Sega also runs Sega-branded arcades in Japan. They even have virtual horse-racing games where the patrons can game real money and watch the "races" on a huge sc

Sega also runs Sega-branded arcades in Japan. They even have virtual horse-racing games where the patrons can game real money and watch the "races" on a huge screen. Actual video games are about 50% of all the machines in there, the rest is all gambling-related, like electronic versions of slot machines and also the ubiquitous rigged "UFO-Catcher" games (where you move an arm to grab a prize). But here's the thing: Once you step into an arcade in Japan, it's absolutely obvious that you've entered a shady business run by shady people (so in Japan - the Yakuza). It's a dark, smoke-filled room with no windows, and always in the shadier parts of the city next to massage parlours and hooker bars.