![]() ![]() “We learned a little something on the first three test units and adjusted the nose height to ensure quality and consistent play on those tables,” he said. The GCc has to play great and also be reliable and offer ease of service for the operator.”Ī prime example is the nose height of the rail cushions. We keep making changes – most of them subtle and with the operator in mind – and adopting those into the product. We’re still not satisfied that we’ve learned everything and we’re not sitting still, saying we hit it out of the park. “When Greg said the tables were out-earning the competition two to one, that was the impetus to move forward and put the table into production.” Other operator customers like Ellis Amusements and JLM Enterprises also tried the table and came back for more…and more again, said Blank.īlank said, “Probably the biggest key to us having a Brunswick-quality product was understanding that we needed to educate ourselves on what was the best way to build the internals of the table, the best way to ship them and so on. On top of that, ROI is in 12 months.” (For more of Trent’s comments, see the sidebar below.)įrom strong earnings to table reorders from Trent, Blank was getting the feedback he and the team had hoped for. We have changed all the tables in this location to Brunswick tables and have seen the revenue stay strong. “The other table would earn just over $125 per week, and the Brunswick table would generate over $250 per week. “We put the GCc in a location with a a popular competitive DBA-unit table, and we consistently saw double the earnings or greater,” he continued. Trent installed six Brunswick Gold Crown Coin (GCc) tables in the bowling alley. We saw an almost instant increase in appeal that the table brought when customers came in to play pool.įlorida operator Greg Trent (right) with Reign Entertainment Center owner Scott Newell. “I’ve known Roger as long as he’s been at Brunswick,” Trent said, “and knowing the interest that Brunswick has to bring a new coin table to market, we were excited to work with them to test it on location and offer comparisons with revenues. Over the years, primarily through his company’s Pool Tables Plus home game room retail store, Trent built a relationship with both the Brunswick brand and Roger Blank. His Florida operation runs about 300 pool tables. ![]() Testing is key, and among the first operators to put it out was Beyer & Brown’s Greg Trent, setting some in 2021. The GCc also features Brunswick-certified slate, which holds makers to strict tolerances of 1/1000th of an inch, significantly tighter than the industry standard of 3/1000ths, said Director of Business Development chief Roger Blank, “The slate guys don’t necessarily love us, but if you’re putting the Brunswick name on it, it’s got to be right.” It also features bill and coin acceptor and robust play-pricing options for operators by adapting Global Billiard’s Matrix system. It has a black matte finish with nickel trim and Championship Tour Edition cloth, stunning in its Electric Blue hue. The 7-foot table uses the same rail system as the company’s commercial Gold Crown VI. Brunswick Billiards, the 178-year-old brand that bills itself as “The Most Storied Brand in Billiards” is back with the introduction of the Gold Crown coin (GCc). When America’s longest-running billiard table maker decides to re-enter the coin-op market, the industry pays attention. Brunswick is Back Gold Crown coin Table Returns Storied Brand to the CoinBiz ![]()
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