Where to Play Pinball in Las Vegas: Arcades, Bars, and Breweries with Machines
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Las Vegas has pinball for tourists and locals alike. The city's anchor is a nonprofit museum housing one of the largest collections in the country, but machines also turn up in barcades, pool halls, and neighborhood dive bars spread across the valley.
Most options cluster within a 15-minute drive of the Strip. Visitors can walk to the Pinball Hall of Fame from the south end of Las Vegas Boulevard, while locals keep regular league nights running at spots west of downtown and in residential corridors.
| Venue | Area | Machines | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinball Hall of Fame | South Strip | 40+ | Pinball museum |
| Asylum Bar + Arcade | AREA15 | 10+ | Arcade bar |
| Player 1 Video Game Bar | Central Las Vegas | 10+ | Barcade |
| Cool Dogs Sports Pub | Paradise | A few | Dive bar |
| Good Timez Billiards | West Las Vegas | 10+ | Pool hall |
Here's where to find pinball across the Las Vegas metro.
Pinball museum · South Strip
Pinball Hall of Fame occupies a 25,000-square-foot building on Las Vegas Boulevard, just south of the Welcome to Las Vegas sign. The nonprofit houses one of the world's largest playable pinball collections, spanning electro-mechanical machines from the pre-flipper era through modern solid-state games. Admission is free; all games run on quarters.
Arcade bar · AREA15
Asylum Bar + Arcade sits inside AREA15, the immersive entertainment complex west of the Strip. Two floors hold pinball alongside classic arcade cabinets, pool tables, and skeeball. The bar serves craft cocktails, draft beer, and boozy slushies.
Barcade · Central Las Vegas
Player 1 Video Game Bar fills a strip-mall space on Maryland Parkway with arcade cabinets, console gaming stations, and a row of pinball machines. A cover charge unlocks unlimited play on most arcade games, while pinball runs on coin-op. Fifty craft beers rotate on tap.
Dive bar · Paradise
Cool Dogs Sports Pub operates as a 24-hour neighborhood spot with darts, pool, and a lineup of well-maintained pinball machines. No kitchen on-site, but a taco window next door handles food.
Pool hall · West Las Vegas
Good Timez Billiards draws serious pool players to its Diamond tables, but the back corner holds a solid pinball selection. Bi-weekly IFPA-sanctioned tournaments bring the local competitive scene through.
For sheer volume, nothing in the region competes with Pinball Hall of Fame—plan to spend at least a couple hours if you're working through the collection. Visitors staying on or near the Strip can walk to the museum or catch an Uber to AREA15 for a more curated barcade environment. Locals looking for league play should check the tournament calendars at Good Timez Billiards and Player 1.
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Last updated: January 2026
Colin is the chief pixel pusher at Kineticist. He's a lifetime gamer who became enamored with pinball after taking in a family copy of the 1979 classic Joker Poker (the EM version). Since then he's bought, sold and repaired many machines, competed in all kinds of tournaments, and contributes to This Week in Pinball, the New England Pinball League, and Pin-Masters of New England. Previously, Colin spent over a decade working in marketing for agencies and tech startups. He also started and ran a music blog, happy hour website, and wrote a regular craft beer review column for Central Track in Dallas. Once aspired to be an artsy film director.
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