bibeakerbabe: (To Explain...)
Vidya "Viddy" Everheart ([personal profile] bibeakerbabe) wrote2012-03-08 03:02 am

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So, I found these devices in this store that involve trying to collect these little balls to turn them in for prizes. It reminds me Pinball, but it has no flippers.

... I think I lost or made a lot of money. I'm kind of confused on the matter.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
... I didn't see a back alley shack. They suggested I take it to another store, though.

... They make this game for Video Games?

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Another store, you say?

Oh yes, quite a variety in fact. Most gambling games get a number of video games made based on them. Everything from the simple to the more... well, adult.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. Another store.

... That seems surprising.

... So why is gambling illegal in Japan?

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
A smaller, more run-down store?

Not really. Most games that can be used for gambling are made to be rather addictive.

...which is why gambling is illegal. It's far too easy for people to get lost in the game, like you did, and end up spending more than they could afford. There's many cases where people go way into debt from gambling... and the lure of easy money keeps them coming back, hoping for one really lucky chance to turn it all around.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
It didn't seem that run-down to be honest. Less fancy, but not run-down.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Still, separate from the main store, that's the loophole.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
Admittedly, that does seem really clever. I did money and some prizes, though, yes.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Well good.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... gambling is fine so long as you know your limit, and don't spend too much.

It's that gambling makes it easy to forget your limit is why it's banned in many places. It's also rather profitable for the one running the gambling, so where it can exist, it thrives.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
How much should I spend if I try it again?

But is there any specific reason Japan bans it, or is it that rationale?

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
...Uh... I'd probably limit yourself to 5000 yen in a sitting. Alternately we could just buy one and hook it up in the house.

I imagine it's the rational I gave, though I don't know the reasons they had specifically.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
No, I like to keep things like that outside the house. Home is where I do my work and research, no to play games for the most part.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
...fair enough. Just be careful they don't make a big profit off of you.

Only take the cash you can spend, don't open up any kind of credit, that sort of thing.

With that, it should be fine.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
... I can open lines of credit with places like that?

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
... I wonder if I just said something dangerous.

But yes, they try and get you to spend far, far more than you can afford, after all.

And you've already seen how easy it is to get caught up in the game and lose all track of what you've spent.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
How would it be dangerous.

And yes, I can.

Maybe I should build a shock collar for myself.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm. You're right. You're perfectly able to control yourself.

...I don't think you'd need to go that far. Just don't bring a lot of money, that's all. If you lose track, you'll just stop when you run out.

...really, if anything, I should be worrying more about the fact that gambling can bring in some shady characters. I think you'll be fine, but you're probably more likely to be hit on by creeps than you are to spend too much.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
Creeps?!

Well, if I ever hit big, I'm probably going to use the money to finance genetic engineering for Catgirls.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
Well, gambling tends to draw organized crime, for one...

...catgirls, huh?

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
... Why. I'm sorry if I'm asking obvious questions, dear. Naive and all.

Catgirls. What about them.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-09 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Gambling is easy money. Organized crime loves easy money. Ergo organized crime loves gambling.

Just I don't remember you having such an interest before. ...well, the 'cat' part of the girls, anyway.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
...Sigh. I guess that makes sense.

... Boredom? It just seems funny.

[identity profile] pureplainpatron.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
So just make sure you can protect yourself should the need arise. Just to be safe.

Fair enough.

...sorry if I worry too much.

[identity profile] bibeakerbabe.livejournal.com 2012-03-10 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I understand why. But it's not like other men or women show interest in me.