Fruit machine hire is one way for fairground operators to get their hands on gaming machines of the right category, which comply with the Gambling Commission’s regulations. As the warmer weather of spring approaches, places across the UK will see fairgrounds opening for the traditional ‘summer season’. To coincide with this, the Gambling Commission has … Continued

The recent IPA 2015 World Professional Championship could be a good inspiration to invest in pub pool table hire – particularly if you are in the Sheffield area. Of course Sheffield is already synonymous with snooker, but in mid-February the Magna Centre played host to the IPA. If you’re a publican, you’re probably thinking of … Continued

Juke box hire is a simple way to add some music to your establishment – and if you’ve ever felt like having a song playing seems to have a disproportionate effect on how much you enjoy being in a venue, you could be right. According to researchers at UC Berkeley, there is a link between … Continued

If you’re interested in slot machine hire, you might be keen to learn more about the type of person who is likely to play on your machine. Recently published research in the academic journal International Gambling Studies sheds some light on this, based on a study of Norwegian adolescents. The research was particularly interested in … Continued

The reels of fruit machines up and down the UK could be spinning more often following a headline-grabbing anecdote from actress and singer Jennifer Lopez. Appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon recently, J-Lo explained how, back in 2004, she received an unexpected telephone call from her mother. Mom – full name Guadalupe Rodriguez … Continued

January 8th 2015 would have been Elvis Presley’s 80th birthday, and a very special pool table is among the memorabilia on show at the O2 to mark the occasion. Elvis at the O2 opened on December 12th and runs until August 31st, but the King’s birthday is bound to have brought him to mind for … Continued

For obvious reasons, the music charts have a lot of influence over juke box hire, and particularly over which songs you’re likely to want loaded on to your juke box when it arrives. This year, AMI Entertainment’s 2014 Jukebox Year-End Music Charts have provided direct insight into what was played most over the past 12 … Continued

With New Year’s Eve already here, it’s a good time to look back over a busy year of fruit machine maintenance – and the departure of a dear friend, who deserves one more mention before the year is out. Our fruit machine maintenance has several aims – to keep all of our different gaming machines … Continued

You might imagine the typical clientele who use pub pool tables to be men, perhaps young to middle-aged, either in a pair or in a small group, taking it in turns to play against one another. But it doesn’t have to be that way – we are living in a time of gender equality, and … Continued