Wild Bill's Sports Saloon

Name

Wild Bill's Sports Saloon

Website

https://wildbillssportssaloon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Bar & Restaurant

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Bars (CRANACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA), Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA)

Keywords

• Sports bar chain
• Casual dining
• Bar and restaurant
• Bingo entertainment
• Sports viewing venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Minnesota City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue generated from on-site food and beverage sales at restaurant and bar locations, including meals, alcoholic beverages (cold beer), and non-alcoholic drinks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Wild Bill's Sports Saloon operates a chain of sports bar and restaurant locations serving food, cold beer, and other beverages with live sports viewing. The chain consists of five independently owned and operated locations across Minnesota (St. Paul, Apple Valley, Blaine, Woodbury) and North Dakota (Fargo), with select locations also offering bingo as an on-site entertainment activity.

Product overview

Wild Bill's Sports Saloon is a sports bar and restaurant chain operating as a network of independently owned and operated locations. The core offering consists of food service, beverages (including cold beer), and sports viewing, supplemented by a Bingo entertainment product available at select locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wild Bill's Sports Saloon (Sports Bar & Restaurant) A multi-location sports bar and restaurant chain offering food, cold beer and other beverages, and live sports viewing entertainment to walk-in adult consumers across Minnesota and North Dakota. Each location is independently owned and operated.
• Bingo On-site bingo entertainment offered to walk-in patrons at select Wild Bill's Sports Saloon locations, including Apple Valley, Blaine, Woodbury, and Fargo.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Applebee's Grill + Bar: National casual dining chain with full bar, sports programming, and value-oriented menu. Overlaps with Wild Bill's on bar-led casual dining, though positioned as broader family casual rather than dedicated sports bar.
• BJ's Restaurant Brewhouse: Casual dining chain with deep sports-bar presence, in-house brewery, and large-format televisions. Comparable to Wild Bill's on sports viewing + beer + casual dining, but at a much larger corporate scale.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: Largest U.S. sports-bar chain owned by Inspire Brands. Directly comparable to Wild Bill's in sports viewing + beer + wings model, but operates at national scale and is corporate-owned rather than independently owned by franchisees.

Emerging players

• Dave & Buster's: Entertainment-anchored concept pairing food and full bar with arcade gaming. Comparable to the entertainment-plus-beverage angle of Wild Bill's bingo-equipped locations, but operates at much larger footprint and price point.
• Topgolf: Sports-entertainment venue combining gameplay with food, beer, and group viewing. Comparable to Wild Bill's in fusing sports entertainment with food and beverage revenue, though at materially higher price point and capital intensity.

Direct peers

• Bar Louie: Casual gastropub/sports-bar chain with full bar, shareable plates, and sports programming. Comparable to Wild Bill's in combining bar-centric dining with a sports/entertainment atmosphere.
• Twin Peaks Restaurant: National sports-bar chain focused on cold beer, hearty food, and sports viewing in a lodge-themed environment. Closely comparable to Wild Bill's on concept, customer base, and entertainment-led bar positioning.
• Champps Kitchen & Bar: Sports-focused casual dining and bar concept serving beer, bar food, and game-day viewing. Highly comparable on core offering and target occasion, though it operates at somewhat larger unit scale.
• Hooters: Iconic casual sports-bar chain with full bar, wings, and televised sports. Comparable to Wild Bill's in beer-and-wings sports-bar positioning, though differentiated by its themed service model.
• Miller's Ale House: Regional-to-national sports-bar and casual dining chain with a sports-heavy atmosphere, beer focus, and broad menu. Closely mirrors Wild Bill's value proposition and unit economics profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wildbillscorp

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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