Dave & Buster’s kämpft ums Überleben. Die Idee „Gegrüßet seist du Maria“ könnte ein Lebensretter sein. Es könnte auch die Marke für immer verändern.

The master plan to help save Dave & Buster’s started with a question: “Hey, do you want to get fired?” Faced with lackluster sales and stiff consumer competition, a general manager at the arcade chain’s Hollywood location hatched a risky idea: She would hire L.A.-famous DJs and throw a rave. Her boss, a veteran of the rave scene, flashed to the image of a drug-laden partygoer falling off a balcony. He said yes anyway. The event sold 1,000 tickets in an hour, and an entire brand’s new, Hail Mary business strategy was born. Reporter Paula Mejía traveled up and down the California coast to attend the chain’s instantly viral rave nights, speaking to the DJs and corporate executives who have built an unlikely marriage of drum ’n’ bass and Skee-Ball machines. The gamble could transform the company’s family-friendly image forever. But if it works, it just might save one of America’s favorite chains.

You can read more here: [https://slate.com/business/2026/06/arcade-raves-dave-and-busters-family-friendly-business.html?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_content=dave_and_busters&utm_campaign=&tpcc=reddit-social–dave_and_busters&itscg=30200&at=1000l38Mz](https://slate.com/business/2026/06/arcade-raves-dave-and-busters-family-friendly-business.html?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_content=dave_and_busters&utm_campaign=&tpcc=reddit-social–dave_and_busters&itscg=30200&at=1000l38Mz)

DnB at D&B?

I know one way to save it. Give people a hugh enough wage that have disposable income and can afford to go to Dave and Buster’s for dinner.

How about just adding pinball machines ? Problem solved