The first patent for Skee-Ball® was granted to Joseph Fourestier Simpson of Vineland, N.J in 1908.
By 1915 Skee-Ball® tournaments had became extremely popular, particularly in the Philadelphia area, with both men’s and women’s teams.
In 1932 the first national Skee-Ball® tournament was held at Layman Sternbergh’s Skee- Ball® Stadium, in Atlantic, NJ. Over one-hundred players qualified from around the country with the top prize of $1,000, an enormous sum of money at the time!
In 1960, the automatic ticket dispenser, was added to Skee-Ball® games.
From the 1980's onward, Skee-Ball® games have been a staple in national family entertainment chains like Chuck E. Cheese.
In 2016, Bay Tek Entertainment, a long time builder of arcade games, acquired Skee-Ball, Inc. and moved production to the small town of Pulaski, Wisconsin.
Skee-Ball® is truly an American classic!
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