Elo TouchSystems signs Agreement with Zytronic Displays Limited
Source: Elo TouchSystems
Elo TouchSystems, Inc. and a business unit of Tyco Electronics, today announces the signing of a private labeling and distribution agreement with Zytronic Displays Limited of Blaydon-on-Tyne, United Kingdom. Under the terms of the agreement, Elo will distribute Zytronic's projected capacitive touchscreen technology worldwide through Elo's normal distribution channels under the Elo brand name.
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Photo Play - Trophy in Switzerland
Source: Funworld
The best 300 MASTERS-players of the past three Swiss Master Leagues were invited. The first 100 to register were chosen to attend the players' event in Lake Lugano's picturesque surroundings. After the great success of previous Photo Play trophies in Morschach, Rust (Germany), Grindelwald and Montreux, Lugano was quickly booked out. It goes without saying that the fan community's meeting last weekend was once again a first-class event complete with fun, entertainment and creative ideas provided by the participants.
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Mandalay Resort Group Signs Purchase Agreement With IGT
Source: IGT
Mandalay Resort Group (NYSE: MBG) has reached an agreement with IGT, a subsidiary of International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), to purchase between two and three thousand new EZ Play(TM) gaming machines with ticket printers to facilitate the expansion of Ticket-In Ticket-Out functionality at its casinos.
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JPM prepare to introduce a new game
Source: JPM
In June 11th the Park Avenue show will see the launch of the latest game produced by the new R&D team led by Leon Eaton. The new game builds heavily on the combined experiences of the entire team as offers a combination of proven and unique game features to offer an all round, well-balanced game that will prove to be a winner.
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New law brought new opportunity to Italian gaming operators
Source: www.jamma.it
Even if many are the people still thinking that the gaming online is not so remunerative, many foreign companies have revealed the deals they had with banks and telephonic companies because they are sure that in the future there will be a gaming globalization. That means that, in this way, commercial barriers and national laws will be eluse. Right now, the gaming is the only engine of new projects and investments in the industry and it is clear that such a research cannot have in the existence of new technologies its only reason of life.
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The 1000th "Kiddie Coaster" is distributed in Europe
Source: Scott&Jones Communications
Brent Sales, which acts as exclusive UK and European distributor for US company Innovative Concepts in Entertainment (ICE), is poised to take receipt of the 1,000th Kiddie Coaster to have come out of the organisation’s Buffalo manufacturing base.
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New Polish Gaming Act will be Enforced
Source: Highwaygames
On the 3rd of May Polish President Mr Kwasniewski signed the new polish Gaming Act with amendments to the existing Gaming Act. The Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland no. 84, pos. 774 with new Gaming Act was publicated on 15th of May 2003.
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California Extreme 2003
Source: Highwaygames
California Extreme, the "Classic Arcade Games Show" is back for a seventh year of celebrating the games we all love. The date is set for July 26-27, 2003, at the Parkside Hall of San Jose's Convention Center.
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Terminator 3 Pinball to Begin Production Run
Source: Highwaygames
Stern is soon to start it's production run of TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, licensed from the movie of the same name. T3, of course, stars Arnold Schwarzenegger. This movie is scheduled to be released in the U.S. on July 2, 2003, so you can expect to see a lot of publicity in the upcoming weeks.
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European Casino Summit sharpens focus on operating issues
Source: ECS
Nearly 100 industry professionals who participated in the two-day Summit, drawn from 18 different nations including Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the USA.
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Shuffle Master Announces 2nd Fiscal Quarter Results
Source: BUSINESS WIRE
Shuffle Master, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHFL) announced today that results for the Company's second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2003 were revenue of $16.2 million, net income of $4.0 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.24.
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Mobile Phones For Boys
Source: 3G
Two Japanese companies ( NEC and Konami ) have come up with a novel use for 'Phones For Boys' where you use your mobile phone to remotely control toy cars - in this case with an NEC phone.
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First Jackpot on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous(R) Video Slots
Source: IGT
A Los Angeles man who was celebrating his third wedding anniversary at Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort hit the first Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous(R) Video Slots progressive Sunday and said he'd use part of his winnings on a dream vacation. Vance Gordon Shields won $670,353 on the recently introduced slot theme that is manufactured by slot maker IGT
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Movies on Your Mobile Phone
Source: 3G
Siemens mobile will integrate videos and games from the Universal Studios Networks German TV channels STUDIO UNIVERSAL and 13TH STREET into mobile networks together with the corresponding technical platforms for streaming and gaming, as well as billing systems. The short films will include the award-winning 'Shocking Shorts' from the action, detective, thriller, horror and mystery genres. Both companies will start offering their joint services immediately to mobile operators worldwide.
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South Park Goes Wireless
Source: 3G
IN-FUSIO announced that it has secured the licence for COMEDY CENTRAL's hit animated series, South Park
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Video-game industry gathers for E3
Source: Reuters
Cram 65,000 people into a convention center, add the sounds of aliens being shot and race cars being crashed at rock-and-roll volumes, then sprinkle in a few women dressed in costumes just an inch or two this side of indecency.
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Pac-Man become Wireless
Source: 3G
Pac-Man, the '80's arcade classic, whose popularity was such that it created a yen coin shortage in Japan, and Galaxian, the seminal video game which was the first to use a colour display when it was launched in 1979, will shortly be available to European mobile phone gamers in retail packs. The development follows a European wide agreement to distribute the games via retail packs announced today between Digital Bridges, a world leader in mobile entertainment solutions and Namco Europe, a subsidiary of the Japanese games company responsible for creating both Pac-Man and Galaxian.
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Internet gaming bill gaining momentum
Source: Las Vegas Sun
A bill that would ban Internet gambling by regulating payment methods gained a little more steam in Congress Tuesday. The House Judiciary subcommittee on crime, terrorism and homeland security approved the legislation on a voice vote with no amendments and sent it to the full committee.
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Sega Deal For Merger Blows Up
Source: New York Post
Sega scrapped plans to merge with Japan-based Sammy yesterday. The news fueled ongoing rumors that the U.S. video game maker Electronic Arts and Microsoft were also looking to acquire the Tokyo-based Sega. Sonic's parent got dealt a double blow when its back-up suitor, Namco, announced it too would back off from any merger discussions.
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Pachinko maker's profit to soar
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Stock in Aruze Corp., a Japanese maker of pachinko gambling devices and slot machines, rose as much as 11 percent after it said group net income will increase by more than half in the business year started April 1.
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Mix Matrix brings movie highlights to Photo Play NET
Source: funworld ag
While the eagerly awaited international premiere of "Matrix Reloaded" will be officially opened during the Cannes Film Festival on 15th May, the fun.net International team is working flat out on final preparations as well. In line with the movie launch in Germany, the optically adapted net.game "Mix Matrix" will present the movie theme on all linked Photo Play terminals.
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ACE with a Twist
Source: JPM International
Following extensive trials initial orders have been received from both Ladbrokes and Coral for the recently released Twister from ACE. "Despite a marked absence from the market ACE has come up trumps yet again," said UK Sales Manager Simon Barff. "Twister has been well received by the target LBO sector and these orders so soon after the official launch justifies the quality name that ACE has always had."
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Namco gives deadline to Sega for merger
Source: Gamespot
Namco revealed that it has sent a notice to Sega today, giving the company until May 9 to respond to the merger proposal. Namco said that it has already been half a month since it proposed a merger with Sega and that its first priority is to clarify each company's stance for the sake of stability in their businesses.
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