> By the by.  Who in there right mind would want to spend an evening out
> losing money in a Pachinko machine?  I did some research on the subject
> for a class and I would have to say that any Gaijin who visit are merely
> paying for the smoke-filled atmosphere, cause they aren't going to win
> anything.
That would be me!     ^_^

Idislike gambling, and most other ways of frittering away money on the 
"win/lose" stlye games, but, well, I've longed to play pachinko loooong 
before I became actually interested in Japan, manga and anime.
What can I say? A documentry mentioned that the sound of the machines at 
night could be heard for several blocks.... 
> Christian

That Gaijin Newcomer
(Gaikokujin, please! (^_-)