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| 1967 |
December |
Establishes Sigma Co., Ltd. (capital of 500,000
yen, Setagaya ward, Tokyo) as a company for installing and selling
imported entertainment devices |
| 1971 |
December |
Opens its first arcade, gGame Fantasia Milanoh,
in Kabukicho, Shinjuku ward, Tokyo |
| 1972 |
July |
Begins in-house development of game machines |
| 1975 |
July |
Announces the first in-house developed multi-player
game machine, gThe Derby V0h |
| 1978 |
June |
Announces the first model of Video Poker, the
first single-player game from the company |
| 1981 |
February |
Announces gThe Derby Mark IIIh, a multi-player
game that became a big hit |
1983 |
May |
Announces the first model of the gSuper 8
Waysh Series video slot machine
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| October |
Becomes the first company outside the United
States to obtain a gaming machine (for casinos) manufacturerfs
license (Returns the license in May 1991 to prepare for public
stock offering) |
| 1984 |
January |
Establishes Sigma Game, Inc., a wholly owned
local subsidiary, in Las Vegas, to begin the development and
manufacture of gaming machines in earnest |
| 1985 |
July |
Opens gGame Fantasia Sunshineh, boasting one
of the largest floor areas of any indoor arcade in the world,
in Ikebukuro Tokyo |
| 1987 |
June |
Opens gPark Hotel & Casinoh in Las Vegas
(until 1990) |
| 1995 |
April |
Opens gLongo Longo Ginzah, which introduces a
facility-integrated horse racing game (until 2002) |
| June |
Opens the first overseas arcade gYumetairikuh
on Hainan Island in China (until 1996) |
| 1997 |
December |
Opens gGame Fantasia Aqua-Lineh, Japanfs first
full-scale arcade in a parking area, at gUmihotaru parking areah
on the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line toll road |
| 1998 |
November |
Registers as an OTC company with the Japan Securities
Dealers Association (now JASDAQ Securities Exchange) |
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| 1999 |
October |
Establishes Sigma Game Service Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of the company that provides maintenance and
distribution services for amusement equipment (and merges with
this subsidiary in March 2001) |
| A joint venture in which the company participates
opens an amusement facility gARK TRACKh in Chiayi-city, Taiwan
(until 2000) |
| 2000 |
February |
Becomes a member of the Aruze Group with the
capital participation of Aruze Corporation (JQ:6425) (now Universal
Entertainment Corporation) (Dissolves the capital relationship
in March 2006) |
| October |
Sigma Co., Ltd. (surviving company) merges with
Technical Management Co., Ltd. and Kan Design Co., Ltd. and
changes its corporate name to ADORES, Inc. |
| 2002 |
April |
Announces a policy of changing the name of the
companyfs arcade chain from Game Fantasia to Adores, the same
as the corporate name |
| May |
Opens the first Adores arcade gAdores Tsurumih
in Yokohama |
| 2004 |
April |
ADORES stock is selected for standardized margin
trading and for stock lending in the JASDAQ market |
| December |
Opens a pseudo-casino floor, called the gHigh
Roller Floorh, for card members on the fourth floor of Adores
Shibuya (until 2006) |
| 2006 |
March |
Aruze Corporation (now Universal Entertainment
Corporation) sells part of its shares in ADORES, and GF Investment
Fund becomes the largest shareholder |
| April |
Opens gAdores Kinshichoh, boasting the largest
floor area (2,283 m2) of any Adores arcades |
| 2007 |
June |
Changes to a two-representative director system
to bolster the administrative organization |
| August |
Acquires 18 million shares in ADORES (28.2% of
the number of shares outstanding) from Aruze Corporation (now
Universal Entertainment Corporation) |
| September |
Cancels 9 million shares, half of the 18 million
ADORES shares acquired from Aruze Corporation in August |
| November |
Inaugurates Club-F, a Company-wide service development
project consisting of only female employees (Opens gAdores Shimoakatsukah
(until 2011), the first arcade produced by Club-F, in February
2008) |
| December |
Holds the 1st Customer Service Competition (Continues
to hold this event regularly, having held it four times as of
June 2011) |
| 2008 |
March |
[CSR activity] Starts donating toys to child
welfare organizations (Continues to make donations regularly) |
| June |
[CSR activity] Starts installing automated external
defibrillators (AEDs) at arcades and the head office |
October |
[Opens gAdores Ginza Addict, feat: amusement
casino floorh in Ginza |
| 2009 |
May |
Announces a capital and business alliance with
Next Japan Holdings Co., Ltd. (TSE:2409) (business alliance
and cross-shareholding) |
| September |
Announces the policy of strengthening the capital
and business alliance with Next Japan Holdings Co., Ltd. (capital
and business alliance based on the prospect of the industryfs
future, including mutual dispatch of executive officers) |
| Opens gKaraoke Adores Monzennakachoh, a facility
established in collaboration with Next Japan Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| 2010 |
January |
Operates an arcade that is open only in the year-end
and New Year period at gHotel New Otanih |
| March |
Sells 7.6 million shares of treasury stock, with
Next Japan Holdings Co., Ltd., a capital and business alliance
partner, the subscriber |
| Next Japan Holdings Co., Ltd., which holds 23.8%
of the number of shares outstanding, becomes the second largest
shareholder of ADORES |
| May |
Announces a capital and business alliance with
Next Japan Holdings Co., Ltd. (TSE:2409) (business alliance
and cross-shareholding) |
| June |
Establishes an overseas subsidiary Adores Macau
Limited (wholly owned by ADORES, Inc.) to make inroads into
Macau |
| November |
Starts providing services that accept payment
by UnionPay cards, targeting Chinese tourists, at six arcades
in major downtown areas |
| 2011 |
January |
Concludes a basic agreement with Venetian Macau
Limited, a company that belongs to the Sands Group, the largest
casino operator, over the opening of an Adores arcade in Sands
Macao, a hotel run by Venetian Macau Limited |
| April |
Launches the capsule-toys vending machine business,
given the capsule vending machine installation work on behalf
of GEO Corporation(TSE / NSE:2681) |
| May |
Replaces representative to bolster administrative
organization |
| June |
Undertakes a private placement of 15 million
new common shares (total value of 810 million yen) to Next Japan
Holdings Co., Ltd. |
Next Japan Holdings Co., Ltd., which holds 32.96%
of the number of shares outstanding, becomes the largest shareholder
of ADORES. (The former largest
shareholder GF Investment Fund, which holds 32.91%, becomes
the second-largest |
| September |
Grand opening of gAdores Sands Macaoh, the first
Adores arcade in Macau |
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