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{{Infobox company
| name = BMIGaming.com / BMI Gaming
| logo = BMIGaming.com Company Logo - Circa 2009.jpg
| logo_size = 250px
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = 2002
| location_country = USA / South Africa / Colombia
| area_served = Worldwide
| industry = {{ubl|Arcade / FEC Development|Amusement Distribution|Entertainment Industry}}
| products = {{ubl|[[New Arcade Planning, Arcade Games, Motion Simulators & Rides, Pinball Machines, Redemption Games, Sports Games and Virtual Reality (VR) Attractions]]}}
| revenue = 
| operating_income = 
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| caption = 
| homepage = {{URL|bmigaming.com}}
| footnotes = 
}}
'''BMIGaming.com''' (also known as '''BMI Gaming''') is a global arcade machine, amusement, motion ride, motion simulator and virtual reality (VR) attraction multi-channel wholesale distributor to [[Amusement arcade|Arcade]]s, [[Amusement Parks]], [[Family Entertainment Centers]] (FEC), Hospitality and [[Location-Based Entertainment]] venues, along with many corporate, government, small business and consumer clients worldwide. BMIGaming.com was founded in 2002,<ref name="IncBiz">{{cite web |url=https://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=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023060228/https://www.incbiznet.com/companies/bmi-gaming-inc-worlds-largest-gaming-superstore |archivedate=2007-10-23 |quote= }}</ref> with global headquarters now based in [[Cape Town|Cape Town, South Africa]], North American Operations located in [[South Florida|South Florida, US]] and Latin American ('''''BMI Latinoamericano''''') Operations located in [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia|CO]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bmigaming.com/contact.htm | title=BMI Worldwide Global Office Directory |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2015 |month= |work= |publisher=BMI Worldwide, Inc |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

== Markets ==
BMIGaming.com specializes in developing, planning, designing, remodeling and equipping new and existing [[Family Entertainment Centers]], [[Fun Centers]], [[Video arcade|Arcade]]s, Gamerooms, Resorts, Malls and other Location-Based Entertainment Centers and Facilities in over 120 countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bmigaming.com/gameroom-plans-designs-arcade-commercial.htm |title=Family Entertainment Center Development: BMI Gaming |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2012 |month= |work= |publisher=BMI Worldwide, Inc |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
BMI Gaming has attained several awards, including ''[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc Magazine]]'' "Inc. 500 List" of the fastest growing [[private firm]]s in America in 2007,<ref name="IncBiz" /> [[PriceWaterhouseCoopers]] and Entrepreneur Magazine's "Hot 100 List" of the fastest growing companies in the US in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/hot100/2006-5.html |title=PriceWaterhouseCoopers/PwC "Hot 100 Companies List" |year=2006 |publisher=Entrepreneur Magazine |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602002858/http://www.entrepreneur.com/hot100/2006-5.html |archivedate=June 2, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ranked by ''Internet Retailer Magazine'' as one of the "Top 500 Internet Retailers" in the world in 2006, 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.internetretailer.com/Top500/list.asp |title=Internet Retailer Magazine's "Top 500 Internet Distributors" |year=2008 |publisher=Internet Retailer Magazine |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509173735/http://www.internetretailer.com/top500/list.asp |archivedate=May 9, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

BMI Gaming is also ranked as one of 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=https://www.quantcast.com/bmigaming.com |title=Quantcast Internet Rankings: BMIGaming |year=2013 |publisher=Quantcast.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019062523/http://www.quantcast.com/bmigaming.com |archivedate=October 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Since 2011, BMI Gaming, in association with ''The Stinger Report,'' publishes the "Annual BOSA Awards" (Best Of Show Amusement)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bmigaming.com/arcade-machine-awards-bosa.htm |title=BOSA / Best Of Show Amusement Awards |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2013 |month= |work= |publisher=BMI Worldwide / The Stinger Report |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> in January of each year, which recognizes both innovation, creativity and originality for new arcade and amusement products, as presented at the annual [[IAAPA]] Amusement Expo, held every November in Orlando, Florida.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.bmigaming.com}}

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