Commercial Gamerooms

Hot Wheels Review

Hot Wheels Review 1250 662 GAD Vending

Last Chance: Black Knight Sword of Rage Pinball

Last Chance: Black Knight Sword of Rage Pinball 650 650 GAD Vending

Featuring a custom sculpted, interactive, and multi-functional Black Knight bash toy, players go to battle directly against the Black Knight while rocking to a legacy sound package composed and performed by Scott Ian of Anthrax with Brendon Small, adrenalizing the audio experience for players on their pinball quest.  Includes custom speech by Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies.

For pricing, more information, call GAD Vending.

 

Straight Down the Middle: Avengers Infinity Quest

Straight Down the Middle: Avengers Infinity Quest 1271 652 GAD Vending

Another exciting review on the new Stern Pinball title Avengers: Infinity Quest.

GAD Vending knows Pinball! We are happy to share locations to go play Stern Pinball. What games we have in stock or quick ship programs. Let you know pricing for a pinball game, pick up/delivery and tax. GAD Vending is very proud to be a long standing distributor of Stern Pinball.

As We Open Up – New Cleaning Standards For Your Equipment

As We Open Up – New Cleaning Standards For Your Equipment 1707 2560 GAD Vending

While many of our vending machines, digital music and ATMs have been located in essential business – many of our customers are just opening up.

Don’t go it alone! Harsh chemicals will destroy graphics and parts. If you’ve been open during the pandemic, you should be using these guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting your equipment. If something is not addressed here, please contact GAD Vending for manufacturer recommendations for cleaning.

For all our route provides, end users, maintenance crews and service personnel – here are articles and video on the new level of COVID cleaning standards.

VENDING

3 Ways Vending Is Providing Safer Retail – The Social Distancing Hero

How to Clean Your Crane Vending Machine: Daily Cleaning and Disinfecting

3 Additional Ways Owner/Operators Can Keep Their Machines COVID Clean

Vending Machines – A Controlled, Safe Method to Provide Food and Beverages to Consumers – Part II

 

ATM

New! Hyosung ATM Disinfection Kits Coming Soon

DIGITAL MUSIC

Starting Up Your AMI Jukebox Post-Pandemic

 

 

Virtual Pinball Expo: October 15 – 17, 2020

Virtual Pinball Expo: October 15 – 17, 2020 570 321 GAD Vending

There is time to join the VIRTUAL Pinball Expo 2020! 

PINBALL EXPO 2020 ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear Friends of Pinball Expo,

The Governor of Illinois mandated all events of our size to remain closed until the state moves to Phase 5, which includes having a vaccination for Covid-19. Illinois, like many other states, is currently in Phase 4. We knew we had to take matters into our own hands, and we did. In keeping with the tradition of having a yearly show, we are excited to announce that we will be having a free virtual event, to be held October 15th – 17th, 2020. Included will be virtual factory tours, seminars, vendor showcases, and much more! Stay tuned to our website (www.pinballexpo.com), Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for more information.

If you booked your 2020 room through our Pinball Expo block of rooms, the Westin hotel will automatically cancel your reservation and no charges will be applied. If you need to speak to someone at the hotel directly, please call them at 1-847-777-6500. In addition, if you paid for any event packages, tours, seminars, etc. through our website, you will receive a full refund.

We hope you can tune in for what will be a spectacular, action-packed, pinball fest! Thank you for your support and we wish you continued safety and good health.

Sincerely,

Robert Berk and the Pinball Expo Team

Stern Pinball: Avengers Infinity Quest Rule Sheet

Stern Pinball: Avengers Infinity Quest Rule Sheet 717 920 GAD Vending

Will you have what it takes to save the universe?  Check out the official Avengers: Infinity Quest 25 page rule sheet to learn how to battle Thanos and defeat the Black Order!

AIQ-Rule-Sheet

Review: Stern’s Pinball Avengers: Infinity Quest

Review: Stern’s Pinball Avengers: Infinity Quest 518 755 GAD Vending

Pinball News gave a complete review of Stern’s newest release – Avengers: Infinity Quest

Here’s an excerpt: 

Stern Pinball today announced their new ‘cornerstone’ game title, Avengers: Infinity Quest, designed by Keith Elwin with artwork by Jeremy Packer a.k.a. Zombie Yeti.

A ‘cornerstone’ game is an in-house design which comes in the familiar three variants; Pro, Premium and Limited Edition. In this case the Limited Edition is limited to 500 machines.

This isn’t the first Avengers game from Stern. The George Gomez design was produced at the end of 2012 with the usual Pro/Premium/LE full-size variants – with the LEs available in two versions – followed by a The Pin home model in 2013.

As with BatmanJurassic Park and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Stern Pinball have returned to a previous theme for their new game title’s inspiration.

This new Avengers: Infinity Quest game is an all-new design, based on the Marvel comic book series rather than any of the popular movies. It is a six-ball, three-flipper game with the third flipper half-way up on the left side of the playfield.

Read the entire article at Pinball News

All Access Tour of American Pinball Factory

All Access Tour of American Pinball Factory 2560 1920 GAD Vending

UC professor uses pinball to teach engineering

UC professor uses pinball to teach engineering 1280 695 GAD Vending

University of Cincinnati  is using pinball machines to teach engineering, robotics, automation autonomous systems and AI.

Excerpt: 

“I am trying to develop control strategies or AI strategies to operate in adversarial environments to achieve our goals, taking into account the actions of other agents,” Fuchs said. “For example, dogfighting strategies of autonomous systems is one application. The optimal way to dogfight an opponent is dependent on how they are trying to dogfight you. We use a field of math called game theory in which we solve for both sides of the problem at the same time.”

Fuchs said they can apply this concept to different applications as a test vehicle, including video games and pinball. Pinball machines are a much easier and cheaper tool to test their concepts, instead of worrying about flying around and potentially crashing expensive U.S. Air Force planes, Fuchs quipped.

Read the entire article

 

Golden Tee 2021 Pre-Release Game Locations Available Now!

Golden Tee 2021 Pre-Release Game Locations Available Now! 225 225 GAD Vending

Golden Tee 2021 pre-releases have been sent out to operators! We make it as easy as possible to find a Golden Tee game near you with two options:

Option 1

If you are using an internet browser, navigate to goldentee.com/locations. There you will find locations near you with a 21 on the location a red pin.

Option 2

On your Apple or Android devices, you can use the GT Caddy app. Click on Places on the main screen in the middle right to find games on your device. All 2021 updated machines will have a gray location pin and a generic Golden Tee logo when you click on the location.

Download GT Caddy for Apple & Android devices below!
Apple: Click Here
Android: Click Here