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Buying from Japan can be a gamble, this definitely is (Patreon)

Published:

2022-03-02 13:21:18

Edited:

2022-03-02 15:13:15

Imported:

2022-05

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From past experience I know that YouTube audiences aren’t drawn to my videos featuring gambling tech quite as enthusiastically as I am to the tech itself. So today while I’m featuring a device that sat on the fence between gambling and gaming, I’ve chosen to focus the thumb/title on the gaming aspect. It’s not strictly clickbait if it’s accurate…it’s more optimisation ;-)

Here’s the video - https://youtu.be/aj1SMUbAr50

If you know your historical gambling devices, you’ll have heard of a Trade Stimulator - if you're unfamiliar, they were small counter-top games of chance where you could win things such as bubble gum and cigarettes. These would commonly have been found in general stores in the US in the early 20th century. Whilst the machines presented a front of innocence to authorities, they were often used as a means to circumvent anti-gambling laws. By using the bubble gum payouts as tokens, your customers could gamble real money, with any winnings being paid by exchanging the ‘prizes’ with cash from the store’s till.

The reason I mention these is that this is effectively what I have to show you today. But this one dates from the early 1990s and comes from Japan - a country with its own perculiar gambling regulations… as demonstrated in my previous video about pachinko. https://youtu.be/bWV_zpRrCko

Hope you’re all doing well, take care and look after yourself.

UPDATE - Re-upped, deleted 3 seconds of nonsense.

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Obscure 1991 hand held game machine - The J.Cock Z400S

Thought you'd seen every 1990s hand held colour video game machine? Enter the J.Cock. New Techmoan Merch now available: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/nerdkeyz... If you know your historical gambling devices, you’ll have heard of a Trade Stimulator - if you're unfamiliar, these were small counter-top games of chance where you could win things such as bubble gum and cigarettes. These would commonly have been found in general stores in the US in the early 20th century. Whilst the machines presented a front of innocence to authorities, they were often used as a means to circumvent anti-gambling laws. By using the bubble gum payouts as tokens, your customers could gamble real money, with any winnings being paid by exchanging the ‘prizes’ with cash from the store’s till. The reason I mention these is that this is effectively what I have to show you today. But this one dates from the early 1990s and comes from Japan - a country with its own perculiar gambling regulations… as demonstrated in my previous video about pachinko. https://youtu.be/bWV_zpRrCko 00:00 Start 01:53 In the box 03:38 Problems 05:46 It’s alive 06:12 Playing the game 11:09 DIP switches 12:16 Specs 12:43 Inside the case 14:15 More than meets the eye 15:32 Mat’s Karaoke & illegal gambling bar 16:52 Oh yes it is.. 19:13 Merch plug 19:27 Patreon credits --------------- SUBSCRIBE ------------------ http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?... ------------- SUPPORT --------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* ---------- Outro Music ----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw ------ Outro Sound Effect ------ ThatSFXGuy - https://youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM ------ AFFILIATED LINKS/ADVERTISING NOTICE ------- All links are Affiliated where possible. When you click on links to various merchants posted here and make a purchase, this can result in me earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network & Amazon. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to AMAZON Sites (including, but not limited to Amazon US/UK/DE/ES/FR/NL/IT/CAN) Regularly asked question Q) Why are there comments from days ago when this video has just gone live today? A) Patrons https://www.patreon.com/techmoan usually have early access to videos. I'll show the first version of a video on Patreon and often the feedback I get results in a video going through further revisions to improve it. e.g. Fix audio issues, clarify points, add extra footage or cut extraneous things out. The video that goes live on youtube is the final version. If you want to see the videos early too, you can sign up to Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/techmoan