National Bulk Vendors Association Inks Five-Year Amusement Expo Deal

PHOENIX -- The National Bulk Vendors Association said it has reached a five-year agreement to collocate its annual trade show with Amusement Expo International. The agreement between the NBVA and the Amusement Expo owners, the Amusement and Music Operators Association and the American Amusement Machine Association, continues a trade show partnership initiated in 2011.

"The NBVA is very excited to partner with the AMOA and AAMA, and to be joined with them for the next five years," said NBVA president Judi Heston-Donnell, Theisen Vending Co. (Golden Valley, MN). "They have made us feel like family for the past five years and we look forward to many more years with these great associations. The NBVA is predicting super shows in Las Vegas in 2016 and in Dallas in 2017."

Next year's Amusement Expo will be held on Mar. 16 and 17 (Wednesday and Thursday) at the Las Vegas (NV) Convention Center. The bulk vendors and the amusement associations will each hold separate educational programs on Mar. 15, the day before the exhibits open. All seminars will be held at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, the convention's host hotel, adjacent to the convention center.

"Right from the start, the collocation with NBVA has been a great success for the shows and our organizations, but most importantly, our respective member attendees and exhibitors," said John Pascaretti of Pascaretti Enterprises (Warren, MI), a past-president of AMOA who now chairs the Amusement Expo board. "It has been a close, collaborative relationship and we're thrilled to cement that cooperation between us and our shows for the next five years -- at least."

Amusement Expo is managed by William T. Glasgow Inc. (Mokena, IL). Visit amusementexpo.org for the latest show details. Additional information on NBVA's collocated show and meetings can be had by calling the association's Phoenix office at (888) 628-2872 or visiting nbva.org.