New Teesside venue Room 21 is an American-style sports bar complete with pub pool tables, snooker and ping pong, along with a juke box that can be controlled from patrons’ mobile phones. It all adds up to a modern and compelling concept at the new bar, open from May 1st at 21 Yarm Lane in … Continued
Lincolnshire Police have told residents of the region to play more fruit machines this summer, as a way of reducing the risk of becoming a victim of car crime. It might seem like an unlikely suggestion, but the police force explains that by taking loose change with you to play fruit machines or buy an … Continued
The UK is preparing for a move to a 12-sided £1 coin, with a ‘tails’ side designed by 15-year-old David Pearce and unveiled in mid-March, but what are the implications for fruit machine hire? Well the good news is that your fruit machine rental provider will handle the transition – new machines will eventually be … Continued
An award-winning investment group has just moved into new ‘Google-style’ premises complete with quiz machines and table football to keep staff entertained and motivated. Just Develop It are investors, web designers and property developers, among other things, and with an ever-growing workforce, they wanted their own new premises to be a home from home for … Continued
The recent 30th anniversary of the BBC soap opera (or ‘continuing drama’) EastEnders was given an extra subtle touch thanks to the on-set jukeboxes. We’ve reported in the past on the playlist used on the Queen Vic jukebox, but for the anniversary episode it was given a one-off makeover. Instead of the usual combination of … Continued
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
The bad-tempered gaming machines are back for another six-part series with the renewal of E4’s Bad Robots prank show. In the show, unsuspecting members of the public encounter all kinds of malevolent machines, from pub quiz machines to car park ticket vendors that run away when you reach for the ticket. The show is made … 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