Huh? It's basically gambling but it's avoiding gambling laws because it's technically not using money but pachinko balls that you exchange for prizes, no?
It does require an amount of skill though. It is not pure luck. Which is why I wouldn’t compare it to loot boxes. Also, you pick which prizes you want, which are just exchanged for cash anyway around the corner
But isn't there a type of pachinko that is basically gambling? Yes there are the game ones but there are also pachinko slot machines which have become quite widespread in the last few years.
Eh, fair enough I guess. I've never played one I've just read a bunch of articles about how it's a grey area of the law and has been used by the Yakuza for money laundering.
You don’t know how to play pachinko do you
Oh no