Abstract: Pinball equipment by which a player at a remote place can play pinball using a pinball machine. Indicated on a display device provided on a remote pinball terminal is an image of a pinball machine which is picked up by a video camera and transmitted through a public communication network from a pinball control device. Thus when a player operates an operating device provided on the remote pinball terminal, the details of the operation are transmitted through the public communication network to the pinball control device whereby pinballs are shot in the pinball machine in accordance with the details of the operation received by the pinball control device for start of playing. The state of playing on the pinball machine can be viewed at any time on the display device provided on the remote pinball terminal.