About 20 years ago when I was working for a "major retailer" -- these Pachinko
games were really "hot" one Christmas. I think we got about half of them back
after Christmas due to shoddy workmanship--the things just fell apart! I can well
imagine a Pachinko parlor--they probably just replace the whole machine! (and
throw the old one away!) I don't think it would take much for these things to go
on "tilt"! I've also heard stories of cashing in your "take" for some cheap gift--like
a wallet and then going to the "place down the street" and "cashing in" your wallet
for the real cash. Foreigners in a Pachinko Parlor? Yep you were ringers alright!
Geez, if you'd lost all your money--they wouldn't have said a thing!
Jean H--
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go.... Dr. Seuss
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----- Original Message ----
From: chev59el <dje59@mchsi.com>
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:37:17 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: GUARANTEED PLAY?
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "what7do7you7want"
<what7do7you7want@...> wrote:
. In Japan there is a game called Pachinko. That is more like
a different type of gambling. And who knows, maybe that will be
the wave of the future.>A Pachinko Story...
About 10 years ago , a friend & I were in Toyko on business. We
stopped at a Pachinko parlor. As I remember this game used ball
bearings and the idea was to "capture them as they were fed to you.
Kinda like the small games we all had as kids. You bought a certain
no. of balls & were paid based on how many you captured. That's not
exact, but close enuff. It's definitely gambling per say, & I think
a certain amount of skill mite be involved, not unlike our beloved VP.
Well we both bought $10 or $20 worth. We were only doing it to
experience this Japanese game. Sitting side by side, I lost mine in
short order, but Jim hit some kinda Jackpot & had alot of balls. The
little ole lady next to him was going crazy. Good deal, I thought.
The next time he "shot" damned if it didn't happen again. We kinda
figured the machine was screwed up or he was extremely lucky. We
didn't have time to analyze what was going on cuz the floor person
came over & told us in no uncertain terms to cash out....we were
being escorted out of the establishment. Having a small language
problem we tried to explain they cud keep their stink-in balls & we'd
move to another machine or something, but they'd have non of this. I
think they thought we were "ringers". He took us outside with our
bucket of balls & pointed about 100 yards down an alley where we were
to cash in. It was a little frightening making that walk. Picture
the movie 21 & getting back roomed. I think he cashed in for $30 or
$50. I think we ended up with a small profit.
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