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Who owns PAPA? Is it a private collection or ???
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Quoted from jonnyo:PAPA is Kevin Martin's private collection, not an arcade like Pinball Hall of Fame. How many days a year is your private collection open to the public?
No need to get snarky, that is why I was asking who owned it. It doesn't come across as a private collection, seeing as PAPA markets itself as an organization. And if I did have a collection like that, it would be open to the public a lot!
Quoted from cfh:Right now Kevin can't have PAPA open all the time. He wants to do that, but he can't, due to the town of Carnegie's policies. They require a $50/game/year license fee. It's not affordable when you have 400+ games there. So instead he's open about 7 days a year, and the town pro-rates the license fees. This is the only way Kevin can afford to be open as much as he is.
That makes sense, thanks for the answer. Doesn't seem like a bad idea for the town to cover the fees for more usage, as it would be a great tourist attraction. I do hope to visit one day, and do think it is awesome that such a collection has been amassed / maintained. Especially after the flood, what a depressing sight that must have been!
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