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It’s actually decreased pretty significantly since 2015. In 2021 the amount spent was 14.6 trillion. But yes, still an enormous amount of money and time spent a
by freetime2 3y ago
It’s actually decreased pretty significantly since 2015. In 2021 the amount spent was 14.6 trillion. But yes, still an enormous amount of money and time spent at pachinko halls.
https://www.statista.com/topics/7427/pachinko-in-japan/#topicOverview https://www.statista.com/topics/7427/pachinko-in-japan/#topi...
- blueblimp 3y agoI wonder how much of that comes from gacha games filling a similar role.
- majikaja 3y agoProbably this is gross amount and not net? People pay in 14.6 trillion and get back 13 trillion or something.
- freetime2 3y agoThe source I linked says “net sales”.
- majikaja 3y ago14.6t jpy is about 3% of GDP. There are about 7m pachinko players in Japan - 10% of Japan's working population. Doesn't that mean they are losing 30%~ of their pre-tax income on this? Keep in mind that pachinko players often aren't that particularly wealthy, so more than 30% really.