Sports betting is legal, and therefore everywhere right now. But from the 1940s through the 1970s, it was a different diversion altogether that had people knitting their brows over gambling concerns: ...

A modern pinball machine is still built around the same wonderfully physical idea it always was: keep a steel ball alive with two flippers and try to hit everything that lights up – and, when you miss ...

The pastime of pinball has lived a fraught existence. Whether due to public sentiment, hostile legislation, or a simple lack of popularity, the entire silver ball industry has repeatedly teetered on ...

It’s deceptively simple. Pull the plunger by its flying-saucer-shaped handle, and hear that satisfying clack. Watch the silver marble roll around the playfield, and wing it with your flippers. Come up ...

Jason Thomas, owner of Silver Balls Amusement, maintains pinball machines at businesses throughout Durango, helping keep the ...