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Gaming | It’s cool to be a pinball wizard again

Gaming | It’s cool to be a pinball wizard again – Entertainment & Life – The Columbus Dispatch – Columbus, OHhttp://www.dispatch.com/entertainmentlife/20171229/gaming–its-cool-to-be-pinball-wizard-againELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — The old-school arcade game of pinball is no longer old-school.Interest has skyrocketed in the past decade or so, with the

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Pinball Makes A Comeback

Pinball Makes A Comeback | KJZZhttp://kjzz.org/content/586378/pinball-makes-comebackSometimes moving forward means taking a look to the past. Lots of 2017 trends might easily make you nostalgic.Vinyl continues to sell, “Stranger Things” shows some love for the 1980s, Polaroid-style cameras are back — and so is pinball.According to the International Flipper Pinball Association, there were more than 55,000

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2018’s 20 Under 40: Nic Parks, The Pinball Company and Parks Amusements

2018’s 20 Under 40: Nic Parks, The Pinball Company and Parks Amusements – Columbia Business TimesColumbia Business Timeshttp://columbiabusinesstimes.com/2017/12/22/2018s-20-40-nic-parks-pinball-company-parks-amusements/Nic Parks CEO, The Pinball Company and Parks Amusements Age: 39 Hometown: St. Louis. Years lived in Columbia: 17. Tell us about your job: It’s not really a job — It’s my life and I love what I

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Founder of Silverball Museum, Asbury Park, honored by The Arc of Monmouth

Founder of Silverball Museum, Asbury Park, honored by The Arc of Monmouthhttp://www.ahherald.com/newsbrief/local-news/24997-annual-winter-glow-gala-raises-$172,000TINTON FALLS, NJ –The Arc of Monmouth’s Winter Glow gala, honoring entrepreneur and parent-advocate for autism awareness Rob Ilvento, raised $172,000 to benefit the 1,600…

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Pinball’s second wave

Pinball’s second wave | Lafayette Leader | newsbug.infohttp://www.newsbug.info/lafayette_leader/pinball-s-second-wave/article_a0d893c4-e028-11e7-a29f-4730dd1089c7.htmlAlong Main Street in Lafayette, during one weekend each year, some of the world’s best gather, some smoking outside, pacing to rid the nerves, others occasionally screaming profanity as they

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On the rebound: Pinball experiencing another surge in popularity

On the rebound: Pinball experiencing another surge in popularity | Metro Newshttp://www.metronews.ca/entertainment/2017/12/13/on-the-rebound-pinball-experiencing-another-surge-in-popularity.htmlThe past decade has seen pinball leagues and secret societies pop up in many cities with collectors in a frenzy to get their hands on classic tables.

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