Sega Sammy accelerates succession plan as Haruki Satomi named Group CEO

Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings has taken a significant step forward with its succession plan after naming Haruki Satomi as new ...

Survey finds just 0.5% of adult residents in Yokohama suffer from problem gambling

Number of operational pachinko halls down by 584 in 2020

by Shintaro Kamimura

27/01/2021

The number of pachinko halls in Japan declined by 584 halls to 8,302 in 2020, according to the Zennihon Yugi ...

In safe hands

by Shintaro Kamimura

14/01/2021

IAG sits down with Dr Naoyuki Nishimura, chairman of the Recovery Support Network, to discuss his work assisting pachinko players ...

Osaka issues upgraded “instruction to close” to rogue pachinko hall

Consultations for pachinko addiction in Japan on the rise in October

by Shintaro Kamimura

09/12/2020

The Recovery Support Network (RSN), a counselling agency specializing in pachinko addiction issues, reported on the status of telephone counselling ...

Dynam Japan reports 92% decline in profit through September on pachinko hall closures

by Newsdesk

26/11/2020

Dynam Co, Ltd, Japan’s second largest pachinko hall operator with halls in 46 prefectures, has reported a 92.0% fall in ...

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