A new bowling center and crazy golf venue is set to open in Solihull in the West Midlands of England. It’s called Spinners Crazy Golf and Bowling, and will be located in the community’s Touchwood Shopping Center. Plans call for the center to be family friendly during the day before transforming into an adults-only destination […]

The United States Bowling Congress and CDE Software have announced an agreement renewal, with CDE continuing as USBC’s technology partner to provide scoring solutions for 2024 and beyond. CDE Software has a long history providing USBC with scoring software that interfaces with the bowling center’s scoring system at various venues for events such as the […]

Gurnee Mills, one of the largest shopping malls in the country, will soon welcome a new location of Round1. Like other Round1 venues, the Gurnee, Illinois, facility will offer bowling, Japanese arcade games, karaoke, billiards and a kids’ play zone. There also will be several party rooms. In addition to the straight-from-Japan arcade games rarely […]

The Bowlers to Veterans Link and its myriad of programs have long benefited from the fundraising efforts of Bowling Management Associates, which operates Bowland and HeadPinz entertainment centers in Florida. That tradition continued with a recent donation generated from fundraising efforts during “BVL Month in America” last November. BMA also made a $30,000 donation to […]

OpenGate Capital has acquired all issued and outstanding common shares of Player One Amusement Group for a total purchase price of $155 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. As part of the transaction, Cineplex and P1AG entered into a long-term agreement where P1AG will continue to supply and service amusement games in Cineplex’s […]

When Bowlero Corporation purchased the Lucky Strike portfolio of bowling “eatertainment” centers last year, there was conjecture whether the Lucky Strike name would survive. The company provided a clue in early December when it opened a new 40-lane center in Moorpark, California — bearing the Lucky Strike name. The project had been announced a year […]

The last remaining Cinemark Theatres complex in the Kansas City area is being transformed into Gamescape by Cinemark. The revamped facility will include half as many movie screens (10), along with laser tag, 18 bowling lanes, an arcade, ropes course, event space, restaurant and bar.

Area 254 — a family entertainment center that includes a roller-skating rink, bowling lanes and a karaoke room, with many more attractions planned — has opened in Killeen, Texas. Killeen is a military town that’s largely dependent on the Army’s Fort Cavazos base for its economic success. 254 is Killeen’s area code.

The Professional Bowlers Association has renewed its partnership with LeaguePals, provider of cloud-based bowling league management software, to continue powering the PBA League Bowler Certification program. The PBA LBC program launched in 2022 with more than 200,000 league bowlers in Bowlero Corporation-owned centers automatically enrolled. As part of the program, league bowlers receive a host […]