The first, and one I disagree with is his analysis on Pachinko. Without a doubt, Pachinko is an environment to enter in to. I have done so on a few occasions and it is quite true that the players sit there, arm to arm, twitching to slightly control the arc of their little metal ball bearings. Roland asserts that this is very Japanese and especially the point that once the ball is launched, it cannot be changed. He compared them to Pinball machines and compared in that context.
However, instead of trying to compare Apples to Oranges, much better to compare two Apples. Like I said a moment before, I have been in a few Pachinko parlors, however, I have also been to Las Vegas. Pachinko parlors, although you have to go through a few more steps, serve the same purpose as Casinos. And in those Casinos, a very common site is the standard Slot Machine. A machine, where you normally sit in rows, right beside other people. You pull a lever, and the result is then out of your hands. Take your ball bearings and replace them with Slot spinners and it doesn't look so Japanese after all does it?
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