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What was the precursor to pinball?
What was the precursor to pinball?
Who created the first successful mass-produced pinball game?
Who created the first successful mass-produced pinball game?
What innovation did Harry Williams introduce to pinball?
What innovation did Harry Williams introduce to pinball?
What combination of pinball and gambling threatened the industry?
What combination of pinball and gambling threatened the industry?
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Who petitioned for a ban on pinball in New York City?
Who petitioned for a ban on pinball in New York City?
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How many pinball machines were confiscated and destroyed by the police during the New York City ban on pinball?
How many pinball machines were confiscated and destroyed by the police during the New York City ban on pinball?
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How long did New York City's ban on pinball remain in place?
How long did New York City's ban on pinball remain in place?
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What industry did pinball's close relationship with help pave the way for?
What industry did pinball's close relationship with help pave the way for?
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What was the key to gaining acceptance for new technologies?
What was the key to gaining acceptance for new technologies?
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What was the process of pinball's evolution from Bagatelle to modern games?
What was the process of pinball's evolution from Bagatelle to modern games?
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Study Notes
- Pinball evolved from a game called Bagatelle, which used a cue stick to shoot balls up a sloped table.
- David Gottlieb's Baffle Ball was the first successful mass-produced pinball game, using a plunger to launch balls onto a plane.
- Harry Williams introduced the "tilt" mechanism and electric scoring pockets to pinball.
- Pay-out machines, which combined pinball and gambling, threatened the industry and were eventually outlawed.
- Fiorello LaGuardia, New York City's mayor, petitioned for a ban on pinball, which was granted in 1942.
- LaGuardia had the police confiscate and destroy over 3,000 pinball machines and donated the metal scraps to support the U.S. war effort.
- New York's ban on pinball remained in place for nearly 35 years.
- Pinball's close relationship with the amusement industry helped pave the way for the computer and video game industry.
- New technologies need to be associated with familiar industries or ideas to gain acceptance.
- The evolution of pinball from Bagatelle to modern games involved the refinement of ideas and the introduction of new features.
- New York City banned pinball, neighboring counties followed. The trend spread quickly
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Test your knowledge of the fascinating history of pinball with this quiz! From its origins in Bagatelle to its outlawing in New York City, learn about the evolution of pinball and its impact on the amusement and gaming industries. Keywords: pinball, history, Bagatelle, Gottlieb, Williams, gambling, LaGuardia, ban, evolution, technology.
