CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — YBR Casino & Sports Book has announced a new Tuesday night mixed bowling league at its bowling venue, called The Lanes at YBR. The 11-week league starts Oct. 19 and can accommodate up to eight 2-player teams. That’s according to a Sept. 28 blog post on the venue’s website. YBR Casino & […]
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — YBR Casino & Sports Book has announced a new Tuesday night mixed bowling league at its bowling venue, called The Lanes at YBR.
The 11-week league starts Oct. 19 and can accommodate up to eight 2-player teams. That’s according to a Sept. 28 blog post on the venue’s website. YBR Casino & Sports Book operates at 800 W. Genesee St. in Chittenango.
This new endeavor represents YBR’s first foray into bowling leagues.
Dan Jones, YBR’s director of guest experience, said the move was a nod to the popularity of bowling and a “celebration of the diversity of entertainment opportunities in YBR’s East End.”
He added that the league also represents the shift to cooler weather and guests looking for fun indoor activities.
“Bowling is one of the top two or three participation sports in the country,” Jones said in the blog post. “People are getting ready to move inside for the winter months, we have the lanes to host them, and we thought it was a great chance to create something that some of our most loyal guests could get behind and work into their weekly routine.”
Earlier in his career, Jones served as the general manager of the 36-lane Bowling Green Lanes in East Greenbush, near Albany, the blog post said.
Participation in the league costs $15 per week, or $165 for the season, and the fees include a drink and bowling shoes. Participants can also bring their own if they have them. The season includes a preliminary week for handicapping purposes, and three games bowled on each lane each week.
Unlike other local leagues that run for as long as six months, the YBR mixed league will span 11 weeks, meaning the league will crown a champion prior to Christmas.
The new league will kick off with an opening-night party on Oct. 19 and all participants will get light appetizers and one free drink. At the end of the season, teams that finish in the top-four slots will get a variety of prizes, including overnight stays at Turning Stone Resort Casino and free meals.
YBR also will give out $25 gift cards for the most-improved bowler and the highest points over average for the season and for a game.