I'm always interested in mass-media views of our shared addiction, though you may have to make certain allowances for how it will be covered.
this one, from just a few days ago, which a relative called to my attention:
http://online.wsj.com/articles/new-pinball-wizardry-keeps-the-game-rolling-in-the-internet-age-1410402605
video:
http://www.wsj.com/video/pinball-makes-a-comeback/20A00ADE-489E-46CE-9976-AAC4A266ACF5.html
(I believe the Pinside site is glimpsed briefly here.)
in the course of which I also stumbled across this one, from 2010:
http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703882304575465613526210330