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matching (either numbers or pictures) the player wins more balls — typically
around 2300, but a large jackpot can pay out up to 10 000 (Fresco-Shinjuku
1999).
The nature of the pachinko game does not appear to enable multiple credits or lines
to be played. The average speed of play is 100 balls per minute (Heiwa 1995;
Schauwecker 1999).
Figure N.3
Japanese pachinko machine
Data source: Heiwa 1996, p. 4.
Although Japanese pachislo (or pachisuro) machines are electronic and are similar
in appearance to US slot machines (figure N.4), a major difference between the two
is that pachislo is a low stakes game:
Unlike pachinko, however, which has been criticised for its high-stakes gambling
element, pachislo has never become a focus of social concern, since it is a low-stakes
game by nature (Heiwa 1998, p. 5).
A pachislo player inserts three tokens (usually Y20 per token) into the machine to
start the reels spinning, and tries to stop the reels in the correct formation for a
jackpot by using three buttons, or skill stops, located on the front panel of the
machine. As a result, it is likely that this results in a slower game than in Australian
slot machines.
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