Allstar vending known for its licensed products is happy to bring you SpongeBob #7

A licensed sticker series based on Nickelodeon most popular show for kids and adults.

SpongeBob sticker series #7 are now available at Allstar. This Emmy nominated American animated television series is currently the most watched show on Nickelodeon and is now broadcast across the world.  It’s the only Cartoon to consistently make the top 10 list in the Nielsen ratings. The series is set in the Pacific Ocean, in the fictional city of Bikini Bottom and on the surrounding lagoon floor. Spongebob the main character is a sea sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea, his best friend is a pink starfish named Patrick Star and he lives under a rock.  Kids can continue to collect this new series of 12 stickers which focuses mainly on Spongebob and his friend Patrick. In this sticker series you will find Spongebob riding a wave on his surfboard and SpongeBob exercising and many other posses made famous from Spongebob.

SpongeBob is designed to appeal to children as well as adults. Suggested vend 1 Euro.

For more information on this product you can visit our website at www.allstarvending.com or contact one of our Allstar girls at (800) 685-7066.

NordicCC is proudly looking forward to its new "offspring" of the Versus range.

The novel Compact Hockey is also this time going to be an eyecatcher in every location due to its winning design.

There will also be a reunion with the two characters of the first in-house product, Typhoon Versus, as Blond and Scarlet will be displayed on the corpus.

Furthermore, there will be a reunion with our two characters of the first in-house product, Typhoon Versus: Again Scarlet and Blond, the furious opponents of the Versus, will be prominently featured as eye catchers on the corpus of the new Compact Hockey.

Our new device is being created using the slogan " Half price & Half size: but 100 % fun" and its launch is scheduled for September.

What makes the versus SPEED especially catchy is its compactness. Similar to a kicker , it requires only little space in order to be positioned.

Representatives from most major attractions throughout the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East met with a record number of manufacturers and suppliers, purchased new rides, participated in educational events, and networked with other industry professionals during Asian Attractions Expo 2008. Preliminary estimates indicate that nearly 2,600 people from more than 40 countries participated in the event, which took place at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel July 16-18 in Macau, China. 

Largest Exhibit Floor in Event History
Owners, executives, and managers from amusement parks, waterparks, family entertainment centers, zoos, aquariums, and mega-resorts throughout the region met and negotiated with representatives from a record 167 exhibiting companies from 25 countries. Exhibitors showcased new ride models, innovative new attraction designs, entertainment productions, inflatables, animatronic figures, games equipment, creative services, and more. Trade show floor booths covered 3,248 net square meters of exhibit space (30 percent larger than in 2007) in the convention center at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel.

Exhibitors Pleased with Buyer Quality
Dave Sandstrom from Bob's Space Racers said, "We signed a deal on day one, and that's the first time in my 14 years in the business I have ever managed to do so. That's proof that the Asian Attractions Expo attracts serious buyers."

"For us it has been a great show,” said Kevin J. Rohwer of attraction manufacturer S&S Worldwide. “Most people who have visited our stand have been serious buyers. We anticipate signing deals for new installations by January 1, 2009, as a result."

Benjamin Xing from Beijing Jiuhua Amusement Rides Manufacturing said a large number of people expressed interest in the rides his company sells and said there were “serious buyers” in attendance at the show.

Michael Turner with Gateway Ticketing said, “The attendees were telling us they had projects and needed our product. Overall, it was a good show for us.”

Steven Wagner, from waterpark attraction company SCS Interactive, had a similar experience. “We are seeing more activity in China and Korea so we decided to come to the show. I got one order at the show and will be busy for the next 30 days following up with the people I met.”

Faster processor, modern software, new games and online networking

With the 2.1 PLUS KIT operators can quickly and easily upgrade PHOTO PLAY 2.1 Generation terminals. A powerful processor and state-of-the-art software are elevating PHOTO PLAY SMART or SPIRIT 2.1 to the technologically highest level. Many new games and the integrated online networking make the 2.1 PLUS KIT complete.

“The performance of the 2.1 PLUS KIT is comparable with those of the current PHOTO PLAY PRO Generation and above all scores points with its extreme speed. The games are qualitatively top value and absolutely contemporary. In addition, worldwide tournaments and online games are also possible through the online networking”, according to Josef Öhlinger, CEO funworld ag.

Online networking has many benefits
With the 2.1 PLUS KIT operators not only update their proven PHOTO PLAY 2.1 machines the state-of-the-art technology, but also offer their players many additional game options and features. Above all online networking makes 2.1 terminals ultra-modern and provides players with a unique game experience in the PHOTO PLAY NET. Players thereby get access to the worldwide PHOTO PLAY community, which links passionate PHOTO PLAY players worldwide and ensures long-term loyalty.

Game highlights, such as the net.games ‘Kick the Fish’ or ‘Pengu Flip’, provide regular game incentives and the sophisticated tournament system really spurs players to compete. In the multiplayer feature it is moreover possible to play tournaments live online and in real-time, which allows players to experience the pure fascination of PHOTO PLAY. 

“Operators augment the attractiveness of their PHOTO PLAY terminals with the 2.1 PLUS KIT, attract major interest among the players and increase their receipts. The 2.1 PLUS KIT is ideal for operators, who would like to upgrade their existing 2.1 terminals with high quality at a favourable price. The 2.1 PLUS KIT has been attracting major attention in Germany, Switzerland and Greece,” explains Öhlinger.

For operators preferring all the benefits of the 2.1 PLUS KIT in one of their own machines we also offer a corresponding terminal with PHOTO PLAY Smart PLUS or Spirit PLUS.

Over 700 games per machine guarantee excellent receipts every week

Since the beginning of the year funworld has been distributing “Stacker” prize vending machines from LAI Games in all of Europe, excluding Belgium, Great Britain, Spain and Norway. Meanwhile, the touchscreen innovator renowned for the brand PHOTO PLAY has already been supplying the two versions of “Stacker Club” and “Stacker Giant” in 14 European countries. 

“By assuming the general distribution of Stacker in nearly all of Europe funworld has entered a lucrative partnership with LAI Games, which sets a strong course in the coin-operated entertainment branch. Stacker is meanwhile well-established in Central Europe and its market launch in many south-eastern European countries is impressive”, emphasises Josef Öhlinger, funworld ag CEO.

Highest volume countries: Germany and France
In addition to its own set-up in Austria, funworld is executing the general distribution of Stacker very successfully in Germany, Switzerland, France, Greece, Holland, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Czechia, Hungary and Cypress. Out of these, Germany and France are the highest selling countries.

Over 700 games are played per machine on average per week, whereas the game figures are higher in Czechia and Poland. However, the simple, Tetris-like game principle and sensational “Point-of-Play” presence guarantees excellent receipts in all European countries. 

Kino centres, bowling centres & shopping centres
According to information from hosts, Stacker pays off shortly, whereby this is strongly dependent on the attractiveness of prices and the location. Film centres, bowling centres, shopping centres, railway stations and motorway service areas have proven to be ideal locations. The security system with laminated security glass, security locks and special cash register locking devices is specially adapted by funworld to European standards and has particularly proven its worth here.
 
Major potential
Stacker is developing in Europe into a genuine guarantee for success and according to Öhlinger is above all interesting for locations, who are already working with crane crab vending machines:

 “As the optimal successor to crane machines, Stacker generates excellent profits, which clearly outshine the revenue from classic crane machines, as the balance sheet of our own set-up in Austria shows, among other evidence. Stacker is a ‘must have’ for every location and has major market potential throughout Europe.”