London calling: Park Avenue Open Day to welcome new participating companies and more international visitors
The great British summer would not be great without the June celebration of all things amusements at the Park Avenue Open Day. The annual institution of machines, industry networking - and, of course, the classic BBQ and liquid hospitality - takes place on Wednesday 3 June where the conversations will define the summer season, and highlight the key issues the industry is desperately keen to see resolved.
Electrocoin and UDC will host more than 30 companies at this year’s Park Avenue Open Day in London on 3 June, with five new participating companies and visitors travelling from across Europe and the US.
New companies participating in this year’s event include Inspired, HC Terminals, Heddleworth Amusements, Retro Arcade Specialist and Rilix, while Harry Levy will return after missing last year’s show.
The Open Day, taking place at Electrocoin and UDC’s Park Avenue premises in north-west London, will also welcome attendees travelling from the US, Italy, Belgium and Spain.
It’s another step forward for the amusements industry’s longest running UK event which is now celebrating its 40th year.
“We are very excited for the Open Day and what it has to offer,” said Electrocoin’s John A Stergides. “Electrocoin will be showcasing the latest DDR Universal from Konami, Stern’s new Pokemon pinball machine, and Football Champ - which we expect to be popular ahead of this year’s World Cup. We will also be revealing some brand new games on the
day.”
And next door at the UDC HQ, the distributors will have regrouped in time from their travels in China and Skegness where they recorded another successful ECAS for operators along the east and north east coast.
Hosted jointly by Electrocoin and UDC since the late 1980s, the Open Day will run from 10am to 5pm, with Novomatic Gaming UK serving as headline sponsor, GeWeTe backing the bar sponsorship, and Blueprint Operations, Reflex Gaming, RBW Systems, Inspired,
Innovative Technology and Ask Global Systems sponsoring the world renowned Open Day BBQ.
The annual charity raffle will also return during the event, with proceeds supporting the Bacta Charitable Trust. Organisers are continuing to seek prize donations ahead of the show.
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