Pinball Expo, the world's first and longest running pinball show, will return for its 40th year this week.

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Taking place from October 16-19 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Centre Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, US, the expo will include tournaments, exhibits, seminars and the opportunity to buy your own pinball machine.

The Pinball World Cup will return this year, along with other tournaments for men, women and children in which they can win prizes for coming out on top.

Also back this year is the retro game area, hosting tournaments on game consoles like Atari and PlayStation. As well as these consoles, there will be over 400 pinball games that are free to play for every attendee.

Chicago is home to Stern Pinball, one of the world's biggest pinball manufacturers, which will offer an hour long tour to attendees of the expo so they can see the production of the latest Stern pinball game from conception to completion.