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Is Japan's Love of Pachinko Fading?
The semi-legal game faces potential regulation, and parlor operators may have to compete with new casino resorts.
Sometime this fall, Japan may finally allow casinos—a move expected to bring in new revenue for a country with a sluggish economy and big bills to pay for new infrastructure related to the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Such a decision could also bring legitimacy to one of Japan’s most popular vices, pachinko.