Chat show host David Letterman retired at the end of May, and to mark his departure from The Late Show, ITworld looked back at five of his greatest tech-related achievements – including the infamous Quiz Machine. Other entries on the list include a suit of magnets, a camera strapped to a monkey, a remote-controlled hose … Continued

Our pool table hire services are not just for pubs and bars, by any means – we also provide pool tables to retirement homes, as our case study from Heyeswood Retirement Complex shows. Keeping active is an important part of staying healthy in old age, and thanks to our pool table hire services, retirement homes … Continued

Manco Automatics’ pool table hire services are not just for bars and pubs; one recent happy customer is Heyeswood Retirement Complex, a residential community for the elderly. We provided Heyeswood with a pool table to be used by residents – not only supplying a bespoke table to suit the surroundings of the complex, but also … Continued

A letter to the Daily Echo hails fruit machines as one reason why we should never go back to imperial currency units – as suggested by a previous contributor to the publication. David Giles had earlier suggested reverting to the old units of currency used before decimalisation, an era the new 12-sided pound coin is … Continued

Peter Kay’s Car Share may have come to the end of its drive, but juke box hire customers might be interested to learn that the complete playlist of tracks used on the in-car radio station Forever FM has now been made available by the BBC. The broadcaster listed all 63 tracks heard in part or … Continued

Leeds punters were bemoaning the loss of one of the city’s best-loved sun terraces earlier this year, but pub pool tables and outdoor games could soon bring back the sunshine. The Yorkshire Evening Post’s City Buzz column reports the disappointment that accompanied the closure of The Lounge on the city’s Merrion Street. “With summer just … Continued

You can’t please everybody all the time, and yet this is one principle that actually has the potential to make jukebox hire even more successful. When you choose the music to play in your venue, you run the risk of repelling anyone who doesn’t share your personal taste; but when you provide a jukebox and let … Continued

Figures from the Gambling Commission show the much greater likelihood of a young person playing on fruit machines, compared to their older counterparts. The study shows that younger people, under the age of 35, are much more likely to engage with fruit machines and slot machines than their older equivalents. Between 2008 and 2014, younger … Continued

Gaming machines are among the selling points for what have been described as Canterbury’s “ten cheapest pubs” for local students from Canterbury Christchurch and the University of Kent. The Canterbury Times posted its shortlist of ten of the best earlier this month, giving local academics more pint for their pence. Understandably for students, price came … Continued

You might associate football more with our quiz machine hire services than our slot machine hire – and after topping the Championship with 90 points in 2014-15, Bournemouth are likely to be a quiz question in the years to come. But in the more immediate future, the fruit machines of Bournemouth’s amusement arcades could see … Continued