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Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep26 - Ron Richards of Scorbit The Online Pinball Ecosystem
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- Mar 4, 2026
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🎧 Dirty Pool Podcast - Full Episode Archiveyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLS9lWVjGsygallsiz2_TJ_oxIlhl29fLCRon Richards joins to talk about the origin of Scorbit, the platform that lets pinball machines report their own scores. What started as a way to automatically capture game results became a hardware system that does much more.The Scorbitron reads score data from the game and sends it to the cloud, letting players track scores, compete on leaderboards, and check in with the app. The platform is now expanding into venue tools like digital payments and operator dashboards for arcades.🔵 Scorbit Links:📱 iOS App apps.apple.com/us/app/scorbit/id1505831174🤖 Android App play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scorbit🌐 Website scorbit.io🏟 Operator Platform scorbit.io/operators✉️ Contact [email protected]💬 Discord discord.gg/vySdvXXbrh📷 Instagram instagram.com/scorbitpinball📘 Facebook facebook.com/scorbitpinball🧵 Threads threads.com/@scorbitpinball🦋 BlueSky bsky.app/profile/scorbit.io🔺 Praise the Great Pyramid:📡 Twitch twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball📺 YouTube youtube.com/@DirtyPoolPinball📷 Instagram instagram.com/dirtypoolpinball📘 Facebook facebook.com/dirtypoolpinball00:00:00 - Cold open and meeting Ron in person in LA00:02:30 - First impressions of early Scorbit streams and real time scoring00:04:45 - What Scorbit actually does inside a pinball machine00:07:30 - Traveling pinball players and using Scorbit on location00:10:15 - Choosing favorite machines and the data side of pinball00:13:40 - Evolution of the Scorbit app and new features00:16:20 - Selfie leagues and social pinball competition00:19:10 - Operator tools and location integration00:22:30 - The business model behind connected pinball00:25:15 - Tournaments, prizes, and competitive play potential00:28:05 - Future integra…