Operators prepare to take a hit as new £1 coin introduced

Amusement arcade owners are getting set to take a hit as they prepare their machines for the arrival of the new £1 coin. Last week, The Treasury announced that the new coin will enter circulation on 28 March and its predecessor will be withdrawn by mid-October. At Skegness’s Tower Amusements, manager Ray Lane said it had cost the business around £30 per machine when the new sized 10p coin was introduced in 1992, and revealed the FEC was already getting ready for the new £1. He told the Lincolnshire Echo: “We’ve had dummy coins issued for about three months now [ ] The post Operators prepare to take a hit as new £1 coin introduced appeared first on Coinslot.
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