Player One Amusement Group

Player One Amusement Group (P1AG), formerly Cineplex Starburst, is a Canadian arcade game distributor. The firm also owns Playdium, a large amusement centre in Mississauga, Ontario.

Player One Amusement Group

Formerly	Cineplex Starburst Brady Starburst Premier Amusements Tricorp Amusements Sega Amusement Works
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video Game Arcades Amusement Parks Entertainment
Founded	2012; 13 years ago (2012) (as Cineplex Starburst)
Founder	Starburst Coin Machine Cineplex Entertainment
Headquarters	Mississauga , Canada
Number of locations	25 Offices (2017)
Key people	John Kolliniatis (VP & General Manager)
Products	Redemption (Ticket) Games Video Arcade Games Pinball Kiddie Rides Jukeboxes Photo Booths Table Games
Services	Consultation Entertainment Merchandising Operations Parts and Service Sales and Distribution
Parent	Cineplex Entertainment (2012-24) OpenGate Capital (2024–2025) GENDA (2025–present)
Website	www.winwithp1ag.com

Formed in 2012, it was created via the successive mergers and acquisitions of Starburst Coin Machine, Brady Distributing, Premier Amusements, Sega Amusement Works, Tricorp Amusements, and Dandy Amusements.

After controlling the distributor, Cineplex Entertainment sold P1AG in 2024 to OpenGate Capital, eventually selling it a year later to GENDA Inc., the owners of Kiddleton & National Entertainment Network.

History

Origin Timeline:^[1]

• 1944 - Brady Distributing established
• 1949 - Premier Amusements established (Premier Amusements originally started as Melody Music Company)
• 1974 - Sega Amusement Works (SAW) established. Formally, Sunshine Company.
• 1975 - Starburst Coin Machine established
• 1982 - Tricorp Amusements established
• 1994 - Playdium established
• 2007 - Starburst Coin Machine acquires Playdium and Premier Amusements
• 2012 - Starburst Coin Machine and Cineplex Entertainment partner to create Cineplex Starburst (also known as CSI)
• 2015 - Brady Distributing and Cineplex Starburst partner to create Brady Starburst
• 2016 - Tricorp Amusements and SAW acquired by Cineplex Starburst
• 2016 - Cineplex Starburst, Brady Starburst, Premier Amusements, Tricorp Amusements and SAW become "Player One Amusement Group"
• 2017 - Dandy Amusements acquired by Player One Amusement Group
• 2020 - Mississauga Playdium permanently closed
• 2021 - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia location opens
• 2023 - Cineplex announces that it has reached an agreement to sell P1AG to OpenGate Capital for $155 million.^[2]
• 2024 - OpenGate Capital announced that it had completed the purchase of the company.^[3]
• 2025 - GENDA Inc. acquires P1AG from OpenGate Capital.^[4]