On this week's episode of 99% Invisible:
Winning an early pinball game was much more about luck than skill, since there were no buttons to activate flippers on the sides. You basically had one action: pull the plunger and watch theball go. Without the flippers, pinball was a truly a game of chance—perfect for gambling.
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