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E-dition No. 1,022 • Friday, September 21, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) Bowling Business Does Not Escape Hurricane Florence Hurricane Florence, which touched down Sept. 14 in North Carolina and South Carolina, caused damage that Moody’s Analytics estimates will cost $17 billion to $22 billion. Florence was a Category 1 hurricane that was […]
E-dition No. 1,020 • Friday, September 7, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) New Ownership, Leadership for GameWorks ExWorks Capital has assumed full ownership of GameWorks and appointed new leadership. GameWorks is an entertainment and dining experience for families, with locations in Chesapeake, Va.; Denver, Colo.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Newport, Ky.; Schaumburg, Ill.; […]
Brunswick Bowling Rolls Out New Website “After more than a year of planning and development, I couldn’t be more excited to unveil our new website,” said Jen Waldo, Brunswick Bowling’s Marketing Manager. “As the industry’s only comprehensive supplier of bowling products, supplies and equipment, it is crucial that we deliver an online experience […]
E-dition No. 1,018 • Friday, August 24, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) QubicaAMF World Cup Draws 80 Countries and Counting More than 80 countries have confirmed their intention to send competitors to the 54th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup, which will be held at Sam’s Town Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nov. 4-11. […]
The Professional Bowlers Association has announced that the PBA will donate all proceeds from player fine money collected from Go Bowling! PBA Tour and PBA50 Tour competition to the Bowlers to Veterans Link (BVL). Founded in 1942, BVL grants provide arts and crafts programs, music and sports activities, reading materials, board games and much more […]
Bowling’s ever-declining certified league bowler base has created “Woe Is Me Syndrome” among many in the industry. But many others believe that the sport, game and industry are simply going through an evolutionary period. Major equipment manufacturers have reported strong sales, mostly to new investors who recognize the power of bowling as an anchor for […]
E-dition No. 1,016 • Friday, August 17, 2018 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Welcomes Go Bowling Go Bowling will join the 92nd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a unique collection of “balloonicles” and specially created vehicles depicting the fun and whimsy of bowling. On Thursday, Nov. 22, as Americans […]
“Hambone!” Get ready to hear that exclamation again as FOX Sports and the Professional Bowlers Association have confirmed the lead broadcasting team for the 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Tour — including the return of Rob Stone as play-by-play announcer Stone will be joined by analyst Randy Pedersen and reporter Kimberly Pressler. The trio will make […]
The 2018 World Bowling Youth Championships, held July 25-Aug. 3 at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Mich., included a July 28 meeting among various industry integers and federations, and a technical committee World Bowling assembled to consider whether the organization should adopt its own set of ball specifications independent of the United States Bowling Congress. […]