{"id":26415,"date":"2021-01-26T16:31:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T00:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=26415"},"modified":"2021-01-27T01:27:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T09:27:07","slug":"new-strip-location-of-pinball-hall-of-fame-in-jeopardy-due-to-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/new-strip-location-of-pinball-hall-of-fame-in-jeopardy-due-to-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"New Strip Location of Pinball Hall of Fame in Jeopardy Due to Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A beloved attraction in Las Vegas, the Pinball Hall of Fame, has hit a financial snag in its plans for a new Strip location due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Pinball Hall of Fame is asking for financial assistance, via a GoFundMe page<\/a>, so construction of its new building can be completed.<\/p>\n

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We can’t let these pinball machines become homeless.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new Pinball Hall of Fame will be located at 4915 S. Las Vegas Boulevard, not far from the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign.<\/p>\n

The project to construct a new home for the Pinball Hall of Fame was underway prior to COVID-19. Financial projections were turned upside down due to a dramatic decrease in Las Vegas
\nvisitors.<\/p>\n

Fewer visitors has meant fewer quarters in the pinball machines, resulting in a $500,000 loss of revenue.<\/p>\n

While the new Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame building is 96% complete, there’s a chance the revenue shortfall could result in the attraction being without a home.<\/p>\n

According to Tim Arnold, there’s a very real possibility the Hall of Fame will be given the boot from its current Tropicana location on May 6, 2021. If construction of the new building
\nisn’t completed, it will leave the Pinball Hall of Fame in limbo with an uncertain future. Which may be the definition of “limbo.” Please stop scrutinizing every word we write, it’s a lot of pressure.<\/p>\n

“We can’t cut staff costs, as we are all volunteers,” says Arnold. “We have sold off dozens of donated machines and have limited new machine purchases to a minimum, just enough to keep our local customers coming back.”<\/p>\n

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Tim Arnold is trying to bring us magic. The pandemic isn’t helping.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fans of the Pinball Hall of Fame have risen to the occasion, donating $82,000 of the $200,000 needed to complete the project, but the 27,000-square-foot attraction isn’t out of the woods
\nyet.<\/p>\n

Throughout the financial struggles, Tim Arnold has managed to keep his sense of humor.<\/p>\n

In a video to pinball fans and supporters, he says, “Tell your friends, link and share and whatever you kids do with those computer things you have.”<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the lovable pinball nerd leading the charge for the new Pinball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

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