Riverboat Lanes proprietor Jim O'Reilly began his career in the bowling business in 1973. In addition to owning four different bowling centers, he spent 35 years as a bowling distributor salesman, covering parts of Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa.

He is a USBC Silver Level coach, high School Bowling coach, USA Bowling Instructor for Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota, instructor for the United States Bowling Academy, Minnesota High School Bowling Commissioner, and just concluded his term as President of the Bowling Proprietor Association of Minnesota.