On Jan. 24, 1942, New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia surprised Police Headquarters with an unscheduled visit. He was stopping by on a very important matter—he wanted to discuss an imminent danger ...

Pinball was once banned in New York City, lumped in with gambling and other social evils. It's crime? Stealing lunch money of innocent children. Parents often warn their children against gambling on ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It was outlawed in the 1940s and killed off by Space Invaders in the '80s. But for a few glorious decades pinball ruled. Beginning in ...

The Pacific Pinball Museum Annex in Alameda, California, is a dream location for pinball enthusiasts. Founded in 2004, the non-profit organization is all about the promotion and preservation of ...

Roger Sharpe saved pinball. It’s hard to believe now, but pinball machines used to be illegal in cities around the country, even in Chicago, the pinball manufacturing capital of the world. Pinball ...

The lure of devices offering a quick payout has captured the curiosity and coins of Virginians for over a century. And for just as long, law enforcement officials have targeted those very devices, ...

The People’s Playground is flipping out! A vintage pinball arcade is rolling into the Coney Island Museum and Freak Bar this weekend! Flipper fanatics can test their skill on 10 of the old-school ...

The old-school arcade game of pinball is resurging in popularity. Interest has skyrocketed over the last decade or so, with the number of players and competitions growing worldwide, according to the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A pinball shot out of the launcher. It bounced off some bumpers, hit a doo-dad and set off a trail of blinking lights. The counter spun as points racked up, and the machine chirped with ...