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May 2009 The Independent Voice Of The Coin-Op Industry
CONTENTS 3
CALENDAR 4
INDUSTRY NEWS 6-12
EUROPEAN NEWS ITALY 14
THE LATEST NEWS, VIEWS AND FEATURES FROM THE COIN-OP INDUSTRY
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS USA 16
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ASIA 18
LEGAL ROUND-UP 20-21
POOL NEWS 22
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POKER GAMES FEATURE 24-28
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Parvez Kayani
T
here’s no business like show business, apparently. It has
certainly been keeping folks busy in the UK coin-op industry of
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late. Clarion will continue to organise the ATEI next January at Earls
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Court with Emma Green as the new show director, we learned this
London Road, Maidstone,
month. But, in 2011, the show might just move to Olympia, down the
Kent ME16 8LY
road if that’s what the amusement and gaming industry wants.
Tel: +44 (0) 1622 687031 As for BACTA, the UK trade association has confirmed that it will
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also organise a trade show in January next year at the Excel
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exhibition centre. BACTA has joined forces with InterGame, organiser
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of this year’s IGX Show at the Ibis, in order to facilitate this. Heading
ISSN: 0966 - 0259 MAY 2009
the BACTA show management company will be Karen Cooke, who
used to work at Clarion and organise the ATEI and related shows.
The two shows will overlap and unfortunately for those attending or
exhibiting at the IMA in Germany – this show will move closer to the
London exhibitions once more – and will resume its four-day schedule. All of which promises a frenetic
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