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Welcome to the AAMA Photo Gallery. As you will see, the AAMA participates and supports many industry and non-industry events in an effort to assist and promote our members and the coin-operated industry.

From international trade shows and conventions to informing heads of Congress on our industry's issues and concerns, the AAMA goes above and beyond to serve its members to the best of our ability.

Tour the AAMA gallery and view what steps the association has made in Preserving, Protecting and Promoting the coin-operated industry.


EVENT	DESCRIPTION OF EVENT
April 1 - 3, 2008 Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall 2 - Upper Level	Now thatza Pizza! Every pizza parlor should have a coin-operated amusement product, right? Right! The AAMA amusement pavilion was seen and heard at the 2008 International Pizza Expo! Total Pictures: 9
Amusement Showcase International March 27-29, 2008 Las Vegas Convention Center - South Hall1	AAMA's annual trade show, The Amusement Showcase International, (ASI), is recognized as one of the world's leading trade events for the coin-operated amusement industry, representing a large scope of products. In 2008, for the first time in history, the show opened its doors to the public! IT IS THE LARGEST COIN-OPERATED TRADE SHOW IN THE SPRING Special THANK YOU to our Big Bar Sponsors! AAMA Betson Imperial Parts and Service Firestone Financial Corporation JVL Corporation Medalist Marketing Namco America, Inc. Pace-O-Matic Team Ecast TouchTunes Music Corporation Total Pictures: 27
ASI Show Highlights Big Bar - Happy Hour on the Trade Show Floor Name that Tune Game Show Celebrity Coin-Op Tournament	There was much in store for exhibitors and attendees alike at the 2008 Amusement Showcase International. View the many show highlights! Total Pictures: 19
AAMCF "BIG" Raffle Grand Prize winner of Global VR's NASCAR Racing Game NEW Win the Skin Charity Golf Tournament 2008 AAMCF Charity Events March 26- 29 , 2008 Las Vegas, NV Special Thank you to Bay Tek Games and CoinopTODAY.com for putting on their own fundraising events, with proceeds going to the AAMCF. THANK YOU!	Over $34,000 was raised through the AAMCF 2008 charity events! Special Thank You to our 2008 "BIG" Raffle Prize Sponsors! Global VR - Grand Prize Sponsor donated their brand new NASCAR RACING GAME! Merit Entertainment - Prize Sponsor, donated their Aurora Counter Top. JVL Corporation - Prize Sponsor, donated their Retro Counter Top. Special Thank You to our 2008 Golf Sponsors: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Beverage Cart Sponsor Firestone Financial Corp., premier hole and sign sponsor AMOA Closest to the Pin TouchTunes Music Corp., Longest Drive AAMA, Skins Sponsor Brady Distributing, hole and swag bag sponsor. Sincere appreciation and gratitude to our Hole and Prize sponsors: American Vending Sales Apple Industries BayTek Games Benchmark Games Bonita Marie International Bromley Inc. Deltronic Labs Ecast Inc. Grand Products JVL Corp. Merit Entertainment Pyramid Technologies Rock-Ola Manufacturing Skeeball Inc. The Pelican Group W.T. Glasgow. Total Pictures: 16
The Nightclub & Bar Show	The "Show"! And the AAMA was there, together with its members to form an even bigger coin-op pavilion. See the AAMA pavilion in action at the largest beverage and food event in the Western Hemisphere, the Nightclub & Bar show! Now known as International Hospitality Week. Total Pictures: 11
Amusement Trades Exhibition International January 22-24, 2008 Earls Court Exhibition Center London	The AAMA pavilion celebrated it's 9th year exhibiting at the ATEI Show in 2008! Each year, the AAMA along with its member companies travel "across the pond" to kick off the spring selling season. The pavilion consisted of the AAMA, Benchmark Games, ESD, Pyramid Technologies and Rock-Ola Manufacturing, The AAMA worked closely with CLARION (Sponsors of the ATEI Show), to make the AAMA coin-op pavilion and the show itself a success! Total Pictures: 17
International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions November 13-16, 2007 Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL	In 2007, the AAMA pavilion set the record for the biggest AAMA pavilion to date with 27 member companies occupying 5500 sq. ft. at the IAAPA show in Orlando, Florida! Total Pictures: 25
September 27-29, 2007 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV	AAMA joined its sister association and allied association AMOA and IALEI for their 2007 trade show. AAMA took part in the golf classic, Century Club panel and Joint Industry Council discussion and sponsored the industry gala event. Total Pictures: 3
Photo Courtesy of CoinopToday.com AAMA Distributor Cocktail Gala Friday, August 3, 2007 Eaglewood Resort & Spa Red Oak Ballroom	The return of the Gala! In 2004 the AAMA introduced the first ever Distributor Cocktail Gala. Now in its fourth year, this launch party enables AAMA distributor members to have an exclusive sneak peek at the new fall line up for coin-operated products in a very exclusive laid back atmosphere; where the real decision makers meet. The Gala has turned into one of the most highly anticipated industry events! Total Pictures: 16
2007 AAMA Annual Meeting July 31 - August 3, 2007 Eaglewood Resort & Spa Itasca, IL	In 2006, the AAMA annual meeting was held in beautiful Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, IL. The membership enjoyed the resort so much that we made a repeat of the location in '07! The association hosted a welcome dinner at Villago Ristorante. Various committee and Board meetings were held to discuss the future of the association and of the industry. There was plenty to see and do at this year's summer meeting. Total Pictures: 18
A Tribute to Industry Icon - Bill Cravens Thursday, August 2, 2007 Eaglewood Resort & Spa Itasca, IL	On March 29, 2007, the coin-op industry lost industry icon Bill Cravens. Many within the coin-op community have felt this loss, as Bill was a part of the coin-op family for over 40 years. A heart-felt gathering was held during the AAMA's annual meeting to pay tribute to Bill. We will miss you Bill. Total Pictures: 6
2007 AAMA PAC Fund Golf Outing & AAMA's first ever Bowling Tournament Thursday, August 2 Eaglewood Resort & Spa Itasca, IL	In conjunction with the 2007 AAMA annual meeting, the association hosted a golf outing in an effort to raise funds for its Political Action Committee (PAC). It was a success! The association raised over $4,000. Thank you golfers! For our non-golfer guests the AAMA held a first-ever Bowl-O-Rama tournament. There was something for everyone! Total Pictures: 17
International Bowl Expo June 27 - June 28, 2007 Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas, NV	Let's Bowl! One of the best shows on AAMA's location trade show program, the pavilion gets bigger and bigger each each. A whopping 10 members reserved over 1000 square feet of booth space. Now that's a pavilion! Total Pictures: 13
The International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo June 21-23, 2007 Sands Convention Center Las Vegas, NV	Back to BCA. The AAMA pavilion returned to the 2007 International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo with an even bigger pavilion than 2006. Member exhibitors who joined the AAMA this year were, Brady Distributing, Firestone Financial Corp. Incredible Technologies, Merit Entertainment, Namco America, Rock-Ola Manufacturing and Stern Pinball. In total the pavilion was 1200 square feet! Total Pictures: 10
The Clean Show June 11-14, 2007 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV	New on the AAMA location trade show tour is the Clean Show. Held every other year, the Clean Show represents the coin and laundry mat industry. The show was a HUGE success for the coin-op industry its first time on the trade show floor, and received much attention from Laundromat owners. The pavilion consisted of 7 companies occupying 800 square feet of booth space! Total Pictures: 10
The National Restaurant Association Show May 19-22, 2007 McCormick Place Chicago, IL	The AAMA hosted an 800 sq. ft. pavilion at the 88th Annual National Restaurant Hotel-Motel Show. Coin-op companies who showcased products were AAMA, AMOA, American Changer, Brady Distributing, Inc., Incredible Technologies, JVL Corporation and Rock-Ola Manufacturing, Total Pictures: 7
The National Bulk Vendors Association Show April 19-21 2007 Caesars Palace Las Vegas, NV	Next on the AAMA Location Trade Show Calendar included the National Bulk Vendors Association Show. The AAMA pavilion consisted of 900 sq. ft. where 7 member companies occupied their booth spaces respectively. Members who joined us were, AAMA, AMOA, American Changer Corporation, CamLock Systems, Firestone Financial, Lock America, Namco America, O.K. Manufacturing, Total Pictures: 7
AMERICAN AMUSEMENT MACHINE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (AAMCF) Texas Hold'em Shamrock Shimmy Round Up Friday, March 17 , 2006 Chicago, Hyatt Regency	In 2005, the AAMCF held the first ever Texas Hold'em Round Up! The game certainly had its emotional moments, but in the end it was a friendly charitable game. Players began to ask - when's the next one? We answered their call. In 2006 the AAMCF brought to its players the Texas Hold'em Shamrock Shimmy. Held in conjunction to the ASI show, the tournament itself was held on St. Patrick's Day in Chicago! It doesn't get any better than that. Total Pictures: 20
July 23, 2004 The first ever, Mr. Coin-Op Pageant!	Anything for the kids... the AAMCF conducted the first ever Mr. Coin-Op Pageant in an effort to raise funds for its two beloved charities, The Children's Miracle Network and K.E.E.N. Four brave souls dressed in drag and wowed the crowd at the 2004 AAMA Distributor Cocktail Gala! The "ladies" had 20 minutes to collect donations throughout the Gala. The one who collected the most money was crowned Mr. Coin-Op. The event raised nearly $2,000 in 20 minutes, not bad! Enter the photo gallery to see who was crowned Mr. Coin-Op! Total Pictures:16