Daniel Spolar, a 47-year-old general contractor turned Realtor, is a pinball enthusiast. So much so, in 2011 he and some buddies bought an 800-square-foot warehouse space to store a few machines. A ...

Dr. Chuck Ells from the 45TV Institute of Laughter and Tanner Walters, an Eagan teacher who uses pinball to teach S.T.E.M., talked about an event benefitting Project Pinball, a nonprofit that places ...

Just in time for the summer, Project Pinball Charity will be placing a Hot Wheels pinball machine by American Pinball in the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chattanooga. This dedication will be the ...

Pinball machines are making a comeback. And now they’re making their way into hospitals thanks to a charity dedicated to helping ease the stress of young patients undergoing treatment. Dan Spolar is ...

Over at [Truthlabs], a 30 year old pinball machine was diagnosed with a major flaw in its game design: It could only entertain one person at a time. [Dan] and his colleagues set out to change this, ...

I fondly remember a wasted youth cozying up to glass-topped boxes of flashing lights, strange sounds and steel balls flying around an angled assault course. But, apart from helpful nudges from mates, ...

The non-profit, Project Pinball, places pinball machines in children’s hospitals and Ronald McDonald houses. Dr. Chuck Ells from the 45 TV Institute of Laughter is on a mission to get a machine to M ...