IAAPA Attractions Expo 2018

Jim Bennington
National Games Manager
Lucky Strike Entertainment


Currently the National Games, Bowling & Redemption Manager for Lucky Strike Entertainment. Overseeing the People, Operations & Profits of 12 game room operations, 22 bowling lounges as well as developing new locations and entertainment options within the Lucky Strike brand. In addition; work directly with Lucky Strike Entertainment founders Kevin Troy and Steven & Gillian Foster as the Design-Build Coordinator between Architect, Décor/Infrastructure vendors & the General Contractor. ALWAYS loving arcade games & pinball coming from a background as a Radio DJ & TV News Producer for NBC, I started working in the amusements industry in early 1998 at Dave & Buster’s Store #13 Utica, MI as an Hourly Game Tech. I soon joined the “Power Card Install Team” and never stopped traveling! 44 “Big Box” location openings later (Dave & Busters, Game Works, Jillian’s Entertainment & Private Consulting) lead me to join Lucky Strike Entertainment in 2004. Since then we have grown our arcade concept F.T.W. (For The Win) from simple beginnings in Novi Michigan to locations in New York, Chicago, Honolulu, Boston & Somerville, MA, Denver, Wrigleyville, Seattle and soon “The American Dream” in New Jersey. When not fiddling around with cut sheets, P&L’s, space plans & layouts our family (wife Amy, sons Jackson & Trey and daughter Hanna) enjoy traveling the country, playing our Captain Fantastic Pinball and our dogs Holly & Tucker.

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