National Bowling Stadium - Reno, NV
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saopaulo1
N 39° 31.782 W 119° 48.757
11S E 258258 N 4379338
The sphere on the National Bowling Stadium in Reno.
Waymark Code: WM4K42
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2008
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The National Bowling Stadium located in Reno, Nevada was opened in 1995. It has five floors and is used exclusively for tournament and league play, public use of the lanes is extremely rare.
On the fourth floor there are 78 tournament lanes. It also has the world's longest video screen at 440 feet used for displaying scores and graphic presentations. Brunswick's high tech ball-return sends the ball back at speeds in excess of 30 miles an hour.
On the fifth floor is a 172 seat Iwerks Theatre which has a four story screen and a six channel digital surround sound system. The theater is also rarely used and when it is running it is only available to large groups.
The NBS is a frequent host to the United States Bowling Congress's USBC Open Championships Tournament. The NSB is contracted to host this tournament every 3 years. It is also host to the USBC Women's Championship every 3 years.
It's media recognition has earned it a few nicknames, "Taj Mahal of Tenpins" given by The Los Angeles Times, and "Pin Palace" given by USA Today. - Wikipedia