Player One Amusement Group

Player One Amusement Group
Formerly
  • Cineplex Starburst
  • Brady Starburst
  • Premier Amusements
  • Tricorp Amusements
  • Sega Amusement Works
Company typePrivate
Industry
  • Video Game Arcades
  • Amusement Parks
  • Entertainment
Founded2012; 13 years ago (2012) (as Cineplex Starburst)
Founder
  • Starburst Coin Machine
  • Cineplex Entertainment
Headquarters
Mississauga
,
Canada
Number of locations
25 Offices (2017)
Key people
John Kolliniatis (VP & General Manager)
Products
Services
Parent
Websitewww.winwithp1ag.com

Player One Amusement Group (P1AG), formerly Cineplex Starburst, is a Canadian arcade game distributor. The firm also owns Playdium, a large amusement centre in Mississauga, Ontario.

Formed in 2012, it was created via the successive mergers and acquisitions of Starburst Coin Machine, Brady Distributing, Premier Amusements, Sega Amusement Works, Tricorp Amusements, and Dandy Amusements.

After controlling the distributor, Cineplex Entertainment sold P1AG in 2024 to OpenGate Capital.

History

Origin Timeline:[1]

  • 1944 - Brady Distributing established
  • 1949 - Premier Amusements established (Premier Amusements originally started as Melody Music Company)
  • 1974 - Sega Amusement Works (SAW) established. Formally, Sunshine Company.
  • 1975 - Starburst Coin Machine established
  • 1982 - Tricorp Amusements established
  • 1994 - Playdium established
  • 2007 - Starburst Coin Machine acquires Playdium and Premier Amusements
  • 2012 - Starburst Coin Machine and Cineplex Entertainment partner to create Cineplex Starburst (also known as CSI)
  • 2015 - Brady Distributing and Cineplex Starburst partner to create Brady Starburst
  • 2016 - Tricorp Amusements and SAW acquired by Cineplex Starburst
  • 2016 - Cineplex Starburst, Brady Starburst, Premier Amusements, Tricorp Amusements and SAW become "Player One Amusement Group"
  • 2017 - Dandy Amusements acquired by Player One Amusement Group
  • 2020 - Mississauga Playdium permanently closed
  • 2021 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia location opens
  • 2023 - Cineplex announces that it has reached an agreement to sell P1AG to OpenGate Capital for $155 million.[2]
  • 2024 - OpenGate Capital announced that it had completed the purchase of the company.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Player One Amusement Group – February 2017 | RePlay Magazine". www.replaymag.com. February 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  2. ^ "Cineplex Sells Player One Amusement Group for $155M". The Hollywood Reporter. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ^ "OpenGate Capital completes acquisition of Player One Amusement Group Inc". OpenGate Capital. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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