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Pub tie continuePOLITICSGreg Mulholland MP, chairmanof the parliamentary Save ThePub Group, was unequivocal inhis views on the PunchTaverns debt situation. Hestated: “It is deeply worryingthat the chief executive ofPunch Taverns is simplyrefusing to answer vitalquestions about the £22.6m oftheir tenants’ deposits thatthey wrongly don’t holdseparately and securely. Iasked Stephen Billingham if hewould act to rectify this, andto separate the deposits toensure they would be safe, butin typical Punch style he hassimply ignored the question.”He added: “Whatever Punchdoes now to restructure itsproblems the astonishing levelof debt remains, gainedthrough the reckless overacquisition and securitisationmodel that made a few Cityboys filthy rich. We must nowsee a decisive end to thediscredited, unsustainable and

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The UK’s leading family enter-tainment provider, Playnation,

is to supply motorway service sta-tion operator Welcome Breakwith its state-of-the-art Storm ter-minals.

The new long-term contractwill see Playnation supplyingWelcome Break, the UK’s secondlargest motorway service areaoperator, with Storm B3 termi-nals. The high-definition gamingmachines allow players to enjoymajor branded titles such asWorms, Deal or No Deal and Viz.

Playnation’s new deal followsa 20-year relationship with Wel-come Break, and will see itsServer Based Gaming platformsinstalled at 35 sites across the UK.

Ryan Collinge, sales director of

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After an EAG Internationalwidely considered the most

positive and successful in theshow’s five year history, thedates have now been confirmedfor the 2015 edition.

The show will take place onJanuary 13-15 2015 at ExCelLondon, following the signing ofa new agreement with thevenue’s owners.

EAG International chairmanMartin Burlin commented: “Wehave worked hard with ExCelLondon to find dates that wehave been able to fix for anumber of years and as EAGInternational will be the onlyevent occupying ExCel duringthis period there will be anumber of benefits including theability to negotiate much betterprices with the campus hotels.”

Having just closed the doorson its fifth show, EAG Interna-tional is firmly established as the‘must-attend’ event for thoseseeking the very latest productsand services for the amuse-ments and attractions sectors.EAG 2014 showcased over 180manufacturers, attracting arecord number of industrybuyers and other professionalsfrom 63 countries.

EAGconfirmsits datesfor 2015

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unjustifiable pubco tiedbusiness model which hasalso destroyed and closedthousands of valued Britishpubs.” The debate about thepub tie, especially with regardto the related business modelof single site operation within,has rumbled on for years now,with CAMRA being vocal in

their efforts to have the tiereformed and a Parliamentarydebate using evidence fromBAPTO occurring in 2009. Theoutcome of the Punch Tavernscase could potentially seemajor changes in how the pubtie works going forward andindeed the single siteoperating landscape.

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ajor pub company PunchTaverns has admitteddefeat over its debt plan,

with the prospect of the companyfalling into administration puttingpub landlords’ deposits at risk andasking questions about the futurefor the single site operators whocurrently supply machines to thepubco’s 4,000-strong estate.

Punch’s attempt to convincelenders to back a plan for tacklingits £2.3bn debt mountain faileddespite a strong case put forward.Britain’s second-biggest pubco,which has over 4,000 leased andtenanted pubs, bowed to bond-holder pressure by agreeing tocancel a vote on the proposals dueto take place last week.

It will now reopen talks withlenders in a bid to achieve a ‘con-sensual restructuring’ in the bestinterests of all stakeholders bymid-April. In a plea to bondhold-ers last week, executive chairmanStephen Billingham (pictured)warned the company faced uncer-tainty unless the restructuringproposals were accepted.

He said the company had spent14 months trying to find a solu-tion ‘to accommodate all of theconflicting views’.

There are 16 different classesof debt within Punch’s two prop-erty company subsidiaries. Somebondholder groups expressedconcern that the existing propos-als were skewed in favour of share-holders and would still leave thecompany heavily in debt.

Billingham said in an interviewwith the Daily Telegraph thatthere would be a ‘mess’ if the votewas not passed, adding: “I have realconcerns that nobody has an alter-native out there that is realistic orsensible.”

Thousands of pub landlordscould lose up to £22.6m werePunch Taverns to fall into adminis-

tration. Tenants had to pay on aver-age £6,279 in deposits to rent theirpubs from Punch, which has anestate of around 4,300 pub and bars.

The money is used to coverany damage during the tenancy.But Punch has not ring-fencedthe deposits and it is likely theywill be lost if the firm calls inadministrators.

With the firm’s ‘final proposals’for a financial restructuringrejected by the pension funds thebusiness could be pushed intodefaulting on its loans. If this hap-pens, the £22.6m in deposits,

which are effectively on loan toPunch, would be at risk. Anyadministration process wouldtake 44 days.

A Punch statement read: “Aspreviously announced, bothsecuritisations will default with-out a consensual restructuring.The board remains of the viewthat a consensual restructuringis in the best interests of all stake-holders and can be agreed aheadof the next covenant reportingdate of 15 April 2014. It is not pos-sible to ring-fence depositsbecause the terms of the securi-tisations established more than adecade ago prevent this. Tenantsshould not be concerned. It isextremely unlikely they will losetheir deposits.”

Single site operators across theUK will be watching develop-ments with bated breath, as thelast thing the sector needs rightnow is uncertainty concerningapproximately 4,000 sites, evenof a temporary nature.

Playnation, said: “It’s great to beable to push Storm, one of ourmost advanced terminals, to awider audience. We’ve had a greatrelationship with Welcome Breakfor over 20 years now, so we’repleased to be building on that andto be increasing their customer

offering even further.”Storm terminals operate on

Inspired Gaming’s Open SBGCore platform which providesaccess to content from leadingproviders such as Inspired, Blue-print, and SG Gaming. The stateof the art machines have high def-inition screens and TITO opera-tion with a single cash outposition, offering greater secu-rity for operators.

Established in 2013 followingan MBO from Inspired Gaming,Playnation is the UK marketleader for FECs. It currently oper-ates machines in over 1,000 loca-tions, within holiday parks,bowling alleys, airports, andmotorway service stations,including Butlins, Haven, ParkResorts, Parkdean, Moto, Road-chef and Tenpin.

Future uncertain formajor pub company SINGLE SITE

Pubco Punch Taverns has failed to convince lenders to back a plan for tacklingits £2.3bn debt mountain, a development which will be closely followed byoperators in the single site sector.

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n a move thatextends its reachinto Europe, UK

manufacturer ReflexGaming will supplysystem software and man-ufacturing to Dutch com-pany Elam. Thearrangement will seeElam add its own gamesto the offering with thefirst machine for theNetherlands currentlyunder development.

“We used ICE to for-mally announce our part-nership with Elam andthey used our stand todemonstrate the widerange of Reflex skill setsto their customers, includ-ing the new cabinet,” saidmanaging directorQuentin Stott. “Both com-panies are excited aboutour first game which weare developing togetherwhich will be released inthe second half of 2014,”he added.

Reflex Gaming exhib-ited for the second time atthe ICE show with itsmost comprehensiverange of products to date.The Atom cabinet, whichhas a die-cast aluminium

frame, is new this year forthe Category C sector. Theslimline frame offers max-imum artwork space,allowing Reflex greaterflexibility in gamesdesign. Atom is the resultof a year’s worth ofresearch and develop-ment. “The Atom cabinetwill enable Reflex to con-tinue to make progress inthe Category C pub retailssector, added Stott. “We’remaking a significant levelof investment in thepeople, technology andhardware to serve thesector,” he added.

Reflex Gamingrevealed a range of newCategory C machinesdesigned especially forthe £100 jackpot as wellas three new B4 machines,with the new £2 stake,£400 jackpot clubmachines. Starlight, is alsonew this year, it is a video-based, four-game com-pendium targetedsquarely at the AGC andbingo sectors with Cate-gory C content. The devel-opment of Starlightfollows on from the suc-cess of Reflex’s range of

reel-based games for thelow stake, low prizesector, also housed in theeye-catching Mini Cabi-net.

The ICE show was animportant shop windowfor the Newark-basedcompany which alsoshowed its unique socialgaming App at the show,which offers a com-pendium of 14 UK spe-cific games, which arevariants of successfulland-based titles, includ-ing Alice’s Wonderlandand Lady Luck DoubleTake.

The games come fromthe pub, club, easy play(arcade and bingo) andcasino sectors. This is thefirst compendium Appfrom Reflex and the com-bination of proven land-based games andFacebook and Twitterintegration to increasecredits, has gone downextremely well with play-ers.

“Our reach has grownsignificantly week onweek since we launchedthis App in October lastyear,” concluded Stott.

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RLMS Sales is all set toadd to its portfolio of

Super Nova Games’ suc-cessful products, withthe launch of Pharaoh’sGold SWP.

The firm has highexpectations for thismodel. Phil Boulton, MD,explained why. “We’vehad two tremendous

years with Skill BallZingy which was anexample of SupernovaGames breathing newlife into an iconic game.With Pharaoh’s Gold, webelieve this pattern willbe repeated. It’s verymuch a ‘Return toPharaoh’s Gold’, as thiswas a highly successfulvideo/SWP over 10 yearsago. However, Dave

Jones and his team haveworked their magic witha brand new Cabinet,Stunning new graphicsand video content. Itreally is captivating toplay and will be an assetto any high footfall area,whether that be leisureor retail.”

Based on £1 play,players have to use theirskill in shooting coins to

drop them into a Pot ofGold, as well as othersymbols which caneither award added timeor cash. As Gold coinsare collected in the Pot,other symbols have to beavoided which couldempty the Pot of Gold. Atthe end of the allottedtime, there is a furthergame of skill, wherebythe player has to shoot a

swinging pendulumtarget in order to releasethe winnings. Successincreases with practice.

Kevin Bottrill, salesexecutive, added: “I hada lot of interest in thisfrom a variety of opera-tors who had eitheroperated them in thepast and were blownaway by this new versionor many who were

seeing it for the firsttime. FECs, bowlingalleys, holiday parks,cinemas, motorwayservices or even shop-ping centres would allmake excellent venuesfor Pharaoh’s Gold. Wetook a number of ordersat the show for the firstproduction run, whichwe’re due to deliver justprior to Easter.”

The Return of Pharaoh’s Gold

Thomas delivers bill to RMReflex securespartnership with ElamMANUFACTURERS

Reflex Gaming, one of the pre-eminent manufacturers of gaming machines for the UKpub retail, arcade and bingo sectors, has secured a new entree into Europe with apartnership with Elam in the Netherlands.

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NSM’s Alex Kirby has called for the organ-isers of ICE and EAG to get together to

discuss the opportunity of the two showsrunning side-by-side in order for exhibitorsto benefit from a footfall-heavy three dayswithout the expense of exhibiting twice inthe space of a couple of weeks.

The Leeds-based jukebox specialist toldCoinslot: “While we don’t necessarily fit per-fectly into either show, as in my view theEAG is more seaside operator-facing, whilethe ICE show is more for the internationalmarket and casinos, I believe that a jointevent would be the ideal solution for theindustry, or failing that a return to the centreof London in Olympia.”

Kirby believes that the timing of the cur-rent EAG is too close to Christmas and thathaving exhibited at both EAG and ICE thisyear he noticed that there was enough avail-able space at ExCel during ICE to “comfort-ably accommodate both shows”.

While the timing and location of 2015’sincarnation of EAG International hasalready been confirmed for 13-15 Januaryat ExCel, Kirby believes that unless EAGand ICE combine, or the former relocatesto central London in years to come, EAGcould “fall f lat, like the Norbreck Castleevent in Blackpool”.

He explained: “I’m not saying EAG is abad show as such, and I get on well withSwan Events’ Karen Cooke, but I think theindustry would benefit from the organis-ers of ICE and EAG getting together and run-ning a joint event. It would have much moreof a ‘Wow’ factor.”

Kirby also believes that, at the very least,some sort of promotional event or specta-cle that would attract additional footfall onthe EAG show’s traditionally quiet final dayshould be considered.

In marked contrast to the general wave ofoptimism in the immediate aftermath ofEAG, Kirby concluded: “I strongly believethat other people feel the same way as I doand that this really needs to be said, even if itmeans stirring up a bit of a hornet’s nest.”

Kirby calls forrenewed Londonshows debate

COMMENTARY

It’s a very interesting view. But a tough askgiven the highly politicised background to

the separation and subsequent divorcebetween the coin-op and traditional casinoshows way back when.

The war, in the Noughties, revolved aroundone partition wall and an escalator on theEarls Court floor - backed up, one has to say,by some extremely embarrasing and naivearguments on both sides. It wasn’t the UKindustry’s finest moment - for a whole hostof reasons, not least of all because it showeditself as a weak, divisive, antiquated andnegative sector.

But the ultimate irony out of all of thatacrimony is that both shows have flourishedin their separation. Whilst EAG is not - andnever will be - the ATEI of ten or twenty yearsago, the industry is simply so very different tothat now. However, it is a well run, wellserviced and energetic forum for the UKamusements industry. And ICE - well, it hasquite literally become a gaming and gamblinggiant on the world stage. It has kept Londonat the top table in the gaming world, andthat’s good for everyone in the industry.

Whether the two shows are now ascompatible as Alex Kirby and many otherswould like them to be, that’s for the tens ofthousands of visitors and hundreds ofexhibitors to determine. Suffice to say thatthere is a great deal of sense in what messrsKirby and one assumes many otherssuggest. But this is business, and a hugedollop of politics. And in truth, neither havemixed very well in the past.

Having said that, one would like to thinkthat this is also a new dawn of a new era.There’s more confidence in the marketplace,more confidence in the cross-over of sectorsbetween the shows, and more confidence inthe ability to deliver better businessprospects. And, more importantly, there ismore confidence among a wave of youngerfaces and fresh voices in the industry.

But, as usual, there are also the hurdles- and in this sector, the hurdles alwaysseem to be big. Which is why, mostprobably, it’ll need even bigger balls totackle this thorny issue.

ll to RMT

BILL

Last week, Hippo-drome owner

Simon Thomas deliv-ered a “bill” to trans-

port union leader BobCrow at the RMT

headquarters for thesum of £200,000,000.This was on behalf ofbusinesses through-

out the West End whohad lost revenue due

to the tube strike,which also coincidedwith the timing of the

ICE Totally GamingShow. Thomas statedthat Crow might think

again about endan-gering jobs and caus-ing chaos throughout

London if he had topay for the conse-quences out of his

own pocket.

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FOBTS

The Responsible GamblingTrust has announced further

details of the next stage of theindependent research it is com-missioning into gamblingmachines with the highest stakesand prizes in Britain. Following dis-cussions with government, theRGT has made the decision toexpand its research pro-gramme andincrease the avail-able budget by 50per cent to£750,000 to pro-

vide the focusedresearch needed toinform policy deci-sions in relation tog a m b l i n gmachines inlicensed betting

offices. The second

stage of

the programme will include:• Ground breaking research

into both industry data and play-ers to explore the way thatpeople use machines in LBOs toidentify behaviour that is poten-tially harmful

• Cognitive and physiologicalstudies to explore the impact ofhigher stakes and prizes and infor-mation provision on players'behaviour in LBOs

• Geographical modelling tounderstand how ‘clustering’ or thelocations of LBOs and the popula-tions they serve may influencebehaviour

• Surveys of machine players tounderstand more about who playsmachines in LBOs and to informeffective harm minimisationmeasures

• Evaluation of the Associationof British Bookmakers’ new 'codeof practice' to asses impacts onbehaviour

Commenting, Marc Etches,CEO, said: “The Responsible Gam-bling Trust understands that thereis growing concern about gamingmachines in LBOs and that is whywe are expanding our researchprogramme to ensure that policymakers have access to the best pos-

sible research to inform decisions.“The research the RGT is com-

missioning is ground-breaking andwill involve a number of interna-tionally recognised experts whowill seek to consider all aspects ofthis issue from the way people playmachines to where they arelocated.

“We believe this independentresearch has the potential to sig-nificantly advance our knowledgeand understanding of harmfulgaming machine play and help toidentify the most effective meansof protecting all those who chooseto gamble.”

RGT announces stage two of machines research

hether home-grown products ordistributor prod-

ucts, there has never beenso many innovations intro-duced at one time ever bySuzo-Happ before, accord-ing to the parts and periph-erals specialist.

Cash handling is a majorfocus for the industry’slargest supplier of compo-nents and spare parts. TheBill-to-Bill banknote recycleris now a Suzo-Happ producthaving been purchasedfrom Crane in December2013. With already 6,000such units in daily use world-wide, the Bill-to-Bill ban-knote recyclers havelong-term proven success.Suzo-Happ acts as master dis-tributor for both InnovativeTechnology and MEI, andalso offers Comestero’s RM5HD coin acceptor.

Suzo-Happ had its widerange of coin payout hop-pers on display, includingthe Cube, Evolution andFlow. The Flow is also avail-able for the new high secu-rity requirements for theItalian AWP market. In addi-tion, the firm presentedthe Transact Ithaca print-

ers on its stand for the firsttime at ICE - as it is now theglobal distributor forIthaca printers.

As strong as it is for cashhandling solutions, Suzo-Happ has the same creden-tials in the field of toppers.The company introducedthe Celebration Eventtopper at ICE, which linksdirectly into the SAS line,detecting a hand-pay signalfrom the slot machine andturning this into a celebra-tion event on the topper.

Also on disaplay at ICEwas the new Pro brand; theown-label brand of Suzo-Happ which encompassesVision Pro - their own-brandmonitors, Printer Pro - theirown-brand printers and Bil-liard Pro - not surprisingly,

their own brand billiards.Another new Pro innova-

tion is the Interactive ProTable - a 42ins screen whichworks as multi-touchwiththe screenable to split intofour sections. Now develop-ers can make new

Marcel Oelen, managingdirector of Suzo-HappEMEA, enthused: “There wasa real buzz on the stand. Wehave grown our own prod-ucts and team dramaticallysince the past year. Further-more, our partners havebeen very active in creatingnew solutions. Never beforehave we had so many inno-vations at one time on ourstand. I wish to thank thewhole Suzo-Happ team fortheir great contribution andall our visitors.”

Suzo-Happ unveilsmultitude of newproducts at ICEPARTS & PERIPHERALS

Spares specialistSuzo-Happ hasdeclared that its ICEstand was full fromstart to finish andthat the showheralded morelaunches than thefirm had everintroduced at a singletrade event.

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JUKEBOXES

In the months leading upto the ICE show, as

Soundnet and SoundLeisure prepared to unveiltheir mobile app soundjack- little did they know thatMobile Commerce wouldbe the buzzwords of theICE show.

“The most influentialpub retailers were presentat ICE, primarily thinkingabout gaming, but alsovery aware of mobile tech-nology and what it could doto grow their business ifharnessed correctly andpresented to the consumerin a function-rich experi-ence,” said Soundnet’sJames Luck.

He explained: “Sound-jack does that - it providesunique access to a wealthof music memories - butalso hones the brand expe-rience while freeingdegrees of consumerchoice along the way. Ourdemos were met withwholesale understandingabout the concept - ourchallenge was to inspire -and some new and old con-tacts were really excitedabout the opportunitymobile could give to gener-ate cash – and more impor-tantly brand loyalty.”

As well as soundjack,the Sound Leisure andSoundnet stand displayeda range of both digital andclassic jukeboxes. The verylatest Generation 2 Vhubsoftware was demon-strated and ‘was extremelywell received’.

In addition to the digitalmachines, Sound Leisurealso had a good selectionof machines on displayfrom their Classic range,which never ceases todraw a crowd.

“The quality of theseworks of art is what reallyattracts people to ourmachines,” commentedChris Black. “Not only domany remember the origi-nal machines but more andmore people are hearingabout the quality of theseamazing hand-built repro-ductions and they want tolearn more about them. Wewere delighted with theresponse to both the digitalmachines and the Classicsand took some nice exportorders whilst at the show,”concluded Black.

Mobile, digitaland classic maketheir mark at ICE

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REVIEW A look at some of coin-op’s big hitters at this year’s ICE Totally Gaming expo. 12

andai Namco has made asignificant investment inthe research and develop-

ment of new machines andleisure concepts in the last fewyears, amid the backdrop of awidespread economic down-turn. The result, the firmbelieves, is one of the most com-prehensive ranges of amuse-ment machines and prizesavailable from a single supplier.

Brent Namco showcased 28new releases, with 12 brand newtitles that had never been shownin Europe before. These

included the Mach Stormshooter and f lying simulatorwith innovative domed screen.Alpine Racer enjoyed an “amaz-ing response” according to com-pany despatches.

“This year we had redemp-tion, novelty, video, theatre stylevideo, prizes and the Pac-ManZone arcade concept to presentto our customers,” said JohnBrennan, commercial director.“Our stand and many of the newdevelopments were under-pinned by the new Pac-Mancharacter from the TV show Pac-

Man and the Ghostly Adventures.I think customers understoodjust how significant this brandis going to be and appreciatedhow much investment the com-pany has made to ensure that wehave a winning range ofmachines to help them remainprofitable.”

In addition to the range ofproducts from Namco, the standalso played host to a number ofnew titles from partner manu-facturers including Raw Thrills,Jennison and Apple Industries.Batman from Raw Thrills, made

its European debut at the showand is available exclusively inthe region throughBrent/Namco. Also from RawThrills was Aliens Armageddon,based on the movie franchiseand Barrel of Monkeys, a videoredemption title based on theclassic game by Hasbro, whereplayers must link the monkeystogether.

“We had some super herolicences on the stand this yearwith our own and our partners’games,” concluded Brennan. “Itwas the perfect way to start 2014.”

PLUSH

Dumb Ways to Die, an Australian cam-paign by Metro Trains to promote rail

safety, is to be immortalised in plush. Thecampaign has expanded into all safetyareas, and has since spawned a song andan app game which recently madeLondon’s Design Museum’s DesignAwards 2014 shortlist.

Now, fans can buy the characters fromthe campaign as plush toys thanks to apartnership between Metro, California-

based licensing partner Evolution Inc. andNew York-based manufacturer Com-monwealth Toy and Nov-elty.

The rangespans pocketsized plushto otherr e a c h i n gmore than 30inches inheight, and the toys willretail from $5.99 to $99.00.

R&D pays offfor BandaiNamco at EAGAMUSEMENTS

Last month’s EAGsaw the culminationof many years ofinvestment in thesector by BandaiNamco, as the latestrange of machinesand the Pac-ManZone concept wereunveiled toappreciativecustomers.

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Chris Haley, managingdirector of family-

owned UK operatorDransfields, said heremains “excited” by theopportunities surroundingthe new stakes and prizesfor Category B4 machinesand the increase in maxi-mum ticket price on Cate-gory B3a machines.

“It’s been a long timecoming - this is the firstincrease in the top prize ona club machine for over 20

years,” Haley said. “We’reexcited by this develop-ment, which will enablemanufacturers to come upwith some long overdueinnovations in gamingmachine designs. In fact,we’re already working onsome exciting develop-ments in our own portfolioof gaming machines, andsaw some really interest-ing new ideas at EAG Inter-national and ICE,recently.”

Haley said he believesthere will be a “marked

shift” towards digitalgaming machines over thecoming months, driven bythe innovations in gamesdesigns that have takenplace in licensed book-makers over recent years.“Whilst more traditionalreel-based machines willcontinue to be available,the new style digitalgaming machines allowmore flexibility,” he said.

Taking advantageof higher stakes

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ge on way

ast week saw thefirst ever Parliamen-tary debate on

tourism and hospitality VAT,but despite considerablecross-party support, themotion to cut VAT on thekey leisure sectors from 20per cent to just five per centfell on deaf ears.

MP for South Downs Mar-garet Ritchie pointed outthat the UK’s tourism indus-try - which provides 10 percent of GDP and supportsmore than two million jobs- had been hard-hit by thehigher rate of VAT. Whileother EU member states hadintroduced sector-specificcuts for the tourism indus-try, she said the UK hospi-tality industry faced “one ofthe worst policy regimespossible” and that the UKhad been placed 138th outof 140 countries for pricecompetitiveness fortourism by the World Eco-nomic Forum, accusing thegovernment of “lethargywhen it comes to support-ing the tourism industry”.

Ritchie asked the Minis-ter to consider reducing VATon hotel accommodation

and visitor attractions from20 per cent to 5 per cent andconsider broadening thatout in the future to the widerhospitality sector, includingto food served in pubs andrestaurants. “That wouldencourage many more for-eign visitors and provide anincentive for staycations inthe domestic market. Itwould boost coastal resorts,rural retreats and cities andtowns that have been hithard by the economicdownturn since 2008.”

The proposal attractedcross-party support fromMPs acknowledging thepositive impact it wouldhave on hospitality busi-nesses in their constituen-cies, as well as employmentand the wider economy.Green MP and co-signatoryto the debate, CarolineLucas, described the VATcut as a “win-win-win” meas-ure. “It is good for jobs andfor the economy, becauseover time it is likely to raiserevenue for the Exchequer,and it addresses the com-petitive disadvantage thatthe UK suffers by compari-son with other parts of the

European Union.” Lucasstated that 44 per cent ofthose employed in hospital-ity are under the age of 30,and said a cut in VAT tourismwould encourage the cre-ation of employmentopportunities for youngpeople, which was “incred-ibly important”.

Conservative MP Nick deBois said the UK’s VAT posi-tion put the country at acompetitive disadvantagefor attracting businesstourism and internationalevents, stating: “Whetherthe industry thrives or sur-vives is not just down to VAT,but VAT influences deci-sions on where to holdevents.”

Liberal Democrat MPAlan Reid told the Housethat the Isle of Man cut VATon tourism to 5 per cent 20years ago, and the policyhad been a huge success.

Exchequer Secretary tothe Treasury David Gauke,however, said the govern-ment had no plans to intro-duce a VAT cut for the sector.He stressed that the govern-ment appreciated the valueand importance of the

tourism sector, but claimedit was yet to find “any evi-dence of a causal linkbetween VAT rates andtourism activity”.

Gauke claimed Officefor National Statistics datasuggested that cutting VATfor food in restaurants,pubs and cafes would costthe Exchequer between

£9bn and £10bn a year,while cutting VAT to 5 percent for accommodationwould cost a further £2bn.He explained that thesecosts would have to bemet by increasing othertaxes or increasing bor-rowing, which is contraryto the government’s eco-nomic plan.

Shadow Exchequer Sec-retary Shabana MahmoodMP, meanwhile, sat on thefence, explaining that anincoming Labour govern-ment would “inherit a diffi-cult financial situation” andwould need to make surethat “the sums add up”before cutting any taxes.

After the debate,Graham Wason, chairmanof the Cut Tourism VATcampaign stated: “We aredelighted at the all-partysupport shown for reduc-tion in this first debate onTourism VAT. It was a fan-tastic turnout of 28 MPs. Allexcept the Ministerresponding were con-vinced of the need for a cuton VAT for visitor accom-modation and attractionsand many references weremade to evidence, using aTreasury approved finan-cial modelling system, thepositive impact for the UKeconomy this would have.”

Gauke rejectscall for tourismVAT cut

“We never set out for this to be a goaland it certainly didn’t factor

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he community groupspearheading therevival of Hastings Pier

is stepping up efforts to raisefunding ahead of the closingdate for its community sharescheme.

Hastings Pier Charity hasalready secured £14m from gov-ernment, lottery and councilsupport, but still needs a further£500,000 to realise its ambi-tions for the structure.

To date the share scheme hasraised just under £250,000,with 44 days left until it closeson April 5.

Keith Sadler, a business con-sultant who works with thecharity, said he was feeling opti-mistic as the deadline

approached.He told Coinslot: “We are

about to start another round ofmedia events and press callsover the next few weeks to gen-erate a bit more enthusiasmbefore the share offer closes.

“I think we will generatesome more momentum, as theclosing date always focuses themind, and hopefully it willencourage the people that havebeen thinking about it buthaven’t quite got round toinvesting in it yet.”

Work to restore the pier’sstructure began last year and thefirst stage of the installation offacilities on its deck is due to becompleted in late Spring or earlysummer of 2015.

This will see a café/restaurantopen at its landward end and avisitor heritage centre with retailoutlet and café halfway down,with the rest of the deck open formultiple use - “a park over thesea”, as Sadler described it.

While the charity is hoping toattract a portfolio of activitiesand events for the pier to hostthroughout the year, includingfunfairs, Sadler said it had noplans for any permanent coin-op amusement equipment atpresent.

He explained: “We feel theamusement offering is cateredfor in Hastings by the arcadesalong its seafront and thereisn’t necessarily a hole in themarket right now.

“Because our main source offunding is the Heritage LotteryFund, it is not looking to bringthat kind of use back to the pier.It is going to hark back to prom-enades as they were when pierswere first constructed.”

Sadler and the charity havefully embraced the digital age,using crowd-funding websiteMicrogenius as a platformthrough which to sell its shares.

Owned by Co-operatives UK,Microgenius was also used by FCUnited to raise £1.8m whenlaunched in protest at thetakeover of Manchester Unitedin 2005.

FC United’s general managerdelivered what Sadler describedas an “inspiring” speech at thecharity’s business breakfastevent in Hastings last month

Sadler said the share schemewas the ideal vehicle to captureimaginations and engage thecommunity in a local project.

He added: “When somethinghas been under private owner-ship for such a long time and ithasn’t been successful then whynot give local residents anopportunity to get involvedwith its running and operation?

“If people have some moneyin the bank that’s not earning verymuch, they might as well invest itin their own community.”

AMUSEMENT PARKS

Half-term visitors to Hampshire-based amusement attraction

Paultons Park have been treated to abrand new film at its state-of-the-art4D cinema.

Paultons, which was named as theUK’s number one attraction in theTraveller’s Choice top ten amusementparks and water parks awards bytravel review website TripAdvisor lastyear, unveiled Robin Hood 4D to hun-dreds of thrill-seekers.

Based on the classic legend, thefilm is billed as an action-packedfamily adventure that takes audiencesof all ages on a whirlwind journey withcharacters Maid Marion and RobinHood.

The 150-seat 4D cinema puts spec-tators at the heart of the action withmoving seats, water sprays, rushingwind and other special effects, as wellas 3D glasses and surround sound.

It was added to Paultons’ amuse-ment offering last year as part of thepark’s 30th anniversary celebrations.

Both the 9-minute Robin Hood 4Dfilm and the cinema were acquiredfrom West Midlands-based Simworx,one of the world’s leading suppliers of4D effects cinemas and motion simu-lation attractions.

It marks a series of new invest-ments Paultons has made for the 2014season, including a new Victoriandouble-decker carousel ride that isdue to open at Easter.

A spokesperson for the attractionadded: “Other additions for the 2014season include the much anticipatedWildwoods restaurant, which will belocated in the new welcome buildingat the entrance of the park.”

The owner of Teignmouth Pierhas expressed hope that it

will be able to re-open in timefor Easter despite sufferingsevere damage during therecent storms.

The pier, one of the Devoncoast’s most popular amuse-ment attractions, was badly hitby rough seas, which tore a 10fthole in its decking and tossed itscoin-op equipment around thearcade like apples in a barrel.

The waves also caused seri-

ous damage to the pier’s familyentertainment centre buildingand parts of its ceiling, with thepenetrating water saturating itselectrical systems as well as theamusement machines.

Pier owner Anthony Brennerand his family began immediaterepair work after assessing thedamage last Wednesday andattempting to cover the holewith hardboard and screws.

However, as he told localpress, the temporary measure

failed to hold in the face of suchferocious weather: “The wavesjust ripped right through that.”

Brenner revealed that at theirstrongest the storm sent wavescrashing over the pier’s build-ing and skimming across theunderside of its structure.

Even though it is supportedby Victorian era steel pillarspiled 80ft into the bedrockbelow, he was still alarmed: “I

have never seen anything like it.The power of the water is veryfrightening.”

Since then the pier has heldfirm and Brenner is hopeful thatit will be ready to accept visitorscome the start of the season.

He commented: “There’sbeen no further damage. We putnew temporary flooring in andwe are now hoping that is theend of these big storms.”

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Seemingly doomed after it was all but destroyed by 2010’s fire, the future ofHastings Pier has been brought back from the brink by communitymembers like Keith Sadler.

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amestec, the UK’s largest opera-tor of pay-to-play gaming andamusement equipment, has

acknowledged the efforts and support ofits trading partners with a series ofawards that were handed out at the recentICE Totally Gaming event in London.

Split into seven categories, the awardscelebrated excellence and expertise in anumber of different operational areasincluding location, product genre and rev-enue growth. Among the winners were JDWetherspoon, Punch Taverns, AdmiralTaverns, Greene King, Spirit Pub Com-pany and Gamestec’s sister company,manufacturer Bell-Fruit Games.

Gamestec’s commercial director PeterDavies said: “We pride ourselves on sup-plying and maintaining the very best andmost profitable equipment available in themarket. But we can’t do that without thesupport and dedication of our tradingpartners in the retail sector. These awardsgo some way to recognising those ster-ling efforts and are testament to the greatrelationships we enjoy with some of themost talented people in the business.”

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Games

New guidance ensures pubs willbe the real winners of Brazil 2014PUBS

With only 19weeks to go untilthe 2014 WorldCup kicks off, theBritish Beer &Pub Associationhas produceddefinitive guidancefor pubs, to helpensure that thisyear’s World Cupscreenings are asuccess.

The new advice has been devel-oped with the support of the

Local Government Associationand the Association of ChiefPolice Officers. The BBPA saidthat around 4m people headed totheir local in 2010 to watch thefirst England World Cup game,clearly showing preparation forBrazil 2014 is now essential forlicensees.

This year’s event comes withnew considerations compared toprevious World Cups. The timedifference will mean that fixtureswill be screened later in theevening. With the majority ofBritish football fans unable tomake it to Brazil to see thematches live, pubs are likely toexperience even larger crowds.

To help make World Cupscreenings a success, pubs willbenefit from this clear and help-ful guidance. Examples to con-sider include contacting thepolice and licensing officers tolet them know in advance of

plans for showing World Cupevents, and given the late finishof some matches during the tour-nament, making taxinumbers/late night public trans-port information readily availableto assist customers in leaving thevenue safely.

The guidance is intended as atemplate for pubs, local authori-ties and police to work together toensure that the World Cup is a suc-cessful and enjoyable occasion.

Brigid Simmonds, BBPA chiefexecutive, commented: “Thisnew BBPA guidance has beendesigned to ensure that Brazil2014 events can be a success. Ifpubs follow the guidance andwork closely with their localauthorities, we can ensure that asmany people as possible canenjoy this exciting sporting spec-tacle at their local.”

Councillor Tony Page, LGALicensing Champion, said: “Coun-cils are aware of the importanceof the World Cup to residents and

are ready to help people cele-brate in a safe and responsiblemanner. For many people, watch-ing matches in a local pub is a fun-damental part of the wholeexperience and councils willendeavour to support pubs, clubsand other organisations that wishto offer this facility.”

He added: “Councils willalways seek to say yes to well-runbusinesses which have proventhat they can cater effectively forselling alcohol at events whereemotions run high. However,they also have a responsibility toresidents who may live in closeproximity to popular venues andmay be exposed to significant dis-turbance as a result. Licenseesshould begin discussions withcouncils, and their neighbours, atan early stage so that the best solu-tions can be found. The LGA ispleased to support the BBPA inproviding this advice forlicensees who wish to hold safeand successful events.”

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CRANE PAYMENT INNOVATIONS

Combined cashhandling groupsmake UK debut

Crane Company completed its acquisi-tion of MEI in December last year, and

the newly formed group, Crane PaymentInnovations (CPI), was introduced to theUK for the first time at ICE 2014.

The soft launch of CPI began at the Imashow in January, and representativesfrom both Crane and MEI were on hand atICE to discuss future opportunities withclients old and new.

“It will take time to consolidate theorganisation,” said James Boje (pictured),vice president of MEI’s gaming and retaildivision in the EMEA region. “Our goal isto make that process seamless to ourcustomers.

“The vision for CPI has a very strongvalue proposition,” Boje added. “Thebrands are complimentary - offering theindustry’s most comprehensive portfolioof coin and note payment systems. The

combined knowledge of CPI allows us tooffer customers the personnel, experi-ence and products to find solutions thatimpact the bottom line.

“We’re excited for the future. Romewasn’t built in a day, and CPI can’t be whatwe envision immediately. We will stayfocused on our customers. And, overtime, consolidation will drive the progressthat we know is possible.”

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY

The Smartsolution fromInnovativeTechnology

Innovative Technology unveiled its latestrevolutionary product, the Smart Ticket,

at ICE earlier this month.The innovative Smart Ticket solution

combines a banknote validator and ticketprinter in a revolutionary design, and theunit was extremely well received at theLondon show. It has the ability to bothaccept and dispense tickets as well asretaining the full cash handling functionsof the popular NV200 banknote validator.

“The Smart Ticket was extremely wellreceived at ICE,” said Innovative Technol-ogy sales director, Marcus Tiedt. “Visitorsappreciated the beauty of a combinedbanknote validator and ticket printer inone device. Using Smart Ticket software,operators can design their own bespoke

tickets and the unit accepts and dis-penses tickets. No one else has devel-oped anything like this.”

With a ticket capacity of up to 900 theSmart Ticket is perfectly equipped tohandle the high volume required by thegaming industry.

FUTURE LOGIC

FutureLogiccelebrates crystalanniversary at ICE

FutureLogic’s chief marketing officer,John Edmunds took the stage at ICE

Totally Gaming to mark the company’s fif-teenth anniversary. He was joined bysome of its most long-standing partners,including the managing director of Novo-matic, Jens Halle.

“Little did we know that when wedesigned the first TITO printer back in1999 we would be part of one of the

biggest replacement cycles the gamingindustry has ever seen,” said Edmunds.“Since then FutureLogic has gone fromstrength to strength, introducing the firstpromotional couponing solution, the firstTITO solution for table games and the firstticketing solution for the AWP and streetmarket.”

“I actually calculated that since the firstTITO printer rolled off the production line15 years ago we have shipped almost 1.6million,” he said. “That's a printer every 60seconds of every working week for 15years.” Edmunds then ceded the floor toSabby Gill, SVP of international sales forIGT, FutureLogic’s very first customer.

NSM

Jukebox maestroson song at ICE

NSM’s varied range of jukebox andmedia systems made the return trip to

London’s ExCeL centre for the 2014 edi-tion of ICE Totally Gaming and visitors toEurope’s largest gaming show were onhand to try out selections from the Iconand Fusion range. The latter jukebox

Astra Gaming Groupsteals the show at ICE

ASTRA GAMING GROUP

THE ASTRA GAMES TEAM

he Astra Gaming Group gatheredthe cream of its collective talentalongside a far-reaching product

portfolio at London’s ExCeL last week, insupport of parent Novomatic at ICE TotallyGaming.

Representing coin-op gaming and enter-tainment were Astra Games, Bell-FruitGames/QPS Interactive, Empire Games andGamestec, with Mazooma InteractiveGaming and Greentube flying the flag forthe online and mobile sectors.

The coin-op contingent came laden witha wide range of new and tested product.And it wasn’t all just about gaming, withnational operator Gamestec drawing in thecrowds with a vibrant collection of prod-ucts devoted to music, entertainment andskill with prize.

“After four days of intensive networking

at ICE, [we] can confidently report that thiswas an immensely successful show,” saidAlan Rogers, sales and marketing directorfor Astra Games. “We were able to introduceto major industry players our latest prod-uct range which included Party Time andBullion Bars Classic and Streak along withour extensive range of Cat C and B3 videobased product.”

John McLoughlin, sales director for Bell-Fruit Games, added: “ICE was a great showfor BFG, with customers being completelywowed by the DoND Powerplay and Turbo,especially when featured with the newElite cabinet. Our £400 B4 machines, HappyHour and Cops and Robbers Judgement Payalso attracted a lot of attention, and therewas a great deal of interest in our new20p/£10 games, Monopoly Fortunes andDouble Deal or No Deal.”

Astra couldn’t want for a better time in London as they pull out allthe stops at ICE Totally Gaming.

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Venues looking for a cheaper alterna-tive can also set up a virtual jukebox usingnothing more than an Android tablet. Aweekly fee of £4.99 is charged for accessto a library of 120,000 tracks, which can beorganised into 2000 separate playlists.“You can create a playlist and schedule itfor different times of the day and differentdays of the week,” said sales managerAlex Kirby (pictured, centre). “On top ofthat you can say, actually I fancy a bit ofpop now, and once it’s finished it will goback to your scheduled music.”

SOUND LEISURE/SOUNDNET

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Chris Black and the Sound Leisure teamonce again brought the company’s

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Sound Leisure’s quality range of Clas-sic jukeboxes incorporates all the tradi-tional techniques, and the family-ownedcompany has been creating these master-pieces since 1978, with quality wood andhighly polished chromed finishes theseworks of art not only look stunning butsound amazing.

Sound Leisure, alongside music supplypartner Soundnet, was also demonstrat-ing the innovative SoundJack app, whichallows customers within venues tochoose and pay for their jukebox or back-ground music using their smart phone.

SUZP-HAPP

Acquisitions anddevelopmentslead for Suzo-Happ at ICE

Suzo-Happ’s ICE stand included a widearray of products designed to cover a

broad spectrum of gaming needs. As aresult of the company’s many distributionagreements, devices from a variety ofthird-party partners made up the bulk oftheir offering, but their display alsoincluded a number of items manufacturedby Suzo-Happ itself.

Among them were a selection of LCDpush buttons with independent visual dis-plays, which, unlike traditional slotmachine buttons, will continue to functionwhen a single switch fails. Each buttonfeatures an independent screen with sup-port for high resolution graphics and theability to shift between video feeds whendepressed.

The company’s display of new productsalso included some recent purchases.Following the acquisition of MEI by CranePayment, the assets, technology andpatents relating to Crane’s Bill-to-Bill ban-knote recycler were sold to Suzo-Happ.The device received pride of place amonga display of the company’s famous line ofclassic currency solutions.

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“My visit to the recent EAG 2014 wasnot an experience to be savoured.Nothing to do with the show or visitors,just that I missed the first day as I wasasleep at the hotel! I made it for thesecond day and bumped into lots offamiliar faces; Neil Peters of Regalarcades, Phil Boulton and his band ofcommitted professional men andwomen at RLMS, Anne of a thousand

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Away from the recent run of shows,Jones is positive for the future.

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pany’s current product listings is BattleGear 4 Twin (£2,700), Ford Racing Twin

(£1,700), Sega Rally 2Twin (£1,200), Time Crisis4 (£3,200), Ghost SquadDLX (£1,200) and

Cosmic Crane (£800).“We are committed todeveloping long-termsuccessful partner-ships and providingevery customer with apersonal service,” TVCsaid. “This level of

devotion has seen ourcompany continually grow and expandinto a spectrum of market sectors. Weprovide a high standard of service to cus-tomers of all sizes from independent busi-nesses to national leisure groups.”

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“We are now working at full capacity inorder to change all AWPs throughout ourwhole operation to the newer models withthe £100 jackpot,” Jarrett said on behalf

of the Kent-based gaming and amuse-ment machine operator. “In addition, weare using this opportunity to upgrade tothe latest note payout system to reduceany hopper starvation issues.

“We have also supplied header cards,posters and have even loaded advertsonto Digital Juke Boxes to promote thenew AWP with the new bigger jackpot inevery venue. So far all is going to plan andwe aim to have 100 per cent of our AWPson £100 very soon.”

The AMS team visited EAG Interna-tional Expo last month, and Jarrett saidamong the standout products for on dis-play were the £100 jackpot AWPs frommajor players such as Bell-Fruit Gamesand Reflex Gaming, plus models fromrelatively newer manufacturers such as24/7 and Blueprint.

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Taken from a representative number of sites around the UKSupplied by national operator

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commentalex lee

looked up at myoffice skylight thismorning to see a con-

fusing sight - some near-cloudless blue sky. After allthe storms the UK has beenhaving lately it was most wel-come, especially as a sizablechunk of the coin-op indus-try is readying itself for Easterand the summer season - aperiod of time where it’s vitalto enjoy at least some warm,dry weather.

To this end, the issuesfacing the average coastaloperation these days are somany and varied it’s enoughto make them want to climbinto a crane machine andtake a long lie down on topof the generic plush. To befair, single site operatorshaven’t exactly been able tochill in a business bed ofroses themselves.

Add the likes of testinspections, coastal regener-ation (or lack thereof), carparking (see ‘coastal regen-eration’), rising utility bills,competition for leisurespend and the above men-tioned weather, it’s a headyconcoction for any operatorto handle.

Now more than everbefore the need to provide avalue for money experience- for all the family - is para-mount. If the seaside arcadedoesn’t take that loosechange, there’s a fair chancethe pub, the cinema or morelikely the big retail complexdown the road will happilyhoover it up.

Something coin-op couldnever be criticised for is its

lack of enthusiasm for risingto a challenge. It’s a giventhat every operator withtheir finger on the pulse oftheir own premises will havenoticed which machinestook the most money, whichfailed ingloriously and, over-all, which areas of theirgaming and amusementfloor need a shuffle, a polishor a further injection of newor refurbished kit.

New business strategiesmay need to be imple-mented and even moreattention needs giving to theneeds of families, but opera-tors are perfectly capable ofthat. We’ve all long realisedthat every single 2p has to becoaxed out of the con-sumer’s pocket and, wher-ever possible, rewardingthem for their outlay. Peoplewant to win something,whether it’s a cuddly toy, afridge magnet or an iPhone,redeemed in exchange for afew thousand tickets.

While wholesale invest-ment in new equipment iscertainly not an option foreveryone, particularlynowadays where bank loansare as rare as rocking horseexcrement, the UK manufac-turing and distributionsector is trying its hardest tomake equipment purchases- as evidenced by the briskbusiness done at lastmonth’s EAG International -something to embracerather than shy away from.And when better to buy anew piece of kit than whenthe sun is shining? Quick,before it goes in again!

Don’t want totalk aboutthe weather

Spending hours playing vio-lent video games stunts

teenagers’ emotional growth,according to a report high-lighted in the Daily Mail.Researchers from Brock Uni-versity in Ontario found thatthose who spend more thanthree hours each day in front ofthe screen are particularlyunlikely to have developed theability to empathise.

The Canadians found thatregular gaming and lack ofexposure to the outside worldmakes it harder for teens to tellright from wrong. This candelay their emotional develop-ment, especially in terms ofempathy, and they can alsostruggle to trust other people.

The researchers surveyed109 boys and girls, aged 13 and14, about whether they playedvideo games, which gamesthey liked, and how long theyspent playing them.

Their findings found that 88per cent of teens said they

played games, and more thanhalf played games every day.Violent games, includinggames where players have tokill, maim, decapitate or tortureanother human character, wereamong the most popular. Theteenagers also filled in a ques-tionnaire designed to gaugetheir moral development.

Previous studies have sug-gested that a person’s moraljudgement goes through fourphases as they grow from chil-dren and enter adulthood. Bythe age of 13 or 14, scientistsclaim young people should beentering the third stage, and beable to empathise with othersand take their perspective intoaccount. The research foundthat this stage appeared to bedelayed in teenagers who reg-ularly played violent videogames.

By the age of 14, scientistsclaim young people should beable to empathise with others.The research found that this

stage appeared to be delayedin teenagers who regularlyplayed violent games such asGrand Theft Auto V.

However, other games didn’thave an effect, suggesting thatconstant exposure to violencewas also taking its toll on theirdevelopment. The researchersconcluded that rather thantrying to enforce an ‘unrealis-tic’ ban on the games, parentsand teachers should encour-age teenagers to do charitywork and take up extracurricu-lar activities.

Elsewhere, a former bettingshop manager has spoken outin disgust at high-stakes gam-bling machines according tothe Hemel Gazette.

Sam Hollis spoke out afterthe government defeated aHouse of Commons motion byLabour to give councils thepower to limit the number ofFOBTs. He worked in the indus-try for five years from 2008,leaving in July last year.

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it like Groundhog Day today as news breaks of FOBT addiction, teenagers’ minds beingbled by video games and bingo players ripped off by excessive car parking charges.

The BHA is urging the government to act early insupport of hospitality businesses suchas bars, pubs, B&Bs and touristattractions across the UK as theystruggle to cope with, and thenrecover from, the effects of floodingand the winter storms which arenow in their third month.“british hospitality associationufi ibrahim

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He said: “I saw it changefrom an enjoyable workplace toan aggressive, immoral arenadesigned to trap people to theaddictive content on FOBTs.Try putting a £100 bet on a dograce and you are subject tostrict permission to lay rules.Put £100 in a FOBT, and you areoffered a cup of tea.”

He added: “There are fivebetting shops within five min-utes of each other in Hemeltown centre. They cluster likethis on the High Street becausethey know people will walkfrom one to the other.”

In Dacorum, there are 13 bet-ting shops in Hemel Hemp-stead, two in Berkhamsted,one in Tring and one in KingsLangley. Dacorum BoroughCouncil licensing team leaderRoss Hill said: “Bookmakersare a long-standing part of theHigh Street, providing jobs andbringing empty units back intouse. They bring extra cus-tomers into our town.”

He said the authority is actu-ally below the national averagein terms of providing licensesfor gambling premises, andgranted just one in the lastfinancial year.

And finally, a disgruntledbingo fan has been in touchwith the Burnley Expressregarding some over-the-topcar park charges. Local resi-dent Michele Binks wrote: “Fol-lowing a night out at Gala Bingoin Burnley on January 13, whenI parked on the car park (whereTK Maxx is) as theirs was full at7.24pm, I received a parkingcharge for £60.

“Having spoken to UKPC, itwould also appear I incurredanother ticket the week afteron January 21, which I have notyet received. £120 in total is adisgraceful amount of moneyto expect anyone to pay for thistype of supposed offence andI’m not a pensioner living on thebreadline.

“I immediately rang Gala

Bingo and was told there hadbeen a change of ownership ofthe car park last year and cus-tomers were discouraged fromusing this facility as the newowners were being very awk-ward.”

She concluded: “A greatdeal of their customers hadreceived more than one ofthese notices, some several inone week. The operationseems to be immoral. This isobviously having an impact ontheir business and its cus-tomers. Would the local MPwish to be involved in this as itis his community that is suf-fering?”

“I like to nitpick and feel very frustrated that I am struggling to find anythingto nitpick about with ICE. Adding on ‘Totally Gaming’ is in my view a totallyunnecessary piece of marketing-speak, because we all know exactly whatICE is. But I really, really, couldn’t find anything to moan about.”

DAVID SNOOK, INTERGAME

With warnings from the MetOffice and Environment

Agency that the adverse weather isset to continue, causing severe flood-ing to more homes and businessesacross the UK, as well as playinghavoc with the transport network,the BHA is highly concerned at thepotential future impact on hospital-ity and tourism businesses. We areurging the government to act earlyto support the industry in two ways:by creating a tourism marketingbudget to attract people back toflood hit areas and to give businessin affected areas a moratorium onVAT, PAYE and corporation tax pay-ments to help their cash flows.

Hospitality businesses in the west,south and south west are worstaffected, with many still trying torecover from loss of business overthe busy Christmas period.

The impact of these storms ispotentially catastrophic for hospi-tality and tourism businesses in theaffected areas. The ripple effect isalso hitting other businesses astourists are being put off visitingparts of the UK because of the severeweather. We have to act now to planfor the future and we are keen toensure that our industry has learnedthe lessons from the past and ishelped by the government toquickly set a path to recovery. TheBHA is asking government urgentlyto help our industry in two ways: bysetting up a marketing budget toattract tourists back, and by givingaffected businesses a lifeline by offer-ing a moratorium on VAT, PAYE andcorporation tax payments.

Meanwhile, May 7 2015 may seema long way off but the reality is this;in campaigning and lobbying terms,the countdown has begun towardsthe next general election. By the timeof our Hospitality & Tourism Summit

in June 2014, each of the key politi-cal parties will be making the finish-ing touches to their manifesto.

Hospitality and tourism was notfeatured in any of the manifestos atthe last general election. Now,though, we have a shot at inclusion.

Thanks to key BHA-led initiativeslike the Big Hospitality Conversa-tion - an initiative which demon-strates our industry’s passion andcommitment for helping to tackleyouth unemployment across everyregion of the UK and firmly settingour industry on the UK plc’s agendafor growth - our political capital hasnever been higher.

Our mission is to ensure that theUK hospitality and tourism indus-try receives recognition as best inthe world. To help us achieve this itis vital that we continue to focus onrecruiting and growing the besttalent, capitalising and building onthe successes of the Big HospitalityConversation.

Over the past three years ourindustry profile has grown thanksto the efforts of the industry. 2014,too, has got off to a fast pace. Despiteall this, the hospitality and tourismindustry now have just four shortmonths to make a significantimpact.

First and foremost we need towork as one; pooling our expertise,resources and ideas to future-proofour industry. Embracing and capi-talising on innovation and technol-ogy will support this mission andthe young people who form thebackbone of our industry will bekey to this process.

Over the coming months ourmission will and must be to makeour goals a reality. We have a uniqueand unprecedented opportunity tomake our voice heard. We must takeaction now.

Government mustact early to supportflood-hit businesses

“The Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities has required fullco-operation from the betting industry to understand the impactof category B2 gaming machines in high-street betting shops.The Government has made it clear that if the existing knowl-edge gaps in relation to these machines cannot be closed thecase for precautionary measures is significantly stronger.”

LORD GARDINER OF KIMBLE, CONSERVATIVE PARTY

“How often do people say ‘it is cheaper to go abroad’? That iswhat our resort is up against. Tourism is critical to seasideresorts in the UK, so getting this debate in Parliament is a bigstep forward.”

IAIN HAWKINS, HEAD OF BLACKPOOL CLUSTER, MERLIN

“The story of Pickwick’s Cricket Club in Birmingham keeps onrolling. We now have in excess of 10 different operators thatwere ripped off by the same scam, who have got in touch. Mostof them are small independent companies but a few of the largeroperators have been affected too.”

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FOOD AND DRINK SHOWTO LAY ON A GREATSPREAD

ublicans and restau-ranteurs will bemaking their way to

the NEC in Birmingham forthe Food and Drink Expo2014, which takes fromplace from 24-26 March.Covering the culinarygamut from confectionaryto alcoholic beverages, theevent is likely to be of inter-est to any gaming andamusement establish-ments that aim to drivecustomer retention by pro-viding on-site nourish-ment.A number of trade bodieswill also be in attendance, including Drinks Wales,

which serves to promotethe beer, cider, wine andspirit sectors in Welshestablishments. They willbe joined by confectionarycompanies such as LuckyDip (Nottingham) and Pim-lico Confectioners.

SPANISH SHOWCASERETURNS FOR 34TH OUTING

he annual Fer-Inter-azar trade show willreturn to its home at

Feria de Madrid from 25-27March, 2014. This interna-tional expo gives suppliers

from around the world thechance to showcase theirAWPs, vending machinesand electronic gamingdevices to the burgeoningSpanish market. The eventforms part of the Interna-tional Trade Fair Calendarand companies from around

the world will join Spanishbrands big and small in fillingthe 16,000 square meters ofshow floor. Those hoping tofill the remaining exhibitionspaces can apply to do so byfilling in an interactive admis-sion form on the show’s web-site which automatically

calculates the cost of attend-ing. Both visitors and atten-dees can also benefit from a30 per cent discount couponwhen using Spain’s nationaltrain network.

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he Gambling Commission has con-firmed it is to play a major role at the Pub-lic Policy Exchange symposium on

problem gambling next week.Matthew Hill, the Commission’s director of

strategy, research and analysis, will be one ofthree key speakers at the event, designed toanalyse the role of local government in reducingthe harm caused by problem gambling.

Hill will be joined by Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, director of the National Problem Gam-bling Clinic and a lecturer at Imperial CollegeLondon’s department of medicine, and Alan Tol-ley, chair of the Local Government Association’slicensing policy forum.

The aim is to bring betting and gaming com-panies together with local authorities, licensingauthorities, support services and other key

stakeholders to discuss how efforts can be com-bined to ensure effective protection measures,policies and procedures used to promote andimplement socially responsible gambling andtackle problematic gambling.

One of its key points will be an examinationof the responsibilities of local government inrelation to granting licences for gambling prem-ises as set out in the Gambling Act.

The event was designed in response to theLGA’s ‘Problem Gambling Frequently askedquestions’ briefing, published last October tohelp set out how local government can tackleproblem gambling through existing legislationand guidance.

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