Machine jackpot boost is a winner for pubs
26-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Bigger jackpots on amusement with prizes (AWP) machines are already helping pubs drive trade according to companies and licensees. New legislation...
Going to the pub industry mediation ball. Or not, if you're the GMB
12-Jul-2009 By Hamish Champ
Thinking about it, that the GMB point blank refused to attend the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailer's latest mediation shin-dig came as no...
25-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team
A host of tenanted pubcos are to make changes to the AWP machine tie in the wake of the critical Business & Enterprise Committee report on...
19-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
08-Jun-2009 By John Harrington
Licensees and pub operators could claim some of the £500m windfall in overpaid VAT on gaming machines after a landmark High Court ruling. The...
07-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Scottish Beer and Pub Association has slammed proposals to ban cigarette vending machines and force tobacco sales under the counter.
Cig vending machine plans tabled in Parliament
19-Jan-2009 By James Wilmore
Plans to crack down on children buying cigarettes from pub vending machines have moved a step closer with the tabling of a government Bill. The...
Pubs set for AWP boost under government plans
05-Jan-2009 By James Wilmore
Pubs are set for a boost thanks to government plans to increase the maximum stake and prize for AWP machines to a higher level than first expected....
17-Sep-2008 By MA reporter
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE) is rolling out a poker-night package to 200 community pubs.
Machines & Gaming: What next for pub machines?
23-Jul-2008
The following interviews were conducted before Inspired Gaming announced the sale of its pubs division to Gamestec.Adrian Ah-Chin-KowCommercial...
Machine changes may be no jackpot
03-Jul-2008
The news that the review of gaming machines has been brought forward by a year has been greeted with enthusiasm by sectors of the trade, in...
Early review for machines
03-Jul-2008
The Government will review the level of stakes and prizes allowed at pub gaming machines one year earlier than planned. It gives hope that maximum...
Pubs could be left without gaming machines
03-Jul-2008
Thousands of pubs could find themselves without machines when Inspired Gaming quits the industry, the independent machines supplier's organisation...
26-Jun-2008 By John Harrington
The Government will review the level of stakes and prizes allowed at pub gaming machines one year earlier than planned. It gives hope that maximum...
Back to basics: Choosing a poker operator
20-May-2008
LAST SEPTEMBER the gambling powers-that-be finally laid their cards on the table and the law over poker in pubs became clearer. When it confirmed...
Ask An Expert: Poker law
20-May-2008
I want to start a poker night at my pub. What exactly is the law regarding what I can and can't do?The emphasis of the Gambling Act and the Gambling...
Machines & Gaming: Marketing machines
19-Mar-2008
Machines income has been on the decline in pubs in recent times, and research unveiled at the ATEI show at the end of January suggests it may be down...
08-Jan-2008
Almost 80% of targeted pubs in Milton Keynes allowed children to buy cigarettes from vending machines
Cracking the code
08-Nov-2007
I sincerely hope that every pub in the country has a copy of the Code of Practice for Equal Chance Gaming, issued by the Gambling Commission for...
Machines & Gaming: Multi-game SWPs
08-Oct-2007
Not content with plugging Deuchars IPA and Highland Park whisky, Ian Rankin¹s Rebus yarns are now giving a nod to a brand of games machine at...
Gambling laws: Pubs urged to "act now
14-Aug-2007 By James Wilmore
Licensees are being urged to "act now" to ensure they are ready for the new laws on gaming machines, which come into effect in less than three weeks....
Legal advice: Gaming machine permits
26-Jul-2007
THE DEPARTMENT for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has recently confirmed that pubs holding existing gaming machine permits with expiry dates after...
Gaming fees to be paid on renewal, confirms DCMS
18-Jul-2007
Local authorities will not be able to charge pubs for converting gaming machine permits in September, the Department for Culture, Media & Sport...
Brulines buys 66% Coin Metrics stake
17-May-2007 By The PMA Team
Brulines, the beer-dispense monitoring company, has acquired a 66% stake in Coin Metrics for £685,000. Coin Metrics, founded by Richard Adams and...
Have your say...
05-Apr-2007
"Publicans are well used to dealing with disturbances and patrons breaking the law. This law is no different. Public co-operation is important but if...
Chris Maclean: Now we can start rebuilding
02-Feb-2007 By Chris Maclean
This morning I signed off the agreement for the screen dividers to be reinstated in the pub. The bar here is an enormous Victorian monument to that...
Poker League takes action against West Mercia Police
11-Jan-2007
The Issue of poker in pubs could be heading to court as Nuts Poker League claims it is about to take action against Worcester-based West Mercia...
No time to gamble with machine laws
04-Jan-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Licensees are urged not to leave it too late to apply for the right to operate gaming machines when the laws change this year. Government has...
Legal advice: You can bet on it
27-Nov-2006
The Gambling Act 2005 will replace all the existing legislation on gaming, betting and lotteries. This includes gaming machines, bingo, poker and...
Raising their game
23-Nov-2006
As new legislation introduces higher stakes and prizes on gaming machines, Jo Grobel meets some key players The recent, long-awaited increase in...
Let pubs host poker
23-Nov-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
The British Beer & Pub Association is to seek a small-stakes exemption for pubs The British Beer & Pub Asso-ciation (BBPA) is to ask...
17-Nov-2006 By John Harrington
Pubs would face massive hikes in costs to operate gaming machines under new Government plans. A pub with three machines would see initial fees rocket...
Don't gamble on AWPs
19-Oct-2006
Licensees will be "ruining it for the entire pub trade" if they are caught not supervising their gaming machines.The Department for Culture, Media...
Trade welcome for £35 AWP payout
12-Oct-2006 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
The Government has agreed to raise the maximum stake and prize money for AWP machines from 27 October. Following a sustained campaign spearheaded by...
Machines & gaming: game over for AWPs?
09-Oct-2006
Fruit machines have for many decades been an integral part of the pub scene - and a vital source of extra income for many publicans, too. But now the...
06-Oct-2006
The Government has given the go-ahead to raise the maximum stake and prize money for AWP machines in pubs. The Department for Media Culture and Sport...
New call for action on AWP machines
04-May-2006
Speaking at a Conservative Party gambling seminar, BACTA's chief executive Kevin Smith said he was "puzzled and frustrated" the government had failed...
Fears pubs will not get AWP machine rises
20-Apr-2006
Fears are mounting that the government will not increase the stake and prize money for AWP machines - meaning pubs will continue to lose vital...
Legal advice: New rules on gambling
02-Mar-2006
The guidance for the Gambling Act 2005 is now out. What will the changes to the law mean for your pub?By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of...
Playing the game
03-Feb-2006
This year's ATEI show threw up a few thoughts for the pub trade, as Phil Mellows explains.Behind the urgent commotion of noise and light at this...
MPs call for action on AWPs
02-Feb-2006
MPs are calling for urgent government action to help community pubs by increasing the stake and prizes for AWP machines.As part of the 2005 Gambling...
Vending machine to aid responsible retailing, says maker
15-Jun-2005
A vending machine for bottled beers and RTDs aimed at pubs, bars and nightclubs is being launched by a young entrepreneur.Michael Bowes, a...
Back-bar: Tobacco
03-Jun-2005
Licensees should be looking at cashing in on smoking trends.Whatever the government does to try to stop people smoking, it's going to be hard to...
Technology: Winning streak
09-Feb-2005
Phil Mellows explores games machines in pubs and discovers that it is possible for everyone to be a winner, in this case especially the licensee.Amid...
Lords pull grandfather rights on AWP numbers
03-Feb-2005
by Tony Halstead Trade leaders have hit out at a new "hidden" amendment to the Gambling Bill that means pubs will need a permit from the local...
Gaming Bill stacks odds against trade
28-Oct-2004
It could end vital pub revenue stream leaders warn by John Harrington and Tony Halstead Pubs could be forced to choose between being food and...
Cigarette machines too easy for kids'
07-Oct-2004
A pub "sting" operation throughout the East Midlands has revealed how easy it is for children to buy cigarettes from vending machines. Six consumer...
Profits from AWP machines drop
30-Jun-2004
Pub operators are suffering a massive decline in the income from AWP machines as customers increasingly turn to betting shops.Fixed odd betting...
Pubs sell x-rated DVDs
23-Jun-2004
Trade bodies have taken a hard line against pubs selling pornographic DVDs from vending machines in their toilets.Fifteen pubs across the country,...
Legal advice: Some you win, some you lose
09-Dec-2003
Betting offices have some success where pubs have failed.by David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitor Joelson...
