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Stern Pinball Celebrates 30 Years by Offering Fans the Chance to win a new Pinball Machine

Stern Pinball Celebrates 30 Years by Offering Fans the Chance to win a new Pinball Machine — ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., Jan. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stern-pinball-celebrates-30-years-by-offering-fans-the-chance-to-win-a-free-premium-pinball-machine-300209922.htmlNever before has a selfie taken with a cell phone had the potential to be rewarded with a brand new pinball machine. The contest is […]

Nevada State Pinball Championship

Nevada State Pinball Championship – Las Vegas Informerhttp://lasvegas.informermg.com/2016/01/25/nevada-state-pinball-championship/It has been a year of remarkable growth for America’s enduring leisure time entertainment icon as pinball has burst back on the scene with its own unique and captivating charms. With a history dati…

Dadline: Center goes retro with old-school video games

Dadline: Center goes retro with old-school video games – Roanoke Times: Dadlinehttp://www.roanoke.com/life/columns_and_blogs/columns/dadline/dadline-center-goes-retro-with-old-school-games/article_31774f93-5cd6-553d-a844-17d50d4f2dd3.htmlWhen your parents bowl in the “Guys & Dolls” league on Friday nights, like my folks did in the mid-1970s, you have lots of free time in a bowling alley. My brother and I tagged along on league nights […]

Pinball expo draws record crowds to Banning

Pinball expo draws record crowds to Banning – Banning Record Gazette: Local Newshttp://www.recordgazette.net/news/local/pinball-expo-draws-record-crowds-to-banning/article_8559a91c-c05e-11e5-b6ca-83d842e25048.htmlJason Biggart, of San Marcos, was dismantling his tent Sunday afternoon. His was one of several pup tents still scattered around the old picnic grounds of the former Deutsche facility, site of last weekend’s Arcade Expo.

Playing the silver ball: UB gamers reviving classic pastime

Playing the silver ball: UB gamers reviving classic pastime – UB Reporter: Need to know news and views for UB faculty and staffhttp://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/stories.host.html/content/shared/university/news/ub-reporter-articles/stories/2016/01/pinball.detail.htmlWhile it may seem quaint and nostalgic, pinball is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, driven, in part, by members of a generation raised on Xboxes and smartphones who […]