‘I love my pinball family’: An inside look into the competitive community in Central Illinois

The game of pinball got its start right here in the State of Illinois, and has roots dating back to the 1930s in Chicago. Now ...
PBS

Flipper fingers: finding fellowship through pinball

Rachel Ristow built Ladies Flip Wisconsin to support women in the pinball hobby. Female pinball groups are helping lead the comeback of this popular arcade game and Rachel Ristow of Sheboygan is ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati the ‘birthplace of pinball,' a game once thought a 'primer to gambling'

Pinball enthusiasts gathered this past weekend at Pincinnati, the Greater Cincinnati Pinball Show. The expo showcases 120 pinball machines from the 1930s to today, and also celebrates Cincinnati’s ...
Action Reporter Media

Pinball wizards are on rise in Wisconsin as the iconic game makes a comeback

NORTH FOND DU LAC - A resounding comeback of the classic pinball machine with its bells and flashing lights and familiar frantic clang of flippers is a delight to devotees of this nostalgic game of ...