The economics of a gaming machine change fundamentally when it moves from a physical arcade floor to a digital platform. Revenue per square metre, marginal…
The UK Gambling Commission licences both the land-based amusements sector and the online casino industry under the same primary legislation — the Gambling Act 2005.…
AWP machines and online slots share a common ancestry — both use random number generators, both pay out according to a set return-to-player percentage, and…
The technology that underpins modern online slot games did not emerge from software labs. It was developed, tested, and refined in British arcade cabinets and…
EAG Expo is the UK’s principal trade show for the amusements, entertainment and gaming sector. Organised by BACTA — the British Amusement Catering Trades Association…
The UK arcade machine supply chain is more consolidated than it appears from the outside. A relatively small number of distributors and importers account for…
Machine Games Duty (MGD) has applied to dutiable gaming machines in Great Britain since 1 February 2013, replacing the old Amusement Machine Licence Duty (AMLD).…
Every Amusement With Prizes (AWP) machine placed in a UK venue exists within a regulatory framework administered primarily by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). From…
Redemption gaming has become the backbone of the UK family entertainment centre model. Walk into any well-run FEC from Aberdeen to Bournemouth and you will…
Crane machines are among the most recognisable fixtures in British arcades, FECs and retail amusement zones. Their appeal cuts across age groups, their footprint is…
The British Amusement Catering Trades Association (BACTA) is the principal trade body for the UK amusements and low-stake gambling entertainment industry. Founded on 20 November…
The UK amusement industry — spanning family entertainment centres, adult gaming centres, travelling fairs, pub machines and bingo clubs — remains one of the more…
For more than two decades, the Amusement Trades Exhibition International (ATEI) was the fixed point around which the British coin-op calendar revolved. Held each January…
