OP, it seems you're simply talking about opening an arcade/family fun center that merely utilizes Bitcoin as an internal storage medium. It's honestly more trouble than it's worth and it would be the least of your troubles imo. The more this thread goes on, the more it is starting to look like logansryche's theatre.
I'm really more focused on the laser-tag thing. I agree the arcade/family fun center seems to be more trouble than it's worth.
I'm thinking more 16+, 18+, or 21+ crowd.
That's just it though, I don't see (as a 12 year old brained 27 year old) any interest in doing things just because of Bitcoin more than once, and I don't seen any benefits to using bitcoin to patrons at this point in Bitcoin, but I
do see the simplicity that bitcoin can bring to internal and external accounting (as can OTS!) but that stops at the POS for the time being.
The laser tag is also a wild idea in itself and might be better if merged with interactive online experiences. Not a computer game, but a real life controllable game (webcam robot arms anyone?)
Read my post about the paintball tanks that are controlled through wifi and have their own sensors and webcams and even screens on all sides to show the player's mugshot at different angles to simulate them driving, then go look at these photos and you'll see that things can be cool AND accessible when the internet is involved and not just a brick and mortar establishment.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?24983-RC-tank-paintballhttp://hackedgadgets.com/2009/01/04/m1a2-abrams-rc-battle-tank/I think you're misunderstanding my point. This wouldn't be advertised with Bitcoin as a selling point. The selling point is a gambling-based laser-tag model which, to my knowledge, doesn't exist yet. The other selling point is the ability to purchase valuable items with the winnings.
You're right, I don't know many people who, on a Friday night, suddenly decide to say to their friends, "Hey! Let's go play laser-tag at this new place, I hear they're using...Bitcoins?" But, I know dozens of people that would say, "Hey! Let's go play laser-tag and try to win some money! If we lose, so what? Everyone pays for laser-tag anyway and they don't get anything in return."
It's simply a model that would add an extra incentive to play laser-tag. If you win a laser-tag game these days, you get a lousy scorecard that says you won. Well, now you can brag about the new 1 oz. silver American Eagle that you won playing laser-tag. And, if you come in 4th place and barely miss out on the winnings, at least it was still fun, and at least you can still go grab a drink at the bar and have a pizza with your friends. Thus, emphasis IS on the brick-and-mortar establishment, and not on Bitcoin.
