In recent weeks we’ve seen a diverse set of musical picks from the 60s, 70s and 80s including Peter Hannibal’s rock tinged selections, now Gabi Stergides, Bacta’s youngest ever National President, brings us full tilt into the 90s and noughties with big beats, rebellious anthems and globe-trotting robot DJs! Gabi Stergides grew up in the…

With an already sizeable presence in the Cat C market, Electrocoin is continuing to update its field-proven games offering with a string of updates and new releases. Electrocoin has been producing Cat C digital products for more than twelve years now, initially using the Bar X brand and a digital version of a number of…

The move to digital Cat C operations from Electrocoin was a bold one when announced, but now ba number of years down the line, Coinslot spoke to business development director Kevin Weir about how company’s market flexibility is paying dividends. Doubling down on digital and ensuring its offering can react to market attitudes towards branding…

After receiving delivery of Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution A last week, Electrocoin has begun sending out the unit to FECs across the country. The company first had the original Dance Dance Revolution in its warehouse nearly 20 years ago – a game that still proves effective in arcades today. John Anthony Stergides explained that while there has…

When Electrocoin discussed the customer uptake of its ticket eaters this time last year, the company reported steady growth in the sales of both Galileo ticket eaters and its POS support systems. When pressed on the topic again this year the response from John A Stergides was an enthusiastic one. “We have seen an earlier…

Exhibiting Stern Pinball machines, GoGo Chicken, Galileo Ticket Eater Pro, Win Kiddy and Monte Carlo, Electrocoin enjoyed strong interest from the Irish market and secured several deals at the Dublin two-day event. ELECTROCOIN “TOOK A number of orders” at this year’s Irish Gaming Show, exceeding the company’s expectations and indicating signs of growth in the…

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith supports Bacta’s case for £2 stake A fairer balance of gaming products on the high street is gaining traction within Westminster. A Bacta delegation last week met with former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith to seek support for its £2 stake limit for FOBTs. The trade body did not…

Electrocoin will be at this year’s Irish Gaming Show backed by a considerable cross section of its broad portfolio. After a number of years away, Electrocoin returns to the 2018 Irish Gaming Show and will be displaying a variety of products for the single site, arcade and FEC sectors. Stern Pinball will have a presence…

Coinslot: From your perspective how do you assess the Irish gaming market? John Stergides: “It represents opportunities which is the reason for our return to the Irish Gaming Show. With the opening of new amusement centres, we believe the Irish market will now start to accept new machines.” CS: What products, or product types from…

ICE Totally Gaming, the most prominent event on the industry calendar, opened its doors on Tuesday, bringing together visitors and exhibitors from across the globe to London’ ExCel.   Tuesday saw the the opening day of the industry’s grandest showcase, ICE Totally Gaming with the biggest names in the global gaming market descending upon London’s…