Why did Japan make gambling illegal, when they gamble more then most countries?
Daniel K asked:
This doesn’t make sense to me because they have pachinko, which I guess is a loophole to gambling. They just get their metal balls and exchange it for money which is the exact same concept as gambling. These things are like mcdonalds in Japan, and Japan probaby gambles more then any other country ( in exception to America ). So why does Japan even bother making gambling illegal when its already huge there.
Charlene
This doesn’t make sense to me because they have pachinko, which I guess is a loophole to gambling. They just get their metal balls and exchange it for money which is the exact same concept as gambling. These things are like mcdonalds in Japan, and Japan probaby gambles more then any other country ( in exception to America ). So why does Japan even bother making gambling illegal when its already huge there.
Charlene
March 28th, 2009 at 5:49 am
They probably just put up a show for others to see that the government is doing something
March 30th, 2009 at 5:16 am
The fact that there are so many gambling addicts there is precisly why.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
I think you just answered your own question. If gambling is a bigger problem in Japan than it is in other countries, the government has increased impetus to do something about it. And make no mistake, gambling is a problem. It’s more detrimental to the fabric of society than crime and drug use combined…