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08-22-2014, 09:10 PM
http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/7/0/2/6/2/6/oakland-california-lifts-its-80-year-pinball-ban-1408755631524.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/format/jpg/1702626.jpgOakland, California has recently lifted an 80-year ban on pinball machines.
As reported by the Mercury News (http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_26385526/oakland-amends-city-ordinance-banning-pinball), the Oakland City Council has finally gotten around to amending this silly law that was originally established due to pinball's initial classification as a form of gambling.
This made more sense back in the day because prior to 1947 pinball didn't actually have flippers, so it was vastly more chance oriented.
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-08-23-oakland-california-lifts-its-80-year-pinball-ban)
As reported by the Mercury News (http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_26385526/oakland-amends-city-ordinance-banning-pinball), the Oakland City Council has finally gotten around to amending this silly law that was originally established due to pinball's initial classification as a form of gambling.
This made more sense back in the day because prior to 1947 pinball didn't actually have flippers, so it was vastly more chance oriented.
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-08-23-oakland-california-lifts-its-80-year-pinball-ban)