Playing the silver ball: Local enthusiasts keep pinball machines alive – News – Northwest Florida Daily News – Fort Walton Beach, FLhttp://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20180713/playing-silver-ball-local-enthusiasts-keep-pinball-machines-alivePinball machines have mostly faded from arcades.They have been replaced by modern gaming systems with the goal of feeding the attention deficit public.
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The Basement Arcade Bar: Pinheads are Flipping!
The Basement Arcade Bar: Pinheads are Flipping! | Cabarrus Magazinehttp://www.cabarrusmagazine.com/2018/07/01/175798/the-basement-arcade-bar-pinheads-are-flipping-Downtown Concord has ramped up its entertainment choices, but it’s unlikely anyone could have predicted an arcade. Now, you can go back to the 80’s!
How 17-Year-Old Warren Buffett Created A “Pinball Empire” From $25?
How 17-Year-Old Warren Buffett Created A “Pinball Empire” From $25?https://fossbytes.com/how-17-year-old-warren-buffett-created-a-pinball-empire-from-25/Berkshire Hathway CEO Warren Buffett, the third richest person in the world, opened about his fondness of pinball and how he started his first business out of selling Pinball machines in the early’s 1946.
Warren Buffett bought a pinball machine for $25 in 1946 and started ‘the best business I was ever in’
Warren Buffett bought a pinball machine for $25 in 1946 and started ‘the best business I was ever in’https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/19/warren-buffett-bought-a-25-pinball-machine-in-1946-and-made-money.html“I bought a machine for $25 in 1946 and built a small empire,” he told pal Bill Gates.
Grand Rapids nixes licenses for pinball machines, pool tables, other items
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — There once was a time when Grand Rapids city leaders needed to regulate pinball machines, pool tables, shuffle boards and electronic games.
That time has passed.
Last week the Grand Rapids city commission voted to eliminate a number of business ordinances that are now considered to be outdated.
The First Family of pinball: Meet the local wizards behind the game’s huge resurgence
The First Family of pinball: Meet the local wizards behind the game’s huge resurgence | Feature | Chicago Readerhttps://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/roger-sharpe-stern-pinball-chicago/Content?oid=47049643Roger Sharpe once saved the Chicago-born arcade game in the 70s. Now his two children are behind pinball’s latest renaissance.