Pinball was banned in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City for decades and . . . wait, what? Then again, the ban was overturned in Chicago in early 1977—before I was born. As an 80s kid who spent a ...

It's kind of unbelievable to think about it now, but it's true: America went through a period between 1940s and the 1970s when pinball was banned in many of the biggest cities, including New York, Los ...

On April 2, 1976, 28-year-old magazine editor Roger Sharpe stood before a pinball machine inside the New York City Council chambers, holding the future of the game in his hands. Pointing to a spot on ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Pinball isn't virtual. It's physical. You pull the steel plunger on the 1976 game "Evel Knievel" and the tension is pleasurable. The ball clacks against the glass top as it jumps off ...

In the series premiere of VICE's American Obsessions, we take a look at the beloved game of pinball, its controversial history and days of corruption, and dive into the story of the family rooted deep ...

Pinball was banned in New York City from 1942 to 1976 after a crusade by Mayor LaGuardia saw thousands of machines ...

When Roger Sharpe, a 25-year-old divorced GQ writer, stepped into the New York City Council chamber in April 1976, he had one thing on his mind: pinball. Sharpe — no pressure — needed to play so ...