TORONTO, ON, Canada — VirtuPlay Corp. said it has released five new games for its Intevo Players Club, an online gaming community run on the company's pay-for-use Internet and gaming terminals that now features a "guided user interface" to encourage participation. New titles include Rev It 21, Spot It, Whack'em Golf, Secrets of Pandora and Blast'em UFOs. The Players Club gives members access to exclusive Intevo games as well as the chance to win free prizes, at no cost to the operator. Registered players accumulate "tokens" in an online account, and can redeem them for prizes; they also are eligible for monthly competitions and ongoing contests.

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A highlight for Firestone at the 2008 ASI Show in Las Vegas was the announcement of the inductees into the Firestone Financial Platinum Partner Club.

This is the second year that Firestone Financial has bestowed this recognition on selected manufacturers and distributors. Members of the Platinum Partner Club are chosen for their innovation and leadership roles in the industry, and for being among Firestone’s top partners during the prior year.

In addition to an award ceremony at the ASI show, Firestone made a contribution to the AAMCF (American Amusement Machine Charitable Foundation) in honor of the members. Each received a handsome plaque to be displayed in their offices acknowledging their industry leadership and their partnership with Firestone.

Firestone Financial President David Cohen noted, “Some of you have been doing business with Firestone for over 30 years. I want to emphasize how much we appreciate these relationships -- and to thank you for the business you direct to us.”

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(Issued April 2008) -- There was magic in the air at New York’s Riccardo's By the Bridge on February 25th -- and it wasn’t just because there was a magician in the room.

The occasion: Over 150 industry leaders gathered to honor David S. Cohen, President and CEO of Firestone Financial Corp., who was named 2007 ‘Man of the Year’ by the Amusement Music Owners Association of New York (AMOA-NY).  During his 22 years with the company, Firestone has grown to become one of the leading independent providers of financing to the coin-op amusement and vending industries. 

Speakers at the event included: Frank Calland of E&S Music- President of AMOA-NY; Russ Mawdsley of Russell-Hall, Inc. - AMOA First Vice President, and Rick Kirby - President of Betson. 

Among attendees were a ‘Who’s Who’ in the region’s industry, including operators, distributors and manufacturers, as well as a dozen Firestone staffers from the company’s Newton, Mass. location, and David’s two daughters.

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WINCHESTER, VA — Web development firm, WebCamp One , has announced the successful design and launch of another new website.  Tickercom.com is the company website of Ticker Communications, Inc. of Victoria, British Columbia. The Canadian company, together with it's Las Vegas, NV satellite office, provides LED and digital media displays, complete with wireless and Internet content feeds, to thousands of such devices worldwide. The new website is a complete redesign of Tickercom's web presence.

According to WebCamp One's Jim Pietrangelo, "There's nothing more satisfying than working with people who, to a person, understand the goals of a project and work together as a team to bring about a successful outcome. Tickercom is such a company. I'm proud that we were chosen to be their web design firm."