Thomson owns a company called "Utah Pinball Repair." He regularly opens up aging, finicky machines, accessing the innards to diagnose and overhaul whatever issues they're experiencing.

There are old pinball machines and arcade cabinets littered here and there in dive bars and restaurants all across the country. But have you ever considered what it takes to maintain and repair ...

In the lower level of Ron Barbagallo’s Smithtown home, a quick flip of a light switch powers on more than 25 pinball machines in a high-ceilinged showroom. Godzilla, Austin Powers, Star Trek ...

His favorite pinball game is Star Trek. That's saying something because Barry Gluckstein owns about a hundred and fifty pinball machines. You'll find eighty of them at Pocketeer Billiards and ...

Brian Halac, left, at work restoring pinball machines at Hollywood Candy. Brian Halac works on a Gottlieb Melody pinball machine at Hollywood Candy in the Old Market, restoring lights, bumpers and ...

His collection grew into his Hot Rod Arcade business. "We buy and fix and sell arcade and pinball machines," Chris said. "This is our shop. This is where we primarily work on machines." ...

Northlandia: Pinball duo fix machines, build community A small but enthusiastic group of players meet every week to play and compete.

Annie and Brendan Fitzgerald own and operate FitzCo, a business dedicated to finding, repairing and leasing pinball machines to businesses in Eastern Iowa.