TAJ MAHAL OF TENPINS' IS A MUST-SEE FOR BOWLERS Final Edition

• Published in: Evansville courier & press
• Main Author: Crowley, Jeff
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Evansville, Ind Gannett Media Corp 15.04.2007
• ISSN: 1559-1581

The National Bowling Stadium houses the "Cue and Cushion" restaurant, Lane 81 logo shop, C.A.T.S. Practice Lane (Computer Aided Tracking System to analyze bowlers' games), pro shops, gift shops, a sports bar, sky boxes, seating for 1,100 spectators, a 300- space parking garage and 78 bowling lanes. The NBS is built on a full city block in downtown Reno and was funded by a 1 percent hotel room tax. "The numbers indicate that the bowlers love coming to Reno," [Thomas] said. "Last year, Corpus Christi was the site for the Open and hosted 12,500 teams, while an average year in Reno has 16,500 teams, with an average stay of four days with 40 percent of the bowlers bringing a guest. Those numbers mean that on average there are roughly 4,000 additional tourists in Reno every day during our traditionally slow time of the year." Reno Mayor Bob Cashell is thankful for the facility. "From an economical standpoint, the USBC Open Championship and the Women's Tournament are tremendous to Reno," he said. "I wish we hosted the tournament every year. I will do everything possible to make sure we extend our lease with USBC before it expires in 2018."