Rachel Bess fully embraces the mentality that if you love what you do for a living, you never work a day in your life.

As owner of Electric Bat Arcade , she was able to turn her passion for pinball into a thriving business in a little over six years. Not bad for an endeavor she initially said no to.

Years back, she was approached by Yucca Tap Room’s owner, Rodney Hu, and co-owner, Sean Downing, at one of Arizona’s arcade and gaming conventions. Their mission was to find someone to open an arcade branch at the popular historic dive bar. Bess' name came up over and over and, after some convincing, she gladly accepted. Today, Electric Bat Arcade is a destination for pinball enthusiasts at both Yucca in Tempe, and Yucca North in Flagstaff.

“People travel here (from other states) all the

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