tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653052.post-1106732523620342272005-01-26T18:42:00.000+09:002005-02-15T17:13:20.630+09:00

Pachinko's allure holds many gaijins transfixed.By SID ACKER While slot-machine parlors are gaining in popularity, Japan's main answer to casinos still is pachinko, a game that involves skill, chance, flashing lights and noise. So much noise. Pachinko -- which came to Japan in the 1920s -- lures millions to spend hundreds of dollars a night, or more, to stare endlessly at ball bearings

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