On July 24, Suffolk County's Dennis Cole spoke about his longtime love for pinball machines, of which he has a plethora in his basement. Cole spoke about the resurgence of the game and his plans to loan some of his machines to the LI Retro Gaming Expo tournament at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City the weekend of Aug. 10.


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