Pachinko

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Pachinko

a vertical pinball game which is a Japanese craze
(estimated to take in over 6 trillion a year)
and a major source of tax evasion.

Pachinko is as popular as online casino and slots machines are in the USA.
 

pachinko parlor

 

avid players

 

attendant moving the boxes of pachinko balls

 

got a run going

This is similar to US casinos, where you play slots.

 

best wishes wreaths in the street

 

Ko-Shin Parlor

 

hand in the ball box

 

watching closely

 

the colorful machines


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