As of 2020[update], there are nearly 100,000 individual members[1][2][3] in some 1,400 weekly local leagues[1][2] playing in over 10,000 pool halls, bars and other venues[1][2] in around 400 different cities, towns and suburbs[3] in 36 U.S. states,[1][2] and abroad.

Unlike most leagues, VNEA is tied to a specific brand of pool table, namely those of the Valley-Dynamo company of Richland Hills, Texas.

The VNEA has active leagues in several countries other than the United States, all of which send teams and individual competitors to the annual International Championships.

Local VNEA charter holders have a great deal of leeway in how games are handicapped, how players are sorted into skill-based divisions, and even in a few cases as to which rules apply.

Many tournaments have three skill divisions (Regular, Intermediate, and Masters), and provide for individual, mixed-gender scotch doubles, and team play.

The Internationals provide for multiple levels of awards and trophies; a team might lose the main competition but may have a chance to win against other eliminated competitors in a "Hard Luck" division a few days later.

There are other side events, such as 16-player mini-tournaments in eight-ball and nine-ball, trick shot challenges, instructional seminars, a grand opening party and a closing banquet.