Episode 429: Pinball Expo 2025 Hype
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For 41 years, Pinball Expo has been a staple and a must see for all pinball enthusiasts. Rob Berk shares some of the details and highlights.
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TL;DR
Pinball Expo 2025 promises record attendance, expanded vendor space, and legendary designer seminars.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Rob Burke about Pinball Expo 2025 (the 41st annual event, October 15-18 in Schaumburg, Illinois). The show features record vendor space (100,000 sq ft), over 40 homebrew games, international exhibitors including French manufacturer Hexa, a legendary designer seminar lineup (Pat Lawlor, Steve Ritchie, Joe Kaminkow), homebrew judging by industry veterans, and expanded activities including a 1930s speakeasy hall, kids' workshops, and guitar displays made from pinball playfields.
Entities
- EuroPin· company
- HEXA Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Marco Specialties· company
- Pastimes Arcade· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Aaron Davis· person
- Cliff Schoen· person
- Dan Clark / Sahara Guitars· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Elizabeth Gieske· person
- Emoto· person
- Eugene Jarvis· person
- Gary Stern· person
- Jack Janzik· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Joe Kaminkow· person
- Larry DeMar· person
- Pat Lawlor· person
- Rachel Best· person
- Rebecca Hinsdale· person
- Rob Burke· person
- Roger Sharpe· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
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