Coin-op / Pay-to-play News

Dubai distributor Warehouse of Games is now taking delivery of one of the IAAPA show’s biggest hit-games, Whack a Clown. The game, built by ICE, is handled exclusively in the UAE by WoG.
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Bahrain has introduced five per cent value added tax for a trial period, to bring it into line with two other Gulf states that have already started applying the goods and services tax – Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The tax came in January 1, 2019.
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Another Guinness world record for the Dubai Mall, the world’s most visited retail and lifestyle destination. It now has the distinction of claiming the record for the world’s largest Christmas bauble ornament.
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The European practice of locating coin-operated amusement games in the foyer of cinemas is unlikely to be adopted in the Middle East, where the movie business is taking off, following the reversal of the ban in Saudi Arabia.
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An examination of the world’s most luxurious cinemas by UK newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, hit on six locations, including the the Reel Cinema in the Dubai Mall.
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The call has gone out for nominations for the MENALAC Awards for 2019. The 2nd series of awards will be held during the DEAL trade show in Dubai and will take place at the Gala Dinner, which is to be held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, in Dubai on March 26.
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