One of the most popular aspects of Manco’s gaming machines and pool tables is the option to have one on your premises on a profit share arrangement, so that rather than paying an upfront rental fee, you just pay over a percentage of any proceeds from the machine. This is already clearly advantageous for premises … Continued

Fruit machines have been around for generations, with pub pool tables appearing around the 1980s, quiz machines at the turn of the millennium, and now pull tab machines – but what are these newcomers, and should your venue have one? In brief, a pull tab lottery machine allows your customers to deposit their stake, pull … Continued

It’s been a great summer of sport already in 2016, with England’s poor showing in the Euros more than made up for by the other home nations, and especially by Wales, whose unprecedented run earned them a hero’s welcome and an open-top bus parade around Cardiff. Andy Murray has finally found his form on a … Continued

June 15th was Beer Day Britain, and with the EU Referendum coming just a week later, there has never been a more critical time for many British business sectors, including the hospitality and pub trades. Nobody really knows what will happen on June 23rd or in the months and years that follow it – and … Continued

Aside from the Christmas and New Year holiday season, the longer lighter evenings of summer are a major boost for the pub trade, but when the sun goes down you risk losing that extra trade in one mass exodus from your beer garden. Pool tables are a great way to provide punters with a reason … Continued

The 12-sided pound coin has been making headlines for months now as, when it is introduced in March 2017, fruit machines and other coin-operated gaming machines will need a software or hardware update in order to accept it. But even before then, the new £5 note to be issued this September will be printed on … Continued

The UK land-based bingo industry has undergone plenty of changes over the past decade or more, with challenges from online gambling and the rise of fixed-odds terminals, but gaming machines from traditional low-tech legacy machines to modern digital machines can help you to flesh out your offering and attract a younger crowd too. Bingo in … Continued

Fruit machine maintenance is an essential part of keeping your slot machines in good working order, but it’s about more than just repairing them when something goes wrong. Scheduled planned preventative maintenance, or PPM, is like getting a check-up from your doctor or putting your car through its MOT – it allows you to spot … Continued

Find your fortune in profit sharing fruit machines There’s no denying it’s been a tough few years for traditional pubs and social clubs, and many much-loved Manchester venues have closed down – you only have to read the popular Pubs of Manchester blog and Twitter account to see how many local taverns and alehouses have … Continued

The changing landscape for pubs and clubs Although there are still plenty of traditional British boozers around, the golden age of the working men’s club has long since faded, and the businesses that are thriving today are those that managed to adapt to the landscape along the way. Some of the shift was gradual and … Continued