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Sega's Derby Owners Club Tournament Deemed a Success!

Sega's Derby Owners Club Tournament Deemed a Success!

25 Jun, 2004
Sega Amusements Europe has said its Derby Owners Club May Derby tournament has proved the success it had hoped for with the month long national tournament, held across nine locations in the UK, boasting many hundreds of entrants.
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Schwarzenegger Strikes Deal with Indian Casinos

Schwarzenegger Strikes Deal with Indian Casinos

25 Jun, 2004
In the U.S., California's Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger signed new agreements with five American Indian tribes Monday that will allow an unlimited increase in the number of slot machines at the Indian tribes' casinos.
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Video Game Stops Runaway Truck from Crashing Through Crowded Tavern

Video Game Stops Runaway Truck from Crashing Through Crowded Tavern

28 Jun, 2004
Golden Tee Golf, a popular coin-operated video game, has been recognised for many accomplishments over the years, but never before has it been called a lifesaver. On 28 April 2004, a Golden Tee Golf arcade game at the Fat Man Inn in Gurnee, Illinois, absorbed the impact of a Dodge Ram pickup that crashed into the packed bar and grill.
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The Stinger Report

The Stinger Report

30 Jun, 2004
*Public Space in Consoles Sites *New Amusement Sites
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Happ Controls Acquires Perfect 360 Controls

Happ Controls Acquires Perfect 360 Controls

30 Jun, 2004
Happ Controls is pleased to announce the acquisition of Midvale, Utah based Perfect 360 Controls. Perfect 360 Controls designed and manufactured a line of patented joysticks and pushbuttons for the coin-operated amusement game industry.
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Flooding Closes Texas Amusement Park

Flooding Closes Texas Amusement Park

30 Jun, 2004
An amusement park near Dallas is closed because of flooding. Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington closed yesterday after water surged over parts of the facility.
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Japanese Pastime Moving to U.S. Public Markets

Japanese Pastime Moving to U.S. Public Markets

30 Jun, 2004
Olympic Entertainment Group, Inc., a publicly traded company, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Exam USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation. As a result of the acquisition, U.S. investors have what is believed to be the first opportunity to buy stock of a company in Japan's Pachinko industry - an industry with estimated revenues approaching $240 billion.
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IT & Peppercoin to Process Credit Card Transactions on Future Online Games

IT & Peppercoin to Process Credit Card Transactions on Future Online Games

30 Jun, 2004
Incredible Technologies announced a partnership Monday with Peppercoin, a payments company that provides cost-effective solutions for micro-payment transactions, as a means to offer credit card payments on upcoming coin-operated products.
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Positive Outlook for Global Entertainment & Media Industry

Positive Outlook for Global Entertainment & Media Industry

2 Jul, 2004
The future is looking good for the Global Entertainment and Media Industry, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers latest report on the sector, which makes positive projections for the industry overall and reports the expectation of promising figures over the coming years for theme and amusement parks'.
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Sega Japan Re-Launches Its Official Website

Sega Japan Re-Launches Its Official Website

2 Jul, 2004
Sega has re-launched its official Japanese website today, with the closure of its Amusement Vision and Hitmaker development studios websites coinciding with their launch through Sega's new website.
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