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say that operators can find items from coin-op to Technology Research, dedicated amongst other
inflatable, and from software to laser products. things to the design and development of digital
As reps go around the country trying to sell Other major industry expos in the region jukeboxes, and Consorcio Global, a jukebox
piecemeal products, in the Americas the major include SAGSE Buenos Aires Gaming & operator that sells products that range from digital
business in the amusements and recreation Amusement 2009 on September 20 to October jukeboxes, conversion kits - including updating
sector is done at the expos. The major expo is 2, the Latin American Entertainment Trade Show, kits, to musical products and spare parts.
the Amusement Showcase International, 10-12 FEEL 2010 during 21-22 April in Corferias, The quality of Arion jukeboxes has been
April in Las Vegas, which is sponsored and Bogota, Colombia, GAMMEX 2010 on June 24-25 recognized by several prestigious publications
produced by the American Amusement Machine at the World Trade Center, Mexico City and SALEX such as Replay Magazine, Mundo Ejecutivo,
Association, the international trade association 2010 in Sao Paolo, Brazil during July 28-30. Revista Telesoluciones, Revista Entrepreneur as
for manufacturers, distributors and parts well as several newspapers. Arion also has been
suppliers of coin-operated amusement products, awarded the prize for Best Product in the
which was the recipient of the 1996 US Multimedia category by PC Magazine, where
Department of Commerce “E“ Award.
The major business in
every year the best 15 products of the computer
Formerly known as the American Coin Machine industry are chosen for their performance. This
Exposition (ACME), the Amusement Showcase
International Show is an annual spring show that
the amusement sector
recognition has also been granted to international
level enterprises such as IBM, HP, Adobe, and
features exhibits and seminars for the coin- Apple, and has distributors in Latin American
operated amusement industry. Nearly 150
in the Americas is
countries like Belize, El Salvador, Costa Rica,
manufacturers and suppliers to the coin-operated Dominican Republic, and Chile.
amusement industry will showcase products such
as video games, pinball machines, jukeboxes,
done at the expos
With over 20 years of expertise, Clarck
Entertainment SRL distributes and operates coin-
redemption equipment, pool tables, cranes and op machines and vending products in the country,
rotaries, electronic dart games, kiddie rides, supplying the amusement trade, hotels and
electronic/power supplies, monitors, cabinets, promotional products for non-gaming companies.
plush, novelties, coin counting equipment, Offering a large stock of machines and technical
basketball games, golf games, foosball, soccer
MEXICO
support and maintenance contracts, the company
games, ticket dispensers, debit cards/devices, also offers finance plans and lease deals.
vending equipment, virtual reality, laser games, As the only region with real economic growth, Toys 4 Kids has been 15 years in the industry
simulators and inflatable products. Mexico is the outstanding economy, and in fact developing and manufacturing inflatable,
More than 3,000 distributors, operators, as the fifth largest country in the Americas mechanical kids games, bungee jumping gear,
technicians, trade press, investors, developers, covers almost two million square kilometers, non-rail train rides and interactive toys. The
manufacturers and suppliers in the coin-operated and is the fourteenth largest independent company is jealous of its safety standards which
amusement industry and over 500 international nation in the world with a population of around comply with the most demanding international
visitors from around 40 countries attend this 109 million. requirements, especially on the payload and
annual spring show, with Latin American visitors One of the leading local companies in Mexico is tension that undergo rigorous testing and quality
leading the pack. It would be churlish to attempt to Arion Group, which was born from the strategic control.
name any one product or company, but suffice it to alliance between local companies Advanced
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