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Opening an arcade
Fig:
Yeah I too would love to open an arcade but where I live the closest thing to an arcade is the bowling Alley :-\
Ken Layton:
An arcade with a food service area (like a sandwich shop) could make money but keep the food & drinks away from the machines. I've seen some arcades with a miniature golf course inside.
nostrebor:
If you want a current "successful" arcade example, google "the incredible pizza company". That startup company originated right here in my town. Of course they have no typical arcade machines. Only redemption, large-screen, multi-player stuff. + skeeball +go-carts +mini golf+ huge location in high dollar area + ... It sounds eerily familiar to the above posts.
Arcade cabinets are no longer the draw for these operations. A "total family experience" is the catch for IPC, and it took BIG $$$$$$$ to get it started.
I also suggest a basement home with free-vend cabs.
my$.02
Wyluli:
They have one of these near me:
http://www.gameworks.com/
Have yet to go and check it out. Sounds cool though, AND they say they have some of the classic 80's games.
paigeoliver:
If you would actually like to make MONEY then open a Cici's Pizza Buffet franchise, and buy your own games for the gameroom part. Just set the suckers on free play, then they won't even need tax stamps. The restaurant part will make you money and the free games will be a big family draw. 10 games will be easy enough to keep up with and cheap enough where it won't be a major business expense.
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