Karaoke and e-gaming centre to open in Coventry

The Coventry businessman behind a company which operates more than 1,000 student apartments in the city is to invest £1.3m to transform a former club into a karaoke and e-gaming entertainment centre.APPS LIVING’s Jeffy Li is converting the former Pink Parrot club in Tower Street into Players Entertainment in a move which will create more than 20 full-time and up to 30 part-time jobs in the city.Li aims to have it open by September after the completing the property lease deal through Coventry-based property agents Holt Commercial.The ground floor will be dedicated to e-gaming including private stations as well as a stage for multi-player tournaments, while the first and second floors will offer karaoke – or KTV – in 25 private rooms, the biggest of which will cater for up to 40 people.Players Entertainment will also serve light snacks and finger food as well as serving drinks.The project takes Li’s investments in Coventry to just under £20m since he graduated from Coventry University in 2001.