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From back-room rebel to retro royalty: Pinball is nudging 95 years old — and is more popular than ever

Early pinball tables had no flippers, barely any control and just enough chaos to distract a nation deep in the Great ...
WGN-TV

A behind-the-scenes look at a Chicago pinball factory

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — Chicago has had a ...
Alaska Public Media

Juneau is at the forefront of Alaska’s burgeoning pinball scene

Nine years ago, Rebecca and Henry Kephart fell in love over pinball machines. “One of our dates was, we went and played pinball, and he beat me. No one’s ever beaten me at pinball, so I decided I ...
The Fresno Bee

Pinball riding a wave of revival — and this Fresno club is inviting you to play

Vaughn Jordan doesn’t have childhood memories of playing pinball, pumping quarters into a machine at an arcade or some random 7-Eleven. His entry into pinball was much more recent, during the pandemic ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Iconic Australian-made pinball machines preserved for generations to come

A full working set of Australian-made pinball machines will enter the collection of the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA), including designs featuring cricket legend Dennis Lillee, the FJ Holden ...