RePlay’s 50th Anniversary
RePlay Magazine Celebrates its 50th Anniversary in the October Issue| RePlay Magazine
The Big Buck World Championship, part of BuckFest 2025, will be held at Marathon Music Works at 1402 Clinton St. in Nashville next month Oct. 10-11. Click here to learn more. For fans, there’s free all-ages admission. Doors open at 3 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday. “Whether you’re here to compete, vibe [...]| RePlay Magazine
Sega Amusements will show off their next-generation prize merchandiser Mini Cube Prize World at IAAPA Expo Europe, coming up in Barcelona, Spain, from Sept. 23-25. “Unlike other similar models on the market, we’ve invested serious R&D to ensure Mini Cube Prize World is a sure hit,” said Sales Director Justin Burke. “Our exclusive version features [...]| RePlay Magazine
Hero Zone VR has expanded its offerings with its recent purchase of SPREE Interactive, the free-roam system with kid-focused games. The majority of SPREE locations are at trampoline parks, including a significant deployment at Urban Air. The acquisition takes Hero Zone’s network to more than 500 venues globally. “This acquisition allows us to serve every [...]| RePlay Magazine
This year’s Pinball Expo, the 41st iteration of the event, will be held Oct. 15-18 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Chicagoland. Hosted by the founder Rob Berk, the expo is sure to delight pinball enthusiasts and operators alike. Among the speakers leading seminars will be Gary Stern, Joe Kaminkow, Jack Guarnieri, Bob [...]| RePlay Magazine
For years, goods worth $800 or less have been allowed to enter the United States tariff-duty free under what’s called the “de minimis” exemption. Now, CNN reports that many countries including Australia, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand have suspended some U.S.-bound shipments until further notice because the Trump Administration is eliminating the exemption [...]| RePlay Magazine
Betson Enterprises has expanded its national footprint with a new office in La Vista, Nebraska, “to meet the growing demand for skill games in the state.” “Nebraska is a fantastic new market for us,” said Todd Cravens, president of Betson Gaming. “We’re eager to partner with local operators and businesses to introduce the state-of-the-art KASCADA [...]| RePlay Magazine
A new golf entertainment venue called Tap In will open Sept. 4 in the Lower South End neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, Axios reported. The owner is Miller Safrit, a longtime creative producer at ESPN, who said the facility will cater to everyone – not only golf enthusiasts. “What we want to introduce here is [...]| RePlay Magazine
BPAA’s Bowling University will have their School of Entertainment Center Management from Oct. 5-10 in Arlington, Texas. Click here to reserve your spot for the weeklong event focused on improving the profitability of your FEC or traditional bowling center. The host hotel is the Hyatt Place Dallas/Arlington, located in the Arlington Entertainment District. Bowling University [...]| RePlay Magazine
McWally’s, a new family entertainment center in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, opened on Aug. 22, reported its consultant, Trifecta Management Group. The 42,000-sq.-ft. center has 14 traditional bowling lanes, six VIP bowling lanes, a 60-game arcade, a ValoArena from Valo Motion, a 5,000-sq.-ft. laser tag arena, an indoor-outdoor patio and bar, and private party rooms. During [...]| RePlay Magazine
Picker’s Retro Games and Gear opened earlier this summer in Benton, Arkansas, reports The Saline Courier. The free-play arcade offers pinball machines, arcade cabinets and console gaming. Guests simply pay a $15 fee for unlimited play. There’s also a game store that sells video games and pop culture items. “Benton hasn’t really had an entertainment [...]| RePlay Magazine
RePlay Magazine Celebrates its 50th Anniversary in the October Issue| RePlay Magazine
Joe Kaminkow, a game design engineer with Williams Electronics and co-founder of Data East Pinball (later Sega Pinball), was among the inductees of the new industry Hall of Fame. In the presentation, Kaminkow was called an industry icon and “the man singularly responsible for the permanent return of licensing pop-culture movies, plays and musical acts for amusement games.”| RePlay Magazine
