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Big Buck Hunter Pro’s, “Beat the Pro” tour heated things up in Southern California last week. Playtime Amusements was the host of these events that are designed to celebrate the #1 Coin-Operated game in North America. The “Beat the Pro” event rolled through six locations throughout the Los Angeles-area and Orange County from January 29th – January 31st.
Local players were plucked out of their bar stools to play one another to get some great Big Buck Hunter Pro prizes and some of the local hardcore players even challenged the seasoned veteran. Jay Wendell, the owner of Playtime Amusements stated, “This was a great event that brought out many customers to my locations”.
The Beat the Pro Tour visited these fine establishments:
January 9th
Aloha Billiards in Buena Park, CA
The Back Alley in Fullerton, CA
January 10th
Perq’s in Huntington Beach, CA
Atlanta Lounge in Huntington Beach, CA
Jan 11th
Hermosa Beach Yacht Club (HBYC) in Hermosa Beach, CA
The North End in Hermosa Beach, CA
The next stop of this tour is the Indianapolis Area from February 18th – 19th and the Baltimore area from March 3rd – March 6th. If you would like the “Pro” to come to your locations, contact Ryan Cravens at rcravens@betson.com.
For more information, contact Betson Enterprises’ Ryan Cravens at 630-238-9400 x 6210
About Play Mechanix:
George Petro, a former game designer for Midway Games <http://www.midwaygames.com> founded Play Mechanix in 1995. In a little over a decade, Play Mechanix has created over 30 titles for the Arcade, Bar and Casino industries including the best-selling video hunting series Big Buck Hunter and I Dream of Jeanie for IGT. Play Mechanix is currently creating an on-line tournament system for use with Big Buck Hunter Pro and beyond. Play Mechanix recently merged with Raw Thrills.
About Raw Thrills:
Former Midway game designer Eugene Jarvis founded Raw Thrills Inc. in 2001 to create the next generation of arcade game entertainment. After creating content for IGT, Raw Thrills has gone on to design and release the best selling titles Target: Force, The Fast and the Furious and The Fast and the Furious: Super Bikes.
About Betson Enterprises:
Betson Enterprises, a division of H. Betti Industries was founded in 1934 and has become the largest U.S. distributor of Coin-Operated Amusement Devices. Betson also is a marketing arm for coin-op companies Raw Thrills, Play Mechanix and Konami.