Pinball game was banned

The game was invented in the late 1700h years, and by 1930 was one of the most popular in the world. Surprisingly, New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia banned the game at the beginning of 1940, and it remained outlawed until 1976 Mayor believed pinball robbed students. There were created whole raids on the city, which attracts thousands of cars and destroyed them. Prohibition ended when Roger Sharpe testified before the committee in a court in Manhattan that has become a pinball game based on skill and not on luck, like gambling. Sharp demonstrated various techniques of the game and proved that its outcome depends on the professionalism of the player.

via factroom.ru