Pin Chasers

What Pin Chasers does

Pin Chasers is a family-owned bowling and family entertainment company headquartered in Tampa, Florida, operating four bowling centers across the Tampa Bay area — Midtown (50 lanes), Veterans (40 lanes), East Pasco in Zephyrhills (32 lanes), and Brandon (32 lanes). Founded in 1958 by Bill Morris, the business has been under Perrone-family stewardship since 2006 with Anthony Perrone as CEO and Michael Perrone as CFO. The company serves a broad consumer base including families with children, youth bowlers, adult league players, corporate groups, and nonprofit organizations, anchored on the proposition of all-weather climate-controlled entertainment.

Its core offering bundles three revenue lines per location: bowling lane rentals (including cyber/cosmic bowling on weekends), an in-house made-to-order restaurant called Ten Pin Grill, and an arcade branded GameZone. On top of the physical product, the Pin Chasers XTRA mobile application (iOS and Android) provides $10/lane reservations, in-lane food ordering, score tracking, and a loyalty program with 10% cashback. The technology stack supporting these operations includes Meriq for reservation and booking management, Stripe for payments, Google Analytics and Google Ads for digital marketing, Yotpo for reviews, and Facebook Custom Audience for retargeting.

Commercially, Pin Chasers runs a hybrid transaction-fee, subscription, and one-time package model: per-lane bowling and game cards are transaction-based; youth and adult leagues plus the Hav-A-Ball ($10/week, 8 weeks) and Family Fun Pass ($18.99/month) programs generate recurring revenue; and birthday party tiers ($249-$399), fundraisers, and full-center rentals ($1,200+/hour, 4-hour minimum, up to 400 guests) supply higher-value one-time bookings. Distribution is entirely direct-to-consumer through the four owned venues, the proprietary app, and the pinchasers.net website; no third-party resellers or franchise channels are used. The company employs 101-250 staff and reported no external funding, remaining a privately held, family-operated enterprise.

Name

Pin Chasers

Legal name

Pin Chasers

Website

https://pinchasers.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pin Chasers is a family-owned bowling and entertainment company operating four Tampa Bay-area bowling centers with lanes, arcade, and an in-house restaurant, serving families, youth and adult leagues, corporate groups, and event customers through walk-ins, the Pin Chasers XTRA mobile app, and online reservations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Entertainment Centers

NAICS

Bowling Centers (71395), Bowling Centers (713950)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Mini Golf & Attractions Centers (Mini Golf, Go-Karts, Laser Tag Complexes) (THAJAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA)

Keywords

• Family entertainment centers
• Bowling alley operations
• Birthday party venues
• Youth bowling leagues
• Arcade gaming centers

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Bowling Lane Rentals: Revenue from lane reservations and bowling games, including special events like cyber bowling, league bowling, and open play
2. Food and Beverage Sales: In-house Ten Pin Grill restaurant serving made-to-order pizzas, burgers, salads, sandwiches, and beverages including alcohol
3. Arcade Games (GameZone): State-of-the-art arcade gaming area with various arcade games and entertainment
4. Birthday Parties and Events: Package-based party bookings including kids birthday parties, adult parties, corporate events, and fundraisers with tiered pricing
5. Bowling Leagues: Organized league bowling programs for youth and adults with weekly fees and ongoing membership
6. Mobile App Reservations: Lane reservation fees through the Pin Chasers XTRA app ($10 per lane)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Pin Chasers is a family-owned bowling entertainment company operating four physical bowling centers in the Tampa Bay area (Midtown, Veterans, East Pasco, and Brandon) with a combined 154 lanes. Its core offering combines bowling lane rentals, the in-house Ten Pin Grill restaurant, and the GameZone arcade, supplemented by birthday party packages, bowling leagues (youth and adult), the Learn-to-Bowl program, summer camps, and full-center private event rentals. All sales are conducted direct-to-consumer at the company's own venues or through the Pin Chasers XTRA mobile app and website.

Product overview

Pin Chasers is a family-owned entertainment company operating four bowling centers in the Tampa Bay area (Midtown, Veterans, East Pasco, and Brandon). The core offering centers on bowling lanes supplemented by the Ten Pin Grill restaurant and GameZone arcade. The company offers a mobile app (Pin Chasers XTRA) for reservations, ordering, and rewards. Additional products include youth and adult bowling leagues, Learn to Bowl instruction, birthday party packages (Birthday Blast, Super Blast, Ultimate Blast), seasonal promotions like Bowlfest, and the Hav-A-Ball beginner program. The company also provides corporate events, fundraisers, and full center rentals for private events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ten Pin Grill: In-house restaurant serving hand-crafted patties, pizzas, fresh salads, and sandwiches made to order.
• GameZone
• Pin Chasers XTRA

Products and services

• Bowling Lane Rentals (Open Play, League, Cyber, and Summer Bowling)
• Cyber Bowling
• Ten Pin Grill
• GameZone Arcade
• Birthday Party Packages (Birthday Blast, Super Blast, Ultimate Blast)
• Full Center Rental
• Fundraising Events
• Youth Bowling Leagues (ages 4-18)
• Adult Bowling Leagues
• Learn to Bowl Program
• Hav-A-Ball Bowling Club
• Family Fun Pass
• Pin Chasers XTRA Mobile App
• Summer Camps
• Bowlfest

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero customer cost for bowling shoes and socks - differentiates from all competitors in bowling industry
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MeriqcoreTechnology or IntegrationReservation and booking management system used for lane reservations at all Pin Chasers locations. Handles online booking, food ordering, and event management.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing platform handling billing, invoicing, and payment data for all transactions at Pin Chasers locations.
• Google AdsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdvertising and remarketing partnership for paid search and display advertising campaigns.
• Facebook AdvertisingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media advertising and retargeting through Facebook Custom Audience for targeted marketing campaigns.
• 102.5 The BoneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal Tampa Bay radio station partnership for Wednesday night Bone Bowling events with co-branded promotions.
• 97 RockminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal radio station partnership referenced in Pizza Bowl Tuesday promotions.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa BaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for fundraising initiatives. Pin Chasers invites guests to round up purchases to support BBBS mentorship programs. Long-standing community partner with documented history of hosting Big Brothers Big Sisters community events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lucky Strike Entertainment (parent of Bowlero/AMF): Lucky Strike Entertainment is the largest U.S. bowling center operator, running brands like Lucky Strike, Bowlero, and AMF across hundreds of locations with integrated F&B, arcades, and event programming. Its bowlertainment model of combining premium lanes, arcades, sports bars, and parties closely parallels Pin Chasers' lane-plus-restaurant-plus-arcade-plus-party concept.
• Kings Dining & Entertainment: Kings runs bowling-centered entertainment venues pairing lanes with full-service restaurants, bars, and arcades in a similar demographically-targeted, party-and-league-driven model. Its concept is essentially the same bowlertainment-plus-F&B concept Pin Chasers operates, making it a closely comparable positioning benchmark.
• Splitsville Luxury Lanes: Splitsville operates boutique bowling-and-dining venues (including Disney Springs and other locations) combining upscale lanes, made-to-order food, and bars. Its food-forward bowling model directly mirrors Pin Chasers' Ten Pin Grill-and-lane combination and its party/event focus.
• Round1 Entertainment: Round1 is a Japan-based chain operating U.S. bowling-and-amusement entertainment centers that pair lanes with arcades, karaoke, and food. It is a directly comparable bowlertainment-plus-amusement concept and represents a key emerging competitor in the same family entertainment category.
• Punch Bowl Social: Punch Bowl Social runs multi-concept entertainment venues featuring bowling, arcade, scratch kitchen, and bars. Its bowling-and-social-dining model directly competes with Pin Chasers for adult group, league, and birthday party occasions in the same experiential dining-and-entertainment category.
• Brooklyn Bowl: Brooklyn Bowl operates bowling-and-music venues combining bowling lanes with full-service restaurants, bars, and live entertainment. Its elevated F&B-plus-bowling entertainment positioning parallels Pin Chasers' Cyber Bowling and event-driven premium positioning and serves as a benchmark for experiential bowling concepts.

Broad incumbents

• Main Event Entertainment: Main Event operates family entertainment centers with bowling, laser tag, arcade, and F&B across multiple U.S. markets. While broader than bowling, it competes for the same family outing and birthday-party spend that Pin Chasers targets and shows the multi-attraction FEC playbook Pin Chasers has implemented at smaller scale.
• Dave & Buster's: Dave & Buster's is a national operator of large-format entertainment venues combining arcade gaming, sports viewing, and full F&B. It competes with Pin Chasers for adult league/group business and family entertainment occasions at a much larger scale and serves as a public-market benchmark for the FEC-plus-restaurant model.
• Andretti Indoor Karting & Games: Andretti Indoor Karting & Games operates large-format family entertainment centers with go-karts, arcade, bowling, laser tag, and dining. It represents the broader FEC competitive set that draws the same group outings, birthday parties, and family entertainment dollars Pin Chasers captures, but at a more attractions-led model.
• CEC Entertainment (Chuck E. Cheese): CEC Entertainment operates Chuck E. Cheese family entertainment centers focused on kids' birthdays, arcade gaming, and food. While more kids-skewed than Pin Chasers, it competes for family entertainment and birthday-party occasions in the same Tampa/Florida market and represents a public-market proxy for the kids-party-and-arcade segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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