Why Many American Cities Outlawed Pinball After Pearl Harbor

Why Many American Cities Outlawed Pinball After Pearl Harbor

Why Many American Cities Outlawed Pinball After Pearl Harbor

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.

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