@charliebronson Welcome to the hobby. You should come to the SFGE show in Atlanta this July. There will be over 200 pinball machines set on freeplay, and many of them will be for sale. There will also be 50+ arcade games on freeplay. Check out the show site and look for the group rate for the hotel.
If you are on Facebook pm me and I can provide links to two Carolina regional pin/arcade groups