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Wednesday 20 Oct 2010
10.00 - 18.00
Thursday 21 Oct 2010
10.00 - 16.00
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Press Reports
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Show And Tell - Preview 2010 Show Report Part 1 Email Shot Wednesday 21st October 2009
Thank you to everyone who exhibited and visited Preview 2010. In this, the first of three emails, our exhibitors share their thoughts and experiences from this year’s show.
“Although Preview was on just one floor this year, the attendance figures were high and the quality of people that I saw was the best in years. From arcade to bingo and casino, we saw a very wide range of customers on our stand – particularly on the first day. And it was refreshing to find that there wasn’t as much doom and gloom as there has been in the past. In fact, there was real interest and optimism about Category C and we did take orders during the show. We were also really pleased with the response to our bingo products. To conclude, I would say we were quietly surprised at how good the show was and how many great people were there.” Alan Rogers – Astra Games
'It was the sixth time RLMS Sales has exhibited at Preview and we were overwhelmed with the level of support we received from both new and existing customers. We found that visitors to our stand had an optimistic outlook about the current state of our industry and were very interested in the brand new products we had on display for the very first time. With a wide range of products for all markets, we feel that Preview is a perfect way for us to showcase the best the industry has to offer. As always we found the show to be extremely well organised for both exhibitors and visitors and look forward to doing it all again at Preview 2011.' Martyn Allsop – RLMS
“A successful exhibition, especially in this economic climate, lays tribute to a tri-part contribution, the right location, the right exhibitors and most importantly the right visitors. This year's Preview delivered all three. Although working with a reduced exhibition area, Preview attracted high quality visitors with either authority and/or influence to make purchasing decisions, demonstrated by our own product Big Tony's Pokerkard amassing intense interest throughout the two days resulting in early post show sales.” Tony Eyre – Nova Productions
“It was a good show and we were in a good position. We are very happy – particularly with the attention we got for our product Ticket Genie, which replaces all cash payouts from any machine with a bar-coded secure ticket.” Diana Garforth – Concept Games
'Preview proved to be a worthwhile launch pad for 3 European debut games, Photo Finish, Go Ballistic, and Marksman, also offering the opportunity to preview the eight 2010 settings for Clenaflex. Attendance appeared to be lower than previous years, particularly on the second day of the show, fortunately the calibre of the visitors was high, sales were achieved on almost all our machine types and categories. Overall the Preview matched our expectations.' John Brennan – Brent/Namco Europe
“Preview 2010 was an important show for Cashpoint. Signs on the first day were good. We were able to show both our new cabinet and new betting platform for the first time in the UK. Both were extremely well received with operators excited about the new options available to them. These are however difficult times for many operators. The introduction of our 'bookie in a box' scheme with its new weekly rental options has helped take the strain out of the operators’ pocket. The options available through our scheme mean that operators can reap the benefits of Licensed Betting Shop operation for a very small initial outlay. Visitors were of a good standard at the Preview. They are very knowledgeable of the products out in the market and are all in the same situation in looking for a product that will help them.” Stefan Nemec – Cashpoint
Cummins-Allison was, as ever, very happy to support the event and we were pleased with the high calibre of visitors to our stand. It was, however, disappointing to see that the size of the show had been reduced from two floors to one. Luckily for us, some exhibitors may have failed to show up but the majority of customers still seemed in good spirits under the circumstances given the current state of the economy.” Andy Crowson – Cummins Allison
“This was the first time we exhibited at Preview and we found the experience very positive. Our products were well received and there was a good level of interest now only from the UK but from some other countries as well. We got a good number of enquiries and found the show to be focussed and meaningful.” Brian Costigan – Almotech
