Quicksilver is a British amusement arcade and gambling machine company. It is the UK's largest slot gambling machine operator, with over 200 high street outlets and about 10,000 gambling machines.[1] Quicksilver describes itself as the "largest amusement business in the UK".[2]
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| Industry | Gambling |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | UK |
Number of locations | 200+ |
Area served | UK |
| Products | amusement arcade and gambling machines |
| Parent | Novomatic |
Operations
editIn conjunction with their parent company, Talarius, they operate three high street brands across the UK, Quicksilver, Silvers and Winners, including eight at motorway service areas.[2]
In 2007, the profitability of the firm was hit when the British government introduced a new taxation regime for gambling and a smoking ban on commercial premises but the company has since recovered.[3]
Since 2012, Quicksilver have run the arcades at all Extra motorway service stations in the UK, and from 2013, the arcade at the Folkestone service station on the M20.[citation needed]
In 2013, Talarius and Quicksilver left the trade body BACTA after becoming dissatisfied with the direction it was taking but rejoined in 2014 following the appointment of John White as chief executive.[4]
In September 2015, Playtech reached a deal to provide its software to 92 of Talarius' Quicksilver-branded UK high street "adult gaming centres" (AGCs).[5] In July 2016, Gamestec a subsidiary of Novomatic, extended their logistics contract to provide "extensive network and infrastructure capacity" for a third year to over 180 Quicksilver outlets.[6]
Ownership
editQuicksilver is part of Talarius, which was owned by the Australian Tatts Group from 2008 until it was sold to Austrian company Novomatic in June 2016.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Talarius Case Study". RecruitmentRevolution. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Quicksilver". Quicksilver. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Getting To Know You: Peter Harvey, CEO, Talarius". 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Talarius rejoins BACTA".
- ^ "Playtech to provide retail software to Talarius". 4 September 2015.
- ^ Talarius and Gamestec agree extension on logistics contract. Gamestec, 3 March 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Novomatic buys Talarius - News - Coin-op - InterGame".
External links
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