Japan's Pachinko Addiction
from PRI's The World Jan 15, 2013 Hosted by The World
Pachinko, a Japanese game that resembles a cross between pinball and a slot machine, is huge business. The pachinko industry generates hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue each year. Sam Harnett reports on how the industry's success depends on straddling the line between gaming and gambling.
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