Kohei Sato steps down as Chairman, President and CEO of pachinko giant Dynam Japan

Dynam revenue falls 3% but low playing cost halls showing promise

Dynam Japan has announced the resignation of long-time Chairman, President and CEO Kohei Sato from his various leadership roles, effective ...

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

Japan considering stronger action as pachinko parlors ignore calls to suspend operations

by Shintaro Kamimura

22/04/2020

Japan’s Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, Yasutoshi Nishimura, says the government is considering taking stronger action against certain businesses, ...

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

by Tomo Yamamoto

13/04/2020

The city of Yokohama has published survey results suggesting just 0.5% of its adult citizens are suspected of suffering from ...

Smoking rooms the new norm as IRs, pachinko to be impacted by Japan indoor smoking ban

by Shintaro Kamimura

09/04/2020

On 1 April 2020, a law in Japan amending a section of the Health Promotion Law was fully implemented. According ...

Sega Sammy confident in future despite latest pachinko and pachislot slide

Pachinko operator Okura Holdings says no plans to shut halls

by Newsdesk

09/04/2020

Okura Holdings, one of Japan’s largest pachinko operators, stated on Wednesday that it has no plans to shutter any of ...

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