BOWLING BIZ OPEN NEW CAMPUS
RePlay Magazine
February 1, 2010
The Bowling Proprietors Association of America (BPAA), together with the United States Bowling Congress (USBC), recently celebrated the historic unveiling of the International Bowling Campus in Arlington, Texas. The BPAA Bowling Summit is a strategic midwinter conference for bowling center proprietors, managers and industry leaders, complete with seminars and the association’s committee and board meetings. This year, the association combined their summit meeting with the historic opening of the bowling campus, which resulted in a record number of attendees.
The new campus now includes the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, a state-of-the-art museum with artifacts, interactive exhibits and gift shop. Also on the premises is the International Training and Research Center with the industry’s premier pro shop. This will be a facility where the industry will learn more about the sport through research and where the stars of today and tomorrow will train.
With today’s ever growing trend of bowling centers converting into family entertainment centers to include amusement products, the AAMA was cordially invited to share in the monumental event. Several AAMA members were also present at the event including Embed, FEC NRG, Intercard, LAI Games and Redemption Plus. The AAMA has once again reserved an island pavilion at the 2010 International Bowling Expo to be held June 30 – July 1 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and is working closely with the BPAA to make this year’s gameroom on the tradeshow floor bigger and better than ever. For more information on this year’s pavilion, contact the AAMA toll-free at 866/372-5190.
