, regional sales director of Betson Northwest. “I am looking forward to working with her in the Northwest region.” Amber began her career in the amusement industry 12 years ago, where she started her own family entertainment center that she built from the ground up. She also managed a corporate-owned FEC, held a sales role with an industry supplier and is active in industry associations. Learn…
Sacoa will be in Colombia from May 18-20 showing off their cashless system at the XII National Meeting organized by the Colombian Assn. of Amusement Parks and Attractions. Concurrently, they’ll also be at the Latin American Amusement Expo. The company will be showing its latest products and solutions in booth #29. A team of Sacoa experts will be on hand to advise visitors on their latest technologies. Learn more at www.sacoacard.com.
An 85-year-old bowling alley in Iron Mountain, Michigan, is undergoing renovations for the first time in nearly three decades, according to WLUC. The historic bowling alley will get new masking units for its lanes at a cost of about $10,000. The classic mid-1980s digital scoring system will remain, but now scores will be projected on a plasma screen TV overhead. The business will also replace its old cash registers with a new point of sale system. Learn more at www.rec-lanes.com.
If you’re an AMOA member, make sure you’re free next Tuesday, May 17, for the association’s Virtual Day on the Hill. The day will consist of multiple visits, via Zoom, to congressional offices in both the House and Senate. Members can participate for the full day or jump in as their schedules allow. Topics to be addressed by Dentons, AMOA’s legislative firm, include fair access to banking, payment choice, the Restaurant Relief Act and inflation’s impact on small business. “This is a great opportunity to show our elected government leaders just how crucial these issues are to AMOA members across…
Ms. Pac-Man is among four games recently inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. The others include Dance Dance Revolution, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Civilization. “Ms. Pac-Man promoted and signaled the broadening of game play across the genders,” said Julia Novakovic, senior archivist at the World Video Game Hall of Fame. “There was nothing inherently gendered about early video games, but the coin-op industry certainly advertised them that way. By offering the first widely recognized female video game character, Ms. Pac-Man represented a turn in the cultural conversation about women’s place in the arcade…
The second Dave & Buster’s location in Brooklyn is now open at Atlantic Terminal, reports News12, after a two-year pandemic-related delay. The new venue has 34,000 sq. ft. of arcade games, plus the sports bar and dining space. The first D&B opened up in the area at Gateway Center in East New York at the end of 2021. With this new location, the company gave away loaded up game cards for those waiting in line. The facility brought 170 news jobs to the community. Learn more at www.daveandbusters.com.
Join Party Center Software for its webinar May 24 at 2 p.m. Eastern time with special guest Ryan Borton, CEO of Funovation. He’ll be discussing small-footprint attractions. Attendees can learn tips on effective facility planning and getting the most out of your space, trends and advice on how to make small-footprint attractions profitable and much more. Click here to register. If you can’t watch live, sign up anyway and you’ll be sent the recording afterward. Visit www.partycentersoftware.com for more information.
From May 18-20, Intercard will debut their new iTellerPlus software at the 2022 Latin America Amusement Expo in Colombia. Located at the International Convention and Exposition Center in Cartagena, it’s the premier Latin American trade show for the amusement industry. Intercard’s CEO Scott Sherrod and its Latin America Business Development Manager Enrique Cavanzo will be at the show in booth #59. The iTellerPlus software will be demonstrated at the show. Learn more at www.intercardinc.com.
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Illinois District Office recently awarded the 2022 Small Business Exporter of the Year award to Sam Zammuto, president of Arachnid 360, based in Loves Park. Zammuto, a native of Rockford, Ill., has more than four decades of experience in the dart industry, finding the game while overseas with the U.S. Air Force. He traveled throughout England playing competitively. “Upon his return to the United States in the 1980s, Sam fell in love playing this game on an electronic dart board,” Arachnid 360 wrote. “With his vast knowledge of the game of darts, his thirst for…