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The LBX Show #92 - Rerun: Annual Predictions Episode 2026!
Sound Off #117 – D&B’s New Free Play, 50 Years of Pinball, Expo Mania, & more!
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On this week’s show we discuss how boutique bowling, immersive IP, and “unlimited” promos all point to the same fight: entertainment venues must raise value per square foot without breaking guest trust. We connect industry history with right-now operator moves to see what scales, what fails, and what the next generation of location-based entertainment demands.
• traditional sports bowling economics under landlord and labor pressure
• boutique bowling and duckpin as mixed-use revenue design
• tariff-driven wholesale increases and the long tail of price shock
• Roger Sharpe’s 1976 pinball precedent and why skill matters
• early arcade innovation threads that lead to Apple’s origin story
• Meow Wolf’s CEO hire and the potential push toward a transmedia strategy
• Triotech leadership exit and what surprises signal in the market
• active entertainment gamification and why investment is flowing in
• IP pop-up retail and competitive socializing brand expansion bets
• Dave & Busters “Unlimited Play” offer and why fine print backfires
• new arcade releases and the growing pull of Netflix IP
• VR market shakeouts, Merlin’s tethered VR refresh, and what works
• Fever’s ticketing data advantage and competing with former partners
• April expo overload plus what to watch at AWE and beyond
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