Japan has OKed casinos. Will pachinko pave the way to gambling addiction?


Casinos are coming to Japan, offering serious gambling that is quite different from the slot machines available in pachinko parlours like this one that are the ubiquitous all over the country. Photo: Filepic

Every morning in suburban Japan, men and women young and old join snaking queues near train stations.

At 10am, doors open and the crowd surges in, fanning out to perch before rows of brightly lit gaming machines.

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