Quicksilver (company)

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]

Quicksilver
IndustryGambling
HeadquartersUK
Number of locations
200+
Area served
UK
Productsamusement arcade and gambling machines
ParentNovomatic
A Quicksilver branch in Halifax, England, in 2009 with the old branding.
A Quicksilver branch in Wood Green, London.

Operations

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.[4]

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.[5]

In September 2015, Playtech reached a deal to provide its software to 92 of Talarius' Quicksilver-branded UK high street "adult gaming centres" (AGCs).[6] 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.[7]

Ownership

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.[8]

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References
  1. "Talarius Case Study". RecruitmentRevolution. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. "Quicksilver". Quicksilver. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. "Getting To Know You: Peter Harvey, CEO, Talarius". 6 May 2015.
  4. "Quicksilver". Motorway Services Online. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. "Talarius rejoins BACTA".
  6. "Playtech to provide retail software to Talarius". 4 September 2015.
  7. Talarius and Gamestec agree extension on logistics contract. Gamestec, 3 March 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. "Novomatic buys Talarius - News - Coin-op - InterGame".

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