Multi-lane bowling system with remote operator control

In a bowling center system for a bowling center having a plurality of bowling lanes and pin sensing means for determining the pins standing on each lane, a lane control system comprsiing:

• a plurality of game scoring units, each game scoring unit including a first central processing unit coupled to a bowler display device, said pin sensing means, and a bowler input means for enabling a bowler to input bowling game operation commands to the first central processing unit of the operation of a bowling, each said first central processing unit operating online under the control of a game program and in response to bowling game operation commands received from the bowler input means to determine game scoring information for display on the bowler display device responsive to said pins ensing means;
• a manager's control system including a second central processing unit coupled to a manager's display device and operator input means for enabling a user to input bowling game operation commands to the second central processing unit;
• communiation means for electrically connecting said second central processing unit with each of said first central processing units;
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• switching means operatively associated with said manager's control system for selectively coupling said manager's control system operator input means through said communication means to a selected one of said game scoring units so that bowling game operation commands input at said manager's control system operator input means are transferred to the first central processing unit of the selected gme scoring unit so that such first central processing unit operates online in response to bowling game operation commands received from the manager's control system operator input means.