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Gambling in Japan, the Glossary

In Japan, most forms of gambling are generally banned by the Criminal Code chapter 23; however, there are several exceptions, including betting on horse racing and certain motor sports.^[1]

49 relations: Akagi (manga), Auto Race (Japanese sport), Automated teller machine, Baseball, Bookmaker, Casino, Cineplex Entertainment, Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, Football pools, Gambling, Gambling Emperor Legend Zero, Genting Singapore, Horse racing, Horse racing in Japan, Kaiji (manga), Kakegurui, Kyōtei, Las Vegas Sands, Liar Game, Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Lottery, Mahjong, Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Motorsport, Odaiba, Off-track betting, One Outs, Osaka, Pachinko, Parimutuel betting, Penal Code of Japan, Pinball, Prefectures of Japan, Rio: Rainbow Gate!, Rock paper scissors, Shintaro Ishihara, Slot machine, Sports betting, Sumo, The Legend of the Gambler: Tetsuya, Tokyo, Tourism in Japan, Usogui, Wynn Resorts, Yakuza, Yokohama, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
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Akagi (manga)

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto.

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Auto Race (Japanese sport)

is a Japanese version of flat track motorcycle racing, but is held on an asphalt course.

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An automated teller machine (ATM) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions, such as cash withdrawals, deposits, funds transfers, balance inquiries or account information inquiries, at any time and without the need for direct interaction with bank staff.

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Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.

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Bookmaker

A bookmaker, bookie, or turf accountant is an organization or a person that accepts and pays out bets on sporting and other events at agreed-upon odds.

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Casino

A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling.

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Cineplex Entertainment

Cineplex Inc. (formerly Cineplex Entertainment and Cineplex Galaxy) is a Canadian operator of movie theater and family entertainment centers, headquartered in Toronto.

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Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan

A, also known as a or, is a Japanese city that has a population greater than 500,000 and has been designated as such by order of the Cabinet of Japan under Article 252, Section 19, of the Local Autonomy Law.

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In the United Kingdom, the football pools, often referred to as "the pools", is a betting pool based on predicting the outcome of association football matches taking place in the coming week.

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Gambling

Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted.

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Gambling Emperor Legend Zero

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto.

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Genting Singapore

Genting Singapore PLC is a Singapore-based regional leisure, hospitality and integrated resorts development specialist listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Horse racing in Japan

is a popular equestrian sport, with more than 21,000 horse races held each year.

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Kaiji (manga)

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto.

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Kakegurui

is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura.

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Kyōtei

The, literally "boat racing" and referred to as BOAT RACE, is a hydroplane racing event primary held in Japan.

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Las Vegas Sands

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is an American casino and resort company with corporate headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

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Liar Game

Liar Game (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Kaitani.

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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The, frequently abbreviated to LDP or, is a major conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative. Gambling in Japan and Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) are politics of Japan.

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Lottery

A lottery (or lotto) is a form of gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize.

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Mahjong

Mahjong (English pronunciation) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century.

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Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū

is a Japanese mahjong-themed manga series written and illustrated by Junichi Nojo.

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Melco Resorts & Entertainment

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited is a developer, owner and operator of integrated resorts with entertainment and casino gaming facilities in Asia and Europe.

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MGM Resorts International

MGM Resorts International is an American global hospitality and entertainment company operating destination resorts in Las Vegas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Maryland, Ohio, and New Jersey, including Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, and Park MGM.

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Motorsport

Motorsport(s) or motor sport(s) are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and powered aircraft.

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Odaiba

is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo.

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Off-track betting

Off-track betting (or OTB; in British English, off-course betting) is sanctioned gambling on greyhound racing or horse racing outside a race track.

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One Outs

One Outs (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Kaitani.

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Osaka

is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan, and one of the three major cities of Japan (Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya).

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Pachinko

is a mechanical game originating in Japan that is used as an arcade game, and much more frequently for gambling. Gambling in Japan and Pachinko are Yakuza.

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Parimutuel betting

Parimutuel betting or pool betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vigorish" are deducted, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets.

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Penal Code of Japan

The Penal Code (刑法 Keihō) of Japan was passed in 1907 as Law No.

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Pinball

Pinball (originally called pintable in the UK) games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest.

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Prefectures of Japan

Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (todōfuken), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.

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Rio: Rainbow Gate!

Rio: Rainbow Gate! is a Japanese anime television series animated by Xebec.

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Rock paper scissors

Rock paper scissors (also known by several other names and word orders, see § Names) is an intransitive hand game, usually played between two people, in which each player simultaneously forms one of three shapes with an outstretched hand.

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Shintaro Ishihara

was a Japanese politician and writer, who served as the Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012.

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Slot machine

A slot machine, fruit machine (British English), poker machine or pokies (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a gambling machine that creates a game of chance for its customers.

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Sports betting

Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome.

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Sumo

is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (dohyō) or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_Japan

Also known as Illegal gambling in Japan, Public sports.

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