Sport & Activities

Goldman Sachs to buy The Belfry

12th October 202111th October 2021 The Times

Goldman Sachs has become the preferred bidder to buy The Belfry, the world-famous Warwickshire hotel and golf course, for an expected price of around £140m. Goldman Sachs is to become the new owner of The Belfry, one of the world’s best-known golfing resorts. A property fund run by the Wall Street firm has beaten Pimco, one of the world’s largest bond fund managers, to become the preferred bidder for the Warwickshire hotel and golf courses, with a purchase price of about £140 million, according to Sky News. The sale will bring to…

The Stinger Report on the resurgent LBE VR audience

26th July 2021 The Stinger Report

In The Stinger Report # 1080… This issue covers in detail: [BREAKING NEWS] Exclusive breaking news of the actual revenue generated from the reopening VR amusement business, in this second and final report with a selection of leading providers supplying the reality of these moves. [TRENDING NEWS] Free-Roaming VR’s impact following the lockdown revealed from Zero Latency on their rebound, along with TrueVRSystems, MassVR and Dreamscape Immersion sharing the realities. [TRENDING NEWS] The next big investment, and the return of the player-base to the hyper reality is revealed by Backlight…

Tall buildings. Photo courtesy of KWP (The Stinger Report)

The Stinger Report: Attack of the entertainment robots!

13th July 202120th July 2021 The Stinger Report

In The Stinger Report # 1078… This issue covers in detail: [TRENDING NEWS] Telepresence enters the amusement arena, with the continued growth in ‘Live Play’ entertainment experiences – a new trend of the #RobotsAreComing is revealed in this latest report. [BREAKING NEWS] Formation of a new trade association to police the popularity of “Online Crane Gaming” is revealed, with over 100 members of the Japanese amusement trade, as the new genre explodes on the market. [BREAKING NEWS] The Japanese amusement trade raises its stake in ‘Live Play’, with TAITO deploying…