PACHINKO

Pachinko, a legal form of gambling in Japan.  I really don’t know much about it, though I’ve been inside a couple of establishments just to look. The most memorable thing to me is the moment you open the door to enter; you soon learn that they have amazing sound proofing.  As you approach, the you only hear the normal sounds of the streets but once that door cracks open, wow, you are assaulted by a raucous cacophonous wall of sound!

Looks like Las Vegas Slot Machines

A tiny bit like pinball, but more similar in looks and set-up to a slot machine, there are steel balls (you purchase them), there is a knob (way back they used spring release levers, as in pinball) to launch the balls, there are obstacles for the balls to bounce off of, there are holes for the balls to fall into, and there are LOUD SOUND EFFECTS, VERY LOUD. Apparently, if your ball falls into the proper hole you are rewarded with more balls. There is ZERO SKILL required. You simply turn a knob and the balls auto-launch, pinging randomly. The odds of winning are much lower than Las Vegas slots and it is TOTALLY BORING!

Makes lots of noise

When you decide to quit, you turn in any remaining balls, and if you have enough, which is MANY you can get a cheapo prize. That is everything I know or want to know about Pachinko.

No way to add a bit of skill