The American Amusement Machine Association has revealed that two Members of the U.S. Congress - Representatives Joe Baca and Tom Osborne - have formed a "Congressional Sex and Violence in the Media Caucus" and are actively soliciting Members of Congress to join. [more information]
The 2004 ATEI for the international amusement industry will be held from the 27-29 January in London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre and will see the trade show celebrate its 60th birthday. [more information]
Air Games Maxi Fun has announced its new game, the FunBall ShootAir, will premiere at the 2003 edition of the IAAPA Orlando trade show. [more information]
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Namco Europe has revealed it has secured a range of patents to protect the integrity of its new Pac Man Ball game and all future derivatives of the game. [more information]
MGM Mirage has entered into a joint venture agreement with the Earls Court and Olympia Group - plans to develop the Olympia Exhibition Centre into a new gaming and entertainment complex. [more information]
According to a report in the Sunday Herald Sun, in Australia, linked jackpots will be banned, poker machines will no longer accept notes, and players' losses will be strictly limited as part of a tough national gambling strategy. [more information]
VirTra Systems, Inc. today announced publication of The Police Marksman's current edition, featuring the company's IVR-360 simulator as the front cover story. [more information]
Organisers of the ATEI and ICE shows have published a list of recommended hotels and apartment facilities close to the Earls Court exhibition complex with special discounts which can save show visitors up to 55 per cent on published room rates. [more information]
Sega Amusements Europe Ltd have released the long awaited F-ZERO AX, a driving game where players race through an exhilarating 26th Century Sci Fi world at a heart pounding 2000km per hour. [more information]
The Isle of Man's Department of Trade & Industry has appointed John Gilmore as e-gaming Ambassador to address the issues that led a number of the Island's online casinos to leave for other jurisdictions, and help to develop appropriate solutions. [more information]
More than 170 of the machines from the 1950s to the 1990s went under the hammer at the Claremont Showground on Sunday, with all but a few being snapped up in under three hours by a crowd of 300 wannabe pinball-wizards. [more information]
Harbour Group announced last week that it has agreed to acquire certain assets and the business of Rowe International, Inc., a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based manufacturer and marketer of jukeboxes and money-changing machines. [more information]
Golden Tee's 2nd Annual World Championship will be held in Orlando, Florida from 16-18 November 2003 with defending champions Team USA battling the World Team for the trophy. [more information]
Lucky Chip, the game recently launched for the Dutch market, has seen a dramatic increase in business for JPM. Launched initially for the bars, Lucky Chip will be followed by an arcade version in early 2004. [more information]
At a recent meeting of its steering committee in Amsterdam the organisation for European Operators adopted the name the European Casino Operators Association and heard submissions for a Code of Conduct and Mission Statement. [more information]
VirTra Systems, Inc. today announced another purchase order for its IVR-360 training simulator, this one from the City of Chihuahua in the Republic of Mexico. [more information]
On the heels of their recent Meltec Inc. acquisition, BayTek has announced they are in negotiations with Victory Lane Ideas, to purchase their Stock Car Challenge and Stock Car Challenge 2. [more information]
At least one Funworld employee is likely to be filmed in the Good Morning Austria program - with six Funworld employees recently attending the casting call for the show. [more information]
85 of the country's finest Golden Tee golfers teed it up at Official's Time Out sportsbar in suburban Hoffman Estates, IL over the weekend of October 18-19 - total prize money for the event was $30,000. [more information]
Last week, Managing Director of FX Simulation, John Fleming was in Belfast installing the first U2 Mirage simulator into Northern Ireland. [more information]
The dates for the 2004 AMOA Expo and Fun Expo have been set for Thursday, September 30 to Saturday, October 2, in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. [more information]
Incredible Technologies send a Golden Tee game to the 103rd Air Control Squadron stationed in Afghanistan to "bring a little bit of normal back in their lives." [more information]
We have just received over 150 pinballs over these past weeks and unfortunately some machines have arrived in damaged condition. We are fully overstocked and will be looking to clear this stock at wholesale prices. [more information]
Sega's high end simulator Power Sled is now available for immediate release. Initially purchased for $375,000usd this 2 year machine is now available @$99,500usd. Machine is currently located in USA Theme Park. [more information]
Stern Pinball has announced they have released The Lord of the Rings pinball machine, which will begin shipping in November 2003 and features elements from The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. [more information]
Alcometrix have launched a new and revolutionary coin operated Breath Alcohol Analyser that meets C.E. requirements and is available to be used at public places. [more information]
Funworld presented its innovative Photo Play terminals during the Upper Austrian Health Cluster's fifth annual convention at the Linz Design Centre in September this year. The terminals are set to provide entertainment in the waiting room of doctors' surgeries. [more information]
The case brought by Capital Gaming Ltd against former Coinmaster owner Tony Lynch and others concluded in their favour yesterday in Cardiff District Registry. [more information]
Harry Levy's new SWP, Skill Ball Bingo, was received positively when it premiered at Preview 2004, being voted machine of the show. Skill Ball Bingo is an individual entertainment game with all the growing tension of playing a game of skill against the clock. [more information]
The Theme Parks and Fun Centres show (TPFC) 2003, held from September 29 - October 1 at the Airport Expo Dubai, United Arab Emirates, exceeded expectations for growth, with a recorded 30% increase in Saudi visitors to the show compared to previous years. [more information]
Last week, Photoplay's JOB-Quiz was introduced to the public during a press conference held in Upper Austria. The quiz consists of 1,103 questions designed to help young people obtain important information about professions in a fun and easy way. [more information]
Namco Europe has secured distribution rights for Taito coin-op products throughout Europe, with Battle Gear 3 the first Taito manufactured product to fall under the agreement. [more information]
TAB-Austria published the second free game of Silverball Version 8 this week. The free game series began in June 2003 and is continued with the newly released strategy game Bool. [more information]
Coral has broken new ground by becoming the first bookmaker to site Project's Joker Poker video/AWP, following a 12-month testing and consultation period. [more information]
The second International Salon of Entertainment Devices And Technology as well as the Salon "Light, Sound And Stage" Surexpo was held in Wroclaw from 10 to 12 October, with AWP machines proving very popular in the industry at present. [more information]
The inaugural EA Sports PGA Tour Golf National Tournament, has been won by an East Anglian player, Duncan Smith, from Ipswich, who picks up a winners cheque for £500 with a 6 under par score on one of the tournament fantasy courses, Timber Hill. [more information]
On November 3 2003, the qualification for the Photo Play World Games 2004 will officially commence in as many as 21 nations and at the end of March 2004, the world champions will be chosen in Alpbach, Tyrol. [more information]
VirTra Systems, Inc. this week announced it will develop a custom virtual reality experience for the United States Army recruiting command in Fort Knox, Kentucky. [more information]
Around 140 exhibitors and 7,000 visitors attended the 31st edition of Enada in Rome this month, confirming expectations for a huge and successful event - with visitor numbers dramatically increased compared to last years show. [more information]
The current free update for TAB Austria's Virtual Pinball features new graphics, wild sounds and a hidden Side Game. TAB-Austria have also announced they will release two new games at trade shows in January 2004. [more information]
Elton Games will be showing the full scale of its product range and manufacturing capabilities at this year's IAAPA, including its newest release, the 6-player automatic derby, the Elton Gold Cup. [more information]
The Namco-owned machine company, Brent Sales, claims that Global VR's Beach Head 2000 Pup is currently the coolest game with British undergraduates, as the nation's student bars are swelled by the intake of 2003. [more information]
With 2.33 billion AUS$ being spent by Victorian gamblers last year, a leaked report from Tattersalls' marketing division has shown that the company uses a card-based loyalty membership scheme to identify, track and analyse problem gamblers. The report blatantly states these problem gamblers are the primary target market. [more information]
AmEx 2004 exhibitors and visitors can now book their accommodation at the Lynch Green Isle Hotel, Dublin and avail of the opportunity to win dinner for two in the hotel restaurant at showtime! [more information]
John and Alan Fleming have every reason to be pleased with their second attendance at the Preview show held at the Hammersmith Novotel with an average of one sale for FX Simulation per day with many leads to follow upon their return to Scotland. [more information]
ATEI will celebrate its 60th anniversary next January in some style. Alongside the show's international collection of long-term exhibitors, the London spectacular will feature at least 32 companies making their first ATEI appearance. [more information]
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