Bacta hold latest Parliamentary Lunch for Welsh based MPs While Bacta continues to keep the pressure on MPs concerning the implementation of the £2 stake for FOBTS, there is more to the association’s dialogue with UK parliamentarians. Brexit and coastal investment were very high on the agenda when Welsh constituency MPs met with Bacta delegates…

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Bacta president Gabi Stergides expresses the need for swift implementation of the decision to cut FOBT stakes to £2, while also offering the trade association’s assistance to Theresa May’s advisors Dear Rt Hon Theresa May, As President of bacta, the trade association representing the UK Amusement Industry, I…

FOR the second consecutive year, the sun shone bright for the Park Avenue Open Day in London, UK, on June 6. The stone-splitting sunshine suited Electrocoin’s traditional Greek-style barbecue nicely, with people making their way over to UDC’s offices next door for afternoon tea as the day progressed. Some new product was on show from…

BACTA HAS PRESENTED a £14,000 cheque to the Young Gamblers Education Trust. The amusement and gaming machine trade association donated the sum as part of its ongoing efforts to safeguard young people against problem gambling. “Bacta is a staunch supporter of YGAM,” said the trade association’s chief executive John White. “We will continue to be…

While the next 12 months will return a focus to redemption for Electrocoin, Park Avenue gave the company a chance to show its latest iteration of Monte Carlo, as well as a new Iron Maiden pinball and the popular DDRA dance machine. PARK AVENUE HOST Electrocoin exhibited its Monte Carlo Elektra among a line-up of other iterations…

Bacta President Gabi Stergides and Shafiya Shah, corporate account manager at the Rays of Sunshine charity, were on hand at last week’s Park Avenue Open Day to accept a cheque for £1,000 on behalf of the Bulldog Games brand of pusher and redemption equipment. The charitable donation was triggered when Andrew Polloni, of Pastimes in Seaton,…

Despite the industry being spread thin between Euromat and an expo in China,  lived up to its name as the industry’s premier summer event, with manufacturers and operators piling into Electrocoin and UDC’s offices for a day of product, networking, and the Stergides’ famous Greek hospitality. ANOTHER SUNNY, SUCCESSFUL and busy Park Avenue Open Day took…

The unique Panther Revolution photo booth has proven to be a huge hit on sites in both the UK and abroad in just a few months on the market and is sure to be a stand out at the Park Avenue Open Day. Electrocoin are certainly hoping so. Following its launch last year sales of…

Situated on the doorstep of summer and with the full extent of FOBT stakes and prizes cuts now known, Park Avenue Open Day could not be better positioned as a crucial industry event comments Electrocoin’s business development director, and open day organiser Kevin Weir. Coinslot: With your experience in the field, how do you assess…