810 Entertainment
Formerly known as 810 Billiards & Bowling
Bottom line
- Total investment $2.9M – $5.0M including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.3M/year (median $2.1M).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 18 loans (below the industry average).
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one 810 Entertainment unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
9%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 810 Entertainment units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
27.9%
3.42× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.92×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$11.2M
on $23.2M purchase
Total debt
$12.0M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
810 Entertainment franchisees operate entertainment venues (bowling, arcade, dining, or similar social/gaming concepts based on brand positioning). Day-to-day operations involve managing facility operations, customer service, food/beverage service, equipment maintenance, event scheduling, and staff management across multiple revenue streams.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 23 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
810 Entertainment presents cautionary risk due to undisclosed profitability, going concern status, territorial vulnerability, and explosive growth trajectory that lacks accountability metrics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation despite $2.3M average revenue
- 02HIGHGoing concern status indicates franchisor financial instability or operational uncertainty
- 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from other 810 Entertainment franchisees
- 04MINORExtreme unit growth (150% YoY) from only 10 units suggests unsustainable expansion or cherry-picked data
- 05MEDHigh capital requirement ($2.9M-$5M) with undisclosed profitability creates significant financial risk
- 06MINORSmall unit base (10 locations) limits meaningful performance benchmarking and system maturity
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
40 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
810 Entertainment · FDD (2025) PDF