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Old 01-10-2024, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by MrChip72 View Post
I did a rough napkin calculation that they could be pulling in close to $1M in yearly gross revenue from their range based on how many people I see using it.

I have no idea how much their range costs to run, but I can't imagine it's that much when it's all mats and balls are dispensed by an unmanned machine.
Who fills the "unmanned" machine?
Who collects the balls used to fill the "unmanned" machine?
Who sells the tokens to put in the "unmanned" machine?
What is the cost of maintaining and eventually replacing the "unmanned" machine?
How much electricity is used by the "unmanned" machine
And lastly, and this is actually a biggie, how much does liability insurance for a range with "unmanned" machines cost?????