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Taking a Chance.(Japanese attitude to gambling)(Brief Article)(Interview)
With $3 billion expected to be spent on gambling during this year's World Cup, it's no wonder that risk-takers the world over are salivating. Except for those in co-host Japan--where gambling is illegal. But the Japanese already have an abiding love for pachinko, a dizzying pinball-like game of chance that supposedly yields only nonmonetary prizes, and social commentator Tetsuroh Murobushi is using this argument in his battle for the legalization of real gambling. He cashed in his chips with NEWSWEEK's Kay Itoi at a Tokyo Pachinko parlor:
Why do we need casinos?
Every developed country, except for Japan, has legalized and promoted casinos as the center of tourism. In the fatigued Japanese economy, tourism is still growing. Why not make efforts to attract them to spots within the country? Casinos can bring a vast number of new jobs, tourists and taxes--as well as help Japanese learn to enjoy themselves.
Would Japanese accept casinos?
Of course. Although gambling is illegal, Japanse love it more ...
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