What are your lineage fees?

[fordman1]

ep pays a lot because he is bowling in NYC area everything cost more there.
Maybe Vegas should tell us what his lineage is and not just the total fee.

What you pay for bowling in a league is just the beginning of the cost.
Most of us will have a bite to eat and a few drinks.
Then there are mystery games.
Progressive mystery
High game.
High Series
High game w\h
High series w\h
King of the hill
king of the hill w\h
3rd game special
Lucky Strike
Lucky Digit
Brackets
50\50
And the house runs a game called Texas holdem 10+ boards each week.

[1VegasBowler]

ep pays a lot because he is bowling in NYC area everything cost more there.
Maybe Vegas should tell us what his lineage is and not just the total fee.

What you pay for bowling in a league is just the beginning of the cost.
Most of us will have a bite to eat and a few drinks.
Then there are mystery games.
Progressive mystery
High game.
High Series
High game w\h
High series w\h
King of the hill
king of the hill w\h
3rd game special
Lucky Strike
Lucky Digit
Brackets
50\50
And the house runs a game called Texas holdem 10+ boards each week.

My lineage for Monday afternoon is $5.10. Won't know about Wednesday's until the 7th.

[Mike White]

My lineage for Monday afternoon is $5.10. Won't know about Wednesday's until the 7th.

It helps that the bowling centers in Vegas are subsidized by the gambling.

Back in the mid 90's I stopped at the movie theatre inside Gold Coast (I think).

My ticket, a large drink, and a box of candy cost under $5 total.

[1VegasBowler]

It helps that the bowling centers in Vegas are subsidized by the gambling.

Back in the mid 90's I stopped at the movie theatre inside Gold Coast (I think).

My ticket, a large drink, and a box of candy cost under $5 total.

No doubt about it, but every little bit helps.

As far as the price of a movie and goodies go, I can't speak for that. I haven't been to a movie in many, many years.

[ep1977]

ep pays a lot because he is bowling in NYC area everything cost more there.

Unfortunately this is true.

[Empire895]

Our house just raised the lineage to $12 which to me seems excessive considering the fact that open bowling is $3.50 a game and our league is paying more per game per bowler now than an open bowler off the street would pay.

As I understand there is a cost of doing business, BUT our league is steady weekly money not even factoring in the drinks and food that we buy when we are here every week.

I would think the league would be charged LESS per game than an open bowler or am I wrong?

Our league is slowly losing teams every year and it is because of things like this which frustrates and annoys people enough to not return.

Am I wrong? I am curious to other opinions on this. thanks!

[ep1977]

Our house just raised the lineage to $12 which to me seems excessive considering the fact that open bowling is $3.50 a game and our league is paying more per game per bowler now than an open bowler off the street would pay.

As I understand there is a cost of doing business, BUT our league is steady weekly money not even factoring in the drinks and food that we buy when we are here every week.

I would think the league would be charged LESS per game than an open bowler or am I wrong?

Our league is slowly losing teams every year and it is because of things like this which frustrates and annoys people enough to not return.

Am I wrong? I am curious to other opinions on this. thanks!

I agree with you but on the other side of the argument the house oils the lanes for your league and I doubt they ever oil for open bowling.

[manke]

Empire895 IS the $12 all you pay or is that included the prize money?

[Empire895]

Empire895 IS the $12 all you pay or is that included the prize money?

We pay $25 per bowler per week and $12 goes to the house and the other $13 goes to the prize fund and to pay our secretary his "fee"

lol

[Empire895]

I agree with you but on the other side of the argument the house oils the lanes for your league and I doubt they ever oil for open bowling.

Good point but I think they oil the entire house on Mondays when we bowl so in this case the open bowlers are getting well conditioned lanes as well.

I see your point but we are down to 14 teams from 24 a few years ago and a few years ago was when they raised our lineage to $11 and people complained that the price per game was above the $3.50 open bowlers pay. Now not sure this is 100% the blame but it didn't help retain teams.