The Dime a Game Barbox!
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Kids will play....
Most of the places where I played the pool table was an attraction to keep people in there and spending money. The table wasn't perfect but it was there for people to have fun. That in itself does a lot for a business and a lot for the game. I wonder how people with vending tables feel about pool? I would bet they don't have so much trouble with it.
Most of the places where I played the pool table was an attraction to keep people in there and spending money. The table wasn't perfect but it was there for people to have fun. That in itself does a lot for a business and a lot for the game. I wonder how people with vending tables feel about pool? I would bet they don't have so much trouble with it.
I remember a local bar that we hung out at after work. The owner would always throw a quarter on the table if no one was playing and say come on guys lets get a game going as it is a little dead in here. He knew that if the guys started playing they would stay longer and usually play for drinks. The quarters would always have red nail polish on them. I was told by the owner that he did that so the vendor knew that it was a house coin and would give it back as a free game.
I was working in skilled trades and one of the workers quit and bought a country western bar. We stopped in to see him a few months after he bought it. While siitting at the bar he pointed to two pool tables and said they payed for all of his expenses. He never realized how much they would make. He also said that when he had one it was usually dead. The vendor told him that he needed two tables because if there is only one people are hesitant to play. With two tables people are more likely to play. He said the guy was right.
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The 3x6 was called a cracker box. First table I got to play pool on at my grandparents bar, circa 1962. It was a Valley. The cracer box table is so small there is major congestion of balls on the table. The cueball was also oversize so it wouldn't go into the chute with the other balls.