Pinball was banned in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City for decades and . . . wait, what? Then again, the ban was overturned in Chicago in early 1977—before I was born. As an 80s kid who spent a ...

It's kind of unbelievable to think about it now, but it's true: America went through a period between 1940s and the 1970s when pinball was banned in many of the biggest cities, including New York, Los ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Pinball isn't virtual. It's physical. You pull the steel plunger on the 1976 game "Evel Knievel" and the tension is pleasurable. The ball clacks against the glass top as it jumps off ...

Pinball has been going through an amazing renaissance, even in a time when people can play video games in virtual environments on run-of-the-mill PCs in the comfort of their homes. The arcade staple ...

On April 2, 1976, 28-year-old magazine editor Roger Sharpe stood before a pinball machine inside the New York City Council chambers, holding the future of the game in his hands. Pointing to a spot on ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. Bill and Wendy speak with Pinball historian ...