[POOL] Bad news / good news

[Roger Sersted]

I like the idea of keeping the price at $6/match and NO drinks.  That 
extra year-end prize money sounds pretty good to me.

Roger S.

Craig Stacey wrote:
>  From Kevin:
> 
>> All,
>>
>> Late on Friday night I got a phone call from Q.  The manager said  
>> that they will no longer be able to provide us with free drink  
>> vouchers.  Apparently doing so violates some part of their liquor  
>> license.  This was pointed out to them by some representative of  law 
>> enforcement.  As such, they cannot give us the free drinks for  fear 
>> of losing their license.  (How this came about I HAVE NO  IDEA.  So, 
>> don't blame the messenger!!!)
>>
>> So, that is the bad news.  Here is the news that I am hoping will  
>> counter the effects of it.  Q Billiards has agreed to rent us five  9' 
>> tables for $25/night.  We used to pay $16.50/table.  Now, we  will be 
>> paying $5/table.  This is a reduction in cost by about 70%.
>>
>> What does this mean?
>>
>> If we continue to pay $6/match and buy ourselves our own drinks,  that 
>> puts an additional $1400 per year into the prize fund.
>>
>> Or, we could continue to pay $6/match and start a bar tab in which  
>> teams order drinks (one per player) and I pay Q for the drinks at  the 
>> end of the evening.  If the tab is less than $50, the extra  money 
>> would go into the prize fund.  If it is more than $50, ...   we will 
>> have to figure out a way so that it is NOT more than $50.
>>
>> Or, we could reduce the cost to $4/match and forget about drinks  
>> altogether.
>>
>> Please pass this information along to your teammates accordingly.   We 
>> should decide on something quickly to make the transition smoother.
>>
>> Thanks for your time,
>>
>> Kevin
> 
> 
> I vote for $4 per match and forget the drinks.
> -- 
> Craig
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