Bath UK August 2010 – EMBED, a leading provider of Debit Card, Redemption Management and Point of Sale Systems for the amusement and family entertainment industry, and Playsafe Monitoring, a leading provider of gaming machine management and monitoring systems in the UK and Europe, are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement to merge the two businesses. Under the deal, Embed will conduct all of its UK and European business through Playsafe which will become part of the Embed International Group and be rebranded as “Embed Playsafe”.
For more than 20 years Playsafe Monitoring has been the UK industry’s leading supplier of systems for amusement and gaming centre venues and with a large installed base of systems has built a reputation in the market for its high quality products and services. Behind the company is a dedicated team with a huge amount of industry experience headed up by Playsafe founder Mr David Stenning.
Under the deal with Embed, Mr Stenning will remain as a key shareholder and Managing Director and will be joined by Embed’s Chairman Adam Steinberg in leading the business which will offer the existing Playsafe product range together with Embed’s systems for Redemption management, Debit Card Cashless, Point of Sale and Event Scheduling.
Commenting on the deal Mr Stenning said, “I am extremely pleased with this new relationship and the possibilities it offers. Embed has a fantastic product range, a great team of like minded people and objectives much in line with our own. The potential we have going forward with our merged businesses and eventually merged products is very exciting not just for us but also our customers”.
Internationally the combined group is the world’s largest provider of systems for amusement and leisure facilities with more than 1000 systems in operation. Embed Chairman Adam Steinberg also stated that “with the combined resources of both Playsafe and Embed the new venture will be able to offer operators of all kinds of amusement, gaming and entertainment venues across the UK and Europe a unique suite of management systems.”
Those interested to find out more about the range of products available from Embed Playsafe should contact David Stenning at +44-1225 311323.
Playsafe has a long-standing business with many years of experience in the amusement and gaming industry both in the UK and Europe. It has expanded its product range from machine monitoring to loyalty and player tracking over the last few years and is continuing to develop products for the future. Playsafe’s priority has always been about customer support and satisfaction and as part of this policy, supplying operators with products to maximise their operation revenues.
Embed is a global supplier of systems for the control and management of amusement and leisure facilities. With offices in the UK, USA, UAE and Australia, Embed has a global support network and coverage of all major markets. The Embed System allows for admissions control, cashless operation of games and attractions, retail, food and beverage sales, full prize redemption management, and integrated event scheduling. For additional information on Embed, please visit the web site at www.embedcard.com.