SACOA APPOINTS CHRIS VECCHIONE

BY GABRIELLE

SACOA have announced that industry veteran Chris Vecchione has joined their team to focus on expanding their national and international sales market.

SACOA’s Chief Executive Officer, Sebastian Mochkovsky, said: “I and the entire SACOA family are thrilled to welcome Chris to our company; his years of coin-op distribution, route operations and familiarity with Family Fun Centres make him a perfect fit for our company.

“Chris established his own ‘network’ sales company called MVP NETWORK SALES, LLC that has referral salespeople all over the United States as well as internationally. Chris will not only increase our sales presence but also develop a team to cover every state in the country.”

SACOA is one of the world’s leading suppliers of revenue management systems for the amusement and leisure industries. They have nearly 2,000 installations in around 70 countries all over the globe.

They specialise in creating bespoke applications that enable entertainment facility controllers to manage all aspects of their operations. SACOA’s cashless hardware/software systems have been admired and employed by many clients in the attractions sector, with that popularity growth set to increase under the guidance of Vecchione and Mochkovsky.

The two men have been friends for many years, with Vecchione having closely followed SACOA’s emergence as a world leader in revenue management systems under the leadership of Mochkovsky.

SACOA TO SHOWCASE LATEST PRODUCTS AT IAAPA EXPO 2019

 BY GABRIELLE

Sacoa Debit Card System, a global pioneer in providing cashless payment systems to the entertainment industry, will be showcasing its latest products at IAAPA Expo 2019 in Orlando.

Among the new products on display at Sacoa’s booth at the upcoming Expo will be the Spark reader, the M-POS – Mobile POS -, and the Zodiac – the Administrative Console.

The Spark is a 2.8” HD colour reader, equipped with RFiD and NFC reading capability. This low-cost, small-footprint card reader is designed to enhance the consumer experience with its backlight colouring, which can be adjusted to show age-restrictions, promotions, tickets awarded, and more.

The M-POS is compact and portable, providing all the features that the desktop POS can manage, including Playcard analysis, sale and recharge, retail merchandise, and more. The M-POS supports RFID and magnetic Playcard swipes, printing and game emulation.

Zodiac is Sacoa Playcard responsive, user-friendly and boasts a multilingual system configuration tool. As it is internet-operated, the Zodiac allows the configuring of any system detail, whether it’s from a desktop computer, a tablet or smartphone.

Configurable items include POS, game pricing and M-POS products and buttons, product stock and security.

Sacoa has more than 1800 installations in 70 countries globally. The forward-thinking company is constantly working on developments to assist operators of the entertainment industry and their customers.

Sacoa will be showcasing its latest products at booth #603 at IAAPA Expo 2019 in Orlando on November 19 to 22.

SACOA TO ATTEND IAAPA ROOKIES AND NEWCOMERS PROGRAM

BY GABRIELLE

Sacoa, world leaders in providing pioneering debit card systems for the entertainment industry, will be a Silver Sponsor at the IAAPA Rookies and Newcomers Program in Orlando.

Sebastian Mochkovsky, CEO of Sacoa Debit Card System USA, will be part of the educational sessions at the special event held during IAAPA Expo 2019.

Mochkovsky will be sharing his insight and experience within the industry, to help attendees at the event learn how to develop, plan and operate an FEC.

Following the educational sessions, Adibra (Associação das Empresas de Parques de Diversões do Brasil / Brazilian Amusement Park Business Association), will hold an Adibra International Networking event, with Sacoa as its sponsor.

The networking event will take place on November 19 at the Hard Rock Café in Orlando.

The IAAPA Rookies and Newcomers Program will be held on November 16 to 19.

Sacoa’s innovative debit card systems have more than 1,800 installations in almost 70 countries. The company has offices around the world, including Latin America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Oceania.