When I was very young. Back in the Early 70s my dad bought a 6 foot Brunswick bar table from a local bar He recovered it and triple shimmed the pockets and we had it in our basement for many years. It still had the coin slide and box. He had it rigged to just push it in and pull it out without coins to release the balls. It has been a long time since then but that was among my first memories of pool.
Personally, I would really like to see more 10 foot tables or even pool style cushions on a 12 x 6. Based on the fact the USA seems to be at a disadvantage playing against snooker players it might have something to do with the fact Snooker players are used to smaller pockets and balls on a larger table with slow cloth.