Gambling for cash is nominally illegal in Japan,
but the widespread popularity of low-stakes pachinko gambling in Japanese society
has enabled a specific legal loophole allowing it to exist.
Under the law, pachinko balls won from games cannot be exchanged directly for money in the parlor,
nor can they be removed from the premises or exchanged with other parlors;
however, they can be legally traded to the parlor for so-called "special prize" tokens tokushu keihin),
which are then legally "sold" for cash to a separate vendor located off-premises.
These vendors (ostensibly independent from—but often owned by—the parlor owner)
then sell the tokens back to the parlor at the same price paid for them
(plus a small commission),
thus turning a cash profit without technically violating the law.
By 1994, the pachinko market in Japan was valued at \30 trillion (nearly $300 billion).
In 1999, sales and revenue from pachinko parlors contributed 5.6% of Japan's \500 trillion GDP
and over 330,000 people were employed by pachinko parlors,
0.52% of all those employed in Japan.
As of 2015, Japan's pachinko market generates more gambling revenue than that of Las Vegas,
Macau and Singapore combined.
The grey market nature and tremendous profit involved in pachinko gambling historically resulted in considerable infiltration by Yakuza,
who used it as a vehicle for money laundering and racketeering,
but since the 1990s this has been less of an issue due to police crackdowns.
Goku Goku Goku...
This is Monster Energy... I'm just drinking Monster Energy... There are three...?
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It's outside or outside... outside too... crap... what do you want, you want gold, you want gold, you want gold...
I have only about 3000 yen in my possession...Vuvu! (belch)
It makes me laugh, huh... Awful... Ah....
What what…? Ah... 1:30 am... Muffy... I'm not talking to anything w
Hmm? This is Fermat's final theorem.
I just bought it, but I was surprised to buy it by chance when Chikuwa-kun recommended it.
Besides, I knew (or knew) Simon Singh's story before, so it might be a coincidence.
Hmm? This is the "long English sentence 1000 I want to do" that I bought today
This seems to be quite high level, what is this? Todai? Wow~ It’s Todai~
I wonder when I should do this, maybe I'll never do it, but study it... study really...
How thin the legs are *2, aren't they bent? This is the one with O-Oh, hmm... Ah (Pant)
First comment w First comment w
Even if it's dirty... Hah~ (sighs) Goho! (Illness appeal)
No, it's been a long time, (face) I don't see it, I don't see it, w
I showed it before I was there, but one of them didn't respond at all... sad, sad
React somehow... Hmmm... (sigh)
What's wrong with this person... Look at my legs! Whew~
…that? …Please look at it, Popppop wwwwwwww boo-wwwwww
Ponderion wwwwwwwww It's not a mane, mane, eri-maki? Mane? It's more like a mane than a mane.
This is a collar-wrapped lizard, what is this...? Fluffy w
I would like to wait a little and talk normally, but with people
I don't know how much he's talking. I'm not talking to anyone except my family.
Mo, Monster Energy...w Sake for me
Even if you show your face, you really have no interest in anything else.
As I showed you earlier, how about this on my desk... Wow, it's full of trash! !! (Roar)
Ahh, I really want to die... will you die?
I haven't studied, I haven't, I haven't... Well, I bought a reference book today...
"I want to do 1000 long English sentences"
This level is high~ Maybe I can read it (?)
Tokyo University...Keio...(English reading) Hmmm...but I didn't understand the English sentence that Takewawa posted.
Somehow Road, L and R were mistaken for Road, I thought it was that road w
Yeah, I got townwork, townwork Townwork, townwork
This is the third week w There are three books, this is for three weeks, but I'm not doing anything
I'm scared of this, x4
"We are looking for a part-time job debut! Only friendly friends! Therefore, it is a lively shop where you can work happily!"
I hate being like you guys.
Hmm? ? ? ......Wait for a moment... (A sudden reaction peculiar to Ikenuma)
This cute little girl is out of focus
Something...what a crap...that incident
Mikata, are you on your side? It's similar to the child of that leak... Um...what? I don't know my name, my head doesn't spin (normal driving)
I really don't know, I'll try it... Thomas...
Thomas is a locomotive only Thomas is serious (Ikenuma) Umm
Mitaka! Mitaka! I said Mikata, but I mentioned Mikata as an ally.
It's strange that Mitaka isn't saying Mikata.
I mean, maybe I'm talking normally like this because it's leaking, to my parents... what should I do (despair)
Seriously, my sigh has deepened recently...
961: Chikane: Thursday, December 25, 2008 18:44:25 ID:ymqzI1TM0
A went to a school 1800m away from home. At first, walk at 60m/min and run at a speed of 150m/min from the middle
I went to school 24 minutes after I left home. How many meters did you run?
159: Furīza (watchoi): 2020/ 07/ 06 (Tsuki) 21: 04: 28 ID: 0 UKcDC 2 M 00 ashita maru ga eigo konpu bakuhatsu sa sete kite waraeru kotchi wa omae ga risuningu fuete de eigo ni nigate ishiki motteru koto kako sure de kakunin-zumidakara na. Hatsuon shiteki sa rete hazukashiku natchatta? Mukashikara jibun ga haji kaki-sō ni naru to tanin o hikiai ni dashite jibun o medata senai yō ni suru yo na. Sōiu mori no naka ni ki o kakusu yōna ikikata shi teruto jibun no honshin sura miushinai yagate jukai no naka de kuchite iku dakeda yo. Yamena, chūkoku.
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159: Freezer (Watch): July 06, 2020 21:04:28 ID:0uKcDC2M00
Tomorrow's Maru will explode English comp and laugh
This is because you have confirmed in the past that you are not good at listening and have a weakness in English.
Did you get embarrassed by being pronounced?
If you feel embarrassed for a long time, you should refer to others to keep yourself out of sight.
If you live in a way that hides trees in such a forest, you will lose sight of your true intentions and will eventually decay in the sea.
Stop, advice.
