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CONTENTS
MAY 2024 • ISSUE 5
9 UP FRONT 58 DEVOURING DENVER
Locals suggest 10 restaurants for
10 BUSINESS NEWS pre- or post-Bowl Expo dining.
Next big test for string machines:
a PBA50 tournament in Florida. 72 ONE OF US
Getting involved with the BPAA
15 STATE REPORTS increased business IQ of Watts.
Indiana BCA prepares to toast the By Dennis Bergendorf
special history of Hoosier bowling.
19 BEC INDUSTRY BRIEFS
AEI tops record again; downtown 61 INSIGHT Brass Monkey Citywalk in Dubai earned
Vegas gets a duckpin installation. “Best New Center” honors in the inter-
62 MARKETING national division of the 39th annual
24 TIMELINE In the summer, ll lanes by any
21 million watch PBA telecast; a means necessary… well, almost. BCM Bowling Center Architecture and
Design Awards. Full results in words and
new Pro-Am format introduced.
By Greg Perkins pictures: page 45.
27 IN-DEPTH 64 D.C. WATCH 9 BY THE NUMBERS
Things continue to evolve in wake
28 BPAA HALL OF FAME of recent credit card settlements. 7.3
Al Blough’s secret for success: By Brandon Palumbo 12 PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS
“Just make sure they have fun.” 22 AT YOUR SERVICE
By Dennis Bergendorf 66 ACCOUNTING Derreck Breeden
Paying the boss too much… or too
32 SALES SMARTS little… can attract attention of IRS. 26 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Previewing Roger Grannis’s tips By Mark E. Battersby
at Expo to get people to say yes. 27 PROFIT BREAK
By Johnny Campos 67 ATTRACTIONS INSIDER Bowl Expo countdown continues
New games to watch after AEI, with ve new episodes going live.
34 DANKOFF AWARD
Relentless work and willingness with data to come by Bowl Expo. 27 MUST READ
to help others de ne Joe LaSpina. By Howard McAuli e “ChatGPT in O ce 365” — the
By Barry Sparks 2024 edition, by Liam Carter
38 YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY MORE 59 BCM BUYERS’ GUIDE
Media award to Monacelli, Weber 61 FOOD & BEVERAGE
Ambassador honors for Crawley. 2 FRONT LINES Using tapas to spike beer sales:
By Bob Johnson The coolest thing about CUSBC’s ¿Anyone for albondigas en salsa?
40 COVER STORY new hall of famer, Dave Williams. 61 TRENDING
Global bowling business: where By Bob Johnson More and more restaurants use
we are and what the future holds. 6 A MESSAGE FROM BPAA “secret menus” to generate buzz.
By Bob Johnson
A behind-the-scenes look at our 61 DIGITAL DIGEST
45 BCM DESIGN AWARDS industry’s premier B-to-B event. Facebook can be a fabulous tool,
A look at seven stunning winners By Mandy Haws but you need to work it properly.
from the International Division.
8 SAVE THE DATE By Carey Tosello
56 RESTAURANTS 61 QUOTE/UNQUOTE
Alison Anne: “Sane” can co-exist 9 AT DEADLINE Dave Barry
with food-and-beverage success. Manteca, California: A once-tiny
By Barry Sparks town is becoming a bowling hub. 69 CLASSIFIED PAGES
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