Lucky Strike Entertainment

Lucky Strike Entertainment operates a national chain of bowling and family entertainment centres, combining hospitality, entertainment, dining, competition and technology across several brands. The company runs more than 360 locations across North America and owns the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), the professional bowling competition organisation. It became a public company in 2021 under the Bowlero name and now trades as LUCK.

The business traces its origins to 1997, when Manhattan's original Bowlmor Lanes was reinvented as an upscale nightlife destination, a format later extended through the Lucky Strike brand. Further growth came through acquisition: the 2013 purchase of AMF Bowling Centers out of bankruptcy added hundreds of locations, and the Bowlero brand was launched as part of the resulting national expansion. The portfolio today comprises Lucky Strike, Bowlero, AMF Bowling Centers, Boomers and the PBA, spanning bowling, arcades and amusements, hospitality and nightlife, food and beverage, dining, parties and events, leagues and competitive sports, and water parks.

Technical work at the company spans entertainment venue technology, multi-site hospitality operations, arcade and amusement systems, food and beverage operations, and leagues and competitive event management. Operations run across venues in the United States and wider North America, with a founding presence in Manhattan, New York.

The company describes its mission as combining hospitality, entertainment, dining, competition and technology to create guest experiences that last beyond the visit. Growth has been built through disciplined operations and strategic acquisitions, alongside an emphasis on reinventing traditional bowling venues as social, energetic destinations.