HONOREES GALORE AT AMUSEMENT EXPO

Lots of individuals and companies were honored at the 2026 Amusement Expo International, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Inducted into the American Amusement Machine Association Hall of Fame were Al Bettelman of C.A. Robinson, Allen Weisberg of Apple Industries, David Cohen of Firestone Financial, Elliott Portnoy of Dentons, Frank Pellegrini of Team Play, Kane Fernandez and Linda Fernandez of Fun Factory Inc., video game and pinball designer and software programmer Larry DeMar, Sam Westgate of J&J Ventures Amusements, and Terry Moss of Moss Distributing.

AAMA also honored Bandi Namco Amusement America Inc. as Manufacturer of the Year, Shaffer Distributing Company as Distributor of the Year, Rhode Island Novelty as Supplier of the Year, Pinnacle Entertainment Group as Allied Member of the Year, and Star Lanes Polaris as FEC of the Year.

The Amusement and Music Operators Association presented Innovator Awards to AMI Entertainment for AMI Spectra, Amusement Connect for Business Analytics, and EDC Remote.com for the Max the Cap Dart App.

AMOA also presented Operator’s Choice Awards to AMI Entertainment for AMI Spectra, and Incredible Technologies for Silver Strike Bowling: League Night.

AEI attendees participated in 50/50 raffles and made donations, raising $11,000 in two days to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas and the families it supports during critical times.