4/11/05 - Merit Announces New Management Appointments
1. Bob Mills has been named Merit's Vice President, North American Sales, reporting to Dave Logan, Merit's Chief Executive Officer. "Bob brings a wealth of industry experience and leadership to our senior sales role", said Logan. "In addition to full responsibility for Merit's sales in the U.S. and Canada, he will continue to be responsible for the sales and marketing of our MegaNET and TournaMAXX network services, and he will begin to more closely coordinate the efforts of the two field organizations".
2. Tom Kane has been named to the newly created role of Vice President, Market Development and Sales Planning, also reporting to Dave Logan. "In this new role, Tom will work closely with our team and the organization of Rowe, our sister company, to support the development of new sales processes at Rowe and between the companies, for the benefit of our customers", said Logan. "Tom's skills in process development and sales management make him an excellent fit for this important new role", said Logan.
31/10/05 - JCM AMERICAN RECEIVES EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT FROM NEW HOLLYWOOD SLOTS AT BANGOR
New Casino is Second This Year to Open Exclusively with JCM Products
When Maine's first casino opens next week, it will be the second new casino in the U.S. to open this year equipped exclusively with JCM's UBA (Universal Bill Acceptor) and Sentry.
Hollywood Slots at Bangor, a Penn National Gaming property, is slated to celebrate its grand opening November 4, and each of the casino's 475 slots will be fitted solely with JCM's UBA and Sentry. The UBA made its world premiere earlier this year at Wynn Las Vegas, which was also exclusively equipped with the UBA.
JCM Vice President for Gaming Solutions Tom Nieman said, "Bass Park in downtown Bangor has hosted many historic events, including the first airplane flight in Maine, and it is fitting that the state's first casino should also be there. We are very happy to be a part of this new history in Maine and to have a strong relationship with Penn National."
The groundbreaking UBA is the next generation bill validator that can accept multiple currencies simultaneously in one version of software. The UBA sports the latest sensing technology, utilizing magnetic and optical sensors; a self-centering mechanism; three-time automatic retry feature; on-board memory; and front-access USB download port. The UBA is completed by its forward/backward-compatible, high-impact Plastic Cash Box. Casino Journal recently named the UBA as one of the Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products for 2004.
JCM's Sentry is an innovative small bill acceptor entry designed with easy-to-read LED indicators. The brilliant green, orange, red and blue LEDs can be seen easily seen on the casino floor, making customer service faster and problem detection fast and easy. Six different icons indicate the type of service necessary, and a last-bill denomination indicator helps settle disputes. The Sentry's design is adaptable to nearly every slot machine configuration or software protocol.
Sega Amusements Europe's product of the moment WCCF 2004 - 2005 has finally made its European debut in a UK operation. Ahead of its pan-European release in November Sega has had the Panini licensed football game on a promotional launch at Bowlplex in Brighton Marina for several weeks.
Paul Williams of Sega explained the reason behind the idea, "to put WCCF in a typical bowling sites allows us to showcase the product to customers on a one to one basis in a real environment and not on an exhibition stand where their time is limited. We have had many customers coming from all over our European territory and spending a whole day with us in the location - it is a good opportunity for them to see the machine in action and see the local players enthusiasm".
The game has seen immense results in Japan and Italy where it has been available for three years, however, with the latest licenses of all the top European clubs and players is making the game even more desirable.
The concept mixes Sega's video expertise, Panini collectable football cards from the likes of Manchester United, Ajax, and Juventus that allows players to build their own team, compete in tournaments and create the mightiest team in the world.
The initial weekend at Brighton was set off with a bang and head of promotional company SC3 Mark Beauchamp commented, "The kids love the anticipation of hopefully getting their favourite players from the machine after each game and the adults get drawn into the management strategy elements of it. I would definitely say the football theme gives it a real head start and makes the game approachable and interesting to players".
Bowlplex General Manager Tim Williams offered that "The local customers have been drawn to WCCF instantly, the success has taken us by surprise. It is adding to our overall spend per head and attracting customers who we would not normally see in the games area, we are more than happy, role on the World Cup!"
With over thirty top-draw products carefully sourced from the cream of the world's major manufacturers, temptation is on its way at Brent Sales House of Fun.
The foundations are as strong as ever as Brent Sales adds exclusive distribution rights for Innovative Concepts in Entertainment's two player X-Factor crane to its already impressive portfolio. X-Factor's head-spinning graphics, lighting and sound conceal impressive, easy-to-use software capabilities that allow total access to gameplay, statistics and performance.
And there are plenty more premium products wiping their feet ....
From Namco, there's Casino Winner, identified by Brent's Sales Director John McKenzie as the natural successor to the outstanding PAC-MAN Ball, and the eagerly anticipated Mario Kart Arcade GP, which features the innovative Nam-Cam a unit-mounted camera which puts players right at the heart of the hilarious action. Retro gamers will be delighted that PAC-MAN has come of age with a 25th Anniversary Special Edition three-in-one unit which also co-stars Ms. PAC-MAN and Galaga.
From ICE, there's Break The Bank, a pacey, head-turning 10p coin roll down redemption piece; Mini Dunxx, small in size, big on fun; and Wheel-a-Win, the ultimate in reflex and reaction redemption.
There's high-octane, fly-by-the-seat of your pants excitement from Raw Thrills The Fast and the Furious Deluxe, big beats from Tempo Kiddo, Tecway?s novelty drum simulator, and Megatech's Rocket Mini will surely blast up the fun charts.
John McKenzie concluded: From seaside arcades to shopping malls, bingo halls to bowling centres, fun fairs to family entertainment centres, pubs and clubs to campus common rooms, motorway services to multi-leisure sites and holiday parks to hotels there's room for every buyer in Brent Sales House of Fun.
12/10/05 - CASHCODE INCREASES PRESENCE IN EUROPE
Concord, Ontario, Canada. October 3, 2005 - CashCode Co. Inc., the manufacturer of high-security bill validators, is pleased to welcome Denis Antunes, Director of Business Development, Europe.
The addition of another member demonstrates our commitment to the European marketplace. Denis Antunes comes to CashCode Co. with 15 years experience in Sales, Marketing, business development and distribution in the high tech industry. His focus will be to primarily support UK, Spain, Portugal, Western France and the Scandinavian countries said Mr. Sim Bielak, VP Sales & Marketing.
I am excited to be joining a market leader such as CashCode at an exciting time in the industry said Mr. Antunes. The Retail, Vending, Parking, Transportation, and Amusement industries are growing in Europe. There are still a large percentage of consumers who don't own a credit card and/or are insecure about electronic payment technology. The average price of goods is also increasing which makes it difficult to use a coin only device. Operators are also looking for ways to increase efficiencies. One of the ways to do this is by reducing the service charge amount which they must pay the banks for credit transactions.
Denis Antunes is available to answer customer inquiries. He can be reached at +1 905-303-8874, ext 2479 or via e-mail: DenisAntunes@cashcode.com
