May 2—Lodi will be going full "tilt" this month when dozens of pinball machines fill the Grape Festival grounds and players test their mettle to become tournament champions. Games based on the ...

GIRARD, Ohio – Like all collections, it started with one: One pinball machine, circa 1947, in the basement of Rob Berk’s childhood home in Warren. Fast forward more than 60 years, and Berk now owns ...

Arcades for all ages have long been an indelible staple of American culture, from fairgrounds and mall hangouts to modern venues like Dave & Buster’s or Chuck E. Cheese. Similar gaming palaces are few ...

KOKOMO, Ind. — At their height, the pings and bells of pinball machines could be heard in arcades and pizza parlors across the country, offering an afternoon escape for teenagers and a consistently ...

Rob Berk expected the pinball expo he was staging at the Rosemont Holiday Inn in 1985 to attract a few dozen people, and that it would fade into obscurity as a “one-and-done” event. Next week, the ...