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Basic Rules of Pachinko

The first step in playing pachinko is by buying the pachinko balls. The balls can be bought by slotting in money on the slot in the machine. The balls will emerge into the "loading area" of the machine. The velocity of the balls discharged into the machine can be adjusted by rotating the "shooter knob" clockwise.

The balls are rapidly blasted and drop to a string of nail-like "pins." The balls rebound off from the pins and will sometimes pass through a "pac-man" like hole whose "mouth" opens and closes frequently. A mini oftentimes digital, slot machine in the middle portion of the machine is triggered by particular holes. If luck is on your side, the proper combination will be arranged on the "slot machine" and what is termed as "fever" will be initiated. Simply put, this means that the machine will become rowdy and you will obtain a lot of balls.

The goal of Pachinko is to get the balls drop into the winning pockets, whereby more balls equivalent to a monetary value will be received. The only responsibility of the Pachinko player is to control the speed of the pachinko balls as they drop into the playing area, where it is converted into a game of luck.

Gambling is illegal in Japan. It is probably no longer a secret because the general public in Japan probably already has knowledge about it. However, many people recognize that pachinko is done for money. But the question on the legality of pachinko still remains.

In the pachinko parlors, your winning balls are transferred to the "ball exchange area" and traded for some small prize such as perfumes, coins etc. While other prizes are still available, no one gets them. This is the real secret of the game of pachinko. You bring along the trivial item that served as your prize for winning, and then disappear from the parlor.

Somewhere at a safe distance near the parlor there is an area where you can exchange your prize. It is commonly found in an alley. Usually a kind of tight, dark and gloomy alley. It is often times simply a window in the wall. Your face is unseen by the person behind the window. Simply shove your award through the window and they will be converted for cold hard cash.