Ask any parent, and they’re bound to tell you they believe their kid is spending too much time glued to a screen. Frankly, in this digital age, that may be true of all of us. The stakes are even higher when anyone can pull a phone out of their pocket and gamble their cash on sports, crypto, or virtual casinos with just a few taps.

Until just last month, South Carolina had a law on the books meant to restrict another form of entertainment that fell under the auspices of gambling: pinball. Since 1959, the state had explicitly banned children under 18 from playing the classic arcade game.

Now, thanks to a newly signed repeal, minors in South Carolina can finally pull back the plunger to their hearts’ content. That’s a relief to many local arcades and pizza places that have been skirting the law for decades.

“I probably violate this law at least once a month, probably — sometimes once a week,” State Senator Ed Sutton told the South Carolina Daily Gazette.

So how did this throwback arcade staple ever........

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