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New arcade opening in Las Vegas this April – Insert Coin(s)

New arcade opening in Las Vegas this April – Insert Coin(s)

arcadehero February 15, 2011 4

(Thanks to Chris LaPorte for the info) If you live in or near Las Vegas then this April you have a new arcade to look forward to visiting. Known as Insert Coin(s), this statement

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Billy Mitchell opens the King of Kong Arcade

Billy Mitchell opens the King of Kong Arcade

arcadehero February 10, 2011 47

The quest for the high score to the Donkey Kong arcade machine was made famous by the documentary, The King of Kong, A Fistful of Quarters. Thanks to that film, the rivalry between Billy

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Electric Theater Vintage Arcade coming to Kansas City, MO this year

arcadehero January 23, 2011 14

Another classic arcade is in the works, and this time it will be found in the Kansas City, Missouri area.  Too be known as the Electric Theater Vintage Arcade, the operator Mike Freeland is

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'Round 1' rocks SoCal with bowling, food, pool, arcades and more

Shaggy September 6, 2010 10

A new amusement facility has opened up at the Puente Hills Shopping mall in the LA area and thanks to AH contributor Phil Arrington (who setup the Arcade Heroes videocast at Amusement Expo earlier

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Dave and Busters Ownership Changes hands in $570 million deal; new D&B opens in Roseville, CA

Shaggy May 3, 2010 2

Via One of the more recognized business chains to feature coin-op games is changing hands, as the Oak Hill Capital Partners has announced that they will buy the company for $570 millionUSD. From the

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New entertainment facility under development in Omaha

Shaggy November 4, 2009 0

If you live anywhere near Omaha Nebraska then you have a new entertainment facility to look forward to visiting sometime in the future. At the moment it is called “The V” which I am

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New arcade opening up in Ohio: Flashback Classic Coin Ops

Shaggy October 20, 2009 0

Arcade fans in Ohio, you have a new arcade place to look forward to checking out – if you can rent it out. Called Flashback Classic Coin Ops, the business is in the final

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New arcade in West Virginia – TJ's Arcade

Shaggy August 10, 2009 0

I’m finding it encouraging that we are seeing more news come around of new locations opening up in various places and the latest example of this opening trend is TJ’s Arcade in Mannington, West

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New FEC opens in the Tampa Bay area – Xtreme Adventures

Shaggy July 28, 2009 1

The new FEC location announcements just keep pouring in and this one comes from Tampa Bay area in Florida. What used to be a gym has now become a 6,000 sq. ft. entertainment facility

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Another big FEC opens in Indiana – America's Incredible Pizza Co.

Shaggy July 23, 2009 1

I’m not sure what it is about Indiana lately, but it seems to be attracting a lot of entertainment facilities as of late. The newest facilitiy – America’s Incredible Pizza Co. opens today with

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A couple of new arcade openings, one in Glace Bay Canada, one in Steamboat Springs, CO

Shaggy June 6, 2009 0

It is frustrating that when the announcement of an arcade business closing hits the internet, it’s fairly easy to find stories where people imply that it must mean utter doom for the rest of

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