Fixing American Pool by forming the NBL (National Billiards League) & PBA Tour!!!
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if memory serves me, vegas hosted one big event with odds and betting offered on any and all matches. in the 80's. the players cut them up throwing matches. Vegas said they would never supply betting again. this is one huge problem with players honesty and integrity. make your own estimate of getting anything approved there in the future..
if memory serves me, vegas hosted one big event with odds and betting offered on any and all matches. in the 80's. the players cut them up throwing matches. Vegas said they would never supply betting again. this is one huge problem with players honesty and integrity. make your own estimate of getting anything approved there in the future..
Is having Earl around really a plus??
my feelings too. the single pro who seems to cause the most problems for spectators and feelings of support for billiards
if memory serves me, vegas hosted one big event with odds and betting offered on any and all matches. in the 80's. the players cut them up throwing matches. Vegas said they would never supply betting again. this is one huge problem with players honesty and integrity. make your own estimate of getting anything approved there in the future..
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Personalized player uniform jerseys are in the equation already as they will be issued to wear during competition at each main event. All qualifier winners and top pros will literally be "uniform" as one playing entity cleaning up and refacing the overall look and perception of "pool players" as professional competitors/athletes. Extra distinguishing details will be on the uniform of the established professionals versus the standard issued jersey awarded to the 64 qualifier winners to indicate who's who.
The design and details will be revealed soon.
This weekend, a couple confirmed sanctioned locations will be announced!
Stay tuned and keep the comments coming!
Thank you ALL for your input, interest and love for the game.
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Pool is still one of the most INEXPENSIVE pastimes today.
At $6/hour or an all day pass from 11am-6pm for just $10 that's $1.43/hour by day and $8/hr or an all night pass from 6pm-2am for $25 that's $3.13/hour by night. What else can you go out and do at that price in 2020?!?
TopGolf is $50/hour. Period.
Bowling costs $20 for 10 frames and shoe rentals and that finishes in 35 minutes on average.
Movies are $15-$18 a ticket for a 90 minute show.
How is pool too expensive???
Please explain. Thank you.
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my feelings too. the single pro who seems to cause the most problems for spectators and feelings of support for billiards
Sometimes.
The all day pass is key. Kids and Retirees can afford that. I'd like to see
more Pool Rooms put in like SandCastle and its a good time for it. Rents in uptown
areas in many small towns is affordable now. Add some money and a marketing
plan and Pool should be back on the return.
more Pool Rooms put in like SandCastle and its a good time for it. Rents in uptown
areas in many small towns is affordable now. Add some money and a marketing
plan and Pool should be back on the return.
Minimum wage was also 1.35. Today an evening movie date.… $13.00 each...soda $5.00 you can share... Popcorn 9.00...popcorn surprise priceless. Total $40.00 for two hours.
It is cheaper to take a date to play pool than bowling or movies.
If you stay home and have sex and she gets pregnant then it much more expensive the pool.
Location, Location, Location
Guy Manges
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Ed, Yes America has millions of people playing pocket billiards each day. Thank goodness, Many things in the industry are being fixed. Pool must get out from under poker and away from dark rooms. At this time even the WPBA ( WPA ) is not a complete world standard. We still have bar and hall fights over Rules. Pool is the only Sport on earth that has more players than viewers. I watch about a hundred pro games a week, Mostly streamed from China. I pray someday we ( The World ) can unite has a one set of Rules for our games.. On and on . Guy
:rotflmao1: "popcorn surprise"
As per the stay home and get pregnant statement, I'm reliving that NOW with a 6 month old in diapers, my 1st born in college and needing a new car, I'm broke right BUT I can STILL afford to go out and play pool if I had to! :groucho:
Yes, "pocket billiards". That's a whole other battle to re-educate people on calling the game it's actual name. (We'll attack that later on the air during broadcasts) Pool refers to times of gathering money from multiple people to wager on horses.
Anyhow, we DO indeed already have World stanardized rules that are followed EVERYWHERE around the World EXCEPT here in the US. We as Americans have a habit of being entitled and thinking we can do whatever we want, stick our noses where it doesn't belong, change things to how WE see fit and wind up RUINING things for the worst. Very simple - just follow the WPA rules like everyone else that is lightyears ahead of us in this game! At least the BCA rules which are actually the original copy that the WPA adopted for worldwide compliance. The BCA is the OFFICIAL governing body of pocket billiards in America.
skinnyguinea
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More tv exposure would help. When the many sports networks cover corn hole tournaments and not billiards that should be a clear signal that whoever is at the helm has been asleep for quite some time. And I am in an even worse position as a fan of 3 cushion. Hard to play when most proprietors won't have a 3 cushion table on the premises. Stock answer from a typical owner, "Nobody plays!" Yes and no one plays because there no 3 cushion tables here. smh
ESPN will broadcast pool, if someone wants to pay for it. ESPN doesn't show cornhole because they think its cool, someone is paying them to put it on. When the womens pro pool tour was on regularly, the tour was paying for it.
Line up your sponsors, and put it on TV.
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Joel, I think you just came up with the line of the year LMAO.
...wait just a dang toot-tin minute, the American Revolution was about leaving the WPA?
those fore fathers, just what in the hell were they thinking....?
what a bunch of rascals, they should loose their fortune's and barred from playing again!!
...at least from making any more rules.
those fore fathers, just what in the hell were they thinking....?
what a bunch of rascals, they should loose their fortune's and barred from playing again!!
...at least from making any more rules.