Cotton Club

What Cotton Club does

Cotton Club is a privately operated physical entertainment venue located in the Bermuda3Eck (Bermuda-Dreieck) entertainment district of Bochum, Germany. Founded approximately in 1994 and operating continuously for over 30 years, the venue functions as a neighborhood billiards and darts social hub. Its physical capacity includes 21 pool billiard tables (rented at €12.00 per hour with minute-accurate billing), 1 snooker table (€14.50 per hour), and 13 darts stations plus board games such as Mensch ärgere Dich nicht and Fun 4 Four (from €0.50 per game). The venue also operates an on-site bar and restaurant with a broad drinks selection, broadcasts live sports via Sky and DAZN on multiple screens, and runs a small merchandising shop.

The business serves a fragmented walk-in customer base with no enterprise contracts. Primary customer segments include the general public seeking casual leisure entertainment, students (eligible for a €3.00/hour Monday discount), DJH Bochum youth hostel guests (also eligible for a €3.00/hour discount), and private groups booking 'geschlossene Gesellschaften' for celebrations and corporate outings. Reservations are accepted only by phone during opening hours, with operating hours extending up to 15 hours per day and closing as late as 03:00 on Friday and Saturday nights.

The revenue model is entirely transactional and usage-based, with three streams: hourly table rentals (pool/snooker), per-game darts and entertainment pricing, and on-site food and beverage consumption. Pricing is tiered to capture price-sensitive student and tourist segments alongside full-rate casual players. There is no e-commerce, no online ordering, no mobile application, and no digital marketing infrastructure — the entire business operates as a physical, location-bound retail leisure experience.

Name

Cotton Club

Legal name

Cotton Club

Website

https://cottonclub-bo.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cotton Club is a privately operated pool, billiards, snooker, and darts entertainment venue in Bochum, Germany's Bermuda3Eck district, serving walk-in casual players, students, tourists, and private groups since 1994 with on-site food and beverage service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recreation & Entertainment Venue

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Coin-Operated Entertainment (Pinball, Crane/Claw, Jukebox, Darts/Billiards) (MPAEAJAF)

Keywords

• Pool billiards venue
• Snooker hall
• Darts bar
• Entertainment venue
• Billiards club

Headquarters

HQ city

Bochum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Table time rentals: Hourly rental of pool billiard tables (12.00 EUR/hour) and snooker tables (14.50 EUR/hour) with per-minute billing for actual play time. Revenue is usage-based and directly proportional to customer footfall and session duration.
2. Darts and entertainment: Per-game pricing for darts (starting at 0.50 EUR per game) and other entertainment options including Mensch ärgere Dich nicht and Fun 4 Four. Revenue is transactional per entertainment unit consumed.
3. Food and beverage sales: On-site bar and restaurant serving drinks and food to players and guests. Referenced as 'Große Auswahl an Drinks' (large selection of drinks) on the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cotton Club operates a physical entertainment venue in the Bermuda3Eck district of Bochum, Germany, offering pool billiards (21 tables at €12.00/hour), snooker (1 table at €14.50/hour), darts (13 stations from €0.50/game), and board games, alongside food and beverage service and live sports broadcasting on Sky and DAZN. Customers are charged usage-based hourly fees with minute-accurate billing, and the venue serves casual players, students, youth hostel guests, and private group events.

Product overview

Cotton Club is a recreational billiard and entertainment venue located in the Bermuda3Eck district of Bochum, Germany. The venue operates as a unified entertainment center offering multiple game activities including pool billiard (21 tables at 12,00€ per hour), snooker (1 table at 14,50€ per hour), and dart/entertainment (starting at 0,50€ per game). Additional offerings include a shop for merchandise and a food & beverage service. The venue also screens live sports via Sky and DAZN.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pool Billard Recreational and competitive pool billiard play on 21 tables at €12.00 per hour, with minute-accurate billing for actual play time. Available to walk-in customers with optional phone reservations.
• Snooker Snooker play on 1 table at €14.50 per hour, with minute-accurate billing for actual play time. Available to walk-in customers and subject to the same phone reservation rules as billiards.
• Dart and Entertainment (Dart und Unterhaltung) Per-game pricing from €0.50 per game across 13 darts stations, plus board games including Mensch ärgere Dich nicht and Fun 4 Four. Targeted at casual players and groups looking for social entertainment.
• Food and Beverages (Speisen & Getränke) On-site bar and restaurant serving a large selection of drinks and food to players and walk-in guests. Consumption takes place on-premises.
• Cotton Club Shop Retail storefront offering Cotton Club-branded merchandise and billiard-related products to customers and enthusiasts.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Flight Club: Social darts bar chain (UK/US) combining darts gameplay with food, drinks, and a modern venue experience. Comparable in entertainment format (darts), F&B-led revenue model, and social/recreational customer base.
• 147 Snooker Club: UK-based chain of snooker clubs offering table rentals, food, and beverages. Closely comparable business model — usage-based table pricing combined with on-site hospitality.
• Riley's Snooker Club: UK chain of snooker and pool halls with on-site bar and food service. Comparable in core offering (pool/snooker tables, darts, food & beverage) and customer base (casual players and enthusiasts).

Others

• Brunswick Corporation: Manufacturer of bowling, billiards, and gaming equipment. Adjacent as a key supplier of pool and billiards tables that Cotton Club and similar venues depend on for capital expenditure.

Emerging players

• Puttshack: Tech-enabled mini golf and bar concept. Comparable as a modern, experience-led leisure venue targeting a similar social/casual customer base, though focused on mini golf rather than cue sports.

Broad incumbents

• Dave & Buster's: US entertainment center chain combining arcade games, sports viewing, and full-service restaurant/bar. Overlaps with Cotton Club's positioning as a casual entertainment + F&B + sports-viewing destination.
• Bowlero: Largest operator of bowling and entertainment centers in the US, with F&B as a major revenue stream. Conceptually adjacent — physical entertainment venues combining game-based recreation with bars and restaurants.
• Lucky Strike Entertainment: Large US-based bowling, billiards, and entertainment venue operator. Comparable in cue-sport and casual entertainment venue category, but operates at much larger scale with broader entertainment portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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