Some Pennsylvania bowling alleys and bars shared their struggles with GoErie.com recently; most are uncertain about their futures as partial reopenings don’t ensure they’ll be able to stay open. Mark Wattle, owner of Greengarden Lanes, said he’s worried about the business’s survival. He’s still unable to open, but has decided to offer takeout from the kitchen on Fridays and Saturdays. “It’s just putting a small Band-Aid on a big wound,” he said. “Our businesses have shut down, but the bills don’t stop.” Even if bowling alleys reopen this summer in Pennsylvania, Wattle and David Kacprowicz of Eastland Bowl both agreed:…
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The Dave & Buster’s location in Honolulu, Hawaii, will be reopened today, June 5, according to the company, which has been opening many of their game rooms around the country recently with new safety protocols. KHON reported that D&B will be giving out $10 game cards to all first responders and health care professionals. From a COVID-19 perspective, they wrote, “We have been hard at work making sure that when the time comes and deemed safe in your local communities that we are ready with plans that prioritize the health and safety of our guests and team members.” Some of…
Funny Bone Toledo, a comedy club in the northern Ohio city, will have a new look when the doors reopen. They’ve converted the restaurant side of the venue to Draftcade, an arcade bar franchise that operates vintage arcade games. According to the Toledo Blade, the dining side of the business was previously occupied by Fat Fish Blue for the last 12 years. “It will be fun for people going to the comedy club and they’ll have games to play if they’re going to the later show,” said manager Nadia Castilleja. “It took off well in Kansas City, so we decided…
Game maker Minority Media has announced a partnership with Cleanbox Technology to bring hygiene solutions to its location-based VR operators. “At Minority we place the safety and well-being of our operators and customers above all else, and it is because of this that we are extremely proud to announce a partnership with Cleanbox Technology to deliver state-of-the-art smart tech hygiene solutions across Minority’s LBVR platforms,” the company wrote. Cleanbox, of course, is a leading eco-friendly, virus-killing solution for headsets, eyewear, masks and other mass-use hardware. Using UVC light, it destroys 99.99% of viruses, germs and bacteria on all parts of…
Authorities in Philadelphia recently apprehended a suspect who allegedly played a role in a string of explosive ATM robberies. According to local news reports, undercover officers arrested Taleb Crump for attempting to sell homemade dynamite to undercover officers. “Mr. Crump, who bragged on social medial that using dynamite was better than bullets for robbing an ATM, offered up explicit instructions on how to best set dynamite up to blow up an ATM,” said Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Authorities estimate that at least 50 ATMs in the Philadelphia area were broken into using explosives from the last week of May…
In a letter to legislators, AAMA has advocated against places that are forbidding video games, pinball machines, pool tables and other amusement devices from being put back into operation as the U.S. begins to reopen from the coronavirus lockdown. “In many cases, restaurants, retail centers, salons and the like are being allowed to reopen at varying levels, but not amusement games and arcades,” the letter read, in part. “We’ve learned this is happening in states where restrictions on approved gambling devices have been lifted, but not amusement games which are often located in the same venue as the gambling device.”…
The Three Amigos of F2FEC – Ben Jones, Rick Iceberg and George Smith – have announced their plans for a “renewed and different trade experience” in 2021 with the theme “RISE.” They anticipate an early March event for the face-to-face event. F2FEC pushed the pause button after their 2019 gathering, opting not to host an event in 2020. Now, they’re back with the deliberately-chosen Rise theme. “RISE was already determined in 2019, but the world has changed and what is different today for the Amigos is the context for Rise,” they wrote. What was then is no longer now: What…
The Galaxy Bowling & Entertainment Center in Richmond, Ky., reopened on June 1 with new sanitation and social distancing protocols in place. According to the Richmond Register, the facility, including its restaurant-lounge, are allowed to be at 33% capacity. On June 28, new guidelines will make that 50% capacity. However, they are allowed to use every other lane currently, as long as social distancing is maintained. “It’s really bizarre to run a business with your goal to do less business,” said the bowling alley’s general manager Raymond White. But it’s better than a complete shutdown, he added, noting more than…
Gary Balaban’s Pipeline Games is now carrying protective masks, BioCide 100 for cleaning machines and hand sanitizer. “We are proud to offer the things are everyone is going to need as we get ready to open up again,” Balaban said. “We need to keep our customers and our employees safe. We will keep adding more items as people tell us what they need. We are working on floor signage and related items now and we should have them available very soon.” Click here to view the products or visit www.pipelinegames.com for more information.
For their Face Place photo booths, Apple Industries has developed a health and safety reopening guide for customers, and noted that their factory is fully operational with product ready to ship. In the guide, the company says their machines operate with minimal touch required, are equipped with touchless credit card devices and nitrile and latex gloves can be worn while using the photo booths without limiting customer experience. They also included sanitizing protocols, a disinfecting plan and other cleaning guidelines. “We feel confident that with our limited touch experience, regular cleaning, proactive monitoring and heightened disinfecting steps, our plan falls…