Annual $$$ in the Pool industry?

[Black-Balled]

...That STUPID statistic of 30 million pool players in the USA making billiards 2cnd, 3rd, or now 4th to basketball, etc....is the DUMBEST metric I have ever seen. ...I guess no one ever figured out that a Sports Marketing company would be intrested in skewing the polls on sports participation to reflect the highest numbers they can get away with witout outright lying. Esepcially when they are making great money selling booths at their annual convention....

I would add only:

...That STUPID statistic of 30 million pool players in the USA making billiards 2cnd, 3rd, or now 4th to basketball, etc....is the DUMBEST metric I have ever seen. ...I guess no one ever figured out that a Sports Marketing company would be intrested in skewing the polls on sports participation to reflect the highest numbers they can get away with witout outright lying. Esepcially when they are making great money selling booths at their annual convention....

 

[Tom In Cincy]

My question has only been answered with 'GUESSES'

If there is a resource with the answers that are FREE, I cannot find any via the internet.

But, for theoretical purposes, let us just grab the figure of $500,000,000 (that is 500 Million Dollars) annual revenue for all pocket billiard related industy. Personnally I think it is over a Billion Dollars, but I am also just guessing.


$500,000,000 and the profits are say $100,000,000. How many $25,000 added tournaments would/could be paid out of those profits? Lets just pick 8 events a year and then a championship.

.0025% isn't all that much to deduct from your annual profits to support the Professional Pool Players Tour (Men and Women). This may even be tax deductable.

Just an idea.

 

[AtLarge]

... .0025% isn't all that much...

Nope, it's not much. .0025% of $100,000,000 is $2,500. :smile:

You probably meant .25%.