Brooks, Graham; Ellis, Tom; Lewis, Chris - In: International Gambling Studies 8 (2008) 2, pp. 193-205
Pachinko is an 'amusement arcade' type machine that is popular throughout Japan, with an estimated 17.1 million 'players' providing an enormous annual revenue of 2.87 trillion yen (US$250 billion). It is simple and easy to play and has all the hallmarks and structural features of gaming machines...