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THAILAND POLICE SEIZE MEGATOUCH COPIES

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:38:23 +0100

14 Copies of Megatouch Software Seized at Shopping Plazas in Thailand Bristol, PA July 6th, 2009 – Recently, officers from the Royal Thai Economic and Cyber Division, along with local police from the province of Chonburi and the city of Laem Chabang, raided the Forum Plaza shopping mall in Chonburi and the...

Special Redemption Seminar Now Open To All AAMA Members!

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:44:51 +0100

Attention AAMA Members, As you probably have seen and/or have heard through various publications and e-notifications, the AAMA, together with Rich Oltmann and Jim Chapman, have included a Special Redemption Seminar to coincide with this year's Annual Meeting and Distributor Cocktail Gala. Originally, the seminar was tailored towards distributor sales representatives. However,...

COIN-OP TV - FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT CALIFORNIA EXTREME JULY 11th & 12th 2009

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:40:40 +0100

Santa Monica, CA, July 5th, 2009 – COIN-OP TV celebrates five years of Internet broadcasting this July with a return to where things kicked off, which is California Extreme. California Extreme is an annual event, taking place at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara this year, with over 400...

MOMA Summer Confab Targets Tournaments, Legislative Relations

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:27:01 +0100

(http://www.vendingtimes.com/) DEERWOOD, MN -- Thriving during the economic downturn was the theme of the Minnesota Operators of Music Amusements' annual summer conference at Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge in mid-June. To this end, the association is seeking to make its tournament programs for operators even...

Bulk Vending Industry Takes CPSIA Fight To Capitol Hill

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:26:05 +0100

(http://www.vendingtimes.com/) WASHINGTON -- Bulk vending leaders traveled to Capitol Hill on June 26 to meet with members of Congress, legislative directors and committee staffers to press for relief from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act's onerous Section 103. They reported that those involved in the...

Warner Set To Buy Midway Games For $33M

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:25:06 +0100

(http://www.vendingtimes.com/) CHICAGO -- Midway Games, the former arcade videogame giant, is set to be acquired by Warner Bros. Entertainment for $33 million after a bankruptcy court this week approved the move, according to the Chicago Tribune. Midway filed for Chapter 11 reorganization for its U.S. operations...

BCA BILLIARD EXPO HOSTS 1,120 BUYERS AT VEGAS SHOW

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:27:43 +0100

(administrator/components/com_astatspro/refer.php?id=4) The 2009 Billiard Congress of America’s (BCA) International Billiard Home Recreation Expo was held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 25-27. Buyer attendance for the three-day event was 1,120. The number of companies exhibiting at the event was 116, while the total...

Georgia Court of Appeals Rules All Video Poker Should Be Considered Illegal

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:43:25 +0100

MyFOX ATLANTA reports that this week the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that all video poker games should be considered illegal. The panel ruled that all current video poker machines are illegal based on a 2001 state law challenged by the amusement game industry. The article goes on to say that...

IALEI Board of Directors votes on proposed IALEI/IAAPA merger

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:50:34 +0100

(administrator/components/com_astatspro/refer.php?id=3) Members of the Board of Directors of the International Association for the Leisure Entertainment Industry (IALEI) gathered yesterday, June 30, for a mid-year meeting held at the Adventure Quest Laser Tag Entertainment Center in Kenner, La. The agenda included a vote by the Board on the proposed merger of...

Benchmark Games Attends International Bowl Expo 2009

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:28:13 +0100

FEATURED SPONSOR Hypoluxo, FL---There was a hot game package in town last week (June 22-25) when the International Bowl Expo met in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Resort Casino. According to Rich Long of Benchmark Games, his booth in the American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) Pavilion at the Expo...