The non-table casino games usually include the games played in mechanical or electronic gaming machines like Pachinko, slot machines, video lottery terminals, and video poker, as well as random number casino games, such as Bingo and Keno.
Pachinko is a Japanese gaming machine for playing casino games and could be used for gambling or general amusement. The pachinko would resemble a vertical pinball machine but would not have any flippers and the balls would be smaller but in large numbers. The player should propel a ball into the machine, with a controlled initial speed. The ball would cascade down through pins arranged like a thick forest. If the ball reaches the bottom without falling into certain pockets, the player would lose the game. If the ball fell into a pocket, more balls would be released as a kind of jackpot to the player.
The conventional slot machines had been mechanical devices with 3 to 5 reels that would spin when the player pulled the lever places in the side of the machine, which earned them the name ‘one-armed bandits’. However, modern slot machines had been fitted with a push button at the front instead of the side lever, though some of them still have the lever along with the button.
The casino games played at video lottery terminals allow the players to gamble on the outcome of certain video games. These terminals differ from slot machines, because they are connected to one centralized computer that would control the outcome of each bet through a random number generator process. Even though the operators of video lottery terminals usually program them in advance to fix the number of payout and the amounts that the central computer could allow at all its connected terminals.
The casino games of video pokers are based on 5-card draw poker played on computerized consoles similar to slot machines. The video pokers were the direct outcome of the development of computers. The video pokers were found far less intimidating than the poker casino games played at the casino tables and gained in popularity very quickly.
Other famous non-table types of casino games are Keno and Bingo. The traditional Keno casino game would use a circular glass enclosure having 80 balls of ping-pong ball size. The balls would be numbered from 1 to 80. The enclosure, termed as ‘bubble’ would be agitated with air pushed into it from a blower. The player would press a lever to open a ‘V’ shaped tube and the balls would lift one by one into the tube. When 20 balls had been drawn, the player and the ‘verifier’ of the casino would record the balls and the computerized system would calculate the bets depending on the numbers that had been drawn.
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October 28th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
@iloveyorkies
They sure do, at least some places. In a small town, for example, most people know each other, so the restriction is often not enforced if the parents take responsible.
On the other hand, if you go to the big cities, they probably won’t let you in.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
I've been looking into this as well…
So far I've only found this one seller of modern machines online.
http://www.slot-pachinko.com/2004PACHINKO.HTM
I only came across this from a search on e-bay.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
so they let under aged people join in? Those games look so darn fun! I’ve been wanting to play the Ginga Pachinko game.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
For those of you who have yet to experience the fun of it, pachinko is a Japanese-style pinball machine that is vertically-oriented, as opposed to the pinball field, which is slanted 45 degrees. Will it make it big in the US? Well, the chances are pretty good. As you just mentioned, it is a big industry in Japan, and most pachinko parlors have slot machines with anime characters printed on them as well. I understand Americans in general enjoy both slot machines and anime, and if that's the case, there's a good chance that someday it'll be a smash hit.
October 28th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
They are legal and you can get them here:
http://www.pachislo.com/
This is a Los Angeles company
October 29th, 2009 at 12:42 am
Google is your friend.
There's no shortage of places in California that will happily sell you a pachinko machine. (I have no idea what you mean by "pachinko pinball," those are two different types of amusement machines.) Both pachinko and pinball have been legal in California for DECADES.
As for prizes…
Cops aren't going to break down your door for gambling with friends. They've got more important crimes to pursue.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:26 am
1900- 2500 balls
October 29th, 2009 at 2:46 am
I wanna try
October 30th, 2009 at 1:59 am
I have tried many times in Tokyo, but it’s nothing special.
October 30th, 2009 at 5:35 am
stay at home next time, eh? :p
October 30th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
It depends on how much it's been used so far. They say it's usually 1-3 years. Or they do not use it so long because they need to replace it with the latest ones.
October 31st, 2009 at 5:48 am
Makes me think about Tati’s movies
October 31st, 2009 at 8:59 am
A friend of mine went into one–hadn’t a clue, really. Spent hours there. Loved it.
October 31st, 2009 at 12:45 pm
how hold do u have to be to play pachinko
October 31st, 2009 at 3:03 pm
>What do you need to know before getting in?
You don't need any skill to work part-time at pachinko parlor. In fact, other part-time jobs do not require skills, either.
If you know and like pachinko, it's plus.
>What will they teach you?
How to maintain pachinko machines
How to clean the hall
How to treat customers
But basically the job is very easy and simple, like carrying boxes. That's what part-time workers do.
>Parlors are always recruiting but is it as hard as it seems to get the job?
I don't think it's difficult. But as we are in recession now, it could be difficult in some cases.
In your cases, you need visa and Japanese skill. But you can't get working visa with part-time job. You have to have student visa or something else so that you have right to work.
October 31st, 2009 at 6:17 pm
you need to be 18 or older to play (gambling machine)
October 31st, 2009 at 6:24 pm
There may be some in Los Angeles. There's the Commerce Casino outside LA which is mostly an Asian clientele, so that may be a possibility. And there's a place called Pachinko Palace in Northridge, CA, but they don't have a website.
There's also a place called Pacific Rim Pachinko in Anaheim, CA, but again, they don't have a website.
October 31st, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Basically, pachinko parlors are everywhere in Japan or in Tokyo.
You won't have any difficulty in finding one in Tokyo.
If there is any gaijin friendly one, I can't find if one parlor is gaijin friendly unless I actually visit every parlor.