Archive | 2022

November 2022

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MARKETING MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO MAXIMIZE MACY’S PARADE PARTICIPATION

Bowling is back in the 96th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, and GoBowling.com is launching several promotional campaigns in conjunction with the iconic event. GoBowling.com is the one-stop site where people of all ages can find bowling fun. The consumer-facing brand of the International Bowling Campus (IBC) — where the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America […]

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FOOTBALL, EDUCATION AND ELECTIONS AT ILLINOIS STATE BPA MEETING

Are you ready for some football? Those attending the Illinois State BPA General Membership Meeting Nov. 6-7 at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel will have an opportunity to take in a pair of NFL games with their peers. The activities begin on the 6th with the ISBPA Board of Directors meeting from noon until 5 p.m., […]

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BILLIARD EXPO TO BECOME PART OF AMUSEMENT EXPO IN 2023

Amusement Expo International has announced an expansion of the core categories represented on its exhibit floor and educational program as the Billiard and Home Leisure Expo will make its debut as a new member of AEI’s colocation family in 2023. For the past 40 years, the BCA Expo has served as the premier show for […]

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FLETCHER MARKS 50 YEARS WITH LAI GROUP

Jacqueline Fletcher has reached a milestone anniversary with the LAI Group, having served as personal assistant to company Chairman Malcolm Steinberg for 50 years. Fletcher migrated to Perth, Australia, with her family in 1972 after having spent 11 years with the Singapore office of a Swiss-based company, F E Zeullig and Company. Upon arrival in […]

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SWITCH BOWLING ADDS GONZALES TO STAFF

Carlos Gonzales has been named a new sales and equipment consultant for Switch Bowling. Gonzales served in the U.S. Army, guarding the Peninsula Borders as a 14P Air Defender. As a squad leader, he earned the Overseas Award and the Army Achievement Award. After being honorably discharged, he now enjoys spending time with his wife […]

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UPSCALE BOWLING VENUE IN GREATER MILWAUKEE TO BE REVIVED

The iPic Theater, Pinstrike bowling center and Big Daddy’s Brew + Que restaurant opened to great acclaim in the Milwaukee area’s Glendale mixed-use development. But as retail shops fled the complex, foot traffic declined and the theater/bowling/dining concept ultimately was forced to close in 2018. Now, as developers work to revive the site, a similar […]

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BOWLING CENTERS OF SoCAL DOWNSIZES ITS BOARD

At the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Bowling Centers of Southern California, proprietors voted to accept the board’s recommendation to reduce the size of the board from 12 members to nine.  This reflects the smaller number of centers in the association today than at its peak, as real estate values and other factors have resulted […]

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BOWLERO SET TO ACQUIRE 3 CENTERS IN MILWAUKEE AREA

The strategy of Bowlero Corp. to acquire multiple locations in specific market areas has now found its way to Milwaukee. Bowlero has signed definitive agreements to acquire JB’s on 41 in Milwaukee, as well as the 48-lane Super Bowl Family Entertainment Center in Appleton and the 48-lane Sabre Lanes in Menasha. Bowlero’s business in Wisconsin now […]

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