Gambling regularly tops lists of unattractive behaviors in Japan, so how did one of the country’s most notable hobbies surpass it?
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If this was a spam advert, we’d have to say something along the lines of “local gambling enthusiasts are furious!”
“I had nothing else to do, so I went two to three times per week,” admitted one customer who had been arrested.
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