As the amusement with prizes machine approaches its 50th birthday, Phil Clegg looks at the impact it has had across Europe.
IN two years’ time we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the AWP - the amusement with prizes machine.
During this near half century the AWP has developed through many formats and spread across Europe until today it forms the foundation of the street market. There are now in the region of 1.3 million units on site across the continent and, apart from South Africa, it is very much a European phenomenon.
