Ticker Tape

The Ticker Tape pinball machine, designed by Don Hooker and manufactured by Bally, is a Bingo-style electro-mechanical machine released to production in January 1972 (with revised 938-1 and 938-2 variants following in May 1972). Ticker Tape showcases Bally's long-running line of Bingo-format games, built around trap holes, cards, and lines rather than flippers.

Gameplay on Ticker Tape is centered around six cards and a maximum of six coins, which adds an extra layer of strategy for players aiming to maximize their score. The presence of Super lines further enhances the machine's replay value. With 25 trap holes scattered throughout the playfield, players must carefully time their plunger shots to land the ball favorably.

While little is known about Ticker Tape's theme or artwork, its significance lies in its place within Bally's long-running Bingo-format product line, offering a glimpse into a distinct branch of pinball design that ran alongside conventional flipper games for decades.