According to the information of the analytical company NHK, almost a million people in Japan suffer dependence on the pachinko game. This is about 0.07% in a percentage (there are 127 million people in Japan).
Social research was conducted among 9,000 residents of the country at the age of 18-79 years. The most sad, the respondents had problems of a mental nature because of playing in the pachinko.
Currently, the issue of combating gambling in Japan is quite acute. Experts fear that with the opening of the casino, the number of Ludomans will increase.