Illinois Pinball (IPB) / Cunningham assets Acquired

[mwong168]

Planetary Pinball Supply acquires assets of Gene Cunningham Bankruptcy
Matt Christiano, PPS founder, acquires Illinois Pinball, Inc.

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San Jose, June 4, 2014 - Planetary Pinball Supply (PPS) today acquired the majority of the assets from the bankruptcy estate of Gene Cunningham. Matt Christiano, PPS chairman, also acquired Illinois Pinball, Inc. (IPB).

"We've acquired a large number of pinball machines, parts, and other items which we will be making available to the pinball community, and we hope to see these games and other items put back in service and enjoyed.", said Rick Bartlett, PPS CEO.

"Illinois Pinball has assets which we feel are complementary to what PPS currently has and so this acquisition makes sense as we can provide more new playfields, cabinet art, backglasses, and other parts", said Matt Christiano, PPS Chairman, "The acquisition of IPB will allow PPS to get parts to the community more quickly for game owners to restore and enhance their games".

Rick Bartlett is overseeing the transfer of the assets in Bloomington, IL for the next few weeks and will not be at the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show this weekend as originally planned. Matt Christiano will be there representing both PPS and IPB.

PPS is the sole WMS licensee for replacement pinball parts, pinball merchandise, and games utilizing WMS parts. We manufacture, sell/distribute, and otherwise focus on leveraging the WMS licensee rights for the maximum benefit of the pinball owners and fans all over the planet.

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For more information, contact:

Rick Bartlett - rick@planetarypinball.com
Matt Christiano - matt@planetarypinball.com

http://www.pinball.com

 

[frolic]

Considering that everything was literally rotting in a warehouse, only good can come of this.

 

[REVOLUTION]

that would explain the recent bulk lots of pins PPS has had for sale.

I spoke with Rick on the phone recently and things are looking up for the industry.. having the licenses split was causing nothing but problems and the only people benefiting from a seemingly purposeful move by WMS was the lawyers.

Expect to see MANY repro parts (and games) in the future.

 

[Chris Bardon]

So what does this mean for the Capcom IP? Does this mean that PPS could repro BBB or Kingpin now?

 

[Menace]

So what does this mean for the Capcom IP? Does this mean that PPS could repro BBB or Kingpin now?

That's an excellent question... maybe Brock can bring this up next time he's talking to Rick.

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