In the US, Dave & Buster's has begun the process of hiring staff for its latest arcade and restaurant in Baintree, Massachusetts.

The company’s $12m venue will feature 170 games and will employ approximately 200 members of staff when it opens in January.

“The creation of jobs is a plus and it takes a business site that’s been dormant for over two years and revitalises it, creates some tax revenue for the town and a new business is better than a vacant building any day of the week,” chief of staff and operations, Peter Morin, told the Boston Globe.

Nearly 50 per cent of the property will be dedicated to amusement games.