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13 Sep, 2000 |
| In an unbelievable series of events it appears that some local UK councils are starting to charge sites rates for their machines. Westminster council has started to increase rates on places were coin op equipment is introduced, so making the operator liable for the increase. |
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10 Sep, 2000 |
| Enthusiasm over the TournaMAXX™ Global Player Ranking™ system keeps growing every day as Merit's Summer Sizzler 2000 tournaments are winding down.
The Summer Sizzler tournaments were the first opportunity that operators and customers in the United States and Canada had to test out the new TournaMAXX™ system and experience its capabilities for themselves. |
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7 Sep, 2000 |
| Operators will have a chance to discuss all the ins and outs of Golden Tee Fore! at a special technical seminar to be held Friday, September 22 at 8:30am in Rooms 229-230 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. |
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7 Sep, 2000 |
| The Large Spanish Group Cirsa have sold 4.9% of their company to the Italian communications and technology company Olivetti for around 81 Million Euros. |
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1 Sep, 2000 |
| Sega USA has reorganised their distribution network and have included innovative ideas where distributors can now order parts online and receive account balances via the internet.
In the longer report, we have pictures of the latest distributor meeting. |
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1 Sep, 2000 |
| Incredible Technologies (IT) with the assistance of Ontario-based Starburst Coin Machines, is closer than ever to releasing an online tournament version of their mega-popular Golden Tee Fore! to the Canadian market.
IT is currently creating a special online software version of Golden Tee Fore! for exclusive use in Canada. The software will include Canadian coinage and pricing, and will offer both Tournament and League Play formats. |
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1 Sep, 2000 |
| Sega Enterprises, Inc. (USA), (SEU) invited its frontline distributors to their San Francisco headquarters to showoff the fall product lineup and to introduce new Internet based services. Also revealed was Sega's new distributor policy, one that focused on the "partnership" relationship the company wishes to foster between itself and it's distribution network.
"This meeting was the culmination of several months of intense effort and focus made by the entire Sega staff and our distributor partners," stated SEU President & Chief Operating Officer Al Stone. "Judging by the reaction of our guests, the hard work was well worth-while." |
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1 Sep, 2000 |
| * New Namco Coin-Op Driver To Use PS2 Board
* Namco To Bow New Gun Game: "Ninja Assault"
* Capcom To Sell Direct
* Konami Use Net For Product Ideas
* Another Konami R&D Sub. to List |
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28 Aug, 2000 |
| Village Entertainment of Australia and Sega Japan have seperated after quiet rumours of instability earlier this year. |
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28 Aug, 2000 |
| During the next two days, Highwaygames is undergoing a major upgrade including moving to a quicker server.
Please accept our apologies should the service be affected during this time. |
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