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Talarius takes the motorway T
alarius is taking over seven gaming venues from motorway service area company Extra.
All seven will now trade under Talarius's Quicksilver brand, and include both
family entertainment centres (FECs) and adult gaming centres (AGCs). The deal, which covers the majority of Extra’s locations and sees Talarius move
into motorway services for the first time, is part of a strategy to invest in profitable venues, the company said. The new locations are at Baldock on the A1M; Beaconsfield on the M40; Blackburn on the M65; Cambridge on the A14 and M11; Cobham on the M25: Cullompton on the M5; and Peterborough on the A1M. Said CEO Peter Harvey: “This builds on our ability to get the most out of any venue and allows us to bring the unmatched customer experience that we offer into a new market. "For Extra’s customers we will bring the best machines, gaming experience and
the entertaining atmosphere you get in Quicksilver venues on the high street to people on the UK’s road network.” Added Andrew Long, CEO of the motorway service operator Extra: “This deal
means combining the extensive specialist skills and experience of Talarius with well-located, good-quality motorway service area facilities. We have no doubt that working with Talarius will improve the experience for our customers.” Talarius operates around 170 venues under the Quicksilver, Silvers and Winners
brands. Separately, a new industry body, the Adult Gaming Centre Forum, has been
formed by AGC, FEC and bingo operator Praesepe along with motorway service firms Welcome Break, Roadchef and Moto Hospitality. It plans to meet quarterly.
Gamestec scoops up logistics deal
G
amestec has been awarded the contract to supply logistical services to Talarius.
The firm will provide its full network and infrastructure capacity to
Talarius’s AGCs across the UK, maintaining inventory control and fulfilling all machine movements across the 800-piece estate. “With both companies being the largest operators in their respective
fields and with Gamestec’s national coverage matching the high street presence of Talarius’s Quicksilver venues, the partnership has obvious synergies and we are delighted to have been able to award this to Gamestec,” said Paul Monkman, Talarius’s gaming and service director. Added Gamestec’s operations director Peter Collinge: “By utilising
our stock management and planning systems, trained installation teams and modern fleet of vehicles, we will deliver a technology- driven solution that will underpin the success of Talarius in growing their business.”
Roland Rat joins FatSpanner’s licence pack F
atSpanner has added 1980s TV character Roland Rat to its collection of licences.
The lovable rodent will be featured across FatSpanner’s land-based machine sectors and on mobile gaming applications. He joins a cast of other character licences that include Batfink and Roobarb and Custard. “We have great expectations for this new Roland Rat
licence,” said FatSpanner CEO Clive Barrett. “It will be a great starting point for the design of a
number of new games, across various markets. We think Roland Rat will be perfect for social gaming applications in
particular, and we are excited and inspired by the possibilities. “Love him or hate him, Roland Rat was certainly a huge
brand back in the 1980s, with music, TV and merchandise spin-offs. Clearly, he now has a certain kind of nostalgic appeal – in a similar way to our Batfink and Roobarb and Custard licences. “We know from experience that these kinds of brands can
work extremely well in games, if used the right way. After all, FatSpanner’s Bullseye-themed SWP was top of the charts consistently for two consecutive years.”
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