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Originally Posted by TokyoFerrari
There is a hedgefund called Lonestar
Lone Star Funds
There are buying up all the bay areas of Tokyo. Soon the gambling/casino laws will pass and the plan is to turn all Tokyo bay into casinos. This is to compete with Korea and China. FYI |
Seriously? Legalized casino gambling in Japan? That will be chaos.
Though, on the other hand, Japanese are not "social gamblers" in that sitting at a table with a bunch of strangers to play black-jack probably won't sit well. Poker as well. Even worse, really. Mah-jong players tend to play with friends, or at least people they know. Hardcore players play alone, but are looked upon with suspicion when entering a group of three. Slots would work, but I don't see Japanese picking up on, say Roulette or Baccaratt (sp) like the HK and Chinese do, as there is less control. Japanese like games they think they can manipulate and win, like Pachinko, Pachi-Suro (on second thought, slots WON'T work in Japan...you can't stop the reels when you want). Horse-racing in Japan is different than in America...you have oddsmakers selling cheatsheets all over. Curious to see what happens.
I think Japanese like casinos in the movies, but for the most part will be intimidated.