The LBX Show #85 - Zamania Park, JR Huyck Guest Gab, & more!

Sponsored by Intercard!Sponsored by PartyPing!On this week's show we move from industry headlines to on-the-ground operator tactics, from cashless payments and self-service kiosks to what openings and closures reveal about where location-based entertainment is headed. We also share a practical marketing system that turns a simple giveaway into a long-term audience engine for email, SMS, and retargeting. • Intercard events lineup and where to meet the team • IAAPA FEC scholarship window, eligibility, and why it matters • IAAPA annual member survey note and spam folder workaround • Pennsylvania skill games ruling and potential risk spillover for redemption and ticket games • Topgolf and Youth on Course partnership as a capacity-filling play • JR Huyck joins the show for a Guest Gab to speak about Guest expectations around tap-to-pay, game cards, and frictionless arcade spend • Impulse Plus reader concept, price tiers, and upsell mechanics • Early view of AI-driven personalization tied to payment systems • Open and shut trends across cinema entertainment, retailtainment, sportstainment, and active entertainment • Arcade Corner updates on Konami tests, Pump It Up Phoenix 2, and Sonic pinball economics • Data builder giveaway strategy using gleam.io, email and SMS opt-ins, and Meta trackingSubscribe and visit LBX Collective for more!