The other angle, which isn't mentioned here but is mentioned in Steve Kent's book The Ultimate History of Video Games is that a lot of communities had banned po

The other angle, which isn't mentioned here but is mentioned in Steve Kent's book The Ultimate History of Video Games is that a lot of communities had banned pool halls and arcades. By wrapping the arcade in a family restaurant, Bushnell and Atari were able to open more locations for their games and eventually work against the arcade bans in those communities.