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USBC Unveils ‘Challenge’ Lane Condition
USBC has established a new designation for leagues competing on lane conditions that fall between Standard and Sport conditions. The new Challenge lane condition designation and conversion chart was determined based on research of leagues conducted under a Sport/Challenge designation, as well as leagues competing on Blue lane conditions. Recent research showed a discrepancy for […]
New USBC Certification Procedures to Put Focus on Lanes
Is it the lanes or is it the balls? That’s the question that always comes up when discussions turn to the scoring explosion in bowling. In a move that seems certain to ignite a firestorm of debate on social media, the United States Bowling Congress this morning put the focus on lanes — in particular, […]
New ‘Dust Bowl’ Project Is Back on Track
The third Dust Bowl Lanes and Lounge was scheduled to open last year in Little Rock, Ark., joining locations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla. But now the project is back on track, with a building permit issued for the former American Legion building on Little Rock’s Capitol Avenue. To view an architectural rendering, go […]
1st Alabama Stars and Strikes Eyes September Opening
A September opening is planned for what will be the 10th location of Stars and Strikes , and the first in Alabama. The company has broken ground on a site in Huntsville for a 54,000-sq.-ft. facility that will house 24 lanes, an arcade, a two-level laser tag arena, plus other attractions. The company pegged the […]
Main Event Opens New Location in Indianapolis
Main Event Entertainment, the nation’s fastest-growing bowling-anchored dining and entertainment destination, has opened its first center in Indianapolis center. Indy is the 32nd Main Event location and the latest of seven centers set to open across the nation in 2017. Additional centers are now under construction in Pittsburgh, Pa.; Humble, Texas; Gilbert, Ariz.; North Kansas […]
Cyber Report #947
E-dition No. 947 • Thursday, April 13, 2017 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) We are on deadline for Bowlers Journal International’s May issue this week, so this will be an abbreviated edition of the BJI Cyber Report. As always, we urge you to check out bowlersjournal.com and bcmmag.com for the latest bowling business news. […]
SCN Partners With STE on Go Bowling App
Sports Challenge Network, provider of mobile solutions for the bowling industry and creator of XBowling and Action Bowling, has completed an agreement with Strike Ten Entertainment to be the exclusive mobile app and digital contest platform for the national network of STE Bowling Centers. This exclusive agreement is set to accelerate growth and lead digital […]
Cyber Report #946
E-dition No. 946 Thursday, April 6, 2017 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) ABS to Serve as QubicaAMF’s Distributor in Japan QubicaAMF Worldwide has entered into a distributor agreement with American Bowling Service, Inc. in Japan. Effective April 1, ABS is serving as QubicaAMF’s exclusive, full-line distribution partner in Japan for capital equipment, automatic scoring, parts, supplies […]
LONG-TIME MISSOURI PROPRIETOR PASSES AWAY
Harrison McCoy, who opened McBowl in Liberty, Mo., with his brothers, Ted and Melvin, in 1958, passed away on March 29. He was 93. The family operated the center until 1987, completing nearly three decades of providing a safe hang-out for teenagers and a place where people could develop life-long friends. On the culinary side […]
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