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IMO it's a difference worth mentioning when pachinko is a big enough addiction there to make $187B in 2014 (vs US casinos $65.6B) and cause child deaths (while

IMO it's a difference worth mentioning when pachinko is a big enough addiction there to make $187B in 2014 (vs US casinos $65.6B) and cause child deaths (while I was there, maybe is better now) https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19960702&id=4GUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0goEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4883,345329&hl=en https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1370&dat=19960702&id=... I get a different sense of lucre when I hear "left the pinball industry for better margins" (pocket change gaming) vs left the gambling industry (life savings gaming)

brador 11y ago
The revenues from Pachinko are complex and should not be directly compared to a trackable traceable business. Pachinko is the primary method for the Yakuza to launder money, there's a reason there's one on every corner. Cash for tickets, tickets for cash/prizes. Clean money. The addicts are a bonus.