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COMMENT

Commissionprepares toextend “remit tocover overseasoperators selling gambling to Britishconsumers”

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The industry changes socia

The Department for Culture,Media and Sport has wel-

comed news that operators andtheir trade associations aretaking further steps to improveplayer protections that willhelp reduce the risk of harm tothose more vulnerable to prob-lem gambling.

A DCMS spokesman toldCoinslot: “We’ve long arguedthat the industry should takethe lead in developing productsthat ensure players are well

informed and able to makedecisions in their best interests.

“This is consistent with theregulatory regime that the gov-ernment intended when estab-lishing the current gamblinglegislation.

“Measures such as pop-upmessages, voluntary limits,cross operator self-exclusionand real time information tousers, combined with morecomprehensive data on howplayers interact with prod-

DCMS welcomes cross

PLAYER PROTECTION

The gambling industry has,with justification, a proud

record on commitment to socialresponsibility and adheresstrictly to the licence conditionsand codes of practice designedto protect players.

At the same time, though, heindustry has always been a vocalsupporter of exploring furtherareas where more that can bedone.

As part of this latest process,each sector has made written sub-missions to the Gambling Com-mission and DCMS over the pastmonths into methods of enhanc-ing player protection. Theseinclude Codes of Practice dealingwith self-exclusion, age verifica-tion, test purchasing, advertising,sign-posting for customers seek-ing assistance for their problemgambling and exploring newtechnologies such as facial recog-nition. Examples of theseenhancements include the soonto be introduced code of conductand player protection initiatives

for respon-sible gamblingby the Associationof British Bookmakers andthe Bingo Association.

The DCMS has agreed to meetsoon to explore these initiativesfurther and how they mightapply across the relevant sectors,and in turn the trade associationshave expressed their intentionto work closely with the authori-ties to develop these pro-grammes and monitor theirsuccess.

Several gambling, gamingand leisure tradeassociations are set tomeet with the DCMS todiscuss enhanced playerprotection and otherindustry initiatives. 18

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Time to start planning for the triennial

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s social responsibilty gear

wenty of the UK’s leadingland-based and online gam-bling companies have joined

together for the first time in order tofocus on exploring ways to minimisepotential harm from gambling.

The newly-formed P3 Group willseek to find and trial practical tech-nological solutions, protocols ortools that will enable the industry tomove forward in key areas of con-sumer protection.

Its chairman, Russell Hoyle, him-self a leading figure in the gamblingand gaming industry, said: “The Britishgambling industry leads the world inits approach to social responsibility.The founding members of the P3Group recognise that the industryneeds to act proactively across all sec-tors of gambling in order to minimisethe risk of harm from gambling. Thevast majority of people who gambledo so safely and enjoy gambling aspart of their leisure experience. How-ever, we recognise that there is asmall minority for whom gamblingcan be harmful.”

“The P3 Group believes that thebest way to understand and tacklethis is through a cohesive, cross-industry approach.

“We will work closely and cohe-sively with the industries’ tradebodies who are already undertakingnew ground-breaking initiatives in anumber of areas, developing farreaching codes of practice. The P3Group supports these initiatives andwill seek to assist, but not duplicate,work that is already underway.

“We are committed to supportingthe government’s aims to improveconsumer protection and harm miti-gation measures.

“We want to work closely with gov-ernment, The Gambling Commission,the Responsible Gambling StrategyBoard and The Responsible GamblingTrust and add to the extensive workthat is being undertaken on theseissues. We will aim to trial better meth-ods of communication to ensure con-

sumers are properly informed.“We will also seek better ways to

identify consumers who display riskybehaviour and trial methods that mayhelp to protect them from harm.”

Hoyle concluded: “I would urge allgambling-related businesses to jointhe group and support its objectives.”

Responsible Gambling Trust chiefexecutive, Marc Etches, added: “Inorder to make real progress in theseareas, it is important to avoid unnec-essary overlap and duplication ofeffort wherever possible, and theResponsible Gambling Trust is wellplaced to do this given its wider rolein helping to minimise gambling-related harm. The Trust will offer itsexpertise and research capacity tohelp P3 succeed.”

P3 GROUP: AIMS ANDRATIONALE

ANALYSISThe P3 Group will focus on threekey principles:• Education and information: toensure that all players receiveclearer and more accessibleinformation about how gamblingproducts work and the possible

outcomes from playing suchgames.• Identification: better methodsof identifying consumers whoare at risk of harm fromgambling, exhibiting riskybehaviour or who have apropensity to gambling relatedharm• Protection: the developmentof new systems, processesand/or procedures to helpprotect vulnerable consumersso identified.The P3 Group will seek to identifyand trial potential technologicalsystems, protocols, tools or othersolutions that could help movethe industry forward in these keyareas of consumer protection. Itwill not engage in academic orquantitative research. Any needfor such research will beconsidered by the ResponsibleGambling Trust who have agreedto work closely with the P3 Groupand have the funds and resourcesavailable to commission specificresearch projects. Initially, thegroup is chaired by Russell Hoyle,who is also a board member ofthe RGSB and who has beeninvolved with the industry for 15years in a number of capacities.The CEO is Peter Hannibal, exGala Coral Group with more than25 years in the industry andcurrently working as a consultantto a number of organisations.

P3 GROUP:FOUNDING MEMBERS

Astra Group UK Ltd BetfredHippodrome Casino Ltd SG Gaming Group LtdGala Coral Group Ltd Openbet Technologies LtdWilliam Hill PLC Genting Casinos UK LtdPraesepeLadbrokes PLCMoto Hospitality LtdAspers Group LtdRileys Sports Bars Sky BetPaddy Power PLC Inspired Gaming Group LtdSceptre Leisure LtdRank Group PLCTalariusEurocoin LtdResponsible Gambling Trust(Observing)

Pan-industry player protectioninitiative gains momentumSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Twenty of the biggest UK-based gambling companies have created an alliance tobetter protect players across all sectors, while the trade associations representingthem have also come together to explore how to improve player protection andminimisation from gambling related harm. The P3 Group is born.

ucts and the impact ofchanges to stakes and prizesis vital to ensure the industrycan thrive in a positive andsustainable way.

“Some areas of the gamblingsector are under more intensescrutiny at present with the tri-ennial review of stakes andprizes underway. The packagethat government announceswill, of course, reflect the avail-able evidence and relevantadvice but it will also need to

take into account how confi-dent we are that the industrycan deliver upon the initiativesit has announced.

“There are many that believethe industry still has some wayto go to demonstrate progresson its social responsibility.Recent announcements are asign that the industry recog-nises the need for a sea-changein its approach - and we wantto work with those who intendto lead the way.”

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LEGISLATION

n 19 July, the Irishgovernment pub-lished a revised

draft of the Betting(Amendment) Bill 2013.The re-publication of theBill just five days after thepublication of the GeneralScheme of the GamblingControl Bill confirms that

it intends to press aheadwith a licensing regime foronline bookmakers andbetting exchanges prior toenacting a more compre-hensive gambling lawreform in 2014.

The main purpose of theIrish Betting (Amend-ment) Bill 2013 is to bringbetting exchanges andremote bookmakers (i.e.

internet and mobile bet-ting providers) within thescope of the existinglicensing regime, while itwill extend the existing 1per cent turnover tax onland-based bookmaker’sactivities to online andmobile bookmakers. TheBill will also introduce anew 15 per cent commis-sion tax on betting

exchanges. Some of the key changes

in the second draft of theBill include a clause topermit a company to holda bookmaker’s licence or abetting intermediary’slicence, and the revised Billintroduces some addi-tional compliance andenforcement measuresapplicable to corporates.Both the company and its“relevant officers” arerequired to obtain certifi-cates of personal fitness.

The original proposal toextend bookies’ opening

hours from 7am to 10pm(excluding Christmas Dayand Good Friday) survives.Licences for bookmakers,remote intermediaries andlicensed bookmaker’spremises will be issued forup to 24 month periodending on 30 Novemberthe following year (forbookmakers) or 30 June(remote intermediaries).The proposed licence feeremains at €5,000.

Sanctions have beenincreased in the Bill. Arepeat offender who oper-ates as a bookmaker or

remote betting intermedi-ary without a licence can besubject to prosecution onindictment which is subjectto a €300,000 fine and/orfive years imprisonment.

The revised Bill intro-duces a potential sixmonth prison term on sum-mary conviction (up totwo years on indictment)for engaging in a bettingtransaction (including cre-ating a betting account)with a person under 18.However, the originaldefence in the 1931 Bet-ting Act of having reason-able cause to believe theperson was over 18 yearssurvives in the new Bill andthe proposed new offenceof misrepresenting oneselfas being over 18 survives inthe new draft.

The revised Bill was noti-fied to the EU Commissionon 18 July 2013 and is sub-ject to a “standstill period”until 21 October 2013.Assuming a smooth ridethrough the Commissionand subsequently in theOireachtas (Parliament), itcould be enacted as earlyas Q4 2013.

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GAMBLING ACT

The Gambling Commission and HackneyCouncil have welcomed a court verdict

rejecting an appeal against the removal ofa club gaming permit and club premisescertificate from a premises offering pokerin Hackney.

The International Private MembersClub, N1 had appealed the decision ofHackney Council to withdraw their clubpremises certificate and cancel the asso-ciated gaming permit at a licensing hear-ing in October 2011. In July, at ThamesMagistrates’ Court the appeal was dis-missed with costs of £18,000 awarded toHackney Council.

Welcoming the decision and praisingthe work of Hackney Council’s licensingenforcement officers and the MetropolitanPolice, the Commission’s Director of Reg-ulatory Risk and Analysis, Matthew Hillsaid: “We welcome this verdict which con-firms that the narrow permission allowingmembers of genuine members’ clubs toplay poker cannot be used to justify theprovision of what amounts to a commer-cial poker club.

“This case, which was diligently led bythe Hackney Council, supported by theGambling Commission and the Metropoli-tan Police, sends a clear message to club

gaming permit holders, who seek to offerpoker, that they must operate in accor-dance with their permit or run the risk oflosing it.”

A number of local authorities have tack-led or are faced by similar schemes. TheCommission issued advice to local author-ities to help distinguish between a mem-bers’ club and a commercial club inOctober 2010.

Cllr Sophie Linden, Hackney Council’sCabinet Member for Crime, Sustainabilityand Customer Services, said: “This verdictsends a strong message that clubs operat-ing with complete disregard for the law willnot be tolerated. The Council takes thesebreaches seriously and we will investigateand seek to remove their permits and cer-tificates whenever necessary.”

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Police are probing claimsof “financial irregulari-

ties” at the Possilparkbranch of Gala Bingo in Glas-gow. The venue, inHawthorn Street, is run bythe Gala Coral Group and isone of five owned by thecompany across the city.

Apparently, approxi-mately £80,000 ofunclaimed prize money hasvanished. Gala Bingo isassisting with the investiga-

tion. Sessions in the hall takeplace seven days a week andrange in price from £5, on aMonday morning, to £15 onweekend evenings.

Customers of the branchare shocked at the claims.After one afternoon sessionlast week a 78-year-oldwoman, who goes to the hallwith her friends, but askednot to be named, toldreporters: “We put trust ineveryone there. I go once a

week but have been goingfor years and you see thesame faces all the time. Thisreport does put me off fromgoing, but this is a big part ofmy week.”

An 81-year-old woman,who visits the bingo venueregularly, said: “We heardrumours about this. It wouldbe terrible if it turned out tobe true.”

Another customer said: “Ihave been coming for years

and years and have neverheard anything like this.”

A police spokeswomanstated: “Inquiries are contin-uing into a report of financialirregularities at the bingohall in Hawthorn Street.”

A spokeswoman for GalaBingo concluded: “We areworking with the police toassist them with their inves-tigations. It would be inap-propriate to commentfurther at this time.”

£80,000 goes missing from Glasgow bingo hallBINGO

An investigationhas beenlaunched at aGlasgow Galabingo hall aftertens ofthousands ofpounds of prizemoney could notbe accounted for.

he coin-op and wider entertain-ment sector in North Devon hasreceived a welcome boost of late,

largely due to the unusually long run ofgood weather in July.

Furthermore, holiday parks in the areahave reported an influx of bookings overthe last week. John Fowler Holidays in Ilfra-combe said bookings had doubled withthe good weather and it had to take extrastaff on to man the bookings lines. He toldpress: “It is just the boost that we all needto cheer us up, bring the country out of itsnegativity and lethargy and come and visitthe UK’s most beautiful region.”

Steve Willis, of Croyde Bay HolidayResort, said the call volumes had been uparound 10 per cent on last year and Farmand Cottage Holidays reported a 20 percent increase in bookings and a 68 per centincrease of web visits from overseas.

Kevin Darvill, director of sales and mar-keting at Woolacombe Bay Holiday Park,said the sunny weather had definitelyhelped with last minute bookings. Hestated: “Over the past two weeks we haveseen a ten-fold increase in bookings for lastminute stays - also remembering that inthe previous two years it was still raining -with camping seeing big increases too.What seems to be happening is potentialholidaymakers are keeping an eye on the

10 day forecasts online and seem inclinedto book once the weather forecast is warm,dry and sunny.”

Laura Holt, from North Devon +, said vis-itor traffic to northdevon.com, whichadvertises the region as a holiday destina-tion, had surged during the first two weeksof July.

“Early indications from food and drinkand retail outlets suggest that the sunshineis having a positive effect on takings too,with takings up as much as 12 per cent onthe same period last year,” she said.

Operators are hoping the sunny spellwill continue, said Big Sheep theme parkand FEC director Rick Turner.

“It is just the boost that we all need tocheer us up, bring the country out of itsnegativity and lethargy and come and visitthe UK’s most beautiful region,” he said.

“The Big Sheep has seen a massiveincrease of ice cream sales and the outsiderides and attractions such as the splashzone which have been installed in the pastfew years are proving to be a massive hit.With the improvement of weather at thiskey booking time, it could not have beentimed better for our industry and with theMet Office predicting the weather to con-tinue hot and sunny for the foreseeablefuture we should all enjoy a really bumperseason - bring it on,” Turner concluded.

ADULT GAMING CENTRES

Peter Harvey, chief exec-utive of major adult

gaming centre chain Talar-ius and its Quicksilver sub-brand, is set to appear inthe eponymous role onChannel Four’s UndercoverBoss on August 6.

According to ChannelFour, the boss of slotmachine company Quick-silver adopts a dramaticdisguise and goes under-cover in the hope of work-ing undetected alongsidehis frontline staff.

A Channel Fourspokesperson stated: “Hit hard by the smokingban, the company hasseen profits drop by amassive 30 per cent andPeter is desperate to findnew ways to attract morecustomers.”

Apparently, once under-cover, the CEO is shockedat what he finds - a youngfemale employee feels vul-nerable at working at night;a talented engineer withideas has been told to ‘shutup’ by management; andvenue staff feel so ignoredby head office that manywant to leave the company.

The show, says theChannel Four website,sees Harvey having to con-front the reality that it mightnot just be the company’s“dwindling profits” he hasto worry about but also his“underappreciated staff”.

Talarius chiefset to appearon UndercoverBoss

OPERATORS

North Devon’s tourism industry is boomingafter the recent spate of sunny weather. Earlyindications suggest that the sunshine ishaving a positive effect on local businesses’profits, with takings up as much as 12 percent on the same period last year.

Arcades andholidayparks inNorth Devonenjoysummerboost

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he Independent Operators Asso-ciation’s Martin Cookson is ofthe view that if companies fail to

prepare for the long-awaited TriennialReview then they’re preparing to fail.

He told Coinslot: “The corner-stones of any successful TriennialReview centre around the two P’s -Preparation and Planning. The teamswhich work from each of our 22depots have amassed years of experi-ence implementing the outcome ofvarious reviews of stake and prize and

have established a blue print of whatconstitutes best practice.”

There are two dynamics to theprocess, believes Cookson. Heexplained: “Working with the manu-facturers, which our chief executivePeter Weir is undertaking, to ensurethat our customers’ position, objec-tives and needs have been fed into thegames development programme, isthe first. The second involves work-ing closely with our customers inorder to ensure a quick and efficient

deployment of the new jackpot andits communication to players.”

Cookson concluded by sharing hisview on simplicity of gameplay beingthe way forward. “We believe that thechanges need to be easily understoodand that players need to be presentedwith regular wins built around a mixof small and large prizes. Each one ofour customers will have a footprintguide for the introduction of what webelieve will provide a new impetusto pub gaming.”

INDUSTRY AMUSEMENTS LEISURE B2B COMMENT NEWSWEEK

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Argos has revealed its toptoy predictions for

Christmas 2013 inspired byresearch claiming that chil-dren’s wish lists can hint totheir personal develop-ment. More importantly,the findings should providestrong pointers towardswhich toys and gifts will bein favour in the prize vend-ing machines and redemp-tion counters of arcadesand FECs in 2014.

The research, carried outby Argos, revealed that onein ten parents admitted thatthey actively buy toys toencourage their child’sinterest in a certainjob. The toy special-ists at Argos teamedup with parentingexperts to analysechildren’s interactionwith toys.

Argos claimed that a‘direct link had beenidentified with playand the fosteringof vocationalskills.’ Fol-lowing this

research, Argos hasunveiled its top toy predic-tions for Christmas in linewith the skills and passionseach toy highlights andpotential professions tofollow.

Andrea Abbis, chief toybuyer at Argos, said: “Playtime needs to be fun, so wesee it as a bonus if this activ-

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on to inspire our childrenand develop new interests.This year we’ve had funimagining what careerpaths our Top Toys inspireand they are a skilful bunch,from app developers toengineers we have defi-nitely seen them all in a newlight.”

Among the nominatedtoys are Furby Boom, loversof which are predicted tobecome teachers, TekstaDog (predictably, vets ordog walkers) and SesameStreet Elmo Hugs (nurses orchildminders).

The other top toyspredicted by Argos forChristmas 2013 areLeapFrog LeapPadUltra, The First TalkingSophia, Lego Star Wars

R2D2, MonopolyEmpire, Planes WingControl Dusty, NerfElite Rapidstrike CS-18,

Lego Friends Dol-phin Cruiser,

VTech Inno-Tab andFlying Fairy.

Christmas 2013 gift listhints at 2014’s FEC fillers

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IOA advocatesforward planningahead of TriennialOPERATORS

Martin Cookson, national sales executive, IOA Group,believes that games which provide regular wins for playersshould be at the forefront of developers’ minds in 2013 inpreparation for the Triennial Review stakes and prize uplift.

VIDEO GAMES

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APPOINTMENTS

Industry veteran DaveColumbine, formerly of

the United DistributingCompany, Brent Salesand Lordsvale, hasjoined Avonmouth-based supply specialistJNC Sales, according tocompany director TomClarke. Columbine willfurther strengthen theimport/export firm’ssales department as itstarts planning for theEAG 2014 event at ExCel.

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EXHIBITIONS

ICE Totally Gaming 2013, the firstto be held at the event’s new

home at ExCeL London, has hadits attendance confirmed at22,247 by BPA Worldwide. BPAverified the total registered atten-dance as well as demographic andgeographic profiles of attendees.

Glenn Hansen, BPA worldwidepresident, praised ICE Totally

Gaming 2013 for voluntarily open-ing its records to independent cer-

tification and documentation ofits data. He confirmed: “In additionto facilitating the buying and sell-ing process of exhibit space, anevent audit report providesexhibitors with assurance thattheir investment reaches targetaudiences for specific markets. Ithelps exhibitors to identify waysto maximise ROI and helps showorganisers by documenting thequality of their attendees.”

Kate Chambers, portfolio direc-tor responsible for ICE, com-mented: “The BPI audit confirmswhat a tremendous event ICE2013 was. Despite the difficulttrading conditions, ICE continuesto grow, achieving year-on-yearincreases in attendance. All eyesare now on ICE 2014 and our focusis concentrated on deliveringanother world class internationalgaming event at ExCeL London.”

Park Resorts has appointedDavid Boden as chief exec-

utive. Boden brings more than30 years’ experience in theleisure industry, having heldsenior board level positions atthe Rank Group and Hippo-drome Casinos.

He succeeds founder DavidVaughan, who has becomePark Resorts’ chairman, follow-ing 12 years as chief executive.

Vaughan commented: “I’mhanding the reins of a very suc-cessful business onto David atan exciting time. With newshareholders and new bloodjoining a very experiencedmanagement team, I am confi-dent the next few years will beincredibly fruitful for all ourstaff, caravan owners and holi-day customers. We have a sig-nificant amount of capital toinvest in our parks and improvefacilities for all our visitorswhich should really breathe fur-ther life into our companyvision of ‘Creating AmazingMemories’ for all.”

Boden added: “We will beensuring Park Resorts’ futureis dynamic. We are committedto a bright future for our com-pany and most importantlyour holidaymakers and cara-van owners.”

Park Resorts is planning a£60m investment in its 39 UKcoastal holiday parks aftersecuring Electra Partners as itsnew lead shareholder.

The company said it had refi-nanced its debt package andfreed up significant capital toinvest in its parks over the nextfour years. It was advised onthe restructuring and refinanc-ing of its debt package, as wellas its new equity structure, byClearwater Corporate Finance.

number of internal moveshave been made withinthe UK branch of systems

specialist Embed Playsafe.David Stenning, who originally

founded Playsafe Monitoring andwho has led the combined EmbedPlaysafe business in the UK sincemerging with Embed three yearsago, has been appointed to thenewly created position of direc-tor of special projects within theEmbed Group. In this new role,Stenning will be responsible forspearheading a range of specialdevelopment projects that thecompany is undertaking as partof its next generation of solutionsfor amusement, gaming andleisure.

Stenning will continue to bebased at the business’s Bath

offices. In a statement about thechange, Adam Steinberg, CEO ofthe Embed Group, stated: “Davidis an icon within the UK gamingindustry and he has not onlybeen a great leader of the EmbedPlaysafe business but hasshaped the way monitoring andmanagement systems are gener-ally used within the industrytoday. I have the deepest respectand admiration for David andwith his vast knowledge andexperience he is the perfectperson to drive new product ini-tiatives we are developing.”

Stenning remarked: “I feel thetime is right for me to step downfrom managing the operation ofour business as after the last threeyears we have accomplished thebringing together of our two

companies and formed a fantas-tic platform for us to continue togrow. Everything we haveworked for as Playsafe is now avery important part of a biggergroup and the future is verysecure. I am also extremelypleased to be taking up this roleas working on new develop-ments and business opportuni-ties have always been an area Ireally enjoy and I am very excitedabout this new position.”

Furthermore, a new generalmanager has been appointed forEmbed Playsafe, Tim Kane, whotakes over day to day manage-ment responsibilities of the UKand European operations withimmediate effect.

Kane joins Embed Playsafehaving gained previous experi-

ence with Legoland Windsor andLandmark Groups Fun City chainof FECs in the UAE. Kane will nowbe responsible for the manage-ment of activities around sales,implementation and support ofall Embed Playsafe systems acrossthe UK and Europe. Kane will alsobe based at the Bath office andover the next few months will bemeeting with existing UK andEuropean customers.

Steinberg concluded: “Tim hasjoined the business at an excit-ing time as we get ready torelease some very innovativenew products later this year. Hehas some big shoes to fill but hecomes with solid managementcredentials and will add greatvalue to what we are doing in theUK and Europe.”

Ex-Rankdirector joinsPark Resorts

ICE 2013 attendance audited at 22,247

Embed announces UKmanagement restructure

COMPANY STRUCTURE

Bath-based EmbedPlaysafe, a provider ofmachine, customer andfacility managementsystems and paymenttechnologies for leisure,entertainment andgaming, has madesome importantchanges within thesenior managementteam.

APPOINTMENTS

BEER TIE

The British Beer and Pub Associ-ation has warned that the intro-

duction of a mandatory free-of-tieoption in new government legis-lation risks making many morepubs unviable.

It came after the Departmentfor Business, Innovation and Skills

select committee published areport welcoming the govern-ment’s recent consultation on astatutory code of conduct for allpubcos.

Under the code, tied pubswould be able to independentlyselect guest beers and be chargedfairer beer prices and rents, withthe possibility of open-market

rent reviews.Brigid Simmonds, BBPA chief

executive, said: “The Select Com-mittee supports a free-of-tie option,but does not call for the abolitionof the tie. There is a real concernfrom the industry that diluting thebuying power of companies byforcing a free of tie option will makemany more pubs unviable.

“Tenants would lose supportfrom their pub company, and facebig increases in their capitalrequirements, as they would haveto fund costs such as rent increases,deposits, and new fixtures and fit-tings, themselves. In the currenteconomic climate, many would beunable to secure the necessaryfinance. It would be very bad news

for the pub sector.”Adrian Bailey, chair of the select

committee, responded: “We believea free-of-tie option should beincluded in the code. If the tiedmodel delivers significant benefit[the BBPA] has nothing to fear - itwill continue to be an attractivemodel for lessees and the free-of-tie option will not be taken up.”

BBPA warns against free-of-tie legislation

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Camden seasideamusements event

A project to install aseaside kiosk onCullercoats bay in thenorth east have been put on hold untilfurther notice after residents and localbusinesses around the seafront com-plained when diggers arrived on thebeach to start work. The plans formpart of a regeneration project for Culler-coats, which started earlier this year.

Seaside kiosk projectpulled

Tickets for the Night Air at the Pier liveconcerts as part of this year'sBournemouth Air Festival went o sale atthe weekend. The Wave 105 stage atBoscombe pier will feature Blue, TheFeeling, Stooshe, Lucy Spraggan andDiana Vickers on Friday August 30, and

Kodaline, Gabriella Cilmi,Johnny Hates Jazz and NeonJungle on Saturday August 31.

Bournemouth getsready for pier concert

Two tonnes of sand, fairground rides,carousels and stalls helped transformLeigh in Greater Manchester for thetown’s seventh consecutive beachparty last week. Wigan Council’s cabi-net champion for the economy coun-cillor David Molyneux said: “Most ofus remember our trips to the seasidewith great affection and nostalgia. Thisevent recalls those glory days.”

London’s Roundhousehas brought back itsbeach for four weeks.The little slice of the seaside in theheart of North London attractedmore than 40,000 visitors last yearand is back from July 27 with 150tonnes of sand, seaside amuse-ments, an end-of-pier bar, beachhuts, deckchairs and live music.

RESTORATION

Work to restore Sunderland’sGrade II listed Roker Pier to its

former glory is beginning this week.Sunderland City Council announcedplans to invest £1.35m in a rollingprogramme of restoration for the

110-year-old historic north-east pierin February this year.

This begins with work on thelantern house at the top of the light-house on July 29. Future plansinclude replacing the surface of thepier, as well as a comprehensivescheme to restore the lighthouse andtunnel that runs beneath the pier ifthe council is successful in its bid for£500,000 from the Heritage LotteryFund. The council is due to hear the

outcome of the bid in September. Ifit is successful, more detailed pro-posals will then be developed andsubmitted for funding.

The construction of Roker Pierbegan in 1885 and in the early 20thcentury, it became a hugely popularresort for locals and tourists alike. In1928, it was taken over by the Bor-ough of Sunderland, along with Ful-well and Seaburn.

Cabinet Secretary Councillor Mel

Speding said that the pier has pro-tected the entrance to Sunderlandharbour for over 100 years, but thatit has “taken a real pounding from theNorth Sea over that time.” She added:“It is essential that we carry out thiswork now so it can be enjoyed byfuture generations.” The end of thepier will be closed off to allow thework to go ahead, however, otherthan the initial site set up, the pieritself will remain open throughout.

Visitors enjoying the UK’sheatwave can return

home and help “changeperceptions overseas” overBritain’s weather, aspokesman for tourismbody VisitBritain said lastweek. “We’re an all yearround location so overseasvisitors aren’t usually influ-enced by the amazingweather we are currentlyhaving, but this heatwavecertainly won’t be doing ourreputation any harm,”added Mark Di-Toro.

“At a time when ourglobal profile was at itspeak over the Olympics,we had a glorious twoweeks where it hardlyrained. Our recent Wim-bledon tennis finals werebathed in sunshine andthose images would havebeen on TV screens acrossthe world.

“Our countryside,coastal offering and parksare unique and attractiveto visitors from every-where, so if the weathercontinues I’m sure busi-ness will be booming,” hecontinued.

Heatwavewill help UKtourismboomTOURISM

Work to restore historicSunderland pier gets underway

easide amusementoperators have wel-comed the coun-

try’s recent heatwaverecently as online travelspecialist Expedia reportedan increase in the numberof UK seaside holidaysbeing booked.

Although the companybelieves there is still a highdemand for foreign holi-days, the recent hotweather has put Brits offbookings and interest indomestic holidays has

surged. Expedia datareleased to coincide with itsannual Flip Flop Report hasshown that the coastalresort of Bournemouth isthe most popular destina-tion among families, with a119 per cent increase in hol-iday bookings.

The report looks at thebehaviour and preferencesamong beachgoers inNorth America, South Amer-ica, Europe, Asia and Aus-tralia, with 8,606consumers who had either

taken a beach holiday in thepast year or plan to do so inthe next year participatingin the 2013 study across 21countries.

Meanwhile, the PostOffice also reported in itsfamily holiday reportrecently that prices forfamily holidays inBournemouth are acceler-ating at a quicker rate thanmany overseas resorts. Thestudy found that prices havefallen by up to 19 per centin Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal

and Greece, whileBournemouth saw thebiggest price rise, with thecost of a basket of typicalitems 12 per cent moreexpensive than last summer.

Another south coastfavourite, Eastbourne, hasseen a 100 per cent increasein bookings, whileTourquay in Devon was up81 per cent, according toExpedia. Andy Washington,managing director of Expe-dia UK, commented: “Withthe recent heat wave, what

better way to take advan-tage of the sunshine than tohead to one of our greatBritish beaches.

“It's quicker and easierthan ever to book a last-minute break.” Adding:“There’s no excuse not totake some time for a shortbreak during this greatBritish summer.”

Expedia expects theboom for the British seasideto peter out this week as hotspell of weather comes toan end.

Focus turns to theBritish seaside,says travel reportsSTAYCATION

The recent warm spell has led to a boom in UK seaside holidaybookings among families, with Bournemouth being the mostpopular destination, according to recent studies from Expedia andthe Post Office.

THE TOP 10 BEACH DESTINATIONS BOOKEDBY BRITS OVER THE LAST MONTH ARE: 1. Bournemouth 2. Cardiff 3. Brighton 4. Blackpool 5. Southampton and south coast region 6. Plymouth 7. St. Helier 8. Torquay 9. Eastbourne 10. Southport

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Balmy temperaturesand brilliant sunshine

have given Marston’sand other pubcos a wel-come boost in salesafter poor weather at thestart of the yearimpacted negatively onthe sector.

Marstons, which has2,100 pubs and barsacross the UK, said like-for-like sales at its 350-strong destination andpremium pub portfoliowere up by six per cent forthe 10 weeks to July 20.

For the 42 weekperiod to July 20, itsdestination and pre-mium pubs saw like-for-like sales go 2.1 percent ahead of last year,including growth in like-for-like food sales of 3.7per cent and like-for-like wet sales up 0.5 percent.

Mitchells and Butler,which has around 1,600restaurants and pubs,said its like-for-like saleswere two per cent higherduring the nine weeks toJuly 20, almost threetimes the 0.7 per centgrowth rate it has seenacross the year to date.

In the 14 weeks to 20July, the firm recorded a0.2 per cent increase inits food sales and 2.7 percent in wet sales. Totalsales growth for the first42 weeks of the year iscurrently 2.4 per centand operating marginsremain slightly abovethe same period 12months ago.

Fuller, Smith & Turner,which has a strongpresence in London andthe South-East, saidlike-for-like sales rose10 per cent for the 16weeks to July 20, on theback of what chiefexecutive Simon Emenydescribed as “severalweeks of barbecuesummer weather”.

returning sense of con-fidence amongst theBritish public has led

pubco JD Wetherspoon toupgrade its profit target for cur-rent financial year, deliveringgood news for the single sitesector, particularly for opera-tors who favour Cat C machinesas Wetherspoon pubs typicallysite up to four such products.

In a trading update the firm,which has opened 29 pubs overthe course of 2012/2013, said itnow expected to achieve “aslightly better outcome” beforeany exceptional items for thefull year to July 28, although itdid not provide any numericalforecast.

Having planned to open 20-25 new sites in the next fiscalyear, 2013/14, Wetherspoonsaid it was now aiming for 30.

Tim Martin, chairman andfounder of Wetherspoon, toldReuters: “I think probably afterfive years people are seeing thatArmageddon has been nar-

rowly avoided and while theyrealise the economic world isprecarious, life is going on.

“They can see themselveskeeping their jobs and they cansee the economy and incomesgrowing slowly.”

The company’s growingconfidence came as it reporteda growth of 3.5 per cent in like-for-like sales and 6.2 per cent intotal sales for the 11 weeks toJuly 14. Although the like-for-like figure was below the 6.3per cent rise achieved in its third

quarter, it was still ahead of ana-lysts’ forecasts.

Martin added: “(We are) alittle bit more bullish, we havegot a bit more money comingthrough because the chancel-lor didn’t take as much in exciseduty, and we have obviously hada good second half.”

Despite welcoming GeorgeOsborne’s reduction in beerduty in this year’s Budget,Wetherspoon used the tradingupdate to continue its call for alevel playing field with super-markets and an end to “stealthtaxes” on the pub trade.

It commented: “The com-pany warmly welcomes thereduction in beer duty but over-all excise duty increased. How-ever, the late night levy, machinegaming duty and business ratestaxes have increased. Thebiggest dangers to the pubindustry are the VAT disparitybetween supermarkets andpubs and the continuing impo-sition of stealth taxes.”

Upbeat publicboosts JDWetherspoon’sprofit predictions

With the public realising that economic “Armageddon” had been avoided,JD Wetherspoon’s growing confidence has been reflected in anupgraded profit forecast and growing expansion plans.

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TIM MARTIN: WEATHERSPOON“BULLISH” AFTER TRADINGUPDATE

Provisional data from theInternational Passenger

Survey released by the Officefor National Statistics (ONS)shows that there were 3.08moverseas visitors in May 2013,which is a four per centincrease on visitors in thesame period last year.

Spending also increasedduring the month by five percent compared to May 2012,which is a record in nominalterms. In May holiday visitswere also at a record high,whilst the business and visit-ing friends and relatives seg-ments have had the strongeststart to the year since the

recession began in 2008.In the wake of the ONS

announcement, tourist boardVisitBritain forecasts that in2013 the volume of inboundvisits will increase by threeper cent and the value ofvisits by 4.5 per cent. “Avail-able data so far shows anincrease in the volume ofvisits by two per cent and inthe value of visits by one percent between January andMay 2013,” VisitBritain said.“It should be borne in mindthat the summer months arebusier for inbound tourismand the picture may yetchange substantially.”

UK enjoys record visitor numbers

The UK saw a four per cent increase in overseasvisitors in May 2013, according to the latest datafrom the Office for National Statistics.

Heatwaveboosts salesat Marston’sand beyond

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JNC Sales has launched a summerclearance for arcade video gamesand redemption equipment. Numer-ous top-performing products are

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early success for its two new lo-techAWPS currently undergoing testingin bingo sites around the UK.

The first, Band Of Gold, is a threeplayer game housed in Empire’sDynamic cabinet, assembled andtested by the firm’s experienced andskilled technicians.

Operator adjustable between Cat-egory C and Category D stake andprize configurations, its familiar Irishtheme is instantly recognisable andthe option of the popular communityfeature, which can be triggered atrandom, invites all players ‘in play’ tobe part of a winning experience.

Steve Young, Empire’s sales man-ager, said that despite testing beingin its early days, Band Of Gold wasalready shaping up to be a hit game.

He commented: “It only just leftthe factory floor in the last twoweeks, but the initial figures havealready been very encouraging andthe feedback from our customersand the players themselves hasbeen very positive. They like theway the machine looks and the wayit plays.

“We have worked hard to createthe most appealing machine possi-ble, and I think we have hit a highnote with this one.”

Housed in Empire’s innovativeand eye-catching Glo cabinet, Gold

Run is also a three player gameadjustable between Category C andCategory D stake and prize configu-rations, with the added bonus offer-ing players a seat from which to play.

Young said the appeal of this hadbeen reflected in Gold Run’s suc-cessful test results: “I think there isa growing demand for sit-downmachines, as it allows players to sitdown with their drinks and play incomfort. Every Gold Run unitcomes complete with three highquality leather-style seats with theEmpire logo embossed on the back,which creates a very appealingvisual impact.”

Although Band Of Gold and GoldRun are being tested mainly at bingosites, Young said their appeal wouldcarry other into other coin-op sec-tors: “They are ideal for the arcadeand bingo sectors - there is noreason why they can’t do very well inthe former as well. Indeed, we arecurrently testing two Gold Runmachines outside of bingo environ-ments and both are doing very well.”

Reflecting on Empire’s recentsummer sale, he commented:“Considering the current economicclimate, the sale was a positive onefor us. It sparked more interest withour distributors, who weren’t thetarget audience initially, but theirmoney is as good as everyoneelse’s and we were able to do someextra business.”

Empire Games strikes goldwith new lo tech AWPsAlthough it only put its two latest games out on test in the last fortnight, Empire Games has alreadyseen signs to suggest it has a pair of aces on its hands.

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The British Beer and Pub Associa-tion is opposing Blackpool Council’s

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An EMRO preventing premises fromretailing alcohol after 3am would notnecessarily help with crime and disorder,the association said. Instead it will movedemand for late night entertainmentelsewhere and damaging Blackpool’seconomy.

“Businesses with a core late night tradewill lose a large part of their attraction, andgiven the current economic circum-stances this could well make these busi-nesses unviable, with job losses andeconomic damage to the town,” theBBPA said in a recent statement.

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Other local authorities, Hartlepool andNorthampton, recently abandoned theirplans for an EMRO

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E-Service’s local drivers, who deliverparts and accessories to keep

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Matt Milburn, whose van run service forarcades and operators covers centralEngland, East Anglia and the south, toldB2B that orders for advance replace-ments have been high in recent weeks.

Milburn added: “Our customers haveprepared well for the summer and ordersof cleaning materials, bulbs and replace-ment parts were very brisk earlier thismonth. Now the school holidays have

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CASH HANDLINGNEW £10 NOTE SETFOR 2017 LAUNCH

The UK’s cash handling sector is set tobe graced with yet another new face,

following the Bank of England’s

announcement that author Jane Austenwill appear on its £10 notes from 2017.

The Austen note will follow a new £5note featuring Sir Winston Churchill,which is targeted for issue during 2016.

Bank of England Governor, MarkCarney, said: “Jane Austen certainlymerits a place in the select group of histor-ical figures to appear on our banknotes.Her novels have an enduring and univer-sal appeal and she is recognised as one ofthe greatest writers in English literature.”

The Bank regularly changes the designof its banknotes to address issues suchas counterfeiting and quality.

oney processing specialist Innova-tive Technology’s European salesteam was in Germany last week for

its summer sales conference. Staff fromthe UK, Spain and Germany gathered inPinneberg to share successes and planfor the second half of year.

Sales director Tony Morrison com-mented: “2013 has been a successful yearfor the company with a number of newcustomers turning to our ‘state of the art’cash handling products. At the height ofthe UK recession the company took bolddecision to invest heavily in productdevelopment and over the past twelvemonths we have seen the rewards, with

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He explained that the firm believes ininnovation, not replication, and that it hasalways been a pioneer when it comes tocash handling. Morrison concluded: “Thesales meeting is a great way to bringeveryone together to celebrate our suc-cesses and to plan for the future to con-tinue our growth. We will not becomecomplacent and are already developingnew products and technologies that willonce again push the boundaries of whathas been produced before.”

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DownloadsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 Wake Me Up Avicii 2 3 Love Me Again John Newman 3 2 Blurred Lines Naughty Boy ft Sam Smith 4 - Best Song Ever One Direction5 4 I Love It Icona Pop ft Charli XCX6 6 La La La Naughty Boy ft Sam Smith 7 9 Let Her Go Passenger8 5 Bang Bang Will I Am 9 11 Get Lucky Daft Punk ft Pharrell Williams10 7 Reload S Ingrosso/T Trash/J Martin

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UK Box Office ChartThis LastWeek Week Name

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CATEGORYD (10p/£5 Max.)

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AGCsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

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Members clubsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

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FEC - familyThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 3 Party Time Classic (3 Player) Barcrest2 2 Rainbow Riches (3 Player) Astra3 1 Gold Rush Stampede (4 Player) Barcrest4 4 Craic in Fun (3 Player) Barcrest5 5 Adders And Ladders (4 Player) Vivid6 6 Party Games (4 Player) Astra7 7 DOND (3 Player) Bellfruit8 8 Party Time Arena (4 Player) Astra9 9 Party Time (3 Player) Astra10 10 Monoply (4 Player) Mazooma

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FEC - adultThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 3 Free Play 70 Project2 1 Rainbow Riches Party Barcrest3 - Free Play 70 Project4 - Super Big 7 Electrocoin5 5 Pure Gold Astra6 6 Hot Spots Astra7 7 Clockwork Oranges Empire8 8 Win Wall Astra9 9 Party Time Arena (4 Player) Astra10 10 Find The Lady Project

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Single siteThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 1 Monster Money QPS2 5 Snow White and the Seven Tenners REF4 4 DOND Golden Game BFG4 3 DOND Double Chance BFG5 2 DOND Bankers Offer BFG6 6 Alice Through the Looking Glass REF7 7 DOND Triple BFG8 - Lady Luck Trail of Riches REF9 8 Karate Quid QPS10 10 DOND Take a Chance BFG

Taken from a representative number of sites around the UKSupplied by national operator

AGCsThis LastWeek Week Name / Manufacturer

1 - X3000 Multigame Amatic2 - Magic Games 3 Novomatic3 - Magic Games 3 (s/d) Novomatic4 5 Find the Lady 2 card gamble Project5 - Encore T7 (GP3) SG Gaming6 - Solid Gold Astra7 - Encore T7 (GP2) SG Gaming8 - Triple 7 (GP1) SG Gaming9 - Bullion Bars Arena Astra10 - King of Games Blueprint

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“ “media watchalex lee ”Coin-op stronghold receives accolad

commentalex lee

et’s recap. TriennialReview (comingsoon, honestly), a

new 20-strong pan-indus-try gaming and gamblinggroup, a new trade bodycollective agreement,unbelievably hot weather,successful - and well-attended - national andprovincial trade shows,anecdotal evidence ofincreased takings in sea-side arcades, the Beer DutyEscalator dropped, BingoAssociation membershipdoubled, inbound tourismfigures on the rise, a cer-tain pub chain which mas-sively supports Cat Cshowing good returns,completely overhauledIrish gambling legislationand plenty of other ‘posi-tive stuff’ I don’t need tolist (or have temporarilyforgotten) here.

All-in-all, 2013 has beenquite some year for thecoin-op and wider enter-tainment sector, despite itonly being August. Withfive months to go beforethe year is out, and beforeEAG 2014 rolls into thecapital, however, there isplenty of work to be donebefore a lot of industrystakeholders can evenconsider shelling out forsome laurels, let alone startresting on them.

I’ll be joining everyoneelse in a silent prayer forsunshine throughoutAugust and an official

announcement of the Tri-ennial in sufficient time toget things cracking on thefactory floor ahead of thebig trade show in January.Any stimulus to manufac-ture new, different, excit-ing and innovative games(with, hopefully, someinteresting themes andbrands) has to be a goodthing, not just from a sim-plistic - and of course vital- ‘keeping people in jobs’angle but also from thepoint of view of shakingthe market up a little. Fur-thermore, while those‘lucky’ LBOs still have themonopoly on B2machines, we shouldnever lose sight of the factthat not all machine play-ers are frenzied lunaticswhose only aim in life is tomake a quick £200 everytime they press the‘gamble’ button.

And finally, for anyonewho only gets Coinslot toread this column (cough -shame on you), ChannelFour’s Undercover Boss onTuesday next week shouldbe quite entertaining, notleast to see the kind of spinthe show’s producerdecides to put on the UKhigh street adult gamingcentre sector. I just hopethat they don’t take the softoption and decide to paintthe industry in severalshades of black like most ofthe TV coverage coin-optends to get nowadays.

2013 - The yeareverythinghappened

An Eastbourne bingo hall hasclosed its doors amid a finan-

cial crisis, according to the East-bourne Herald. Seven Bingo inPevensey Road closed suddenlylast week and the companybehind it, Leisure WorldwideDeluxe Limited, has gone intoadministration.

Staff said they were dismissedand the club was closed withoutwarning. Several hundred peoplepassed through the doors eachweek and there were thousandsof members.

Gerard Toplass from theparent company which ownedLeisure Worldwide Deluxe Lim-ited, told the Herald, “It was witha sad heart that we had to close.We had worked hard to try andsave it but there comes a pointwhen you just can’t do it anymore.”

Toplass said the company hadbeen trying to negotiate a newrental deal with the landlord butwere unable to agree on terms. Inaddition, he said trading condi-tions had been difficult becauseof the recession and the badweather last winter which meant

the club was closed for a week.“There has been a general

decline in the industry over thelast three, four years and wewere losing a lot of revenuewhich put pressure on us,” saidToplass.

“Since we acquired the clubwe had invested £100,000 butthere comes a point when youcan’t put any more in. We weretold the landlord wouldn’t agreenew terms so we had to make thedecision to close.”

The former ABC Cinema firstopened as a bingo club in Octo-ber 1995 when entrepreneurPeter Hargreaves bought thebuilding. His company, StylusSports, trading as Deluxe Bingo,spent £1.2m converting the artdeco building and became theflagship of the Deluxe Clubswhich included venues in Hast-ings, Folkestone and Southend.

But then disaster struck whenHastings Pier was shut downamid safety fears and peoplebegan playing bingo online fromthe comfort of their own homes.Stylus Sports Limited hadalready put itself into a Company

Voluntary Arrangement at theend of 2009 and within monthswent into administration.

RSM Tenon was appointedadministrator and Stylus Sports’assets were sold to LeisureWorldwide Deluxe which tookover the running of the PevenseyRoad building and the leasehold.One finance expert said: “It’s apastime that has run its courseand people like to play onlinefrom the comfort of their ownhomes. The smoking ban cer-tainly didn’t help either.”

Hargreaves told the Herald hehoped in time a bingo club wouldre-open in the venue.

Meanwhile, Intergame’s web-site has run a slightly more posi-tive story about land-basedbingo’s fortunes.

The bingo sector was hit with a‘perfect storm’ of problems a fewyears ago when smoking banswere introduced across theworld, then the recession took itstoll and - facing already stiff com-petition from other land-basedforms of entertainment - onlinegaming emerged as a chief rival,according to Intergame. Add to

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ngo hall bites the dust, but the land-based sector continues to fight back, whileol’s hotels have received an online accolade for their efforts.

After another annual review,Gambling Commissionchairman Philip Graf has insistedthat the regulator’s focus is stillfirmly on those operators andissues that present the greatest riskto the licensing objectives.“politicspaul talboys

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that the additional challenge oftaxation, which in the UK atleast, is higher than for otherforms of gambling, and thepicture isn’t a particular posi-tive one.

There are, however, signsthat the bingo industry is farmore resilient than was firstthought. Because of its typi-cally older customer base, theban on smoking was expectedto damage the sector far moreprofoundly than others. It isdifficult to know whether it isthe smoking ban itself that hasfuelled club closures, or - themore likely - a combination ofthose other factors also. Thatonline gaming has emerged asa major force within the indus-try is perhaps no coincidence -now people can play bingofrom the comfort of their ownhomes where, the fact is, theycan smoke as much as theylike and they don’t have toworry about the additionalcosts of ‘going out.’

But that, of course, missesthe point. For many, bingo is asocial affair and certainly

among older players is consid-ered an important leisureactivity. There are indicationsthat the sector is once againattracting customers throughthe door.

And finally, Blackpool’shotels and B&Bs rank amongthe best in the world accordingto the people who matter mostto businesses - their cus-tomers. Hundreds of accom-modation providers in theresort have been handed pres-tigious Certificate of Excel-lence awards from onlinetravel site TripAdvisor.

The TripAdvisor Certificateof Excellence is awarded tobusinesses that rank in the top10 per cent worldwide for trav-eller feedback. And, accordingto the site, 273 of these are inBlackpool.

Helen Mansell, of BamfordHouse on York Street, Black-pool, said: “It’s great Trip Advi-sor is rewarding us for all thehard work a lot of accommo-dation providers put intoBlackpool, it’s wonderful. Thisis true, unbiased feedback

from customers.”TripAdvisor spokesman

James Kay said: “Only around10 per cent of businesseslisted on Trip Advisor haveachieved this award, so thefact that more than 250 hotelsand B&Bs in Blackpool haveearned one shows what a highstandard of service manyBlackpool establishments areproviding to their customers.”

Claire Smith, president ofStay Blackpool, said: “Weknow Blackpool has a fabu-lous range of quality accom-modation but to have it put inwriting in the world-widemarket place is absolutely fab-ulous for the town. Blackpooltakes so many knocks, it’sreally wonderful to get some-thing really positive out there.”

“If the industry is to survive and remain vital with the addition ofnew operators, then it is going to have to rethink how it viewsthe concept of hard work.”

HANK SCHLESINGER, VENDING TIMES

The Gambling Commission’s focusremains on those issues and oper-

ators that potentially present thegreatest risk to the licensing objec-tives set out in the Gambling Act2005. The licensing objectives are, inessence, to keep crime out of gam-bling, ensure it is fair and open andthat the young and vulnerable areprotected.

We always prefer to use ourpowers to educate and support thegambling industry in understandinghow to comply with the law, but wenever flinch from taking actionwhen necessary against those whowould exploit or cheat consumers.At the same time, we continue to sup-port our regulatory partners in han-dling local issues through our LocalAuthority Liaison Unit.

In addition we have a role to playin advising central and local govern-ment and other stakeholders ongambling, its effects and regulation -but it is not for the Commission topromote the gambling industry, todo so would be to call into questionour independence as a regulator.

This year we spent time securingimproved arrangements forresearch, education and treatmentof problem gamblers working withthe Responsible Gambling StrategyBoard and the Responsible Gam-bling Trust.

We also challenged gamblingoperators to do more to address thegenuine concerns raised about theharm that can be caused to thosewho gamble to excess or are other-wise exploited.

Technological advances overrecent years mean that operators cannow monitor play and identify highrisk gambling behaviour, enablingthem to respond to those playersappropriately. But if they wish to con-

tinue to grow and innovate to pro-vide safer gambling options, the gam-bling industry must buildconfidence with the wider public bydemonstrating that operators takefull ownership of the licensingobjectives.

And, with legislation expected tobe in place in 2014, this will applyequally to operators based overseasthat provide gambling facilities toBritish consumers. At present over85% of the British online gamblingmarket is regulated overseas, not bythe Commission. We therefore wel-come the Culture, Media and SportCommittee’s endorsement of theproposed repatriation of gamblingregulation, so that all those sellinggambling facilities to British con-sumers will be subject to Commis-sion requirements and oversight.

The next 12 months look challeng-ing - we expect the merger with theNational Lottery Commission to com-plete shortly and we will be produc-ing a report during 2014 providingupdated information on problemgambling that is comparable with theprevious British Gambling Preva-lence Surveys. We will continue tosupport DCMS as it reaches conclu-sions on the triennial review ofmachine stakes and prizes; and we arepreparing for the extension of ourremit to cover overseas operators sell-ing gambling to British consumers.

All this goes alongside our ongo-ing compliance activity and thecontinued development of our evi-dence base in conjunction with theRGSB and the RGT. Our activity isaimed at protecting players and thewider public from gambling relatedharm through the provision ofeffective proportionate regulation -this will always remain at the heartof what we do.

Commissionmust remainindependent

“Innovative new technologies are the lifeblood of the pay-to-play amusementindustry and have, at various different stages, enabled it to evolve and sometimesre-invent itself in order to stay a relevant form of entertainment. Yet while today’sgames feature technologies as far removed from those of say, 20 years ago, as pos-sible, nonetheless they are still instantly familiar to players. There’s somethingabout the way we play games and the type of play mechanics we enjoy that ensurescontinuity in style; how this is delivered is perhaps what changes the most.”

SIMON LIDDLE, INTERGAME

“According to conventional wisdom and enduring statistics, about 50 per cent ofsmall business start-ups fail within the first few years. It would seem that smallbusinesses are a coin toss that hardly seems worth the time and effort. While theodds are certainly better than the lottery, they certainly don’t inspire confidence.There are few endeavours most people would undertake with those odds. But, asold gamblers used to say, ‘You should make a bet every day, otherwise you could bewalking around lucky and not know it.’”

HANK SCHLESINGER, VENDING TIMES

“Pubs have so much to offer tourism in Britain, for overseas visitors and all of uswho increasingly holiday at home, so it is wonderful that they are now taking theirplace in the GREAT campaign alongside Britain’s other key attractions.”

BRIGID SIMMONDS, BBPA

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DATE SET FOR PHOTO-ME AGM

hoto-Me, the instantservice equipmentgroup, has made its

annual report for the year toApril 30, 2013 available toshareholders, and served

notice of its2013 AnnualGeneralMeeting. TheAGM will beheld at thePrestonCross Hotel,RectoryLane, Little

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on Thursday, September 12,2013, at 12.30.

G2E CONFERENCE SESSIONS UNVEILED

eed Exhibitions andthe American Gam-ing Association have

unveiled an extensive con-

ference programme for theforthcoming G2E, whichtakes place at the SandsExpo and Convention Cen-tre, Las Vegas, on Septem-ber 23-26. As the headliner ofinsights on operations atG2E, Robert Tercek willexplain how acceleratingdigital forces will foreverchange entire sectors of thegaming industry. He will illus-trate how clients in the mass

media industry are takingurgent steps to reinventthemselves as a new, per-sonalised media experienceoptimal for smartphones and

tablets, and demonstratehow companies in a range ofindustries are saving millionsof pounds by relying on cloudinfrastructure, mobile deliv-ery and crowdsourced solu-tions.

AGE SOON TO OPEN ITSDOORS

he 2013 edition of theAustralasian GamingExpo (AGE) opens its

doors at the Sydney Conven-tion and Exhibition Centre onAugust 13. Featuring morethan 180 exhibitors across15,000sq.m of exhibitionspace, AGE is easily thebiggest event of its type inAustralia and one of theworld’s largest gamingexpos. Event owner andoperator, the Gaming Tech-nologies Association, isadding to the fun by offering

a surprise trip for two to LasVegas for visitors at each dayof the expo.

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The first competition wentlive on Wednesday 17 July withthe prize of a 19-inch BantamMidget Spindizzy courtesy ofAuthentic Models (RRP £310),followed a collection of mov-able PVC free fabric wall stick-ers from Chocovenyl to the

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