COIN-OP NEWS
PAI moves headquarters
Payment Alliance International will move its corporate
headquarters to a new location, according to the Louisville
Business First. The company has signed a lease to take
33,000 square-feet of new space at 2101 High Wickham Pl,
Louisville, KY 40245.
President and CEO John Leehy said that the company also
plans to hire 25 to 30 additional employees to be housed at
the new headquarters. The new hires will help support the
company’s Port St. Lucie, Fla., operations, which include the
company’s call center management business.
PAI’s lease at 6060 Dutchmans Lane ended on June 1.
For more information, visit (www.gopai.com).
Association honors
first woman as Industry
Person of the Year
Betson Enterprises financial services manager, Nina
Byron, has been named the 2017 Industry Person of the
Year by the Amusement and Music Owners Association of
New York, making her the first woman to receive the award.
Byron was presented with the award at the April 24
AMOA-NY Awards Gala and Dinner at Ben & Jack’s Steak-
house in Manhattan.
“With her financial acumen, hard work ethic and outgoing
personality, Nina definitely deserves this award,” said Kevin
Fritz, vice president of Betson Financial Services. “She is
widely respected as one of the most liked and best known
executives in the amusement and music industry. It is an
honor to work with her all these years.”
Nina joined Betson in 1999 where she has been a key
contributor to the company’s growing financial services
department. Today, Nina continues to provide oversight to
Betson’s corporate and branch office financial portfolio.
“I am honored to be chosen as the first woman to receive
the Industry Person of the Year Award,” said Byron. “It is
exciting to see how the industry has grown over the past
years and I feel truly blessed to be part of it.”
For more information, visit (www.betson.com).
PLAY METER
GameTime partners
with Tampa Bay Rays
GameTime has collaborated with the professional baseball
team Tampa Bay Rays to renovate the Grand Slam Alley
family entertainment area at Tropicana Field.
The arcade debuted during the Kids Pep Rally on April 1
and Opening Day on April 2 when the Tampa Bay Rays took
on the New York Yankees.
“GameTime’s partnership has allowed us to enhance the
game day experience for Rays fans at Tropicana Field,” said
the Tampa Bay Rays vice president, Josh Bullock. “We are
always looking for unique, fun, and exciting ballpark ameni-
ties, and we feel families and especially kids, will enjoy this
new offering.”
Located on the main concourse, the
newly renovated Grand Slam Alley
includes GameTime-sullied games
like Space Invaders Frenzy, Cruise N’
Blast, Baseball Pro, Dream Raiders, and
Deadstorm Pirates. Fans can also enter
live interactive contests in the Game-
Time zone presented on the Jumbotron
between innings.
“We are excited to partner with the
Tampa Bay Rays this season and offer
their loyal fans a place to have a fun
interactive experience with their fam-
ily,” said Mike Abecassis, GameTime
owner and CEO. “We want the new
GameTime zone to reflect and embrace
the caliber of entertainment we offer
at each of our centers and this new
collaboration with the Tampa Bay Rays
is one of many ways we are bringing
GameTime into the community.”
For more information, visit (www.
gametimeplayers.com).
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JUNE 2017