if they didnt make internet gambling illegal in america, pool had a chance to become something again. But that didnt happen, there is little or no hope of any sponsership, organization(on a national/global) level, so it will be what it is. A game played in bars, the pool room here and there with a local tournment that is used to promote the venue where it happens and a casino for the same self promoting reasons. It will also be used as a game for people to gamble on. It wont hit the world stage, the Mosconi Cup is a TV show once a year. To bad.