Why Many American Cities Outlawed Pinball After Pearl Harborhttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2023/02/08/pearl-harbor-pinball/?safari=1There’s nothing quite like visiting an arcade and playing a rousing game of pinball – noises pinging, lights flashing, watching your score creep higher and higher. Yet these games were once seen in a much less favorable light, as they were believed to be a form of low-life entertainment associated with the mob. By the mid-1940s, many American cities had outlawed the machines, largely due to the attack on Pearl Harbor.