BMI Gaming
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Coin Operated Machinery for Fun Centers, Family Entertainment Centers, Amusement Parks, Commercial Arcades, Hospitality, Business and Home Arcade Game Rooms |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder(s) | David L. Young |
| Headquarters | Boca Raton, Florida, USA |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people |
David Young, CEO Bill Quirein, VP / Operations |
| Products | FEC Consultation and Design, Arcade Games, Motion Simulators and 3D/4D Motion Theaters, Redemption Games, Video Games, Pinball Machines, Photo Booths, Sports Games, Kiddie Rides, Jukeboxes, Change, Novelty, Snack, Food and Drink Vending Machines. |
| Parent | BMI Worldwide, Inc. |
| Subsidiaries | BMIGaming / Latinoamericano (Colombia) |
| Website | www.bmigaming.com |
BMI Gaming (BMIGaming.com) is a global distributor of arcade games, amusement devices, digital "out-of-home" entertainment and vending machine multichannel distributor and FEC / Arcade / LBE developer founded in 2002 by David L. Young, a serial entrepreneur, marketing professional and arcade games collector, and operated by BMI Worldwide, Inc. based in Boca Raton, FL, with sales offices in Salt Lake City, UT and Bogotá, Colombia, and plans to open facilities in the Middle East, Africa and Europe in 2012.
BMIGaming.com specializes in Family Entertainment Center (FEC), Location Based Entertainment (LBE) and arcade business development consulting, including feasibility studies, design, theming, floor planning and facility construction, and sells a broad variety of entertainment products from ticket redemption games, prize merchandisers, coin pushers, claw crane machines to motion simulator rides, 3D/4D motion theaters, video arcade games, pinball machines, jukeboxes, photobooths and kiddie rides, sports games such as air hockey, foosball, darts, shuffleboards and pool tables, plus a variety of vending machine products, bulk vending machines, coin, bill and token change machines and card swipe systems.
BMIGaming.com supplies over 1600 products from 85 global amusement and vending machine manufacturers, and markets to both domestic and international clients, with an export department shipping products to over 90 countries worldwide. The company states that over 95% of its total sales are conducted through its online website. Their customer base ranges from home users, business professionals and high-profile media celebrities to commercial clients such as Family Entertainment Centers, arcades, bars, nightclubs, restaurants, casinos, hotels, resorts, cruise ships, shopping malls and chain stores, as well as educational facilities and non-profit organizations, along with local, state and federal government agencies, including the US Military.
BMIGaming.com has attained several awards in the few years since its inception, including Inc. Magazine's "Inc. 500 List" of the fastest growing private firms in America in 2007,[1] PriceWaterhouseCoopers "Hot 100 List" of the fastest growing companies in the US in 2006.[2] and is ranked by Internet Retailer Magazine as one of the "Top 500 Internet Retailers" in the world.[3]
BMIGaming.com lays claim to the "World's Largest Gaming Superstore" on the internet by sales and by number of products offered, and is ranked as the most visited commercial website (based on total global visitors) for coin-operated machines in the world, according to statistics published by Quantcast.com.[4] The company also hosts one of the largest (and most popular) video channels on YouTube for coin operated arcade games, with over 400 HD-quality product videos available online.
[edit] References
- ^ "Inc. 500 List: BMI Gaming". Inc. Magazine. 2007. http://www.incbiznet.com/companies/bmi-gaming-inc-worlds-largest-gaming-superstore.
- ^ "PwC "Hot 100 List"". Entrepreneur Magazine. 2006. http://www.entrepreneur.com/hot100/2006-5.html.
- ^ "Internet Retailer Magazine's "Top 500 Internet Distributors"". Internet Retailer Magazine. 2008. http://www.internetretailer.com/Top500/list.asp.
- ^ "Quantcast Ranking: BMI Gaming". Quantcast.com. 2011. http://www.quantcast.com/bmigaming.com.
