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Whittingdale praises BSPEECHWhile the bulk of JohnWhittingdale’s contribution atthe recent BACTA annualconvention concentrated onthe thorny issue of fixed oddsbetting terminals and hissupport of their installation in‘over 18s only’ adult gamingcentres dependent upon thegathering of sufficientevidence, he saved a fewwords of praise for the longstanding trade body.Whittingdale stated: “BACTArepresents an important sectorin many parts of the country -and not just the seaside - andthe DCMS select committeewants, unanimously, to supportit and to see it prosper.Furthermore, well done to all inBACTA for what it does for theRays Of Sunshine charity.” TheMP for Maldon, which iscoincidentally BACTApresident Steve Hawkins’

constituency, closed hisaddress with some words ontightening up online gamblingregulation. He stated:

The Gambling Commission haspublished its latest industry

statistics, with growth being seenacross the betting, bingo, casinoand remote gaming sectors, and adecline in arcades.

Although the Commission hasbeen collecting data on gamingmachine manufacturer’s since2007, the latest report includedthe first detailed report on thesector. As at September 30, 2013,there were 612 Gaming MachineTechnical licensed activities. Thisis a decrease on the March 31,2011, figure of 659, whichincluded Gaming Machine Tech-nical and Converted Machinelicences. The number of employ-ees in the gaming machine manu-facturing sector, however, rosefrom 6,983 in the April 2011-March 2012 period to 7,530 in

April 2012-March 2013, indicat-ing a reverse in the decliningtrend.

The Commission said there area number of manufacturer’swhich submitted their annual reg-ulatory return information afterthe cut off for inclusion in themost recent edition of its indus-

Commission pointmachine manufactuINDUSTRY DATA

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peaking at last week’sBACTA annual conferenceat the Queen Elizabeth II

Conference Centre, the DCMS’John Whittingdale empathisedwith BACTA’s view that B2machines (aka FOBTs) should beallowed in both LBOs and AGCs -or, by the same token, outlawed inboth while empirical research isdone on their alleged addictivequalities.

BACTA’s campaign for B2 paritywas supported by Whittingdale,who believes that the anti-FOBTlobby, led so vociferously by theDaily Mail, has little or no factualevidence to back up the scare-mongering that has led to themachines being dubbed ‘the crackcocaine of gambling.’

Whittingdale told conferencedelegates: “People talk of B2machines being the crack cocaineof gambling. I’m not so surethey’reeven the cannabis of gambling.”

When Whittingdale mentionedthat the term ‘crack cocaine of gam-bling’ had first been coined by ajournalist, EAG organiser MartinBurlin countered by stating: “It wasRichard Caborne (formerly of theDCMS) who first called Australian‘pokies’ the crack cocaine of gam-bling when he returned from aresearch visit from Australia. Hedecided it was fit to allow fourLBOs in each licensed bettingoffice. That’s akin to saying crackhouses are fine, so long as they onlyhave four chairs.”

Long-standing operator andindustry stalwart Billy Edwardstold Whittingdale of how he hadhad to close down two arcadespurely and simply because of thediscrepancy in stakes and prizesallowed on his adult-only prem-ises as opposed to the four perLBO permitted under the 2005Gambling Act.

Whittingdale added: “On a posi-

tive note, I believe that the argu-ment for the legitimacy of gam-bling is won. It’s a leisure activityenjoyed by millions and providesan important contribution to theBritish economy. It’s not long agothat you simply couldn’t that.”

He continued: “Prior to the Tri-ennial Review, there was a reluc-tance from government - of eithercolour - to go near gambling. Whilethe Triennial was greeted withremarkably little controversy inParliament, there was a disappoint-ment from the gambling industrywith Category D. I can understandthis, given that my first experience(of soft gaming) was with coinpushers in an arcade in Weymouth,near where I grew up. It’s stretch-ing a definition to say that coinpushers are ‘gambling machines’.”

Whittingdale said of B2machines: “The claims of addictionand damage they cause areunproven. We need empirical evi-dence that they aren’t as addictiveas the anti-FOBT lobby make out.

We should conduct some research,with the principle argument beingthat we need to know a lot moreabout them before we make aknee-jerk response.”

Despite talk of additionalresearch, and thus further delaysbefore a definitive decision is maderegarding B2 machines, BACTAmembers will, however, have beenencouraged by Whittingdale’s fol-lowing remark: “There is no reasonwhy you can’t have the same rulesfor AGCs. I’m particularly sympa-thetic to this. If it is established thatB2s don’t offer any big danger, Iwould certainly extend them toAGCs. This is the issue of themoment and the Select Commit-tee is unanimous in that we mustfind out the facts before changingentire rules.” BACTA CONVENTION REPORT P12

Whittingdale backsBACTA’s B2 viewPOLITICS

The MP for Maldon and chairman of the DCMS’ selectcommittee, John Whittingdale, has backed BACTA’scampaign for an immediate decision on allowing B2machines in all adult-only premises.

“Additional enforcement maybe required to stop blackmarket online gambling. Wemust have discussion with

Google to ensure players are properly protected and that search fields point tolegal sites.”

try statistics. Yet while the nextedition of the industry statistics,scheduled for publication in June2014, will contain the full datasetfor this period, the current figuresindicate a decline in total newmachines sold between fiscal2012 and 2013 (see chart).

According to the Commission,the gross value of sales from newmachines sold totalled £42m

between April 2012 and March2013, down on the £58.3m in theApril 2011 to March 2012 period.

During the five-year period toMarch 2013, the British gamblingindustry, as regulated by the Com-mission, generated a gross gam-bling yield (GGY) of £6.3bn, a riseof £0.44bn between April 2011March 2012.

The non-remote betting sectorrepresents the largest marketwithin the industry with a 51 percent share, followed by the casinosector (15 per cent) and theBritish regulated remote sector(13 per cent). Growth was seenacross all with the exception ofarcades, which reported a reduc-tion in GGY.

A full analysis of the GamblingCommission report can be foundon p4-5.

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The main topic of debateand discussion through-

out the recent BACTA con-vention was that of B2machines. This was under-lined by Leslie MacLeod-Miller’s speech on themorning of the event.

He told members: “Theissue of the inconsistency ofB2 machines being permittedonly in LBOs dominates everyBACTA meeting and themedia. The debate in Parlia-ment on November 27, wherethe regulation dealing withstakes and prizes was almostdefeated on the basis thatthere was dissatisfaction withinaction on B2s, is a warningabout the dangers of the B2issue affecting the rest of theindustry and we need to bealive to how we react toensure that our public cre-dentials remain unimpeach-able. It remains remarkablethat the Minister and civil ser-vants continue to miscast themeaning of the precautionaryprinciple but we can expectto see further action and pres-sure on the Department in theNew Year.”

He continued: “It is frus-trating to hear GamblingCommission executivesargue that our part of theindustry does not do enoughwhen we have always been atthe forefront of social respon-sibility initiatives and isarguable that the GamblingCommission has failed to pro-tect the vulnerable by dither-ing in relation to remotegambling and B2 machines.”

MacLeod explained that

BACTA has developed socialresponsibility training in con-junction with GamCare andcreated voluntary codes ofpractice for a range of issuesfrom self-exclusion to techni-cal machine standards beforethey were ever required bythe legislature. However, werecognise that with thepublic debate turning moretowards player protection, headmitted that BACTA must domore. He stated: “We are there-fore actively working to pro-duce and launch an enhancedstatement of social responsi-bility which will once againdemonstrate the facts - thatour sector is the lowest riskacross a range of public policyarea including responsibleplay, problem gambling, theproceeds of crime and anti-money laundering. We arealso actively engaged inincreasing our currentresource for test purchasingwhich forms part of the cur-rent review of the LCCP.”

Despite criticising certainelements of the Commis-sion’s work, MacLeod-Milleracknowledged the way inwhich the Gambling Com-mission chairman, Philip Graf,has undertaken his role withintegrity, stating: “He hasdemonstrated fair-mindedand proportionate leadershipin an extremely sensitive areaof public policy.”

MacLeod-Miller added:“The failure of the Commis-sion to acknowledge theindustry’s joint submissionthat would enhance socialresponsibility codes at the

same time as receiving anincrease in stakes and prizesseems to indicate a lack of bal-ance in advising the Secretaryof State concerning the wayin which the triennial reviewmight be taken forward.”

BACTA has asked the gov-ernment to reconsider theadvice of the Commission onCategory D games, which theorganisation believes fails tofind the right balancebetween evidence basedpolicy, growth and public pro-tection.

According to MacLeod-Miller, many were disap-pointed in the Commission’sapproach to the triennialreview, questioning whetherthe Commission should takeresponsibility for its view thatthere is an apparent lack ofevidence in advising onchanges to stake and prizelevels. He said: “The Commis-sion receives informationfrom its regulatory returnsand is responsible for request-ing which information isincluded in those returns. Itcan also approach the indus-try at any time for clarificationand further informationwhich it has not done.”

MacLeod-Miller promisedto keep challenging bad regu-lation and push for an evenplaying field both for socialand fiscal law. He concluded:“I will continue with theBACTA team to protect therights of every BACTAmember. It is only with yourhelp and commitment thatwe can guarantee the futureof our industry.”

Speaking to delegates at the recent BACTA Convention, CEO LeslieMacLeod-Miller expressed frustration with the Gambling Commissionregarding what he felt as ‘inaction’ regarding B2 machines.

BACTA CONFERENCE

he Gambling Com-mission has pub-lished its latest

industry statistics for thefive-year period betweenApril 1, 2008, and March31, 2013, with growthbeing seen across the bet-ting, bingo, casino andremote gaming sectors,and a decline in arcades.

During the five-yearperiod to March 2013, theBritish gambling industry,as regulated by the Com-mission, generated agross gambling yield(GGY) of £6.3bn, a rise of£0.44bn between April2011 March 2012.

The non-remote bettingsector represents thelargest market within theindustry with a 51 per centshare, followed by thecasino sector (15 per cent)and the British regulatedremote sector (13 per cent).Growth was seen across allwith the exception ofarcades, which reported areduction in GGY.

Drilling down into thefigures, GGY across thenon-remote gamingsector totalled £5.2bn inthe period from April 2012to March 2013, comparedto £4.9bn in fiscal 2008.During that time, GGY inthe land-based bettingsector rose 10.4 per centto £3.18bn. GGY in thecasino industry totalled£961m (up 12.4 per cent),while for the bingo sectorthis figure stood at £711(up 1.1 per cent). Thearcade sector experi-enced a 29.4 per cent drop

to £339m in theperiod.

Category B1, B2,B3 and D machinenumbers increasedbetween fiscal 2009and fiscal 2013, whileCategory B4 and Cmachines declined duringthe same period. Accord-ing to the Commission,Category D machineshave seen large growthsince April 2011-March2012, with the increasebeing attributed, in part, bythe reporting of electronicbingo terminals by a smallnumber of operators.

The total GGY gener-ated by gaming machinesacross all gambling sec-tors showed growth ineach of the reporting peri-ods. B2 categorymachines generated 67per cent of the totalmachines GGY in theperiod April 2012-March2013 compared to 56 percent in the period April2008-March 2009.

The Commission’slatest report indicates thenumber of people workingin the industry hasdeclined slightly overall.The arcades, betting,

bingo, lotteries andremote sectors experi-enced a decline in thenumber of employeesbetween April 2011-March2012 and April 2012-March2013. Casino and gamingmachine technical sawincreases across the sameperiod.

“For the arcades andremote sectors the declineobserved from March 2011onwards is in part due tothe clarification given to anumber of operators inthese sectors on the clas-sification of staff directlyassociated with gamblingactivities,” the Commis-sion stated. “Previously,operators reported allcompany staff even if theirroles were unrelated to thegambling part of the busi-ness.”

According to the Com-mission, as of September30, 2013, 215 operatorsheld non-remote bingolicences. There are cur-

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Over £1m per week isbeing won on iPub ter-

minals, according to theAstra group. The figure addssignificant credence to datarevealed recently by thegroup showing that morethan 2.5m plays per weekare being racked up acrossnational operatorGamestec’s rapidly expand-ing iPub estate.

The £1.1m weekly payout carries even more sig-nificance when put in con-text of the wider UKgambling environment inwhich iPub is forced to con-tend with some highly com-pelling and incredibly highprofile competition for dis-cretionary gambling spend.

Andy Dinning, gamesdesign director of AstraGames, put the figure intoreal world context, saying:“Compare iPub and its£1.1m pay out with, forexample, some of the bigonline bingo providers, oneof which claims to returnmore than £5m per week toits customers. On firstimpressions, it may look likethere’s a very clear marginbetween those figures, butthey’re closer than youthink given that we’re upagainst rivals who boast theability to attract thousandsof ‘players’ on a daily basis.What that £1.1m figure alsotells us, quite obviously, isthat playing on iPub repre-sents very good value formoney for the player.”

Pinning down the rea-sons for iPub’s success,Gamestec account directorLee Jefferson commented:“It’s exciting to observe thekey differential games fromAstra adding value as a truesegmentation offer for CatC gaming in the pub sector.The ability to be able to offertier one content that isrecognisable in other sec-tors helps set iPub apart andsupports the product as atrue market leader in its

space. The balance of gamesstyles makes more sense stillwhen you factor in the vitalcontribution made by Bell-Fruit Games with a Cat C lin-eage that’s rich in topearning titles that our cus-tomers simply love to playagain and again.”

According to Jefferson,the acceptance of ‘£1 only’stake games has introduceda perfect balance to themulti stake option gamesthat are available withiniPub. “Players are able toselect from low to high

stakes and as a result, theiPub gaming experience isbeing embraced by all typesof customers,” he noted.“The fact that we are wit-nessing 2.5m games playedper week on iPub, generat-ing more than £1m in payouts for players clearly sup-ports this view.”

Jefferson continued: “Thefact that iPub offers a suiteof casino content alongwith an exciting range ofDOND and traditional pubfruit games ensures that theplatform appeals to new,

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rently 668 bingovenues in opera-tion across theUK, up on the641 in March2009. Gala Bingoand MeccaBingo remainthe clear leadersin the sector,operating 140and 98 venues,respectively.

Employmentlevels remainsomewhatshaky in thebingo sector,with the figure of

16,048 from March thisyear less than the fiscal2011 peak of 17,822 buthigher than the 15,917employees in March 2009.

“The make-up ofgaming machines in bingoclubs has changed inrecent years,” the Com-mission said. “The intro-duction and widespreaduse of electronic bingo ter-minals by a number ofproviders accounts formuch of the increase incategory C and category Dmachines since April2010-March 2011.”

In the period April 2012-March 2013, the number ofgaming machines in bingolicensed premisesaccounted for 28 per cent(24 per cent in April 2011-March 2012) of the totalnumber of machines acrossall gambling sectors.

The overall number ofgaming machines in bet-ting shops, meanwhile,has remained fairly steady

across the five-yearperiod. GGY, however, hasshown consistent year-on-year growth, increasingfrom £1.07bn in April 2008-March to £1.55bn in April2012-March 2013, a rise of£480m (45 per cent).

According to the Com-mission, there were 143casinos operating at Sep-tember 30, 2013. Followingthe sale of most of theGala Casinos estate toGrosvenor casinos in May2013, there are now twocompanies which own themajority of casinos in theindustry: Rank Group(Grosvenor Casinos and‘G’ Casinos) with 59 casi-nos, and Genting UK(Genting Casinos/Clubs)with 41 casinos.

Finally, the averagenumber of gamingmachines in AGCs hasdeclined year-on-yearacross the five-yearperiod. In the period April2012-March 2013, thenumber of gamingmachines in AGCsaccounted for 31 per cent(34 per cent in April 2011-March 2012) of the totalnumber of machinesacross all regulated gam-bling sectors. Gamingmachine GGY in AGCsaccounted for 12 per cent(13 per cent in April 2011-March 2012) of gamingmachine GGY across allsectors and has been on adeclining trend, year-on-year, over the five consec-utive periods.

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Industry INDUSTRY AMUSEMENTS LEISURE B2B COMMENT NEWSWEEK

REPORT A breakdown of the key notecomments from this year’s BACTAConvention in London. 12

The IOA, which was origi-nally created as a pur-

chasing group more than 20years ago and soon gradu-ated into a national supplier,believes that the EAG is vital,not just for seeking out thebest-in-class domesticallymanufactured AWPs andSWPs, but also for ancillaryproducts from around

Europe.D e s c r i b i n gEAG Interna-tional as “avery produc-tive threedays”, thegroup’s CEOPeter Weir andthe IOA in gen-

eral haveb e e nk e ysup -

porters of the event since itsinception in 2010. The IOAuses the show as the venuefor its AGM, at which mem-bers will participate in elec-tions and set out the agendafor the forthcoming year.

Weir believes that in 2014there will be much to dis-cuss: “The year has beenchallenging for our mem-bers and their customers,not least because of eco-nomic pressures and thereduction in spend of theleisure pound. Revenuesfrom SWPs are in sharpdecline and the muchawaited Triennial broughtno stake change for AWPs, soonly time will tell if it has apositive impact,” revealedWeir.

He continued: “EAG Inter-national presents a real chal-lenge to other shows. AWPs

are the most importantproducts for our membersand are always a strong fea-ture of EAG International.We’re also delighted to learnthat product from newentrants to the market willfeature in January.

“The show has evolveddramatically and is now alsoa great shop window forancillary product fromaround Europe. We’re expe-riencing a degree of productpolarisation driven by oursites, so this aspect is impor-tant,” he confirmed.

Keenly anticipating theopportunities presented byEAG International 2014,Weir concluded: “The showrepresents a great place tonetwork, meet people fromabroad and generally keepup to speed with new ideasand innovations.”

IOA out in force at EAG International OPERATORS

Playing a keyrole in theindustry’sdevelopmentthroughout thepast 20 years,the IOA valuesthe importanceof the EAG indeterminingits members’purchasingdecisions forthe rest ofthe year.

he opportunity tobuy one of Devon’stop seaside amuse-

ment attractions has arisenafter the owner of PaigntonPier put the 134-year-oldstructure up for sale.

Mitchell Leisure is to sellthe freehold on the iconic780-foot (240-metre)tourist attraction as part ofa company restructure,with offers in the region of£1.8m likely to peak itsinterest.

The pier’s businesses,which included a largefamily entertainmentcentre, crazy golf, food out-lets and ten pin bowling,produce an annual

turnover of £790,000,giving any new operatorprofits of around £250,000a year.

Richard Baldwin, direc-tor of property firm GVA,which is marketing the sale,told the Plymouth Herald:“There are only a limitedamount of piers in the UKand the opportunity does-n't come up that often.

“They don’t come upvery often as there are onlyabout 50 in the country andhalf are owned by localauthorities.”

Potential buyers are tobe granted planning per-mission to make any radicalalterations to the historic,

but not listed, pier.However, Baldwin was

positive that the pier’s con-sistently profitable finan-cial performance wouldlead to a sale.

He commented: “It istrading well. I do think itwill sell. We have alreadyhad some interest. Pricingis always difficult becauseit is so unique. It will appealto a broad base.

“It will be sold as a trad-ing entity and I very muchexpect it to be maintainedin its current form with,perhaps, new owners find-ing new avenues toexploit.”

According to the listing,

Paignton Pier’s mainincome comes from thearcade, ice cream and sweetshop outlets.

There are a total of 15concession agreements onthe pier which generate anincome of approximately£90,000 a year.

The sale includes thefamily entertainmentcentre as well as land on theforeshore and any buyerwould have to maintain thepublic right of way on thepedestrian underpass.

Documents say thebeach area below the pier“must be kept clear at alltimes to allow pedestrianaccess”.

Staff working on the pierare expected to transfer toany new company whileretaining their terms andconditions under a TUPE(transfer of undertakings)agreement.

Mitchell Leisure boughtthe pier in June 1994, mark-ing the completion ofphase one of a majorrestoration programmeone year later.

Emergency work wascarried out in 2008 after amajor structural fault wasfound in one of the sup-porting columns, shuttingdown two thirds of the pierhad to be closed whilerepairs were completed.

Devon’s topamusementattractionup for salePIERS

Prospective buyers have already expressedinterest after Paignton Pier, still very mucha going concern, was listed for sale.

REGIONAL OPERATORS

November started with abang, not just because

of Fireworks night, butalso due to a recordnumber of new businessgains for AutomaticMachine Services (AMS)that resulted in installa-tions being booked forevery week of the month.

Jason Jarrett, directorof the Kent-based gamingand amusement machineoperator, said AMS hasalso seen many cus-tomers reviewing equip-ment and adjusting typesof machines to takeadvantage of the forth-coming busy period. “Ourbusiness developmentmanagers have racked upmany miles meeting withcustomers to ensure thelatest product informationand our expert advice isgiven so the best resultscan be achieved,” he said.

AMS has also under-taken a complete refreshof its website, which wentlive on December 1.

Recordbusiness gainsfor AMS inNovember

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BINGO

There was a full housewhen dozens of busi-

nesses took part in a Christ-mas-themed fair at MeccaBingo last week. The eventwas held to support Bolton-based businesses and attractnew members to the club inthe town’s Ormrod Street.

An estimated 500 peopleturned out for the 12-and-a-half hour extravaganza.Sweet treats and person-alised Christmas hats wereamong the items for sale.Will Clarke, membership

manager at Mecca Bingo inBolton, said: “We justwanted to support localbusinesses as we have a bigfootfall and we wanted toadd to the customers’ expe-rience. We aren’t all aboutbingo as we do have themedevents. A total of 27 differ-ent businesses attended.”

The day was also aimedat supporting Bolton’sUrban Outreach, whichsupports disadvantagedand vulnerable people inthe town, as bingo staffencouraged people to bringdonations for the cause.

Bolton Mecca bingoholds Christmas fair

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REGULATION Leslie MacLeod-Miller tellsdelegates at the BACTA Convention how socialand fiscal regulation plagues the industry. 23

ounder and chairmanof JD WetherspoonTim Martin has

accused some pubco chiefsof being “deluded”. Speakingat last week’s Pub RetailSummit, Martin said that thiscauses an unwillingness toadapt their businesses and afailure to support positivepub industry campaigns. Hegave the example of his com-pany’s early adoption of realale, for which there was “somuch demand” but “the exist-ing players either couldn’tsee it or didn’t want to domuch about it”.

Martin also pointed outthat his firm was among thefirst to introduce no-smokingareas in sites and later smoke-free pubs. “Non-smokingpubs did not exist, so therewas a gap there and a reluc-tance to get involved in a con-troversial area.”

Martin said the “reluctanceto take on something new” is a“characteristic of the indus-try”. He added: “The gaps arestill there now in many ways.You wonder why these gapsexist in our industry.”

He reminded attendeesthat the big pub companiesfrom 20 years ago, such as

Allied Breweries and GrandMetropolitan, no longer existand 10,000 pubs have closedin the past decade. Wether-spoon’s boss attributed it to“a level of denial” and said theindustry likes to blame otherfactors, such as changing eco-nomic conditions, “nicer”homes and even the weather.

He also criticised pubcos’“remote boards”, telling dele-gates: “Often the people whoget to run pub companies at ahigher level don’t actually likepubs. On a Saturday night theyprefer to go to a restaurant.They aren’t dyed-in-the-woolpubgoers, which is a prob-lem.”

Martin stated that parts ofthe industry are also out of

touch on political issues. Forexample, the decision to shiftcontrol of licensing from mag-istrates to councils wasopposed by 95 per cent ofpublicans, but supported bymajor pubcos. “There’s a levelof self-confidence or delu-sion, I think, among those atthe top that they knowbetter.”

He also criticised the “neg-ativity” around the campaignto cut VAT headed by JacquesBorel. Martin admitted thatmistakes have been made inthe campaign and that wasnatural, but urged the indus-try to “get real” on the lack oftax parity with supermarketsand “make the turn” to sup-port the campaign.

Martin hits out at pubcosSINGLE SITE

Tim Martin hasgained a well earnedreputation of saying itas it is - or, as hisopponents wouldargue, as he sees it.Whatever side of thatparticular fence onestands, he isundeniably anindustry voice thathas to be heard. Andwhat he said recentlywill not please thegreat British pubco.‘Deluded’, ‘reluctant’,‘denial’ are just someof the descriptionsafforded to hisindustry colleagues -food for thought forsome, one drink toomany for others. Butyou always have topull up a chair andlisten.

“The political envi-ronment surround-

ing gambling is highlycharged and it wouldset back the importantwork of the Responsi-ble Gambling Trust(RGT) if Coinslot’s read-ers - many of them cur-rent and potentialdonors - were misled bythe inaccurate com-ments from FreddyBailey in last week’sCoinslot.

The RGT is dedicatedto minimising gam-bling-related harm andensuring that those whodo experience harm geteffective help. The bulkof our money is spenton treatment and edu-cation services.Research is only 10 percent of what the RGTfunds but we planresearch across a rangeof subjects which aresensitive to one sectorof the industry oranother. We remaindetermined to delivergaming machineresearch which doesnot duck any of the keyquestions or shirk ourresponsibility to helpdevelop effective harmminimisation pro-grammes.

Freddy says that sev-eral RGT trustees arebookmakers and thatthis endangers theindependence of thisresearch. Nothing couldbe further from thetruth.

The RGT board hasfive industry and fiveindependent trustees. Iam a non-voting chair-man. Liz Barclay is aconsumer affairs jour-nalist and acts as oursenior independenttrustee. With Gerry Sut-cliffe (former gamblingminister), JonathanWoolf (an academic),

Alan Jamieson (a clini-cal expert) and HilaryStewart-Jones (a gam-bling lawyer) she formsthe cohort of independ-ent trustees. Researchis commissioned by acommittee comprisedonly of these independ-ent trustees and whichentirely excludestrustees from industrywho may otherwisehave a conflict of inter-est. All research isstrenuously peerreviewed.

The industry trustees- Richard Glynn (book-making and online),Clive Hawkswood(online), Nick Harding(bingo and AdultGaming Centres),Jonathan Paveley(pubs) and Peter Brooks(casinos) - come from arange of sectors andtheir involvement -sharing knowledge andensuring support fromthe industry - is vital toour success. The onlybookie is Richard.Ralph Topping was lasta trustee two years agoand Carl Leaver madeway for a trustee fromthe casino sector.

This structure posi-tively encourages theindustry to engage asactive stakeholders. Astestament to this, theco-operation of 13 gam-bling businesses on ourgaming machineresearch is an unprece-dented global achieve-ment of which I am

RGT chairman respondsto ‘inaccurate’ comments

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Empire Games, part of the AstraGaming Group, has reintroduced

its highly popular Dynamic range ofcabinets as part of an exclusive agree-ment with distributor AMG Leisure.The collaboration will result in thelaunch of six new Category D 10p/£5games in the ‘low-boy’ style cabinetover a 12-month period.

Explaining the partnership, Empiredirector Craig Beer stated: “The deci-sion to bring back the Dynamic nameis the result of an approach first madeto us by AMG to produce a cost-effec-tive cabinet that would work well inthe arcade sector. They wanted a prod-uct that would sit lower in the arcadesetting and improve sight linesthroughout locations.

“Dynamic does just that and we arenow at a stage where we can confidently

take the concept forward with strong,compelling game content. The firstexamples will be seen at EAG in Januarywhen AMG will be showcasing threenew Dynamic titles. They are Bands ofGold, Lucky Ladders and Gold Run.”

AMG’s Mark Sowray commented:“The Dynamic range fulfils a genuineneed in amusement arcades for alower cabinet that helps create a more

open environment. There’s a steadyrevenue stream to be generated by themore mature player who is paying fortime and that represents a highly valu-able part of our business. It’s what cre-ates the atmosphere in an arcade andit’s made all the more possible with aproduct like Dynamic.”

According to Empire and AMG, theDynamic range will also be unique inthat it will go to market as a ‘commu-nity’ product. Essentially, the machineswill be linkable and have a centraltheme running across them. “We’venow got three models in the marketplace that are slowly but surely acquir-ing carpet space,” added Sowray. “It’sbeen an exciting start to what weintend to be a highly productive rela-tionship with Empire which will seethe release of six new models everyyear with the possibility of moredepending on demand.”

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evelopers hope tocreate up to 500jobs if plans for a

new £17m leisure andretail park on the site ofMorecambe’s Frontierlandfairground are given thegreen light.

Opus North held apublic exhibition lastweek to showcase thecomplex of fashion shops,a hotel, restaurants, afamily pub and 376 park-ing spaces it wants to buildon the former amusementpark.

Frontierland, once partof the Blackpool PleasureBeach empire, closed in2000, and the eight acresite has been derelict eversince.

David Kerr from More-cambe town council saidthe scheme “sounds verypromising”, commenting:“We will all be very excitedand keen to hear what’sproposed.”

Opus North revealed itis in talks to bring severalbig name fashion retailersto the new development,which would see theresort’s Polo Tower, a left-over from Frontierland,pulled down and replacedwith another attraction.

A spokesman for theWest Yorkshire-based com-pany, which specialises inoffice, industrial and retaildevelopments, said theplans would provide amajor regeneration boostfor Morecambe.

He commented: “We areproud to be bringing for-ward major investment ina well-known but disusedsite.

“It is our intention tocreate a lasting legacy ofjobs and investment forMorecambe.”

Following the publicexhibitions, which tookplace last Friday and Satur-day, Opus North said itwould put in a planningapplication to MorecambeTown Council.

Supermarket giants

Morrisons bought the landin 2001 with the initial aimof opening a village-styleshopping complex, butthis was never realised.

A proposed mixed-useddevelopment, to includehousing, also failed whendevelopers went bust.

A Next, Homebase andgym/sports shop openedon the site in 2008, butMorrisons failed to sellspaces on the rest of theland as the effect of theglobal economic collapsetook hold.

PIERS

The fortunes ofPortsmouth’s South

Parade Pier have takendivergent paths after theresort’s council ordered itto remain shut to thepublic.

On the same day theSouth Parade Trust wasofficially launched, statingit wants to reopen negoti-ations to buy the pier andreopen it to the public.

Portsmouth City Coun-cil took action to “protectthe public from immediatedanger” when it learnedowners Fred Nash andDawn Randall intended toreopen the wooden prom-enade around the 134-year-old pier.

Claire Upton-Brown,city development man-ager at the council, said:“The owners have had avoluntary closure in place,on the advice of the coun-cil, for more than a year,while arranging for struc-tural repairs.

“The council under-stands that the ownersintended to remove theclosure on Monday, so ithas had to take action tomake the closure compul-sory and protect thepublic.”

After the council’s deci-sion, South Parade Trustchairman Leon Reis said itwould look again at waysit could purchase the pierfrom Nash and Randall.

He told local newspa-per The News: “In view ofthis dramatic turn ofevents, South ParadeTrust is urgently seekingtalks with the owners tosee if this brings us anycloser to acquisition bythe community.

“We are keen to play asignificant part in repair-ing the pier so it can berestored to full and safepublic access.”

The closure does notaffect access to the pier’sfamily entertainmentcentre at its landwardend.

Portsmouth pier shutas trust announcesacquisition intentions

Frontierland leisurepark promoted asboost for MorecambeREGENERATION

Struggling seasideresort Morecambecould be in line for anuplift if plans toredevelop a derelictamusement park getthe go-ahead.

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An afternoon tea held by FEC opera-tor Bell Leisure has helped raise£1,300 for Cancer Research UK. Teaand cake was accompanied by amale vocalist at the event, which tookplace at the Lucky Strike amusementarcade in Skegness.

NEW PIER DESIRE REVEALED

West Pier Trust chairman GlynnJones has revealed that a new pier isonly just behind the completion ofBrighton’s i360 viewing tower in hislist of priorities for the resort. He saidhe wanted the pier to have “totalpublic access” and be a “centre forcreative tourism”.

FREE PARKING SCHEMESUCCESSFUL

Free parking on Sundays has beendeclared a success in DawlishWarren and Teignmouth. Althoughboth resorts continue to chargeduring the summer season, the re-introduction of the scheme for winterhas helped boost trade for local busi-nesses.

BLACKPOOL BEACHES CLEAN UP

Blackpooltourism has gota boost after theresort’s North,South, Centraland Bisphambeaches all metEuropean waterquality stan-dards for 2013. Itis the first time since 2005 all four ofBlackpool’s beaches have passed,although St Annes and Fleetwoodbeaches both failed.

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BACTA has been reviewing howbest to protect its UK membersfrom changes coming out ofBrussels which could negativelyimpact the way in which it offersits services to the public. It hasformed a Euromat WorkingGroup and Derek Petrie at-tended the last meeting as arepresentative of that group.

Euromat Working GroupAccording to BACTA, the EAG show remains a tributeto the trade’s ability to demonstrate its commercialacumen and the team - led by Martin Burlin and the

Advisory Board - continues to workhard to make EAG the benchmarkagainst which international amuse-ment exhibitions are judged. Thetrade body encouraged those in-volved to continue to supportBurlin in his role.

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n 2014, British Destinations andBACTA will produce a joint reporton tourism in Britain’s major sea-

side resorts.At BACTA’s annual conference, Peter

Hampson, British Destinations’ CEO, tolddelegates: “We’re grateful to BACTA andaware of their issues - fiscal, physical, tech-nical and legal. There’s been a relentlessattack on the seaside amusements sectorover the last 10 years, not least from onlinegaming and B2 machines. British Destina-tions doesn’t have the capacity to deal withthe issues coastal arcades face, but we’vebeen aiming for an opportunity to worktogether with BACTA.”

He continued: “The seaside accounts for30 per cent of all holiday trips in Britain and38 per cent of all holiday nights. The sea-side accounts for 31 per cent of all holidayexpenditure. The seaside, however, suffersa huge issue of popular, ingrained percep-tion and misconceptions. It’s all well andgood mentioning donkey rides and Punchand Judy, but that’s just a tiny part of theoverall offer.”

Hampson explained that there are 3.1mpeople living in Britain’s 43 largest seasideresorts, making the point that this isapproximately the same as the populationof Wales. “Wales has a government, the sea-side doesn’t,” he remarked.

To exemplify his point of the seaside’simportance to the British economy, Hamp-son stated: “There are 489,000 people inhigher education, 463,000 in computersoftware, 338,000 in insurance and pen-sions, 224,000 in telecommunications andthere are 210,000 in seaside tourism. Black-

pool alone employs 19,000 people intourism, which is only just short of the coalmining and fishing industries put together.Can you imagine the outcry if these wereboth closed down?”

The British Destinations/BACTA reportwill use 2011 census data, 2012/13 UK eco-nomic data, will include 121 resort townsand will feature new breakdowns by keysectors within tourism and will be pub-lished in early 2014.

Hampson added: “The new breakdownof tourism employment by sector in eachresort might be expected to cover 6-10 indi-

vidual sectors such as retail, hotels, restau-rants, holiday parks, transport and amuse-ment arcades.”

When questioned about school holidaydates becoming more flexible, Hampsonsaw it as an opportunity for the seasideamusements sector. He stated: “Summerholidays could broaden slightly, thus givingus a longer season.”

Hampson concluded: “Together withBACTA, we can work quicker and smarterto achieve our goals. It’s a new beginningand is mutually beneficial for our workingrelationship between us.”

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BRITISH DESTINATIONS

British Destinations, which represents over 100 destinations and has 70 member organisations in itsranks, confirmed the progress of a 12-month-old relationship with BACTA, with a view to supplying anaccurate snapshot of the seaside coin-op industry in 2014.

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Long-standing south coast operatorBilly Edwards criticised the lack of

decisive action on the FOBT debate,claiming that government has hadmore than enough time to make a pos-itive decision on finally allowing B2machines to be positioned in adultgaming centres.

Edwards stated: “I have plenty of evi-dence that there is unfair competition.I’m paying my dues and demands, andalways have done in my business oper-ating family entertainment centres andadult gaming centres, but I’ve still hadto close two arcades. B2 machines havebeen out there (in licensed bookmak-

ing offices) for ages. All I’m asking foris a fair crack of the whip.”

He continued: “Imagine if Morrisonsweren’t allowed to sell a particular prod-uct, but Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and therest of them weren’t. There’d be hell on!”

Phil Silver, who has been a memberof BACTA since August 1988,

picked up a much-deserved long-ser-vice award at the trade body’s recentannual convention.

Before joining BACTA as a liaisonassistant, Silver worked for the Met-ropolitan Police. He is now BACTA’shead of compliance.

With 25 years of active BACTAservice under his belt, Silver is thetrade body’s longest-serving memberof staff. BACTA president SteveHawkins told delegates: “Phil’s awardis in recognition of his commitment,loyalty and service to BACTA.”

Steve Hawkins, BACTA’s president, cred-ited a number of people for their role in

keeping his trade body’s issues at the fore-front of the government’s minds and sparedsome words for the late Neil Chinn.

Hawkins told delegates: “BACTA contin-ues to engage at the most senior levels of gov-ernment and continue to retain Peter Bingleto increase the breadth of BACTA’s influence.Leslie MacLeod-Miller attended the threemain political party conferences this year,together with Peter Bingle, and met with anumber of key MPs and special advisors.”

He added: “We continue to make repre-sentations to the Treasury team in this the

first year of the new tax regime. We alsoworked very closely with PWC and pro-vided every BACTA member the option touse the services of PWC for no charge. Weare grateful for the support of DCMS offi-cials and in particular Alison Pritchard andRichard Orpin, and we look forward toworking closely with the new Minister,Helen Grant.

Hawkins stated: “Retaining and increas-ing membership is one of BACTA’s high pro-file challenges and I want to thank membersof the Working Group for their continuedendeavours to launch new initiatives to ben-efit existing members and encourage new

members, including mystery shopping,security, spares discount, training and mem-bership discounts.

The final words of the BACTA nationalpresident were reserved for one of earlypredecessors. Hawkins said: “Special men-tion must be made of Neil Chinn who verysadly passed away last month after a shortillness, aged just 60. Neil had been an out-standing BACTA President and was a goodfriend to the industry. Our thoughts andwishes are with his family. My thanks arealso extended to Peter Weir who hasworked tirelessly to help streamline theCompliance Function.”

PRESIDENT’S SPEECH

Hawkinsacknowledges role ofactivists

Silver picks up long-service accolade

AWARDS OPERATORS

Edwards uses retail analogyfor parity argument

In the wake of BACTA’s recentresponse to the consultation

regarding remote gambling, LeslieMacLeod-Miller questioned themotives of the Gambling Commis-sion. He stated: “It is important toreflect that the purpose of the 2005Act was supposed to deal with gam-bling on remote devices, mobiles,TV and the internet, but five yearssince implementation of the Actthere is an ever increasing gapbetween the over-regulation whichcharacterises land-based gamblingand gambling provided throughremote communication.”

He continued: “Despite theremote legislation having beenpassed by parliament (last week), itremains doubtful whether it goesfar enough in terms of enforcementto be effective and I fear that it willbe just another opportunity for theGambling Commission to empirebuild at our expense. What is ofeven greater concern to taxpayersshould be the delay in taxation ofremote gambling which has putmoney in the pockets of offshoregambling companies while essen-tial services, such as defence,health, fire and education havebeen cut.”

MacLeod-Miller reminded BACTAmembers: “We have asked pointedquestions and lodged a Freedom ofInformation request about the rea-sons why the government hasdragged its feet and we will con-tinue to push for an even playingfield with land-based gaming.”

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The four casinos were excluded from asale of 19 casinos to the Rank Group inMay 2013, following a Competition Com-mission ruling.

Carl Leaver, CEO of Gala Coral Group,said: “This transaction concludes the exitof our casino interests in the UK and is acontinuation of our strategy to focus ongrowing our core operations. I would liketo thank our colleagues at the four casi-nos for their hard work and contributionover many years, and to wish them everysuccess under new ownership.”

Double Diamond is an independent

casino operator that owns the RainbowCasino in Birmingham. Commenting onthe deal, Duncan Savage, managingdirector of Double Diamond, said: “We aredelighted to have worked with Gala Coralto conclude this transaction. The acquisi-tion is a continuation of our strategy tobuild a high quality casino group in the UK.It builds on the success of our acquisitionand re-launch of the Rainbow Casino in2010 and we look forward to re-launchingthe casinos under the Rainbow brand overthe Christmas period.”

Last month Gala unveiled its full-yearresults for fiscal 2014. In the 12 months toSeptember 28, group turnover was up sixper cent over the previous year, with grossprofits up three per cent to £20.5m,reflecting growth in all continuing busi-nesses except the company’s retail divi-

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“The upcoming £100 jackpot is goodnews for the market,” said Data Leisuredirector Karl Taylor last month.

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James Bond Amusements of Leices-tershire is selling a range of used

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Italian slots group Gieffe recently exhib-ited at the Enada show in Rome, with all

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Harald Wagemaker, sales director ofSuzo-Happ in the EMEA region, said: “Weare known as the masters of hoppers andtoppers. Thus, it is always a pleasure toreceive confirmation directly at an exhibi-tion of the true benefits we are providingthe market.”

EVENTSDEAL AIMS TO CREATEHISTORY

The 2014 edition of DEAL, the Dubaitrade show for amusements in the

Middle East, is set to be bigger thanever,according to organiser IEC, with 60per cent of the show already sold out.

DEAL 2014 takes place at the DubaiWorld Trade Centre on April 8-10 andremains the leading platform for interna-tional manufacturers and suppliers who

are looking to bolster their presenceacross the Middle East and North Africa.

“We have observed that there is arenewed energy in the industry and it is onan exponential growth path,” said IECchairman, Abdul Rahman Falaknaz. “Theregion will soon witness state-of-the-artamusement and entertainment experi-ence as a result of the innovative productsthat will be showcased at DEAL 2014.”

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PUBSBREWDOG ARRIVES INSHEPHERD’S BUSH

BrewDog has opened the doors on its13th craft beer bar in London’s Shep-

herd’s Bush. Located at 15-19 GoldhawkRoad, BrewDog Shepherd’s Bush servesup 40 craft beers on tap alongside severalmore bottles and cans in the fridges and aBBQ-themed menu.

The quirky venue features exposedbrickwork and oil drum pub tables, alongwith coin-operated pinball machines andretro video games.

he annual rate of cost inflation forsmall and medium-sized enter-prises fell from 1.2 per cent to 0.7

per cent in the third quarter of 2013, mark-ing the lowest rate of inflation since 2009,according to the latest Aldermore BankSME Cost Inflation Report compiled by theCentre for Economics and BusinessResearch (CEBR).

The findings show that the annual ratefell by 0.5 per cent in Q3, largely driven bythe largest drop in legal and financial feessince 2002 (an annual fall of 8 per cent).Business services firms, which saw costsfalling by 0.7 per cent year on year, particu-larly benefitedfrom thisreduction infees.

Sluggishgrowth inemploymentcosts alsohelped toreduce the rateof inflation,with wage expenses rising by just 0.8 percent year on year in Q3, down from 2 percent in the previous quarter.

Despite muted wage growth, businessconfidence continues to improve and as aresult, SMEs are becoming more willing toinvest. The average SME expects toincrease capital investment by 2 per centover the next year – still below the pre-crisis growth of around 3 per cent, but animprovement on the 1.6 per cent growthseen over the past year.

The findings suggest that the UK’s eco-nomic recovery is finally starting to filterdown to small businesses as well. Over thepast three months interest rates havebegun to fall back, even for the smallerSMEs. The average interest rates offeredto smaller SMEs fell to 4.71 per cent inAugust 2013, down from 4.78 per cent inMay and from 4.75 per cent a year earlier.

Aldermore Group commercial directorMark Stephens said: “Cost inflation fallingto its lowest level for nearly four years is atremendously encouraging sign for SMEsacross the country, and could provide astimulus for many business owners to kickon and drive expansion in their business.However, company insolvencies are stillabundant, with the number dropping onlyslightly, meaning that conditions are stilltough.”

He concluded: “The UK is expected toexperience stronger growth than any otheradvanced economy in 2014, at around 2.7per cent. This should make 2014 a brighteryear for the UK’s vast number of SMEs.”

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Comment

The UK tourism inIAAPA has posted entertainment comp

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media watchalex lee

We’re a resilient bunch

commentalex lee

o say that there wassome heated debateat last week’s BACTA

conference would be a mas-sive understatement. Therewas enough hot air beingblasted to keep RichardBranson up in the clouds fora century. And good on them.Metaphors aside, I couldtotally understand the frus-trations of the masses, espe-cially when the current‘FOBT situation’ has costmany people’s livelihoods inthe coin-op sector. It’s actu-ally laughable how on theone hand licensed bettingoffices can offer up to fourB2 (aka fixed odds bettingterminal) machines, buttheir highly-regulated, safe,clean adult gaming centrecounterparts on the verysame high street cannot.

How about this for a state-ment for the government toget their teeth into? B2machines are NOT the crackcocaine of gambling! Theynever were! According toEAG organiser Martin Burlin,the term was first coined byex-Minister of Sport RichardCaborn, who was referringto ‘pokie’ machines in Aus-tralia having taken a look atwhat went on down under. Ihave it on good authoritythat he wasn’t tripping on anoverdose of Vegemite at thetime, either.

Current DCMS chairmanand MP John Whittingdalesaid himself: “I’m not evensure B2 machines are thecannabis of gambling.”

We all love a bit of compe-tition, because that’s whatkeeps us alive and motivates

us, but when it’s grosslyunfair it becomes an impos-sible pill to swallow. The gov-ernment’s excuse for thisinterminable procrastina-tion is player protection and‘lack of evidence’ regardingthe alleged addictive quali-ties of FOBTs. But as BACTACEO Leslie Macleod-Millersuccinctly put it: “Socialresponsibility is in ourDNA.”

With the news thatmobile gambling user num-bers are set to rise by 100mover the next five years(source: Juniper Research),thus potentially taking evenmore punters away fromadult gaming centres, it’shigh time the governmentdonned their oven gloves,grasped this particular polit-ical hot potato and gave thecoin-op sector the logicalparity that it has been cam-paigning for since themoment the first FOBT wasinstalled.

Not allowing FOBTs inAGCs because of addictionfears is like not allowingbooze in the Red Lion in casesomeone gets drunk, but let-ting the King’s Arms nextdoor serve as much alcoholas they fancy.

Ms Miller, Mr Whitting-dale, Ms Grant et al - justthink of those additional taxrevenues, and inevitable jobcreation, if you allowedFOBTs to be installed inAGCs. Isn’t that reasonenough to stop scrapingaround for ‘evidence’ that B2machines in a different set-ting aren’t going to send usall into a gambling frenzy?

The herbaltea ofgambling

Anew report from Deloitte -Tourism: jobs and growth -

outlines England’s central rolein driving the future growth oftourism in the UK, accordingto Leisure Opportunities.

Worth £106bn and support-ing 2.6 million jobs, Englishtourism is said to be key to anindustry which has grownfaster than manufacturing,construction and retail.

England’s tourism economyaccounts for 8.8 per cent ofthe country’s GDP and 9.4 percent of employment. Both thevalue of the sector andemployment levels havegrown in recent years, outper-forming the wider economywhich the report says furtherdemonstrates the resilience ofthe industry during times ofeconomic hardship.

For the first time, the reportprovides analysis for Londonand the rest of England sepa-rately, highlighting the impor-tance of the industrythroughout the whole of Eng-land.

Outside of London, tourism

is worth £70bn and supports1.9 million jobs, demonstratingthe importance of the sector tomuch of the country.

However, while for manyinternational visitors Londonwill be their first and some-times only port of call, thereport shows what it calls the‘massive’ opportunity the restof England has to use the capi-tal’s international draw toinspire inbound visitors toexplore destinations outsideof London.

Meanwhile, Cirencester’sBrewery Court is to be given adrastic overhaul followingCotswold District Council’sdecision to grant planning per-mission for a new cinema andentertainment complex,according to the Wilts andGloucestershire Standard.

Supporters and objectorsalike crammed into the CDCchambers on November 13 tolisten to the planning commit-tee debate and deliver its finalverdict.

Oli Christie, founder ofCirencester-based technology

firm Neon Play, said: “The lackof a cinema is a real issue,every town has one except forCirencester. After 5pm,Cirencester just dies as atown, there is a real lack ofthings for young people to do.”

Oli’s words were matchedby Wildmoor Properties direc-tor Mark Booth, who said:“The site is crying out fordevelopment. You can virtuallysee the tumbleweed blowingdown the street.”

The committee also heardobjections from residents whobelieved that the developmentwould have a detrimentalimpact on life in Cirencester.

Corinne Lamus told thechamber that “Cirencesterdeserves better” in terms ofthe cinema’s architecture andthat the town’s car parkswould not be able to cope withthe inevitable influx of people.

She said: “Withoutincreased parking this will notbe optimally effective and willalso increase pressure onstreet parking which willimpact all local residents. A

“No booze in here, madam.”

“Why not?”

“You might get drunk. Try the pub next door.”T

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UK tourism industry - even locations outside of London - has shown resilience, whilePA has posted record attendance figures and Cirencester is set to benefit from a newtainment complex.

In his speech to delegates at lastweek’s BACTA annualconvention, the trade body’s CEOLeslie MacLeod-Miller criticisedsecretary of state Maria Millerwhile praising some of coin-op’smost influential stakeholders.“politicsleslie macleod-miller

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cinema might be a welcomeamenity but because of a lackof daytime parking availabil-ity, is unlikely to achieve opti-mal financial viability.”

Although CDC officers rec-ommended that the proposalbe refused on the groundsthat it “would fail to preserveor enhance the character andappearance of Cirencestertown centre”, committeemembers voted in favour ofoverturning the decision.

Shortly after the decisionwas passed, Cotswold MPGeoffrey Clifton-Brownissued the following state-ment: “This will provide muchneeded additional activitiesfor younger people so thatthey have a wider range ofoptions to enjoy in the town,rather than having to travel tocities further away.”

Further afield, approxi-mately 29,000 amusementpark and attractions industryprofessionals from 110nations packed the OrangeCounty Convention Centre inOrlando, Florida, for IAAPA

Attractions Expo 2013November 18-22, accordingto the Vending Times. Thetrade show floor buzzed withthe business of fun as morethan 18,200 buyers shoppedtheir way around the largestfloor in 10 years. This showbrings to a close a record-breaking year as more than43,000 people, including28,000 buyers, participated inIAAPA’s Expos around theworld: Asian AttractionsExpo, Euro Attractions Show,and IAAPA Attractions Expo.

“There was a palpableenergy throughout IAAPAAttractions Expo 2013,” saidIAAPA president and CEOPaul Noland. “Business isclearly booming. The weekwas filled with big projectannouncements, exciting ridereveals, contracts beingsigned, and education ses-sions overflowing with attrac-tions professionals.”

And finally, from 2014 themajor Japanese amusementmachine manufacturerNamco Bandai has a change

of name - to Bandai Namco -and a suitable reversal ofnames on its logo, accordingto the Intergame website.

The change wasannounced by SatoshiOshita, president and CEO ofNamco Bandai Games,during the IAAPA trade showin Orlando, Florida, where thecompany hosted a receptionto announce the changes.

Oshita told the assembledguests that the change wouldreflect the fact that the com-pany not only supplies gamesbut has a strong product linein the toys industry. He saidthat the group strength wouldbe used with the new name toidentify and further expandthe business.

“A game that contains an element of chance(unless it is so slight that it can reasonably bedisregarded) is a gaming machine.”

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2013 has seen some importantchanges. We have a new Minister,

Helen Grant, to replace Hugh Robert-son, a new tax regime in machinesgames duty, new legislation for remotegambling and progress on the trien-nial review which we hope will resultin implementation in January 2014.

The frustration of having to wait forengagement by the government andthe delays in bringing about funda-mental changes to provide the indus-try with an even playing field both insocial and fiscal regulation continueto plague our industry. BACTA hasalways been most effective when itsmembers work together, both inBACTA’s many working groups and inconcert with other sectors. BACTA’srole is to challenge poorly made policyand reveal hidden agendas by push-ing for answers from the governmentand the regulator and we must con-tinue to do this even when other stake-holders are silent.

BACTA remains the undisputeddominant voice in the gamblingsector and has been the rallying pointfor hundreds of BACTA members ofall sizes to fight for fair treatment andthe survival of their businesses andthe working groups have deliveredsome major successes.

We have delivered a new taxregime with a discounted rate for Cat-egory D machines and exemptions fornon-money prizes, thanks largely tothe MGD working group lead by JohnPowell and its members includingDerek Petrie making the case directlyto Treasury and HMRC officials.

Working with other trade sectors,the results of the triennial review havefinally been announced and the Statu-tory Instrument was debated yester-day in the House of Commons by the8th Delegated Legislation Committee.

Player protections formed a con-siderable proportion of points raisedby Committee members and demon-

strated the strength of feeling on thistopic. We can expect a significantfocus by Ministers on demonstrableprogress being made - and a timescalethat all parties are working to.

The debate (on November 27)completed the final stage of formalParliamentary scrutiny. We can antici-pate the approval motion to benodded on 2 December on the floorof the House to recognise the decisionof the Committee (which went to avote). We await the European Com-mission approval by 13 January 2014to these proposals under the Techni-cal Standards Directive before con-firming that the changes have passedall stages without change to the pack-age.

The debate regarding the triennialwas an opportunity to see the Minis-ter, Helen Grant, in action. Ministerialinaction has been a hallmark of DCMS.While the government talks abouttransparency, a more apt descriptionwould be invisibility. Hugh Robertsonmet with us on one occasion on aninformal basis, but did not on any occa-sion meet with all of the industry,despite repeated requests to do so. Weare hopeful that a change of Ministerwill bring about a change of attitude,however, we are still stuck with a weakDepartment and, in Maria Miller, a Sec-retary of State who seems out of herdepth and unable and unwilling totake strategic decisions.

With an ineffective Secretary ofState and a weak Department we havetherefore been grateful for assistancefrom those at No. 10 and the CabinetOffice for keeping momentum on thetriennial review and other issues. Wecontinue to rely on Peter Bingle tokeep us informed about what is reallygoing on in Westminster. We have hadthe first of our parliamentary dinnerswith James Wharton MP and I encour-age you to attend future parliamen-tary occasions.

Social and fiscalregulation plaguesthe industry

“Opportunities to discuss the gambling industry in theHouse are few and far between. One of the difficulties isthat some people take a blanket approach to gambling andoppose anything to do with it because they think that it isalien to our country, but in reality that is not the case.”

GERRY SUTCLIFFE, LABOUR

“Government should forge closer relationships with agreater number of trade associations in the manufacturingsector, particularly those with a strong core of SME mem-bers, in the initial design of policy programmes, and sub-sequently in marketing programmes to their members.”

STUDY OF CULTURE & COMPETITIVENESS IN UK MANUFACTURING,ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY MANUFACTURING GROUP

“EAG is no longer a fledging show; it is a permanent fixtureon the industry calendar and has laid to rest any doubtsabout whether the London show was still viable or, indeed,necessary.”

STAFF WRITER, INTERGAME

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IAAPA 2013 RAISESRECORD AMOUNT FORCHARITY

he InternationalAssociation ofAmusement Parks

and Attractions (IAAPA) andattractions industry profes-sionals raised more than$115,000 for the associa-tion’s 18-year charity part-ner, Give Kids The World(GKTW) Village in Kissim-mee, Florida, through privatedonations and four eventsheld during IAAPA Attrac-tions Expo 2013. Proceedswere drawn from IAAPA’sInternational Charity GolfTournament, MotorcycleRide, 5K/1K Fun Run andWalk, Footprints from the

Heart, Chance to Win raffle,and private donations.

RACING POST RETURNSTO ICE

he Racing Post willonce again be takinga prominent position

at ICE Totally Gaming, withRichard Thorp, RacingPost’s head of B2B opera-tions describing it as ‘the oneevent the Racing Post has tobe at’. Looking ahead to Feb-ruary’s showpiece event atLondon ExCeL, Thorp

added: “ICE is the showcasefor gaming and betting inno-vation and the place opera-tors and suppliers attend todiscuss and understand cur-rent and future technology.“ICE offers priceless infor-mation and motivation. Our

advice to visitors is to giveyourself as much time aspossible, pre-plan yourmeetings, avoid rushing andenjoy being inspired at whatis the world’s largest andmost influential gamingevent.”

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AG International 2014’s media presencehas been boosted this month with thelaunch of EAGLive, the show’s new media

campaign.EAG Chairman Martin Burlin explained the

rationale behind EAGLive: “As a show which iseffectively put on by the industry for itself, EAGInternational has a responsibility to reflect itsoverall dynamics, constantly adapting to giveexhibitors and visitors the best possible experi-ence.

“This year we adopted a social media presence,incorporating pre-show information and livefeeds plus video gathered from exhibitors on theshow floor. The response was very positive andnew media will now form an intrinsic part of ourcampaign for the 2014 show.

“A presence at EAG International represents asignificant investment on the part of our

exhibitors and visitors and therefore, we must doeverything within our power to add additionalvalue.”

EAGLive now features on the homepage of theshow’s website, www.eagexpo.com. Exhibitors,visitors, trade associations and other interestgroups active on Twitter can submit news andviews plus product information via Twitter, usingthe #EAGLive hashtag.

Burlin concluded: “EAG International hasalways been strong on networking. Many withinthe EAG International community are already sea-soned users of social media.

“EAGLive will provide additional points of access to these technologies, further leverag-ing them for the benefit of the wider show com-munity.”

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