8. In Beacon, New York it’s illegal to own or operate a pinball machine

Pinball is a classic game you’ll find in many New York City arcades, but it’s illegal to operate such a machine sixty miles north in Beacon, New York. Arcades are also banned — even the vintage kind from the ’50s and ’60s — and unlawful citizens may be subjected to jail time or a fine of $1,000 per day for breaking this rule.

Believe it or not, Beacon isn’t the only city to have adopted this regulation. The game was prohibited in the early 1940’s to the mid ’70s in many big cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. CNN reports that lawmakers believed pinball was a “mafia-run racket” and essentially a waste of time for youth.