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WAMO MEMBERSHIP
At the 2025 Annual Membership Meeting and Tradeshow held June 10th and 11th at the Brookfield Conference Center in Brookfield WI, President Mike Weigel along with Banilla Games touched on the critical topic of Intellectual Property Rights and infringement in Wisconsin.
Click Here to View a Letter from Banilla Games.
Click Here to View a Letter from Light and Wonder.
In addition to invited guest, Keith Kern, President of The Tavern League of Wisconsin, WAMO was pleased to have Lucas Binter from the West Allis police department speak on how WAMO operators need to work together to stop computer tampering and theft from our machines. Any WAMO operator can reach out to Lucas at (414) 302-8093 or Troy S with the Milwaukee police department at (414) 807-8193.
Directors Bruce Neimuth from Midstate Amusement and Travis Bieniek from Midwest Coin Concepts were re-elected for a second term.
WAMO has hired a new event planning company and is very happy with the Jenna Culley Events Team, including WAMO’s main contact, Katie Shepherd.
WAMO has also hired AMOA’s office staff, Lori Schneider and Sadie Sanchez, to help with the back office operations at WAMO.
The 2026 WAMO dart tournament will be in Green Bay WI May 13th through the 17th.
The 2026 WAMO pool tournament will be in Green Bay WI March 11th through the 15th.
Dear TLW Members:
Recently a few electronic gaming manufacturers have reached out to us regarding the growing problem of counterfeit gaming devices in public areas, including Wisconsin taverns. Attached is a letter from a gaming manufacturer that was received by our office. We’ve received a few of these letters from manufacturers and will likely receive more.
Gaming suppliers who distribute counterfeit devices and proprietors who own any counterfeit devices in the establishment are at a significant risk of legal liability and potential court action. We recommend making sure you bring it to the attention of any gaming supplier you may work with and be sure any gaming devices you own are compliant.
Brand-name manufacturers are now focusing more attention on these devices in Wisconsin, as they have already in other states. Many of these counterfeit games are manufactured in China and brought here. So, for example, if you’ve been able to purchase any devices well below the normal market price, you would likely have reason to be concerned. Even if that doesn’t apply to you, please be sure to protect yourself from any counterfeit devices and the additional problems that can come with them.
Tavern League of Wisconsin