BMI Gaming - 2007 Inc. 500 Press Release



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BMI GAMING SELECTED TO BECOME FIRST DISTRIBUTOR IN

AMUSEMENT INDUSTRY TO JOIN THE RANKS OF THE INC. 500

Attains ranking on the 2007 Inc. 500 List with three-year revenue growth of 714%

BOCA RATON, FL (September 5, 2007) - Inc. Magazine announced the release of its 26th Annual

Inc. 500 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies this month, with international gaming

distributor BMI Gaming, Inc. ranked at No. 406 on the list, and No. 20 among all retailers.

BMI Gaming, The World’s Largest Gaming Superstore ™ () is a leading

global distributor of coin-operated arcade and amusement devices, with customers throughout

North America and in over fourteen countries, with headquarters based in Boca Raton, Florida.

BMI Gaming sell its products to a strong and recurring residential customer base, and emerging

commercial markets including business offices, retail stores, resorts, cruise lines, entertainment

and hospitality facilities, sports complexes, educational facilities, health care facilities, non profit

and fraternal organizations, local, state and federal government entities, the U.S. Military and

many other non-traditional venues typically overlooked by the arcade industry.

Founder and CEO David L. Young attributes the rapid growth and success of the company due

to the size and popularity of its website, which is ranked # 1 in site traffic within the amusement

industry by , its world-class customer service and nationwide service network,

and the vast array of gaming products it offers, with over thirteen hundred arcade games

contained within its online catalog system, ranging in price from $750 to over $150,000.

In its continuing push into new areas of growth, BMI Gaming recently expanded its commercial

business consulting services to newly opening FEC's (family entertainment centers), arcades

and game rooms, including site feasibility and layout studies, marketing and special events,

financial planning and related services, and is also exploring targeted industry acquisitions.

"We were lucky to have started out with great products, patient vendors and wonderful clients,"

Young stated. "Our success would not have come as quickly as it has without the dedication

of our current management team, the encouragement and support from our suppliers, and

in no small part, to our very loyal customer base that has helped ‘spread the word’ about

BMI Gaming to other potential customers, both around the block and around the world”.

BMI Gaming is the first company in the amusement distribution industry to be awarded a position

on the annual Inc. 500 list by achieving a revenue growth rate of over 700% over the last three

years. The company was also recently recognized by Internet Retailer Magazine as one of the

Top 500 Internet Retailers In America in 2007 and 2006, and by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and

Entrepreneur Magazine on their annual Hot 100 Fastest Growing Private Firms list in 2006.

The Inc. 500 list has identified many of the next generation of world-class companies like Oracle

Microsoft, E*Trade, Intuit and Domino’s Pizza, all of whom appeared on the list before they became

industry powerhouses. This year’s Inc. 500 firms were responsible for generating over $16 billion in revenues, and creating more than 64,000 new jobs since their companies first began operating.

For more information about BMI Gaming, call 1-561-391-7200 or visit

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About BMI Gaming :

BMI Gaming, The World's Largest Gaming Superstore ™ owns the largest website of its kind,

containing one gigabyte of content spanning over 800 pages, and is ranked as the most-visited

commercial arcade gaming site in the world by , and operates one of the largest

coin-operated game showroom the world, with over 150 games on display.

BMI Gaming currently offers over 1300 different types of video games, pool tables, photo booths,

pinball machines, shuffleboards, jukeboxes, air hockey, foosball tables, redemption games, kiddie

rides, vending machines and many other game-related products. Its customer base ranges from

students, families, baby boomers, C-level executives, Wall Street traders, world-famous sports,

movie, music and media stars, to entertainment facilities like arcades, bowling alleys, theaters,

and various non-profit organizations like colleges, charities and youth centers, as well as various

local, state and federal government entities, plus many Fortune 1000 firms throughout the world.

BMI Gaming’s growth and company story has been covered by various national publications,

television and radio shows, and the company currently counts over five thousand residential

and commercial customers in all 50 states and fourteen different countries abroad.

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