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Sports bar O’Learys comes to Belgium

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General14 June, 2016

Swedish chain of sports bars O’Learys will open its very first Belgian bar in Ghent on 9 September. The chain already has 125 stores worldwide, each of them a resounding success.

Mixture of several sports

Entrepreneurs Laurent Valcke and Steven Malysse. will invest 3 million euro in a 3,800 sqm location near Dok Noord in Ghent. In exchange for their investment, O’Learys gave them an exclusivity contract. The bar will employ 30 people.

 

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The O’Learys sports bars are huge and contain a mixture of sports. They have an ice rink, bowling alleys, game corners, miniature golf and shuffle boards. Visitors can also come and watch a plethora of sports games on dozens of screens all across the bar. A range of burgers and other meals are also available, while companies can have seminars or team building sessions there.

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