Effective lobbyists, as it relates to the pool and billiard industry, has a very slim chance in ever happening. It comes down to money, and they do not begin to have enough of it. I worked for 35 years as the head commercial photographer for one of the top corporations in the US, and world over all. We had two full time lobbyists, and I would go to yearly award dinners for them, where speeches by the lobbyists and the top level people of our corporation would be told on how they would get what we needed passed. It was quite eye opening. While a corporation may have a particular view,, they had no problems dealing with whatever side they needed to to get their desired result. There would always be tons of laughter and applause, when the lobbyist would bring up stories on how they got this or that passed, and especially if they could do it for less money than they had planned for. This is why not much gets done in congress, as the truth of the matter is they spend most of their day on the phone, and in person, begging for money for their campaign coffers. There may be opportunities on a state level, but not really much at the Fed level, as even if they support what you want, they still will not support legislation on it, without a contribution. It's really ironic that bribery by the likes of the mob and such is illegal, but as it relates to the politicians of our country, it's the standard practice.