If you were a Billionaire, what would you do for the game of Pool ?

id make pros spot me the world to take a shot at the money and rob them... then id build a house for keith with the winnings.
 
If I were a billionaire. I would just have the nicest room possible. Best tables, seating, food and drinks. And keep out people that couldnt act like they belonged there. Probably wouldnt be much action at that point, but it would be a nice place to play. Not a very good business model. Making people behave and all.


Oh...and I would have a giant carnival wheel to spin to give away money.
 
With that much money, I could "buy" the winner of virtually every event by doing business with the finalists, or semi-finalists, or even the whole field.
 
Sounds great Mark

Mark Griffin said:
There are some decent ideas on here but a lot of them are just spending money.

The goal is to establish an infrastructure that will support the pool world (and the pro players) over the future years.

It would not take that much. I work 60-80 hours a week on these type of promebles and I think we have a major part of the problem solved.

It is the USAPL.

Where the amateurs play in a nationally handicap system (that boasts over 70% hill-hill matches in over 2 million previous scoresheets). 50% payout on the local level with a national event in Vegas. The league operator can make a good living doing this when he grows the league.
50 cents of each players fees goes to a 'pro pot' which will be used to support pro players and events.

As this grows, more pros will support the USAPL concept and then when we get 60,000 players like we have in the BCAPL, we will have $30,000 a week going toward pro events.

All this needs is a couple more years to grind our way there - or to sponsor a pro tour with the condition the pros support the USAPL. But that would probably take $1 - $3 million per year over a 2-3 year period.

Still a lot of money BUT this one will be sustainable. This is only the 'short' version. With the right sponsor, this could cost nothing to accomplish.

BTW - we are always looking for USAPL loeagaue operators. You get protected territory for free!

Mark Griffin, CEO
CSI - BCAPL - USAPL
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This sounds like a great plan. And while I know people like to see the conflicts, and outburst's from players, there needs to be some type of conduct rules in the Pro Tour. Just my opinion, but to establish a decent tour, and be able to sustain it, all players must sign and adhere to a code of conduct. We've all seen what has happened to Tiger Woods sponsor's. The most marketable name in sports, goin down in flames because of his indescretions. I do think you are on the right track, and maybe I will get a chance to see our sport evolve to the next level.
 
Moving Forward in a Positive Way

Mark Griffin said:
There are some decent ideas on here but a lot of them are just spending money.

The goal is to establish an infrastructure that will support the pool world (and the pro players) over the future years.

It would not take that much. I work 60-80 hours a week on these type of promebles and I think we have a major part of the problem solved.

It is the USAPL.

Where the amateurs play in a nationally handicap system (that boasts over 70% hill-hill matches in over 2 million previous scoresheets). 50% payout on the local level with a national event in Vegas. The league operator can make a good living doing this when he grows the league.
50 cents of each players fees goes to a 'pro pot' which will be used to support pro players and events.

As this grows, more pros will support the USAPL concept and then when we get 60,000 players like we have in the BCAPL, we will have $30,000 a week going toward pro events.

All this needs is a couple more years to grind our way there - or to sponsor a pro tour with the condition the pros support the USAPL. But that would probably take $1 - $3 million per year over a 2-3 year period.

Still a lot of money BUT this one will be sustainable. This is only the 'short' version. With the right sponsor, this could cost nothing to accomplish.

BTW - we are always looking for USAPL loeagaue operators. You get protected territory for free!

Mark Griffin, CEO
CSI - BCAPL - USAPL
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Thanks Mark. I also wanted to praise you on how the development of the USAPL is a positive step in the right direction. As we all know, things take time, but with the right plan the goal is attainable. Creation of the Pro side while developing the Amateur infrastructure is quite a challenge.

While many of us here have ideas, it is people like yourself and your team that are actively pursuing that Change that is necessary to grow the sport. Pool players of every level should be very appreciative of the efforts you make to develop participation and reward from playing pool leagues.

I will close with one of my favorite quotes. "It isn't just what you do, it is HOW you do it."

I like what you are doing and how you are doing it.

Thank You again for the kind remarks and continued success with the growth of the BCAPL/USAPL/CSI.

Carl
 
Mark Griffin said:
There are some decent ideas on here but a lot of them are just spending money.

The goal is to establish an infrastructure that will support the pool world (and the pro players) over the future years.

It would not take that much. I work 60-80 hours a week on these type of promebles and I think we have a major part of the problem solved.

It is the USAPL.

Where the amateurs play in a nationally handicap system (that boasts over 70% hill-hill matches in over 2 million previous scoresheets). 50% payout on the local level with a national event in Vegas. The league operator can make a good living doing this when he grows the league.
50 cents of each players fees goes to a 'pro pot' which will be used to support pro players and events.

As this grows, more pros will support the USAPL concept and then when we get 60,000 players like we have in the BCAPL, we will have $30,000 a week going toward pro events.

All this needs is a couple more years to grind our way there - or to sponsor a pro tour with the condition the pros support the USAPL. But that would probably take $1 - $3 million per year over a 2-3 year period.

Still a lot of money BUT this one will be sustainable. This is only the 'short' version. With the right sponsor, this could cost nothing to accomplish.

BTW - we are always looking for USAPL loeagaue operators. You get protected territory for free!

Mark Griffin, CEO
CSI - BCAPL - USAPL
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I hope that the "SMART" professional players who seem to be opening up pool rooms all over the country will get behind you and start a USAPL in their pool rooms.

This is yet another way for the professional players to support themselves. Sure, it's going to require some quality effort and work on their part, but their financial futures can be enhanced with a successful pool league.

Even if a professional pool player does not own a pool room, with some elbow grease they can start their own USAPL in their local cities.

I know you have answered this question before but doesn't the USAPL compete directly with YOUR BCAPL and what do you expect from this direct competition?

And for those who are interested in starting a USAPL, where is the best place for them to get additional information?

Best Regards,
JoeyA
 
SpiderWebComm said:
I would have races to 1, $10M winner-take-all events. Players would pay $500 to enter and the event would take as long as it takes to play through the brackets. We'd have great food, live entertainment and strippers on trampolines.

The finals would match up each player with a naked chick. There would be a 10 second shot clock. If you don't get the shot off in time, a buzzer would sound and you would be forced to tag the stripper in where she plays the rest of the game on your behalf.

Man, just give me a billion and pool would be bigger than golf.
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You know how hard it is to catch a striper on a trampoline,i prefer to have them handcuffed to a striper pole,easy to catch & can only go up & down........ha!!!!! good one dave
 
Give me a billion $ and i'll do pool & the wife a favor------disapear
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Hahaha, good one.

This guy comes home one day after work and yells at his wife. I just won the lottery, pack your bags.

His wife asks, what should I pack for, the mountains or the ocean.

He says, I don't care, just get out.
 
USAPL and BCAPL

Joey-

The USAPL is a nationally handicapped system. In the BCAPL Nationals, the event is not Handicapped (scratch) - but we have different divisions (open-advanced-master etc). On the local level most BCAPL leagues are doing some kind of handicap system - but everyone is different.

The USAPL is one system for the whole country.

Much different deal!

So they are not competitors, they compliment each other. One other thing is that BCAPL do not get territories prtected (only the night of play is protected). The USAPL give exclusive protection for your city or county etc. (It is FREE!! - also the players do not have to pay a membership fee to join!!)

mark Griffin

Any info can be acquired from calling our office 702-719-7665 - we are in Vegas and on Pacific Time Zone. Ask for information and we will get you to the right person. We are actively looking for league operators.

JoeyA said:
I hope that the "SMART" professional players who seem to be opening up pool rooms all over the country will get behind you and start a USAPL in their pool rooms.

This is yet another way for the professional players to support themselves. Sure, it's going to require some quality effort and work on their part, but their financial futures can be enhanced with a successful pool league.

Even if a professional pool player does not own a pool room, with some elbow grease they can start their own USAPL in their local cities.

I know you have answered this question before but doesn't the USAPL compete directly with YOUR BCAPL and what do you expect from this direct competition?

And for those who are interested in starting a USAPL, where is the best place for them to get additional information?

Best Regards,
JoeyA
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Desmondp said:
Tough call, because just throwing money as prize money wouldn't fix the grass roots problems with the game

I would however organise a World Cuesports Championships, Invite only, plus qualifiers. 2 million dollars to the winner, 750K to runner up and another million in prizes to the rest of the field.
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In snooker, keep in mind that invitation-only tournaments are ineligible for ranking points. There's also a problem with scheduling against the very busy World Snooker professional tour: travel times (between UK, China, Bahrain, etc.) and tight margins due to long qualification/knockout rounds. The prize money-happy tournament, Premier League Snooker, has run into scheduling conflicts before that caused top-ranked professionals to withdraw. It's possible to have an invitational tournament with very high payouts as prestiguous as the Masters, but it can be difficult to sustain because even the Masters had gone unsponsored for a few years before. You also run into the problem of substantially widening the wealth gap between the top 16 professionals and the top 50 of the world. Many players on the 100-seat professional tour have other jobs because the huge prize money in snooker has become so concentrated.
 
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