Private Equity and Big Business is Coming for Pool

[Callaghan]

“Video enhanced pool” is headed to an “activity” center near you.

Topgolf founders raise $34m to turn pool hi-tech as activity bars boom

Steve and Dave Jolliffe plan to open first Poolhouse in London next year

www.theguardian.com

Private equity, apparently not satisfied with their ongoing and total devastation of American Business as we know it, is headed to destroy pool for the almighty dollar. Hooray!

 

[billiards_watch]

What died off and became a niche game is back. Sadly, its shit.

They are trying reinvent the wheel.

 

[markjames]

They are trying reinvent the wheel.

pool actually came before the wheel
if you think about a wheel and axle
because kids were kicking coconuts
down the hill and scoring goals

 

[straightline]

The wheel was a gift from God. Unfortunately he didn't explain rolling.

 

[markjames]

The wheel was a gift from God.

if you mean that the acorns collected
at the bottom of the hill, then yes

but we had to put an axle
in the middle to make a wheelbarrow/ cart

 

[straightline]

I think logs clued them.