Despite the anti-gambling laws in Japan, many Japanese love gambles. There are many gambles in Japan. (pachinko, keiba, bicycle race, boat racing, mahjong, flower cards, lottery (" Takarakuji", LOTO, Numbers, toto …) etc.
Some of them are legal and some are illegal. Many gambles tie to criminal syndicates. But Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara announced his intention of constructing legal casinos in Tokyo's waterfront in Odaiba.
On June 29th I'd like you to read the material(I will give you on that day),enjoy discussion and have a talk about gambles (including your experiences) . Thank you.
Questions
(1) Do you like gambles ？ Which gambles do you like ?
(2) How much is your biggest money you got by gambles ?
Tell the story at that time ?
(3) Are you for or against the idea of constructing legal casinos in Japan though many gambles ties to criminal syndicates ?
(4) Buying "baken" (betting tickets) for the minor(未成年者) is illegal. And so is "toto" card. What do you think of that ? Is it too strict ?
(5) Betting on the World Cup games is illegal in Japan. Do you think the nations officials should have revised the law to bet on the games legally ?
(6) Why do you think many people do gambles ?
(7) You are under the following situation. Do you bet ?
Situation 1.
There is a lottery of \10,000. In the case you buy the lottery, if you win, you can get another \10,000. But if you lose, you will lose your \10,000. The possibility you win is 65%. Do you bet ?
Situation 2.
There is a lottery of \10,000. In the case you buy the lottery, if you win, you can get \100,000. But if you lose, you will lose your \10,000 .The possibility you win is 20%. Do you bet ?
(8) Have a talk about gambles freely in you group.
ex.
・How often do you buy lotteries ?
・Have you been to casinos abroad (ex. In Las Vegas, Gold Coast) ?
・Do you sometimes go to pachinko parlors? Do you often get big money ?