A man opens up the booth for artist Steve Powers 'Waterboarding Thrill Ride' installation at the Coney Island arcade in New York August 6, 2008. The creation is an animatronic diaroma that when a dollar is fed into a machine standing outside, viewers can peer through cell bars to see the waterboarding scene. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES) 

An Iranian woman plays at Maryam Bowling fun and sport centre on the island of Kish in the Persian Gulf, 1250 km (777 miles) south of Tehran August 4, 2008. Kish became the country's first free trade zone and the new gateway to Iran in 1982, being 17 km (11 miles) off the southern shore of mainland Iran. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

Tourists walk past a graffitti with an image of Tango dancers in the Caminito district of Buenos Aires neighborhood of La Boca, in this picture taken on January 28, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken on January 28, 2008. To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) 

Tourists watch a Tango show at Esquina Carlos Gardel theatre in Buenos Aires, in this picture taken on January 29, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken on January 29, 2008. To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) 

Tango dancers perform during a show at Esquina Carlos Gardel theatre in Buenos Aires, in this picture taken on January 29, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken on January 29, 2008. To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) 

A man videotapes a Tango show at Esquina Carlos Gardel theatre in Buenos Aires, in this picture taken on January 29, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken on January 29, 2008. To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) 

A tourist looks at postcards with Tango images in the Caminito district of Buenos Aires neighborhood of La Boca, in this picture taken on January 28, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken on January 28, 2008. To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) 

A t-shirt with the word 'Tango' stamped on it is displayed on a dummy outside a store in the Caminito district of Buenos Aires neighborhood of La Boca, in this picture taken on January 28, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken on January 28, 2008. To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) 

Tango dancers perform while tourists watch in the Caminito district of Buenos Aires neighborhood of La Boca, in this picture taken on January 28, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken on January 28, 2008. To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) 

Tourists watch as Tango dancers perform during a show at Esquina Carlos Gardel theatre in Buenos Aires, in this picture taken on January 29, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken on January 29, 2008. To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) 

Tango dancers perform during a show at Esquina Carlos Gardel theatre in Buenos Aires, in this picture taken on January 29, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken on January 29, 2008. To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) 

Tango dancers perform during a show at Esquina Carlos Gardel theatre in Buenos Aires, in this picture taken on January 29, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken on January 29, 2008. To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) 

Tango dancers perform during a show at Esquina Carlos Gardel theatre in Buenos Aires January 29, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken January 29, 2008. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO/ 

Tango dancers perform during a show at Esquina Carlos Gardel theatre in Buenos Aires January 29, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken January 29, 2008. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO/ 

Tourists watch as Tango dancers perform during a show at Esquina Carlos Gardel theatre in Buenos Aires January 29, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken January 29, 2008. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO/ 

Tango dancers perform while children watch in the Caminito district of Buenos Aires neighborhood of La Boca January 28, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken January 28, 2008. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO/ 

Tango dancers perform surrounded by tourists in a street in Buenos Aires, January 28, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken January 28, 2008. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO/ 

Tango dancers perform surrounded by tourists in a street in Buenos Aires, January 28, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken January 28, 2008. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO/ 

Tango dancers perform, while an orchestra plays on top, during a show at Esquina Carlos Gardel theatre in Buenos Aires January 29, 2008. Tango is a $450 million industry, and accounts for 10 percent of entertainment spending in Argentina's capital, not bad for a century-old dance form competing with movies, video arcades, stadium rock and raves. Argentina has benefited from a sudden jump in tourism after a deep economic crisis in 2002 that saw the peso currency fall sharply, making travel to Argentina cheaper. Like a New Orleans jazz club, or a samba night in Rio de Janeiro, a tango show is a must-see for visitors to Buenos Aires. Picture taken January 29, 2008. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) To match feature ARGENTINA-TANGO/ 

A man plays an arcade game at the Wonderland fun centre in north western Tehran December 1, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

A woman and her brother play a game at the Wonderland fun centre in north western Tehran December 1, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

A girl plays a game at the Wonderland fun centre in north western Tehran December 1, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

A woman plays with a bumper car at the Wonderland fun centre in north-western Tehran November 29, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

Maxim Pinigin, a Soviet arcade machine enthusiast, plays a video machine game called "Sniper" at a museum in Moscow June 13, 2007. Forgotten and broken down Soviet-era arcade games are being restored in Moscow's newest museum, just opened by young volunteers, who are nostalgic for a time when a perfect day was spent with games like 'Tankodrom' and 'Sniper'. The man is reflected in a nearby video machine with a reflecting surface. Picture taken June 13, 2007.REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

Alexander Stakhanov, a Soviet arcade machine enthusiast, repairs a video game called "Circus" in a museum in Moscow June 13, 2007. Forgotten and broken down Soviet-era arcade games are being restored in Moscow's newest museum, just opened by young volunteers, who are nostalgic for a time when a perfect day was spent with games like 'Tankodrom' and 'Sniper'. Picture taken June 13, 2007. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

A monitor shows how an Omron Corp surveillance camera system analyzes a human face to determine whether the person is an adult or minor at Security Show 2007 in Tokyo March 6, 2007. According to Omron, the system analyzes creases and sags, which appear on a face as the subject grows older, by matching them with picture database. The firm expects the system will be installed in areas with minimum age requirements such as video games arcades and alcohol vending machines, local media reported. The indications on the monitor is the age and sex of subject. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN) 

An Omron Corp employee demonstrates how surveillance camera system can analyze a human face to determine whether the person is an adult or minor at Security Show 2007 in Tokyo March 6, 2007. According to Omron, the system analyzes creases and sags, which appear on a face as the subject grows older, by matching them with a picture database. The firm expects the system will be installed in areas with minimum age requirements such as video games arcades and alcohol vending machines, local media reported. The indications on the monitor is the age and sex of subject. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN) 

South Korea's Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook apologizes to the nation at the government house in Seoul August 29, 2006. Han apologized Tuesday for the government's administrative lapses allowing the growth of illegal video game arcades and pledged to eradicate such games that are seen to promote gambling. REUTERS/Lee Jin-man/Pool (SOUTH KOREA) 

South Korea's Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook bows to apologize to the nation at the government house in Seoul August 29, 2006. Han apologized Tuesday for the government's administrative lapses allowing the growth of illegal video game arcades and pledged to eradicate such games that are seen to promote gambling. REUTERS/Lee Jin-man/Pool (SOUTH KOREA) 

Swedish artist Annika Erikkson poses inside her installation "Games Machine", comprising a video game arcade place on the quayside, during the arts Biennale in Venice June 9, 2005. The arts festival is open to the public from June 12 - November 6. REUTERS/Chris Helgren CLH/DL 

Artist Greg "Craola" Simkins poses in front of his painting "Pac-Man in Hospice" at the "I am 8-bit" gallery opening at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight and Acme Game Store in Los Angeles, April 19, 2005. "I am 8-bit" features over 100 artists' work inspired by early video games and arcades. FOR RELEASE WITH STORY MEDIA VIDEOGAMES REUTERS/Michael Buckner MB 

Hong Kong youths, wearing masks to protect themselves from catching the
flu-like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), play video games at
an arcade in the territory April 17, 2003. Four more SARS patients died
in Hong Kong, pushing the territory's toll to 65, and another 29 people
came down with the flu-like illness, health officials said Thursday.
Hong Kong has now suffered 1,297 cases of SARS, altough 272 people have
recovered and been discharged. REUTERS/Kin Cheung

KC/CC 

An unidentified teenage plays a recreational sniper-style video game in
a video arcade outside of the Nation's Capital in Springfield,
Virginia, October 21, 2002. A sniper has paralyzed the Washington metro
area recently by killing and wounding citizens in apparently random
attacks in the region with a high powered rifle over the last three
weeks. REUTERS/Larry Downing

LSD/ME 

A gigantic inflatable tent is the base for the Microsoft XBOX Odyssey travelling arcade as seen during a media preview in Seattle, Washington, October 26, 2001. The much anticipated XBOX video game system, [which rivals Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube systems], is developed by the Microsoft Corporation and will be available to consumers on November 15. The XBOX Odyssey will have nearly 100 XBOX game consoles where the public will be allowed to preview and play with the system in 40 major cities across the U.S. until December 2002. 

A gigantic inflatable tent is the base for the Microsoft XBOX Odyssey
travelling arcade as seen during a media preview in Seattle,
Washington, October 26, 2001. The much anticipated XBOX video game
system, which rivals Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube
systems, is developed by the Microsoft Corporation and will be
available to consumers on November 15. The XBOX Odyssey will have
nearly 100 XBOX game consoles where the public will be allowed to
preview and play with the system in 40 major cities across the U.S.
until December 2002. REUTERS/Anthony P. Bolante

APB/HB 

Director Ron Howard plays a video game in an arcade in a new Universal theme park, Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, May 12. Howard was attending introduction ceremonies for the expanded Universal Florida which includes a new entertainment complex and hotel.
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Director Ron Howard plays a video game in an arcade in a new Universal theme park, Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, May 12. Howard was attending introduction ceremonies for the expanded Universal Florida which includes a new entertainment complex and hotel.

JLS/JP/AA 

South African Rugby Union player Pieter Rossouw aims a punch at a punch-bag linked to a video game during a break from training at a video arcade in central London, November 26. The South African team are due to play England at Twickenham on Saturday 29.

SPORT RUGBY 

South African Rugby Union player Pieter Rossouw plays a video game at an arcade in central London during a break from training November 26. South Africa are due to play England at Twickenham on Saturday.

BRITAIN 

Japanese students riding on wooden horses urge their mounts as they play "Final Furlong," a virtual horse racing simulation game at a video game arcade in Tokyo October 20. The machine has been one of the most popular games among young people, an arcade manager said.

JAPAN 

A Shanghai man and his daughter try their luck in a Shanghai video arcade on the city's major thoroughfare of Nanjing Road. Games parlours are becoming more popular with Shanghai children, especialy during the idle hours of summer vacation. Picture taken 21JUL97. 

A Shanghai man and his daughter try their luck in a Shanghai video arcade on the city's major thoroughfare of Nanjing Road. Games parlours are becoming more popular with Shanghai children, especialy during the idle hours of summer vacation. Picture taken 21JUL97.

CHINA 

Wearing a hat shaped like a alien space craft, Jim Muyres, of Madison Lake, Minn., video tapes the arcade outside of the international UFO convention in Roswell, July 3. Roswell, the site of an alleged UFO crash in 1947, is hosting the convention to mark the 50th anniversity of the incident. ake/DIGITAL/Photo by J.

UFO 

Sega Enterprises Ltd chairman Isao Okawa (L) and its president Hayao Nakayama (R) shake hands with Makoto Yamashina, president of Bandai Co Ltd, at a conference room of Tokyo Stock Exchange January 23 after announcing their merger. Sega, a leading producer of video games for both the home and arcade market, and Bandai, a leading Japanese toy producer, said today they will merge October 1, creating a formidable new world force in the toy and videogame market. 

Sega Enterprises Ltd chairman Isao Okawa (L) and its president Hayao Nakayama (R) shake hands with Makoto Yamashina, president of Bandai Co Ltd, at a conference room of Tokyo Stock Exchange January 23 after announcing their merger. Sega, a leading producer of video games for both the home and arcade market, and Bandai, a leading Japanese toy producer, said today they will merge October 1, creating a formidable new world force in the toy and videogame market.

JAPAN SEGA