If you have ever played any form of pinball, you will recall the distinct sounds as the ball bounces around. The pinball machine — a steel ball rolling on a sloped wooden surface — has switches and ...

If you came here expecting to find the best pinball machines like the ones found in arcades or vintage bars, we have good news and bad news. The bad news is those pinball tables cost anywhere from $5, ...

Oh, the demands of global pinball wizards. There are the French wizards, who like to kick a machine’s legs, to bang its sides and to lean on it to make sure the bouncing ball gets the right spin. That ...

LAS VEGAS—When we weren't pounding the pavement at last week's overloaded CES trade show, we at Ars Technica took whatever opportunity we could to nerd out in uniquely Vegas style. That didn't mean ...

The jackpots keep rolling at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi. The fifth $100,000-plus jackpot of the year hit at 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The player from Alabaster, Alabama, who asked to remain ...

For years, only the left flipper worked. So for years, Jerry played with only the left flipper. In the basement of his family's home in rural Connecticut, the flashes of white and yellow reflected off ...