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Enter to Win: AMI Giveaway Honors the Legendary Keith Richards

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 AMI Giveaway Honors the Legendary Keith Richards

– Prize Includes Live at the Hollywood Palladium Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set!

AMI announced their newest contest, celebrating guitar legend Keith Richards. One lucky entrant will win the limited release Live at the Hollywood Palladium from Keith Richards and the X-Pensive Winos. The deluxe box set includes remastered versions of the December 15, 1988 concert on both CD and 2x 180g LPs plus a bonus 10” vinyl of 3 previously unreleased tracks. Additionally, the box set includes a DVD of original concert footage and a 40-page hardback book featuring an essay from renowned rock writer David Fricke alongside a new interview and rare, never-before-seen photos from Richards’ own archives. Also included are reproductions of archival materials, including a setlist, dressing room sign, VIP backstage passes, tour t-shirt, guitar pick, and more. The contest is open November 13, 2020 through December 2, 2020. Music fans can enter the contest using the AMI Music app, available on iOS and Android. Contest entry is also available on any participating AMI Jukebox.

Best known as co-founder and guitarist for the groundbreaking rock and roll band, The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards has also enjoyed musical success on his own. His first foray as a solo artist came in 1988, with the critically-acclaimed Talk is Cheap. A cross-country U.S. tour accompanied the album, with a stop on December 15 at the famed Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. No stranger to the venue, Richards joked to the crowd about previously being thrown off that very stage, referring to a 1972 incident in which he tried to perform with his idol, Chuck Berry. Backing Richards on this tour were a group of musicians and friends, dubbed The X-Pensive Winos. Members included Waddy Wachtel, Ivan Neville, Bobby Keys, Sarah Dash, Charley Drayton, and Steve Jordan.

The live album, which featured several Rolling Stones songs was originally released in December, 1991 at the same time the Stones were staging their Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle comeback tour. This reissue offers an all-inclusive look back and a chance to relive the night through the music, photos, concert footage, and promotional items.

Like all music fans, AMI is eager for the return of live music, from stadiums to dive bars. AMI is proud to offer a chance at winning this exclusive box set, full of live music, memories, and memorabilia. For a limited time, AMI jukeboxes will be also be featuring a Keith Richards playlist that highlights his biggest hits with and without The Rolling Stones. All are encouraged to check out the playlist and enter the contest using the AMI Music app or by visiting a nearby AMI jukebox venue.

Contact GAD Vending to find AMI Jukeboxes in NE, KS, IA and MO to complete your registration.

Hands Free Pinball: Creative Thinking…

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May not be for every player but a bit of creative thinking makes this vintage pinball game hands free.

 

 

Should you buy a new Stern Pinball Machine?

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Stern Pinball’s EVP and Chief Creative Officer George Gomez takes us on a behind the scenes look into the SPIKE™ electronics hardware system! Complementing the immersive themes and exciting gameplay experiences of Stern Pinball machines, Stern Pinball’s powerful SPIKE™ electronics hardware system enables high-definition graphics and innovative animations. SPIKE™ reduces system complexity and energy usage, resulting in enhanced reliability and simplified servicing.

Ask questions on operations, pricing and inventory availability at GAD Vending. Sales and service in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.

Crane Coffee Vending: A Long Standing Tradition of Excellence

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COTI Coffee Machine 

Crane’s Karin Sadler, Global Product Manager for Coffee, introduces Crane’s latest free standing hot drink machine to the US market. With over 3,500 machines deployed around the world, this Crane EMS introduction is a tested winner.

GAD Vending is a distributor for Crane EMS in the Midwest. Contact us in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa for sales and service.

Stern Pinball Factory Virtual Tour

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Take a look behind the scenes at the Stern Pinball Factory in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Best ever filmed! Host Jack Danger of Dead Flip Pinball Streaming on Twitch shows you how we make pinball machines from scratch here in the worlds largest pinball factory! This content was originally shown LIVE on Twitch for the 2020 Chicago Pinball Expo.

LOCATE TO PLAY A STERN PINBALL GAME – https://sternpinball.com/pinball-locator/

LOCATE TO PURCHASE – https://sternpinball.com/buy-a-game/

Shipping This Week: 2021 Home Golden Tee

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Did you order yours Golden Tee Home Edition? There’s a lot of demand but we are happy to let you know when yours can arrive.

We have offices in Kansas City, Des Moines and Omaha.

If you are updating your existing machine and need parts – GAD Vending stocks Golden Tee parts. Pick up or ship to you.

Stern Pinball Announces Mask Sales Proceeds to Charitable Causes

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As Stern Army locations and other establishments worldwide ease back into reopening, it’s necessary for all employers and players to practice safe habits while working and playing.
Facilities are opening in a careful and measured way to ensure a safe environment for all guests and staff and Stern wants to support those efforts by providing these additional safety measures in the form of these masks. Stern will donate a portion of the proceeds directly to the AMOA Coin-Op Cares Education and Charitable Foundation and to the AAMA American Amusement Machine Charitable Foundation.
  •  Features 3 layers of cotton with polyester front
  •  Comfortable and easy to breathe through
  •  A portion of the proceeds will go directly to charity
  •  Artwork by Josh Clay
$9.99
FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING on all orders over $50!

Fox News: Coronavirus leads to spike in pinball popularity

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From Fox News: 

Pinball machines have become a popular pastime as more people look for non-conventional forms of at-home entertainment in the midst of the pandemic.

And with additional pocket money to spare this year due to the reduction in traditional expenditures like travel or dining out, pinball machine sales have surged amongst first-time buyers.

As the largest manufacturing pinball makers in the world, Stern Pinball has been a direct beneficiary of the upswing. The Chicago-based company has grown five-fold over the course of the pandemic, with its current backlog orders at record levels.

“It’s a challenge to entertain everybody when your options of going out have been removed,” board member, owner and Vice Chairman and EVP of Stern Pinball, Inc. Dave Peterson told FOX Business. “People quarantined at home are looking to entertain their families, and pinball is a terrific way to do that. Now our real challenge as a company is to scale our manufacturing up in order to work off those backlogs and meet that demand.”

Read the entire article here. 

Fit Pick – Your Healthy Vending Options

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Fit Pick is the vending industry’s signature nutrition outreach initiative. Since its launch in 2005, FitPick machines have been available to millions of vending machine patrons. Currently, close to 15,000 American organizations – schools, hospitals, workplaces and all branches of the U.S. military – are participating in the program.

NUTRITION STANDARDS
For workplaces, the Fit Pick program features new nutrition guidelines with absolute value requirements that are easy for operators and consumers to understand. Fit Pick Select, the program designed for schools, hospitals and other locations, has adopted the USDA Sart Snacks in School nutrient standards, helping ensure the program is approved in all health-oriented settings.

NUTRITION EXPERTS
NAMA has tapped he Nutrition Advisory Council of outside nutrition experts, influencers from leading universities and health organizations, and its Healthy Vending and Micro Market Leadership Committee to help craft and explain the new guidelines.

FRESH GRAPHICS
New colorful graphics grab consumers’ attention and promote brand awareness.

 

Hot Wheels Review

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