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Gambling is illegal in Japan so there are many forms of gambling disguised as other stuff. Notably pachinko parlors, gashapon, trading card games, loot boxes i
by 29athrowaway 5y ago
Gambling is illegal in Japan so there are many forms of gambling disguised as other stuff.
Notably pachinko parlors, gashapon, trading card games, loot boxes in video games.
https://www.serkantoto.com/2012/05/05/japan-social-games-regulation-report/ https://www.serkantoto.com/2012/05/05/japan-social-games-reg...
And other than gambling, there are auctions... for the weirdest stuff... koi fish, mango, etc.
https://www.kodamakoifarm.com/shop/live-koi/auction/ https://www.kodamakoifarm.com/shop/live-koi/auction/
- raverbashing 5y agoSo, what's the business model of koi auctions? I mean, ok, for the seller side it's obvious, for the buyer one, not so much.
- skhr0680 5y agoWho wouldn’t want a sweet Koi?
- 29athrowaway 5y agoSome koi patterns are culturally more desirable and rarer. The koi auction is a way for people to acquire a rare koi.