Hello there, 
 
I have a few qustions below, I don't expect more than a couple of them
to be answered ...
 
Also, the figures may be globally and/or for: 
- Australia and/or 
- New Zealand and/or 
- America and/or 
- United Kingdom and/or 
 
So, what I would like is some statistics on the number of tables (as
in pool/billiard) in public places.  More specifically:
 
- The number of new tables that go into pubs/clubs (etc) annually 
- The percentage/number of these tables that are not owned by
pubs/clubs but rather owned and operated by deployers
- The number of tables in pubs/clubs currently 
- The average number/percentage of tables in each pub/club 
 
Any other info you dig up would be appreciated, as with any links you
can provide me with ...
 
Cheers, 
 
Mowgly

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 01 Sep 2003 13:48 PDT

Hello Mowgly,  

I was only able to find the following information:

UK

- How many pool tables are supplied by pool table operators to public
houses, clubs, hotels, etc.

- The number of people that play pool every week in the U.K.

- The number of people that play pool regularly in the UK


U.S.

- The number of locations nationwide with at least one pool table on
premise.

- The number these establishments that have more than five tables.

- The number of these establishments that have ten or more pool tables
on-premise and use pool as their primary form of entertainment.

- Demographics of pool players


Main sources of revenue in a Billiard Club: 
Alcohol      xx% 
Pool Tables  xx%
Food         xx%
Pro-Shop     xx% 

If this information is of your interest, please let me know through
the clarification feature and I will post it as the official answer.

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by mowgly-ga on 03 Sep 2003 07:03 PDT

That would be great thanks and yes, that's good enough for an answer.

Many Thanks,

Mowgly

Hello Mowgly,
  
Thanks for kindly requesting that I post my findings as an Answer.


From the British Association of Pool Table Operators: 
http://www.bapto.org.uk


==
UK
==


- “62,000 pool tables are supplied by pool table operators to public
houses, clubs, hotels, etc.”

- “5.2 million people play pool every week in the U.K.”

- “Over 2 million people play pool regularly and over 3 million are
casual players.”

The following statistics were taken from the B.A.P.T.O questionnaire:

- “The average player is 32 years old earning over £17k., 60% are
married/with a partner and half have children. Over 80% drive and 60%
own their home. The key players/organizers on the B.A.P.T.O database
can reach in total, 22,000 other players. There are over 2,000,000
regular players, with 64% visiting their pub/club over 3 times per
week.”

British Association of Pool Table Operators Fact Sheet
http://www.bapto.org.uk/Fact/factsbod.htm


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U.S.
====

From The Billiard Club Network:


- “There are more than 120,000 locations nationwide with at least one
pool table on premise.”

- “42,000 of these establishments have more than five tables.”

- “Over 10,000 of these establishments have ten or more pool tables
on-premise and use pool as their primary form of entertainment.”


Demographics of pool players

- “Men account for 63% of all participants
- 43% of all participants are between 18 – 34 years old 
- 37.5 million people play pool 
- 14 million played 12 or more days 
- 8.3 million played 24 or more days 
- 4.6 million played 50 plus days” 

 
Main sources of revenue in a Billiard Club: 

Alcohol – 47% 
Pool Tables – 35%
Food – 12.5%
Pro-Shop – 5%

“Retail Sales of Pool tables represent 50% of all purchases, while 90%
of all tables are purchased for in-home use. The annual, wholesale
billiard marketplace is $268 million.”

Source: Billiard Club Network
http://www.billiardclubnetwork.com/bctv/company.htm


“Approximately 320,000 coin-op tables were on location in America last
year, according to the V/T’s 2001 Census study. The survey further
showed that the number of coin-op tables on location nationwide only
grew by a moderate 2.6% from 1999 to 2000, representing some 8,000
additional placements.”
http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:tKd6507ZR2AJ:vendingtimes.com/fmg/2001_12_mg_pool.htm+locations+nationwide+with+at+least+one+pool+table&hl=en&ie=UTF-8


Easy Pool Tutor provides an online database of pool halls, billiard
halls, and snooker halls all over the world.
http://www.easypooltutor.com/poolhalls.html


Search Criteria:

Pool table operators +statistics
Pool table market
Pool UK
“Pool Tables” United States
Statistics pool OR billiard table 


I hope the above information helps you in your research. If anything
is unclear or if a link does not function, please let me know and I’ll
be glad to offer further assistance.


Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga