John Stergides, managing director at Electrocoin, comments on the strength of the industry, the importance of ACOS and what those in attendance of the show can expect from the company. Coinslot: How important will next week be in terms of assessing performances from the summer season? John Stergides: “It is very important as it gives…

There’s a strong wind blowing from east to west for the amusement industry’s keynote trade show EAG. So, is a move to Kensington’s Olympia from its current home of the ExCeL Centre in Docklands on the cards? The mood swing for relocation comes in the preamble to next week’s ACOS event which is being held…

Electrocoin will be debuting at the EAS Show next week with a strong line-up scheduled for the Amsterdam outing. “We will have some exciting titles on display like the updated GoGo Chicken and Konami’s DDRA,” explained John Anthony Stergides.“And we’re also showing Stern Pinball’s brand new European launch – Deadpool.” Electrocoin will also debut two…

Electrocoin received an unusual request recently from heavy metal band Iron Maiden, who asked for some of their Iron Maiden pinballs for their concerts at the O2. The shows on 10 & 11 August – attracted 20,000 and were sold out. Electrocoin supplied the machines to the hospitality area which was in the Hollywood Bowl…

This year has seen a step forward for Electrocoin’s digital product, Monte Carlo. Not only has 2018 seen the introduction of the new Elektra cabinet as well as the Gemstar conversion, the market has also witnessed the number of games being offered to the player being doubled from the previous game compendium. Electrocoin’s Kevin Weir…

Whilst new digital games may sometimes prove to be slow burners, the overall rewards greatly outweigh the slow starts for a market sector on the rise, comments Kevin Weir, business development director at Electrocoin. Coinslot: How has the market uptake of digital been? How far do you see this progress continuing? Kevin Weir “We have…

FUNDRAISING AT JUNE’S highly successful Park Avenue Open Day generated a total of £5,000 for the Bacta Charitable Trust. The sum, which was presented by Electrocoin to Bacta Charitable Trust Chairman, Jimmy Thomas, marked a return to the system by which the industry raises money for the Trust which in turn allocates it across its…

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…