Merit Ends Production of MoD BoX while MoD BoX Deluxe Continues

Merit Ends Production of MoD BoX while MoD BoX Deluxe Continues

Bensalem, PA – Effective November 26th, 2008, Merit Entertainment will end production of its standard MoD BoX digital jukebox. The company’s lighted, wall-mounted MoD BoX Deluxe will continue to be manufactured and offered for sale.

“The MoD BoX was released at a time when operators were looking for a low-cost solution for digital music,” stated Bob Mills, Merit’s VP of Sales and Network Business. “It was a great piece for the market and brought the reality of digital music to many operator’s businesses.”

So far in 2008, the MoD BoX Deluxe has accounted for 92% sales. Merit has decided to focus production on this premium jukebox and will continue to fully support the MoD BoX through 2011.

The MoD BoX Deluxe features an attractive lightshow and enhanced electronics package, such as an output transformer assembly and zone capabilities. Along with Rock-Ola and View jukeboxes, the MoD BoX Deluxe fully satisfies an operator’s need for a strong hardware system to couple with the outstanding AMI digital music network.

For over 30 years, Merit has ensured long-term return on investment for operators by providing continually high-earning equipment along with updates and upgrades for its products. With an installed base of over 250,000 touchscreen games garnering nearly 4.6 billion plays per year, Merit Entertainment is the worldwide leader in touchscreen entertainment devices. Merit Entertainment products appear globally in a wide array of venues and appeal to an almost limitless demographic. Merit continues to expand its position in the industry with ever-increasing entertainment, content, and new games. The company maintains a Web site with all the latest information at www.meritgames.com.

Vigma Balls to Sponsor Billiards Week

Dragon Promotions is pleased to announce Vigma Balls as the Official Balls of XTM and MBC ESPN Billiards Week in Korea. Included in these events are The 2008 Empress Cup along with 2008 3 Cushion Korea vs Europe and Korea vs World Women’s Team 3-Cushion Championship.  Vigma Balls has been in the billiard industry the past ten years and established themselves as one of the premier balls in the industry. Vigma makes carom balls as well as pocket billiard balls, and will provide both for the seven televised events in Korea for MBC ESPN, XTM,and XPORTS networks.

“Vigma was the Official Balls used in the 2005 Seoul Open and 2008 King of Carom events in Korea. The players enjoyed the playability of their products and we look forward to using them more in future events.” said Cindy Lee, CEO of Dragon Promotions.
 
The televised events include a myriad of competitions including Showdown in Seoul 9-Ball and 3 Cushion, Korea vs Europe 3-Cushion, Women’s 3 Cushion Korea  vs The World, Empress Cup 9-Ball, Women’s Ultimate Trickshot Challenge, and Korea vs Japan 9-Ball. Events will include marquee names such as World 3 Cushion Champion Semih Sayginer (TUR), World Trickshot Champion Stefano Palinga (ITL), Korea Pro Tour Champion Yu Ram Cha (KOR), and former #1 Jeanette Lee (USA). Other top talents appearing are 8x Japan National Champion Akimi Kajitani (JPN), 2007 Trickshot Runner-up Shanelle Loraine(GUA), Korea #2 Eun Ji Park, Korea #1 3 Cushion Champion Su Ha Park, and Turkish 9-Ball Champion Neslihan Gurel. All together the events will yield over 20 hours of primetime network programs with 40 million viewers over the next sixty days.

“We are excited to be a part of these special events with such great world champions like Jeanette Lee and Semih Sayginer. We want to get more involved in the sporting side and support both carom and pocket billiards in helping provide quality products and sponsorships to world class events.” commented Stanley Ng , Business Development Manager of Vigma Balls.
 
Vigma plans on expanding and supporting more events in the US, Asia, and other parts of the world in 2009. More info on Vigma can be found at www.vigma.com. For dealer inquires contact info@vigma.com 
 
Vigma has been making quality balls for over three generations. Vigma prides itself in its unique craftsmanship built on their advanced and exclusive technology which they have perfected over several years. Vigma Balls are available at a fraction of the price of competitor’s even though Vigma Balls are harder and more durable than other balls, making them more resistant to scratches and burns. Vigma now creates balls for Carom, Snooker and Pool so all players worldwide may experience better playability.

Aramith Gives Away Free Products to Celebrate 50th

To celebrate its 50th year of world leadership in quality billiard balls, the Belgian brand gives away hundreds of products of its new My Aramith product line to billiard players across the world. Few doubt on Aramith’s leadership in quality billiard balls. An estimated 90% of all pool, snooker and carom rooms in the world utilize the various Aramith sets, and a majority of all residential tables opt for them as well. Virtually all tournaments, championships, and billiard events utilise exclusively Aramith in their tournaments, and professional players around the world vouch for Aramith only to guarantee their performance.

Free Aramith product give-away celebrates 50th year of leadership Launched in the early fifties, Aramith’s unique quality made the Belgian maker reach supremacy very quickly. With other makers exiting the market, this leadership in quality guaranteed also leadership in market share. Still Aramith doesn’t take its position for granted as it feels customers are entitled to be utterly demanding. Constantly innovating new products, Aramith recently introduced the Fusion by Aramith dining pool table, and is now proud to introduce its “my aramith” line, a unique product program that addresses the frequent
player’s need to train with his own professional ball set in perfect condition at his local billiard room.
“We’ve tested it out at several trade shows, international markets and pool rooms, and we see an increasing number of players that besides their own cue, prefer to play or train with their own high quality set for better results. Pool room owners don’t mind at all : by letting them play with their own sets they patronize the league teams at their room”, says Curt Bossuyt, CEO of the company.
“Still, carrying the balls with you wasn’t an easy thing to do. With our new stylish ball and cue case, or shoulder ball case, players can now easily take their prefered set with them anytime. Moreover, with the personalized cue ball, they can have their or their team name engraved
in the cue ball adding a nice personal touch to their individual set.”
Several hundreds of these products are now given away (before end of year 2008) for free to celebrate Aramith’s 50th year of leadership in billiards. To enter, there’s no obligation to purchase, it’s totally free and all that is needed is to log in on www.myaramith.com where more information on the products and the give-away is available.
Are you willing to communicate on this celebration contest for free
in your magazine, newsletter or on your website?
Please inform us: aramith@saluc.com

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