and it has nothing to do with actually playing the game

Pool vs. billiards
What’s the difference between pool and billiards? Hah. The answer will probably surprise you. “Billiards” is a term that describes all games that are played on a billiard table Prada Sunglasses. The real name for what we call pool is “pocket billiards.” Pocket billiards is just one version of billiards. Some billiard games are played on tables where pockets don’t even exist, such as three-cushion or bar billiards.
According to billiards expert Gary Robar, in the 19th Century, pool rooms existed but were not the pool rooms we know today Louis Vuitton Sunglasses. They were simply betting parlors where people came in to bet on horse races or play poker. They were called “pool rooms” because everything involved a pool of money. While people sat around the pool room and waited for results, they installed pocket billiard tables. People of course began to gamble on these, too Replica Oakley Sunglasses. Therefore, the name “pool” became attached to billiards simply because of the betting, and it has nothing to do with actually playing the game.