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AI POS for Billiard Halls — Table-Time Billing + F&B in One
What LOOP does for this industry
LOOP for billiards is a POS that treats table-time as the primary billable unit. Every table has an always-on timer, F&B orders attach to the table's tab, dynamic pricing kicks in at 6 PM, and AI forecasts which tables will free up in the next 15 minutes so you can seat the waiting queue.
The pains operators actually hit
#1Staff forget to start the timer — 5–12% of table-hours are billed at zero.
How LOOP solves each — with AI: AI Timer Guard auto-starts the timer when the ball rack is placed (camera trigger) and alerts if a timer is missing after 2 minutes.
#2Peak-hour pricing is either flat or a spreadsheet — you leave money on the table Friday nights.
How LOOP solves each — with AI: AI Peak Pricing sets per-hour rates from your last 12 weeks of demand data; typical operators recover ₫3–5M per weekend per hall.
#3F&B and table bills are on separate slips — 30 seconds of arithmetic per checkout, mistakes at 1 AM.
How LOOP solves each — with AI: Unified table tab: every drink, snack and rack rings against the table's session automatically. VietQR + cash split at checkout.
#4Long wait times on Friday drive walk-aways — you have no idea how many.
How LOOP solves each — with AI: AI Table-Turn Forecast predicts each table's free time within ±6 minutes so the host can quote an accurate wait; walkaway drops by 20–30%.
#5Tournament nights = manual bracket, scorecards, ad-hoc pricing chaos.
How LOOP solves each — with AI: Tournament Mode with auto-bracket, per-frame scoring, entry fee rings + payout ledger.
#6Cue-rental and light-fee upsell is ad-hoc — staff forget, revenue leaks.
How LOOP solves each — with AI: Modifier prompts at table-open surface cue rental, light fee and chalk sale so staff never forget.
Three named AI capabilities
AI Peak-Hour Pricing
Automatically sets per-hour table rates from 12 weeks of demand history. Weekend rate lifts 20–40% during peak windows and drops on slow Tuesday afternoons.
AI Table-Turn Forecast
Predicts each table's free time within ±6 minutes using historical session length + current game type. Feeds the waitlist so the host quotes accurate wait times.
AI Timer Guard
Camera-triggered auto-start when the ball rack is placed; alerts staff if a timer is missing after 2 minutes. Recovers 5–12% of otherwise unbilled table-hours.
Honest competitor comparison
LOOP vs iBilliard
Legacy Windows-based hall management — table-time works, but no AI, no F&B integration, aging UI.
Choose them if…
- You need a one-off perpetual license and no cloud dependency
- You don't run F&B alongside tables
LOOP vs ClubPOS
Generic club/venue POS. Timer plugin exists but is a plugin, not a first-class feature.
Choose them if…
- You want one vendor across billiards, karaoke and bar with basic timing
LOOP vs KiotViet (with F&B module)
Retail POS shoehorned onto tables. No timer, no dynamic pricing.
Choose them if…
- You only sell drinks and don't bill table-time
Hardware & integrations
Any Android tablet 10"+ per station, wall display for waitlist, ESC/POS receipt printer, optional overhead camera for AI Timer Guard, VietQR + MoMo + ZaloPay for payments.
Frequently asked
How does per-table timing actually work?
Staff taps 'Open table' or the overhead camera detects the rack; the timer runs continuously. Every F&B order attaches to the table tab. Checkout combines time + F&B + light + cue-rental into one bill with split VietQR/cash payment.
Can I run different rates for pool, snooker and carom?
Yes. Every table is tagged with a game type; rate schedules can differ per type and per day-of-week. AI Peak Pricing respects the tagging.
Does LOOP support tournament nights?
Yes — Tournament Mode auto-builds single/double-elimination brackets, tracks per-frame scoring, collects entry fees at check-in, and computes payouts at the end.
What about members and coach hours?
Zalo Mini App membership with prepaid hour packs. Coach hours ring on the coach's account with automatic commission split at month-end.
Do I need the overhead camera?
No — it's optional. Without it, staff opens tables manually; the AI Timer Guard alert still fires if a table has been in use for 2+ minutes without a running timer (detected via F&B orders attached to a zero-timer table).
How much extra revenue does AI Peak Pricing add?
Typical halls recover 8–15% additional weekend revenue in the first 60 days — mostly from Friday/Saturday 20:00–24:00 windows previously underpriced.
Deep dives
Billiard Hall Marketing — Zalo Regulars, Tournament Buzz
Regulars are 80% of billiard revenue: LOOP identifies them, offers prepaid hour packs on Zalo, and auto-invites the right players to your next tournament.
Billiard Hall Staff & Coach Payouts on LOOP
Coach commissions ring per session against the coach's account, hall staff rosters are AI-generated from table demand, and tip pools sign on Zalo before payout.
Billiard Hall Inventory — Bar, Cue Rentals, Chalk & Consumables
Cues break, chalk vanishes, table cloths wear. LOOP tracks every consumable and predicts re-order at 12–20% MAPE — no more 'we're out of blue chalk on Saturday night.'
Billiard Hall Reporting — Utilisation, Revenue-Per-Table, Coach P&L
Table-utilisation heatmaps by hour, revenue-per-table rankings, coach P&L per month, and an AI Daily Brief on Zalo at 07:00 with last-night's peak-hour walkaway numbers.
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See pricing →Last updated: July 11, 2026