The economics of a gaming machine change fundamentally when it moves from a physical arcade floor to a digital platform. Revenue per square metre, marginal…
The UK Gambling Commission licences both the land-based amusements sector and the online casino industry under the same primary legislation — the Gambling Act 2005.…
AWP machines and online slots share a common ancestry — both use random number generators, both pay out according to a set return-to-player percentage, and…
The technology that underpins modern online slot games did not emerge from software labs. It was developed, tested, and refined in British arcade cabinets and…
EAG Expo is the UK’s principal trade show for the amusements, entertainment and gaming sector. Organised by BACTA — the British Amusement Catering Trades Association…
The UK arcade machine supply chain is more consolidated than it appears from the outside. A relatively small number of distributors and importers account for…
Machine Games Duty (MGD) has applied to dutiable gaming machines in Great Britain since 1 February 2013, replacing the old Amusement Machine Licence Duty (AMLD).…
