I think there are a lot of old smaller miners out there that would join the pool if the payouts could be done for a small amount.

Think space heater crowd.

Wumbo

>How does it benefit the operators?

I could imagine a future where mining pools also run their own LSP with the mined coin, allowing for withdraws via LN. 

windward

bitcoin

What local businesses would benefit most from BTC/LN Adoption?

0245bdaef2

That benefits the miners who use pools, certainly. How does it benefit the operators?

I’m not saying it doesn’t benefit them, I’m just curious as to your argument. 