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Gamestec pleased as Punch
The country’s largest ‘pay to play’ machine operator Gamestec today announced the signing of a new 2 year agreement with Punch Taverns. Punch Taverns operates a portfolio of over 5000 pubs nationwide and the contract continues an existing supply agreement and sees the Horsforth based company engaged to supply an exciting range of entertainment products…
Gamestec secure 3 year agreement with Hydes
Gamestec, the countries largest leisure machine operator has today announced a new three year supply agreement with Hydes. The contract continues a long standing partnership and will see a complete range of leisure machines supplied to the pub estate of the Manchester based brewer. Hydes, one of the oldest family run breweries owns a portfolio…
Gamestec appoint Director of Products
Gamestec have today announced the appointment of Lee Jefferson as Director of Products. Lee joins the company having gained vital experience in managing gaming technology roll outs across the UK and Europe whilst working at Inspired Gaming Group and TCS John Huxley. Lee will head up the product team and will concentrate on delivering Gamestec’s…
Gamestec grows Pool estate
Gamestec Leisure Ltd, the leading supplier of leisure equipment to the pub sector has announced it has acquired circa 1500 pool tables from Bar Billiards Ltd which went into administration on Monday 3rd October. The deal sees Gamestec acquire Bar Billiards’ pool tables from administrator BDO. The sale does not include premises or any other…
Gamestec to partner Marston’s through until 2014
Gamestec have successfully secured a new agreement to supply Marston’s PLC with leisure machines through to October 2014 continuing a long established partnership. Gamestec will supply a complete range of pay to play leisure machines to Marston’s covering the managed, tenanted and free trade divisions. The new agreement will give Gamestec the opportunity to increase…
NEW PUB LOTTERY GAME RAISES £250,000 TO FIGHT LUNG CANCER
Pub lottery game TabBOXX has raised more than a quarter of a million pounds for The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation to help the fight against lung cancer. The pull-tab lottery game was launched in May 2010 and has now been rolled out to 600 pub sites across the UK by gaming machine operator Gamestec….
News Flash – Licensees could face a £5,000 fine if they are caught allowing under-18s to use gaming machines in their pubs.
A warning has been issued as an increasing number of local authorities are cracking down with test purchases on gaming machines, according to a licensed trade solicitor. Under law a licensee could be liable to 51 weeks imprisonment in extreme circumstances. The latest, Bath & North East Somerset Council, has issued warnings to three pubs…
Gamestec drive to save lives
Willenhall-based Gamestec is helping the Midlands Air Ambulance save lives by donating a penny for every mile two special air ambulance branded trucks are driven. The leading gaming machine operator has made an initial donation of £250 to mark the start of the partnership. Staff at Gamestec’s Whillenhall RDC were asked to nominate a charity…
A rapid response to gaming machine repairs from Gamestec
Pubs in Greater London can now look forward to faster gaming machine repairs, as Gamestec, one of the UK’s largest gaming machine operators, has expanded its ‘Rapid Response’ motorcycle engineer team so it now covers the full area within the M25. This follows the success of the service, launched last year, which has seen…
Y Bont Centre for Disabled Children receives funding boost from new pub lottery
The Golden Lion pub in Aberkenfig has helped support the Y Bont Centre for Disabled Children in Bridgend by nominating the charity to receive a £4,750 donation. The money was raised during the trial of the new pub pull-tab lottery product TabBOXX, which took place in South Wales last year. The donation will be used…
