We’re all familiar with pub fruit machines, but you might not realise that you can hire a fruit machine for a social club, members club, or any other kind of club for that matter.

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Many people also don’t realise that because you only allow members onto your premises, the rules that apply to social club fruit machines are not so restrictive.

Because of this, and the other reasons we’ll look at below, hiring social club and members club fruit machines can be a great idea to keep guests entertained and bring in extra revenue.

Rules on social club fruit machines

You can have the following members club fruit machines on your premises:

• One B3a fruit machine with jackpot up to £500
• Up to three B4 fruit machines with jackpots up to £400

There’s a limit of three machines in total either way – so if you choose to install a category B3a fruit machine on your premises, it must substitute for one of your B4 fruit machines if you already have three of those.

What will it cost upfront?

You might be surprised to learn that you can potentially install a hired fruit machine in a social club at zero upfront cost.

Manco Automatics have members club fruit machines to hire on profit share agreements – that means rather than paying a fixed rental fee for the machine, you share a percentage of any profit with us.

That means you should always come out in profit overall, and all of our hired fruit machines include ongoing maintenance as and when it is needed, again at no cost to you.

Do I pay VAT on takings?

There is no VAT on the takings from gaming machines – this was replaced in 2013 by Machine Games Duty, which must still be paid.

For clients on profit share agreements, you pay VAT to Manco Automatics on our share of the profits; however, because the vast majority of private clubs fall below the de minimis threshold for VAT, you should be able to reclaim the tax paid on this portion.

Putting you in control

We believe in giving you control over how much money you make from your hired fruit machines – so we offer a free consultation to decide the best fruit machines for social clubs like yours, from the branding right through to the stakes and jackpot payout.

Our rental fruit machines can even be equipped with note feeders, allowing your members to stake using the new polymer banknotes and making sure they don’t take all the £1 coins from your till!

If you've played a fruit machine in a British amusement arcade or cafe in the past 25 years, chances are it was developed by Barcrest.

The Manchester-born machine manufacturer has been providing games for decades, and even thought the firm has changed hands once or twice during its lifetime, it still churns out some excellent online slots for the masses.

About Barcrest

Established in Manchester, England, in 1968, Barcrest started out producing machines for bingo clubs, arcades and pubs, and quickly became the UK's biggest fruit machine manufacturer.

Innovation followed through the 1980s as the developer's fruities were distributed across Europe and new 'MPU' machines appeared. These motherboard cards allowed for more innovative 'skill-based' features on fruit machines in cafes and arcades (think Trail Bonuses and 'board games'-style rounds).

Like a much-loved toy being passed down to new children, Barcrest has experienced various takeovers in recent years.

It was a market leader in offline machines even in the late 1990s - manufacturing and selling over 35,000 in 1997 alone - but attracted the gaze of a much bigger fish.

International Game Technology (IGT) UK bought out the firm in 1998 in a deal worth £42 million as IGT aimed to gain a foothold in the European market. However, Barcrest still continued to develop the games under their own name.

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Then, in 2011, IGT sold off Barcrest to Scientific Games in a deal worth £35 million. Scientific bought out another slots giant, Bally, in 2014, for $5.1 billion, which brings Barcrest and Bally under the same roof for the first time.

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Although in terms of land-based slot machines Barcrest are all about the classic three-reelers, they've still managed to launch some pretty impressive online video slots.

Starting off as a popular land-based title, Monty's Millions made a seamless transition over to online casinos. While rather innovative at the time, with its Scatters and Wilds and free spins, Monty's Millions has started to look rather dated but still maintains a good fanbase. Similarly, Ca$hino is a simple 5-reel slot with free spins and a 'roulette wheel' bonus feature.

More recently, the darling of the casino free spins bonus - Rainbow Riches - is one of the best Irish-themed slots on the market, while a range of Monopoly-themed slots have proved popular.

Super Monopoly is a great game based on the classic board game and really taps in to the famous Barcrest trail bonus round.

In 2016, trade shows were buzzing over new slots titles like Ooh Aah Dracula, designed with the mobile market in mind.

Featuring some impressive graphics (though still nothing on the scale of a BetSoft or Sheriff Gaming) and a free spins feature that lets you cash in your wins from the first round of spins or take a punt on what you can earn in the next round of spins. There's even a 'Best Strategy Indicator' which gives you hints on what statistically is the best decision to make after a bet.

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