AGMMA was formed in 1990 by the major Australian gaming machine manufacturers. Current members include Ainsworth Game Technology, Aristocrat Technologies, Global Gaming Industries, International Game Technology (IGT), Konami Gaming, Pacific Gaming and Stargames Corporation. Associate members include Acres Gaming, Bytecraft Systems, eBet Limited, Hagemeyer (Soanar), JCM American, MDS Turbo, Mikohn Gaming, TAB Limited and TCS Aces.
AGMMA's mission is to support the Gaming Industry's future.
AGMMA devotes a major effort to assisting and providing input to various industry bodies and their respective regulators - and to providing such input itself where appropriate.
AGMMA hosts the annual Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE), located in Sydney, Australia. Around 200 companies exhibit the latest in gaming-related products and technology, occupying 20,000 square metres (over 215,000 square feet) of exhibition space. Around 12,000 visitors attend AGE each year.
AGMMA is also co-hosting the inaugural New Zealand Gaming Expo in Christchurch, 20-22 March 2004.
AGMMA developed the "Player Information Booklet", which sets out in clear and unambiguous terms the information that consumers need to make informed decisions about playing Australian gaming machines. Among other publications, AGMMA also developed the booklet "Gaming Machines - Do You Know the Whole Story?" which has proven an invaluable source for many gaming jurisdictions around the world. Both these publications are available at no cost fromAGMMA's website.
For further information:
Contact AGMMA's Executive Officer, Ross Ferrar at rferrar@agmma.com or on (02) 9431 5303.
Official site of AGMMA is www.agmma.com.
Australian Gaming Machine Manufacturers’ Association (AGMMA) Observations Paper
Submitted to
Productivity Commission Inquiry into
AUSTRALIA’S GAMBLING INDUSTRIES
November, 1998
The Australian Gaming Machine Manufacturers’ Association (AGMMA) is a non-profit
organisation whose membership is:
Aristocrat Leisure Industries Ltd
I.G.T. (Australia) Pty Limited
Konami Australia Pty Ltd
Milwell Pty Ltd
Pacific Gaming Pty Ltd
Precise Craft Pty Ltd (Trading as Vidco)
Video Lottery Consultants Inc
All members hold licences or approvals to manufacture and supply gaming machines
throughout the various Australian jurisdictions.
In total, the members supply over 98% of all gaming machines to licensed venues in
Australia. Additionally, they supply the majority of gaming machine monitoring systems used in the Country.
This paper comprises a number of observations specific to gaming machines rather than a
listed set of responses to the terms of reference. They are posited in the hope that they
may be of use to the wider task for which the Commission has carriage. In many respects
the terms of reference require responses from the disciplines of psychology, sociology and
economics. The Association claims no expertise or wisdom in these, and happily defers to
those who do.
You can read the full text of The Australian Gaming Machine Manufacturers’ Association (AGMMA) Observations Paper here http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/gambling/subs/sub050.pdf.
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