Sound Off #119 - Competitive Socializing Saturation, D&B Gambling? & more!

About this episode

This episode discusses the saturation of competitive socializing and the need for diverse entertainment options in venues.

Sponsored by Intercard! On this week's show we discuss how competitive socializing is hitting a saturation point, and lay out why single-activity venues need a deeper entertainment mix to earn repeat visits. We also track the fast-moving business and tech signals reshaping location-based entertainment, from legal risk to VR pricing to AR smart glasses partnerships. • phase one competitive socializing saturation and the risk of one-and-done venues • why repeat visitation dep...

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Willey

Topics covered

• competitive socializing
• entertainment mix
• location-based entertainment
• VR pricing
• AR smart glasses
• business signals

Keywords

• competitive socializing
• entertainment
• location-based
• VR
• AR
• business
• saturation

Sponsors

Intercard

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