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| Industry | Gambling |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | UK |
Number of locations | 200+ |
Area served | UK |
| Products | amusement arcade and gambling machines |
| Parent | Novomatic |
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]
In 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]
Quicksilver 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]
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