Enada Spring 2005, due to be held from 10-13 March, will be a valuable platform for trade members and visitors to discuss some of the biting issues that are currently affecting Italy's coin-op market. The recent problems stem from the Nation's applicable legislation; in particular, the legislation regarding redemption machines that requires a tax levy, a set-win percentage and ownership authorisation laws. The government has also extended the time needed to issue authorisations on new video games and electromechanical units. These clauses have reduced operators' profit, caused a decline in takings, excluded machine owners from the market, and paralysed the machine turnover in the market for months. The show will feature conferences, seminars, research presentations, company meetings, international workshops, exhibitions and events dedicated to the sector. Enada Spring will host a showcase of all the latest products including video games, pinball machines, juke-boxes, video juke-boxes, billiard tables, carom billiards, table soccer, kiddie rides, equipment, accessories and spare parts, automatic dispensers, bingo hall equipment, technology and services, furnishings, fittings and security systems for amusement arcades, gadgets, internet points and bowling systems. Sapar-Agis' Enada Spring International Coin-op Show, organised by Rimini Fiera SpA, will spotlight the trade (5,000 firms with a workforce of over 60,000): above all small to medium sized firms, distributed all over the country, with a turnover that will reach an estimated total of 1,200 million euros at the end of 2004. The current number of machines installed in Italy include 113,624 redemption games (with 599 certified models), almost 32,000 electromechanical AWG machines, approximately 20,000 between video games and simulators and 40,000 mechanical units, such as table soccer, darts, billiards, pinball machines and pushers.
