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{{Infobox company
|company_name =
|company_logo = [[file:Bmi-gaming-logo.jpg]]
|company_type =  Private
|foundation = 2002
|location_city = [[Boca Raton, Florida]]
|location_country = USA
|parent = BMI Worldwide, Inc.
|industry     = Global Wholesale Distributor
|key_people = David Young, CEO
              Bill Quirein, VP / Operations
|industry = Coin Operated Machines for Business, Hospitality, Family Entertainment Center and Commercial Arcades, and Home / Residential Arcade Game Rooms
|products = Amusement Devices, Arcade Games, Change Machines, Jukeboxes, Kiddie Rides, Motion Simulators, Pinball Machines, Photo Booths, Sports Games, Bulk,  Food, Novelty, Snack and Soda Vending Machines, Video Games
|revenue =
|operating_income =
|net_income =
|slogan         = The World's Largest Gaming Superstore
|subsid =
|homepage = [http://www.bmigaming.com www.bmigaming.com]
|footnotes =
}}
'''BMI Gaming''' (BMIGaming.com) is a distributor of arcade games, amusement devices, and vending machines founded in 2002 by [[David L. Young]] and operated by BMI Worldwide, Inc. based in [[Boca Raton, FL]].

BMIGaming.com specializes in [[Family Entertainment Center]] (FEC), Location Based Entertainment (LBE) and arcade development consulting, design and floor planning, and sells a broad variety of entertainment products from ticket [[redemption game]]s, prize [[merchandiser]]s, [[coin pusher]]s, [[claw crane]] machines to [[motion simulator]] rides, 3D/4D motion theaters, [[video arcade]] games, [[pinball machine]]s, [[jukeboxes]], [[photobooth]]s and [[kiddie rides]], sports games such as [[air hockey]], [[foosball]], [[darts]], [[shuffleboard]]s and [[pool tables]], plus a variety of vending machine products, [[bulk vending]] machines, coin, bill and token [[change machine]]s and card swipe systems.

BMIGaming.com markets to 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, [[Bar (establishment)|bars]], [[nightclub]]s, [[restaurant]]s, [[casino]]s, [[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)|Inc.]]'' Magazine's "[[Inc. 500]] List" of the fastest growing [[private firm]]s in America in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.incbiznet.com/companies/bmi-gaming-inc-worlds-largest-gaming-superstore |title=Inc. 500 List: BMI Gaming |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2007 |month= |work= |publisher=Inc. Magazine |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> [[PriceWaterhouseCoopers]] "Hot 100 List" of the fastest growing companies in the US in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/hot100/2006-5.html |title=PwC "Hot 100 List" |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2006 |month= |work= |publisher=Entrepreneur Magazine |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> and is ranked by [[Internet Retailer Magazine]] as one of the "Top 500 Internet Retailers" in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internetretailer.com/Top500/list.asp |title=Internet Retailer Magazine's "Top 500 Internet Retailers" |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2008 |month= |work= |publisher=Internet Retailer Magazine |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quantcast.com/bmigaming.com |title=Quantcast Ranking: BMI Gaming |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2011 |month= |work= |publisher=Quantcast.com |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>  The company also hosts one of the largest (and most popular) video channels on [[YouTube]] for coin operated arcade games, with over 350 HD-quality product videos available online.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.bmigaming.com Official Website]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/business/yourmoney/02game.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 The New York Times - Article]
* [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/070828/28startup.clients.htm US News & World Report - Article]

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[[Category:Arcade games]]
[[Category:Coin-operated games]]
[[Category:Companies based in Florida]]
[[Category:Companies established in 2002]]
[[Category:Companies established in 2009]]
[[Category:Entertainment companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Privately held companies based in Florida]]
[[Category:Vending machines]]
[[Category:Video game companies of the United States]]