One of Colorado’s most unique arcades has been around for nearly 100 years.
Manitou Springs’ Penny Arcade was established over 92 years ago in the heart of downtown Manitou Springs. According to a press release, Jack Kerns launched Bingo Jacks, a gaming hall that would later become the penny arcade in 1933. That said, when Colorado Attorney General ruled that for-profit bingo games were considered gambling and thus illegal, the Kerns family turned to coin-operated arcade games and instant photo booths.
Jack Kerns died in the early 1970s, and his wife then sold the arcade to two of their sons. The Kerns family would go on to own the arcade for about 92 years…