Take advantage of the diverse skill-set and broad range of knowledge and experience offered by our contributors and advisors:

Frank Seninsky, an amusement industry icon known affectionately as "Frank the Crank", has served in every industry capacity over the past 33 years. He is active with IALEI, AMOA and Foundations University, in addition to numerous other organizations. He has written almost 800 articles, presented well over 100 seminars, and provides diverse consulting services regarding coin-op and redemption. Frank is President/CEO of Alpha-Omega Amusements and Managing Partner of Amusement Entertainment Management. Get more information at www.AEMLLC.com.

Jerry Merola, as a Managing Partner of Amusement Entertainment Management, LCC and CFO of Alpha-Omega Amusements, Jerry has focused much of his efforts on analyzing and enhancing the performance of developers, manufacturers, and facility owners worldwide. Jerry is Chair of the IALEI Finance Council. He has developed feasibility studies, marketing plans, operations manuals, and funding programs for some of the most notable names in the entertainment industry and performed business audits in almost all markets and sectors. www.AEMLLC.com.

Gary Duffey has many years of coin-op industry experience and is now using his expertise as a consultant for the amusement industry. He may be reached by phone, (214)693-3435; email (texasfun@prodigy.net)

Drew Pawlak is the president of the Millenium Entertainment Group & Associates. Drew was the co-fonder and former president of development for Ultrazone. Drew is also the Vice President of BMM International.

Steve McCaul is a consultant and redemption specialist with his own company, Global Coin Equipment Exchange, in Kingston, Mass. With years of experience as an operator in the Boston area, he was one of the early converts to the redemption business. Consequently, he is able to translate that expertise into a valuable resource for his operator customers. http://www.globalcoinop.com/

Harold Skripsky Harold is a Founding Director and Past President of International Association for the Leisure and Entertainment Industry (IALEI) and Chairman of the Board of LETS (Leisure and Entertainment Trade Show). Harold has successful started, operated and eventually sold six different businesses at various times of his career including the Enchanted Castle in Lombard, Illinois.

Daniel J. Lasdon is a principal in 12th & Wood Associates, which redeveloped property in the heart of Philadelphia and opened the 128,000 square foot Super Centre Sports, Entertainment, & More.

Michael Hoffman is the owner and operator of Hoffman Mints. They manufacture redemption coins and arcade tokens for coin-op machines. He can be reached at sales@hoffmanmint.com

Weimar Tudela is a managing partner for Yu Design, LLC. A consulting and product management firm with over 50 years of combined retail and amusement management experience. His expertise includes operations, planning, and facility design. He can be reached via e-mail at (Weimar123@aol.com)

Michael Getlan is a third generation owner/operator of arcades and FEC's. He is a member of IAAPA's education board. IAAPA's education program consists of over 200 hours of programming throughout the week. Programming consists of seminars, on floor tours, luncheons, school courses and roundtable discussions. A high percentage of the audience is general managers, owners and operators in the industry: key buyers and influencers of purchases for show product. Multiple opportunities exist within the program for sponsors to obtain maximum exposure and visibility.

Paul Virgadamo is the owner of Southwest Amusement Company and has written numerous articles that relate to the amusement industry. He has over 20 years of experience advising in the amusement industry.

Vic Fortenbach is an expert at redemption games. He can be contacted at Ticketvic@aol.com