They need to make a sport bowling section. People get tired of bowling on lanes used for party bowling
@ICONIC_WOTBКүн бұрын
Yes, last night I bowled next to a group of annoying adults. Dropped the balls high asf (3ft) and laughed it off constantly.
@mythoughtsarefreedomКүн бұрын
I've always said this but they chase $ so open play and parties are the focus
@TheBowlingFool76Күн бұрын
"more money put in the bowling side" That's a funny one.
@Jest_FishingКүн бұрын
One thing you can guarantee is that any new profits will not get put back into the bowling side of the business.
@cameronmorgan02039 сағат бұрын
Sadly it’s just a matter of time before tons of centers turn into string pins as well!!!!
@Flyght727Күн бұрын
Excellent, now they can raise the price of a game to an even $7.50 and I hear that if you don't have at least 4 strikes before your 6th frame the lane will go to the next customer.
@aaronspringborn34Күн бұрын
It’s time that this corporation comes to an end. Some of my bowling alleys that I grew up at were bought out by them. It’s time that we make every Bowling Alley independent again.
@stanchase9705Күн бұрын
When I hear the name Lucky Strike, I think of the cigarettes.
@tokyosan7906Күн бұрын
Hey guys, I've got a great idea, lets rename ourselves after cigarettes!
@ripvanrevsКүн бұрын
I posted "They are going to get smoked!" and it got taken down. Maybe should have put up a 😂so they knew it was a joke about cigarettes.
@cameronmorgan02039 сағат бұрын
Sadly but truly bowling hasn’t been the same in the past 10 or so years as far as rules changing and most importantly Bowlero steady buying bowling centers and turning them into entertainment centers. I respect and understand it but when it comes to caring more for open bowlers vs league bowlers, I definitely feel like something is wrong with that TBH. I understand it from a business perspective though.
@AncientSinsOfficialКүн бұрын
More centers and rebrand equals more charge to the customers. Prices are extremely ridiculous now and most likely will sky rocket
@BNeaultКүн бұрын
Bowlero centers are horrible. They do not care about league bowling! Independents centers are better
@willieyoung7070Күн бұрын
Big facts!!! One of my home alleys (there’s three near me), have sixty four lanes!!!!! One of the centers is bolero, the another one is AMF. The one I’m talking about is independently owned. the AMF centers have 32 lanes and the Bolero one have 64 (just like the local one). Here’s the difference, the local one separate league bowlers from casual bowlers. One side of the house is well lit and there’s no music, while the other side be dark and loud. They even keep those lanes more oil compared to the non league bowlers side. Everytime I go to bolero I have to deal with kids running all on the lane and adults standing at the ball return. You can’t see the arrows and the music be so loud. I don’t care about arcade games, I want to bowl. I want to have some drinks and bowl. I hate them so bad that I actually pass bolero to go to my local one. Bolero is a ten minute drive, while the other one is a twenty minute drive. I hate bolero with a passion
@Mikey-1990Күн бұрын
I drive forty minutes everyweek just to bowl league at a Spare Time house. Family owned and operated. They actually take pride into the care of their house. Always clean, lanes are in great shape and up to date pinsetters. Our hometowns Bowlero is filthy, pinsetters are dated, cracked pins everywhere, approaches are in rough shape, oil machine constantly breaks down. They only care about open bowling. I will never bowl there again.
@drwisdom1Күн бұрын
I'm going to my league at a Bowlero this evening. Best league I have ever been on in 45 years. We have 40 teams and use every alley. Super competitive, most everyone averages in the 200s. First place is $20k. Beers are $8, luckily I don't drink when I bowl.
@Flyght727Күн бұрын
@@drwisdom1 You got a problem with banquets?
@ColemanMulkerinКүн бұрын
Feel like they should have maintained the Bowlero brand for bowling and just put it under a larger corporate entity for entertainment in general. Lucky strikes is also an odd name and is associated with cigarettes.
@shanenorthrop1969Күн бұрын
We have a new alley in Cheyenne with led backboard and it’s absolutely horrible. The glare on the lanes is so bad you can’t even see the arrows
@TerryBollea1Күн бұрын
I warned yall this would happen!!! Bowling will die sooner then I thought!!! When one company owns EVERYTHING, all it takes is one change, and the entire sport is done!!!!!
@squidly2112Күн бұрын
The arcade of bowling, pretty soon they will have string balls to go with their string pins.
@ripvanrevsКүн бұрын
About time. Half the calls are because the ball didn't come back!
@fishinghuntingfool16 сағат бұрын
Ha ha ! Very funny 😆
@1ROW2011Күн бұрын
"It's Toasted"
@GavinRossKelsoКүн бұрын
Hilarious, and grimly on point. It’s toasted.
@lonnie4337Күн бұрын
They are over priced and treat people that work for them horribly. A lot of law suits have been filed. So now the want to change there name. It’s all about covering up there hiring policies.
@machinethesun9243Күн бұрын
Yuck. Entertainment center sounds like parties for 8 year olds - less focus on bowling.
@shanetoler9905Күн бұрын
When I first started bowling it was Don Carter's. When I had to quit it was AMF. I came back 4 months ago and it's Bowlero. Good, better, horrible.
@guyclaudy9318Күн бұрын
First step in closing down their bowling part….they will either spinoff bowling department or just start shutting them down because they aren’t profitable enough
@panda-1239Күн бұрын
I hope not😢
@MikkR6Күн бұрын
I hope they shut them down and local lanes open up
@perkycloudКүн бұрын
If they are branching out of bowling, they are realizing the bowling centers are not the cash cows they thought they were. It takes a lot of maintenance for bowling alleys. This is a positive for independent bowling alleys that this giant corporation isn't going to gobble up all the competition and then shut them down.
@RewindCountryКүн бұрын
Have never bowled at a Bowlero center, but any company that is "expanding" to water parks and arcades/entertainment centers is NOT putting money back into their bowling centers. That's not how business works. They are doing the opposite. Using the money from their bowling centers to help fund the growth of the other business ventures. Bowlero will most likely drain the bowling centers of whatever they can while building these other businesses and then sell the original centers off to someone else, either a single company or back to smaller owners.
@Dana_Danarosana18 сағат бұрын
The name "Bowlero" is literally the only redeeming quality of Bowlero.
@mebinnycКүн бұрын
More money to buy up independent bowling centers to convert into terrible bowlero centers
@JimE41914 сағат бұрын
"upscale interior" = prices go up!
@kcpohioКүн бұрын
Still owns the PBA - Professional Bowlers Association
@zephahКүн бұрын
Sorry to hijack, but does this video take the place of the Top 5 strong/sharp that was coming in? I've been curious to see how you rank the Strong/Sharp specifically given how highly you talk about the Effect/Vaporize/Attention Star.
@NeilTruickКүн бұрын
Tell me you hate owning a bowling center without telling me you hate owning a bowling center.
@longruen3071Күн бұрын
Overly optimistic theory. I'd look at it quite the opposite way: if you think Bowlero wasn't investing enough in bowling when it was their core business, how can you possibly think they'll invest more when bowling is one of many unrelated lines in an old-school conglomerate? Theme parks and other entertainment businesses are not going to generate profit that can be put into bowling. And if these lines could, why would Bowlero do that? No, this is a road to diluting the marketing and investment focus that bowling has been getting, and, ultimately, it is probably going to be an overreach for what I perceive to be not a very savvy or experienced senior management group. It's the beginning of the end.
@YoPhocFaysКүн бұрын
Sounds like the type of place that won't have a proshop on site. We have one of those. It's more geared to be like a Dave and Busters with a bowling alley. No serious bowlers play there.
@marcbymarckimКүн бұрын
Not having any Bowleros near you must be great. They've bought up two in my area, removed their pro shops for arcade machines, and now charge $10 or more per game. I don't see how this brand is good for bowling whatsoever and independent centers will just keep declining or closing post COVID. Sigh. I'm in the Bay Area near Oakland, by the way.
@SteveWalsh-hx3geКүн бұрын
Sigh.... Fair Lanes bought up struggling independents. AMF takes over Fair Lanes. Bowlero takes over AMF and Brunswick bowling centers. That is how Bowlero becomes about 95% of the centers here in Phoenix. Yeah, 5th largest metro area in the country and all we have is Bowlero centers. If I think about it, this metro area of about 5 million people only has Mesa East, GlenFair and Northgate. If you live smack dab in the middle of Mesa, Az, each of those independent centers are about a 40 mile drive. And, they pretty much did the same thing in Denver
@johnzac8710Күн бұрын
It's basically entertainment for families and does nothing for the actual league bowlers or competitive bowlers or just gives "bowlero " more money n does zero for bowling and league n competitive bowlers imo
@Jason-qt8bmКүн бұрын
stop killing our local family centers.
@CliftonDon74Күн бұрын
Lucky Strikes Entertainment... are there "strings" attached? 😂
@mattsheridan4231Күн бұрын
When is the 2024 year in review for weak smooth coming out…two handed bowler hear could use some recommendations
@coasterp2199Күн бұрын
Different name, same shitty service for outrageous prices. They'll ruin whatever they touch.
@darrenthedude123 сағат бұрын
"LUCKY" strikes eh?, let's see how long it takes before they get into the Casino business...
@novinnovations4026Күн бұрын
Does the Stock Ticker change?
@clashofgoodlyКүн бұрын
yes its changing from BOWL to LUCK i think
@fishgutz4272Күн бұрын
BS. They are removing lanes and putting in arcades and laser tag. They own 80% of the bowling centers in Maryland. They buy up family owned centers to shut them down. Bowlero is eliminating league bowling at many centers. They are eliminating pro shops at many centers. The two near me are closing for the entire two week Christmas break. I pray they don't got pouring in steering pin setters and eliminate oil.
@jeffchamberlin6702Күн бұрын
Named after an Obsolete Cigarette brand…. Just so they can charge 6x more than other bowling centers instead of just 5x…
@deadpolymers3416Күн бұрын
I hate Bowlero. That said, if Bowlero were to target the Lucky Strike centers at the entertainment market, and target the Bowlero centers at the sports market, they could more effectively differentiate the fun centers from the league/tournament centers. Right now the good Bowlero centers are lumped in with the all day disco bowl centers, because they all operate as the same brand. Make an honest effort to shift the sport of bowling into Bowlero, and get rid of all nonsense, and Bowlero centers will see benefits. Make lucky strike the disco bowling, night club, and one time a year recreational bowler center, and make both the bowlers and non-bowlers happy.
@michaeljamrozy429910 сағат бұрын
Bowlero sucks balls... fun with puns
@bigd8812Күн бұрын
Who care about food menu and paint on the wall. Put some oil down and keep out the people who don’t care about the sport
@joetranchese300513 сағат бұрын
Bowlero is going to ruin the sport. Well they’ve already started by not catering to leagues followed by converting centers to string pin.
@Jbmccain86Күн бұрын
I personally think with them expanding their offerings, it will get more people exposed to bowling via advertisements in the non bowling entertainment venues with the rebrand. I can see it helping expand interest in the sport!