The pachinko industry, which has experienced a series of bankruptcies, has sales exceeding 11 trillion yen, overwhelming the total of the three publicly managed games

Roughly speaking While pachinko-related companies are going bankrupt one after another, sales for the industry as a whole are on a recovery trend. Total hall sales in 2024 will be 11,713.3 billion yen, an increase of 5.0% from the previous year and the first increase in 10 years. Due to the popularity of Smaslot and the promotion of cashless payments, the situation cannot simply be described as a ``declining industry.'' Read article