“We’ve never run a room this big,” Arnold said. Luckily, a GoFundMe campaign and anonymous $80,000 donation helped the PHoF move into its upgraded location, which allowed Arnold to double the number of playable machines. The Fun Nights became so popular that Arnold was able to raise enough funds to unveil his collection to the public at the PHoF’s first location off 3330 Tropicana Ave in 2006 and eventually would expand into its former 10,000 square foot location further down Tropicana near Maryland Parkway.Īrnold moved into the PHoF’s current 25,000 square foot location earlier in April, but things almost fell through when the COVID-19 pandemic caused a sharp drop in revenue causing an extensive amount of debt and moving costs to pile up. With him, he brought his love for Pinball Machines - about 1000 machines that took about two years to transport from Michigan to Las Vegas.Īrnold eventually created the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club with other like-minded pinball wizards and began hosting “Fun Nights” in the early 90s in which club members would raise money for local charities - namely the Salvation Army. The pinball wizard originally got into the business during the 1970s when he opened an arcade with his brother in Lansing and Ann Arbor, Michigan called Pinball Pete’s.Īrnold eventually sold his share in the business and moved to Las Vegas in 1990. “What you’ve got here is something totally unique that exists nowhere else in the world.” “Everybodys got this complaint ‘everywhere I go everything is the same,’” PHoF owner and founder Tim Arnold explained to Vegas News. Located at the south end of the Strip near the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, the PHoF features the largest collection of pinball machines and is home to over 400 pinball machines and arcade video games. If you’re looking to pump money in some games other than slot machines, then the Pinball Hall of Fame offers a different kind of Las Vegas experience. The bus drops you off right in front of the Pinball Hall of Fame, takes about 20-30 minutes, and costs only $1.25 each way.Pinball Hall of Fame Founder and Owner Tim Arnold. That’s about a $20+ cab ride, or take the bus from the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard & Tropicana. The Pinball Hall of Fame is located at 1610 East Tropicana ( map it), about three miles away from the strip.
It’s not a big moneymaker - and it’s not designed to be - but their website shows the checks issued every month. All profits from the Pinball Hall of Fame go to support the Las Vegas Branch of the Salvation Army. Most of everything you’ll see is recycled from somewhere else. No high brow decorations, uniforms, marketing plans, or art to convince you to spend even more and more money. In fact, there is no focus on making a profit here. An interactive museum with popular & rare pinball, arcade & amusement games from the 1950s to the present.
Here you can have fun - whether you win or lose. The Hall of Fame has 4,500 square feet of wall to wall pinball machines that, unlike many slot machines, will have cheering and laughing. the bells, whistles, and bumpers of pinballs fill the air at the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, while on display is the world’s largest pinball collection. The museum is family-friendly (no violent games allowed), and prices for the games are 25 cents for the classic games and 50 cents for the post-1990 games.īing, bing, bing. It’s pure pinball, so deposit your coin and see if you can play well enough to rack up those additional games. Established as a not-for-profit corporation, the museum showcases games from the ’60s to the present.
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