The city of Beacon, NY has decided to enforce an old law banning pinball in the city limits, effectively shutting down the Retro Arcade Museum run by Fred Bobrow (featured in the July issue of GameRoom Magazine). This is unbelievable in this day and age that pinball is still illegal in some places, and it’s even worse that this law is being used to shut down a truly unique store that features a great collection of old EM arcade games (including the evil pinball machines).
Here’s a CNN video story about the situation.
I’d urge you to contact Beacon’s mayor and let him know your feelings about this. It’s incredibly unjust, and just mind-boggling that they decided to enforce this arcane law 18 months after he had opened for business.
