I've had a no-alcohol family oriented poolroom here in western NC for 23 years, with a top notch facility and 9-foot tables, so we attract all the good players in this area as well as the families / recreational players. In the early years we had waiting lists on Friday and Saturday nights - mainly teenagers and young adults, and famliies as well.
No more the case - Saturdays are our slowest day and night, Friday night as well. If it weren't for our food (90-95% of our revenue largely from customers who have never played pool here) I would have had to close the doors a long time ago. The young generation is just not playing pool any more, unless it's a pool game on their cell phones. The only night I feel like we still have a poolroom is on Monday nights when we have our weekly 9-ball handicapped tournaments, which attract 20 +/- players. However, nearly all of those players I won't see again until the following Monday night, and then wonder why they never get any better. Very sad.
