PlayNet
PlayNet Technologies (formerly known as Aristo International) was a publicly traded technology and out-of-home entertainment company active during the mid-to-late 1990s. Headquartered with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Virginia, the company pioneered early Coin-operated internet-connected touchscreen video games and an innovative online digital jukebox for the hospitality sector: bars, hotels, and restaurants, and via coin-operated entertainment kiosks.
While PlayNet successfully attracted a high-profile executive team, including Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, the company ultimately collapsed under mounting debt, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1998. Following the company's demise, its founder and CEO, Mouli Cohen, became involved in a massive investment fraud scheme.