cueball2010 said:

What are you saying? Write out what?

The area that I play in is pretty small and country. Not a big city by any means. It has 16 tables. The only other poolhall even remotely close is like an hr away.

Lot's of people claiming you have to do "everything" and "work 24/7" and make peanuts for income. But I am guessing they are doing much better than that because they have been open for over 14+ years. and.... . .

• I rarely ever see the owner.
• They open doors in the after noon, 7 days a week for 8-12hrs a day.
• Host TAP, APA, and BCA - Like 5 nights a week.
• Host 50 man tournaments 2x month.
• Serve good food & drinks.

While I enjoyed everyone's responses here in my thread. I feel like the loudest voices would naturally be warnings of failure. Isn't that the way it always goes with anything? People that are sad, mad, or upset will let you know, but people that are happy & successful speak up a lot less because of fear.

I think a big city would be a great place to get started if you have the capital. If not then maybe a small town like mine. But I don't think all small towns will work. I just know that in mine, there is really shit around to do except play pool.

I don't have a lot of capital atm. Maybe enough to buy 5 Diamond tables and cover operation costs for 3 months in a space with no kitchen & bar, in a rented building.

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garczar said:

He's over 80 and still at it. Scott Gilmore helps him and does repair work. https://www.blackcues.com/contact.shtml

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Bob Jewett said:

An owner who plays all day is an owner who goes bankrupt.

The only person I know who got paid to play pool all the time was the manager of a small pool hall. He worked the evening/night shift, and he was usually playing on the front table. I was told that the owner of the place, which was mostly a restaurant near campus, kept the pool part open to irritate his wife. I think I saw the owner in the pool hall only a few times walking through to get something from a storeroom, and I was there a lot -- I lived next door.

You have no experience. Get some experience. Work as the desk man in a pool hall. Learn to maintain the tables and fix the cues. Learn to keep the place clean. Learn how to eliminate the customers who will cause problems. Learn how liquor licenses work, and how beverage distributors work. Learn how to cook hamburgers and the requirements for food service in your area. Learn how to use social media to advertise.

And when you are ready to open, you have to have enough money in the bank to stay open for six months assuming no income from the room.

I almost forgot. Pool halls have no inventory of table time. I've seen more than one guy on the desk who used his pocket instead of the cash register. One in particular worked in a 30-table room that had a custom computer system to keep track of table time. The desk guy, who didn't seem like the tech type, figured out the system and how to get around it. I think the owner eventually checked the receipts for the nights when there was a waiting list and they were more like 75% of full. That's a steep tax.

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iusedtoberich said:

Did you read the ChatGPT link? I too thought you were nuts, but apparently some form of charcoal has been used as a filler material in rubber formulas in the early days of rubber.

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garczar said:

Took him til age 47 to snap it off. Still plays sooo good. I watched him at the 1998 Tulsa stop on the PBA tour. He played like Houdini, took down a STOUT field to win.

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garczar said:

Using a gay singer that got busted in a Hollywood men's room probably not the greatest idea. Just sayin. BTW, for the record i couldn't care less if pool is/isn't considered a sport. Just based on some the fat, totally out-of-shape people i've seen play it at its highest level i'm leaning HEAVILY towards NON sport.

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OverTheNut said:

9 ball. You're 5-4 up.

Opponent misses the 7 and leaves an easy 7/8/9 run-out. He clearly says 'well that's 6-4 to you then'.

So you pick the balls up and start racking them because he verbally conceded.

He (obviously) claims that he didn't really concede - but also he should have kept his mouth shut.

What would the ruling be here? (apart from both get a life - sort it out outside etc.).

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