The comments we received

We got nice comments for our presentation from our classmates and our teacher.


We received a lot of praise that the video was good.
Some of them said the methods to accomplish our goals are realistic(installing a hotline for addicted gamblers etc...), and our presentation was easy to understand.

Our teacher told us that the video was a bit monotonous and gambling was regarded as too much fun.


Considering his advise, we should have shot more scenes and made the video a little more serious by shooting a scene of SangGi's being depressed.

Presentation for our NGO

We did a presentation to introduce a NGO, SAG(Supporting Addicted gamblers) that we had newly established.

Our mission statement is to support and aid people who are addicted to gambling. Finally, We would like to cure every addicted gamblers in the world.

Here is the slideshow. If you have free time, please check it out!


http://www.slideshare.net/ELALAO9/sag-37277986


And here is a promotion video that we made. Please check it, too.

http://youtu.be/aY8xq1f8S5Q

Answer for question part5

Q.20 Do schools in Japan teach about gambling?

Q.21 If so, how do they teach about it? If not, why?

 

First, I explain the reason why I questioned this. Although I have never been taught about gambling in school, I wonder there are some schools in Japan which teach about gambling.

That's why, I researched this question.

In Japan, dangerousness of smoking and alcohol is taught at schools. For example, by showing a picture of a highly dameged lung or liver. However, dangers of gaming isn't taught at schools in Japan.

There aren't any websites written about the reason gambling isn't taught at schools in Japan.

I wonder why they don't teach about gambling as well as smoking and drinking. The possibilities that people get addicted to gambling are as high as the one of smoking and drinking.

Kiso, Takashi. "カジノ合法化に関する100の質問." : 早急に求められる「ギャンブルに対するリスク教育」の義務化. N.p., 4 Feb. 2014. Web. 14 July 2014. <http://blog.livedoor.jp/takashikiso_casino/archives/8242516.html>

The results of the survey

   We made a survey and posted it on our blog the alst month. we had 32 responses and we will be posting the results.

Half of the respondents were Japanese, and a quarter were American and the rest were British.

1.Have you ever gambled at a casino?

Yes: 10 No: 22

2.How do you feel about gambling?

Very Good: 5
         Good: 12
Indifferent: 3
           Bad: 5
  Very Bad: 7

3.A casino may open in Japan in the near future. Do you agree with it or not?

Yes: 14  No: 18

Opinions

Yes
It is enjoyable.
Curious and wants to try it.
Makes the economy better

No
For every winner there will be 3 million losers. Not just individuals but family, work, and society as well.
People may get addicted

4. Have you ever played pachinko or mahjong?

Yes I have played both: 2
              Only mahjong: 2
             Only pachinko: 2
                            None: 26

5.Do you think gambling can make the economy better?

Yes
People would spend more money

No
Waste of money
the money spent on gambling will not to be spent on other things such as clothing etc...
Other industries will be damaged

6.How do you feel about gambling with your friends? It can be simple bets.

Opinions
 Good
As long as its not too much money


Bad
All manners of gambling is bad
Ok, unless you don't mind losing as a friend forever

 

Review of a movie

Terror of gambling　(Review of Rounders)

Shuhei

“Rounder” means a person who makes a living from gambling. This movie is about them. Mike, who is a main character of this movie, has enough talent for Texas poker to earn money for college. Because of his loss of $30,000, he tries to quit gambling and concentrates on school work. However, when his friend, Worm who is also good at poker comes out of prison, he asked Mike to play poker with him. Mike ends up playing poker and he can't quit it. He is completely addicted to it. Then Worm gets Mike in trouble and they get a loan of $15,000 from a bad guy named KGB. In order to pay back a debt, they try to win the money they lost in a poker game. Finally, Mike challenges KGB to a poker game and wins. After paying back his debt, he goes to Las Vegas at last. 

I have learned two things from this movie. First, this movie tells us that gambling addiction is really terrible. In this movie, for example, Mike couldn’t get out of gambling addiction even if he lost all of his money and his girl friend told him not to play a poker game. I think people who are addicted to gambling don’t learn anything from their failure like Mike. As you see in the last scene, he goes to Las Vegas despite there being possibility of his loss of money.

Second, on the other hand, I was really impressed with the depth of a poker game. If there were casinos in Japan and I could play poker or other games, I might be addicted to it. Before watching this movie, I had thought that all of the gambling games including Texas poker are all a matter of luck. However, I learned that poker takes special skills, such as judging others’ hands from their faces, behaviors or stakes. Moreover, World Series of Poker Main Event is held every year in Las Vegas. If I acquired these skills, it would be fun for me to play a poker game.

In this movie, there is a focus on success in poker rather than gambling addiction. However, I was more impressed by terrors of gambling addiction. It’s not always true that they can win a poker game, even if they have enough skills for that. There are still possibilities of their loss. That's why they should be careful not to be addicted to it. If they owe money, and in order to pay back their debt, they owe money again and spend it on gambling. As just described, they fall into the vicious circle. In this movie, Mike could get out of the circle, but, I think, he would be caught in it again because he went to Las Vegas at the last scene of this movie. For these things, I can know how it is awful to be addicted to gambling. 

Reference

Rounders. Dir. John Dahl. Perf. Matt Damon. , 1998. DVD

Answer for the question part4

Q7 Why gambling such as pachinko or horse racing is legal in Japan?

     First, pachinko isn't seen as a gambling, but play by Japanese law. However, it is still illegal to be exchanged for cash in a pachinko parlor by the law. So, how can it get around the law?

     In Japan, there are two other kinds of stores which are connected to a pachinko parlor. First one is a store where you can exchange goods, which you get at a pachinko parlor as a prize, for money. Second one is a store where the first store sells the goods. Then, a pachinko buys the goods. That's how, they can get around the law. (As people don't change money at a pachinko parlor, pachinko is legal.)

Horse racing is apparently a gambling, but it is also legal in Japan. So, why?

In Japan, horse racing, boat racing and bicycle racing are official game which is allowed by the Japanese government. Moreover, the revenue of these games is used for local government.That's why, these games are legal in Japan. 

References

Yajima, Masahiro. "「パチンコはどうして合法なのか？」―『パチンコがなくなる日』POKKA吉田さんインタビュー." 「パチンコはどうして合法なのか？」―『パチンコがなくなる日』POKKA吉田さんインタビュー（前編）. N.p., 28 Mar. 2011. Web. 6 July 2014. <http://www.sinkan.jp/news/index_1842.html>

Yamawaki, Kouji. "パチンコの換金、法的になぜ罰せられない？カジノ解禁ムードで強まる合法明文化への動き - ビジネスジャーナル/Business Journal | ビジネスの本音に迫る." ビジネスジャーナル/Business Journal. N.p., 15 Nov. 2013. Web. 6 July 2014. <http://biz-journal.jp/2013/11/post_3344.html>

"なぜ競馬は合法なのか." . N.p., 30 Nov. 2011. Web. 6 July 2014. <http://besttihoukeiba.com/keiba/gouhou/>

"オンライン麻雀,麻雀,ネット麻雀,賭け麻雀." 競馬・競艇・競輪などがOKで麻雀が違法な理由について. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 July 2014. <http://www.daitoh-farm.com/category5/entry57.html>

Answers for the questions part3

Q4 How many countries are gambling legal ?

We have found that there are as many as 154 countries which allow gambling. We describe counries by region below. 

We were surprised that Japan was included in this list even if gambling is illegal under the laws of Japan. (Of course there are some gambling such as pachinko, mahjong, motorboat racing and horse racing.) 

Next time we are going to research about how these gambling get around the law!

North America

1. Canada
2. Mexico
3. United States

Africa

1. Algeria
2. Angola 
3. Benin
4. Botswana 
5. Cameroon
6. Democratic Republic of the Congo 
7. Djibouti
8. Egypt 
9. Equatorial Guinea
10. Gabon 
11. Gambia
12. Ghana
13. Ivory Coast 
14. Kenya 
15. Lesotho
16. Liberia
17. Madagascar
18. Malawi
19. Mali
20. Mauritius
21. Morocco
22. Mozambique
23. Namibia
24. Nigeria
25. Rwanda
26. Sao Tome and Principe
27. Senegal
28. Seychelles 
29. Sierra Leone
30. South Africa 
31. Swaziland
32. Tanzania
33. Tunisia
34. Uganda
35. Zambia
36. Zimbabwe

Asia

1. Armenia
2. Bahrain
3. Cambodia
4. China
5. Hong Kong
6. India
7. Iraq
8. Israel
9. Japan
10. Kazakhstan
11. Laos
12. Lebanon
13. Macao
14. Malaysia
15. Myanmar
16. North Korea
17. Philippines
18. Saudi Arabia
19. Singapore
20. South Korea
21. Sri Lanka
22. Thailand
23. Turkey
24. Turkmenistan
25. United Arab Emirates
26. Viet Nam

Caribbean

1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Aruba
3. Bahamas
4. Barbados
5. Bonnaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
6. Curaçao
7. Dominican Republic
8. Guadeloupe
9. Haiti
10. Jamaica
11. Martinique
12. Puerto Rico
13. Saint Kitts and Nevis
14. Saint Lucia
15. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
16. Sint Martin
17. Trinidad and Tobago
18. Turks and Caicos Islands
19. U.S. Virgin Islands

Central and South America

1. Argentina
2. Belize
3. Brazil
4. Chile
5. Colombia
6. Costa Rica
7. El Salvador
8. Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
9. Guatemala
10. Guyana
11. Honduras
12. Nicaragua
13. Panama
14. Paraguay
15. Peru
16. Suriname
17. Uruguay
18. Venezuela

Europe

1. Åland Islands
2. Albania
3. Austria
4. Belarus
5. Belgium
6. Bosnia and Herzegovina
7. Bulgaria
8. Croatia
9. Cyprus
10. Czech Republic
11. Denmark
12. Estonia
13. Finland
14. France
15. Georgia
16. Germany
17. Gibraltar
18. Greece
19. Hungary
20. Ireland
21. Isle of Man
22. Italy
23. Latvia
24. Lithuania
25. Luxembourg
26. Macedonia
27. Malta
28. Moldova
29. Monaco
30. Montenegro
31. Netherlands
32. Norway
33. Poland
34. Portugal
35. Romania
36. Russia
37. Serbia
38. Slovakia
39. Slovenia
40. Spain
41. Sweden
42. Switzerland
43. United Kingdom

Oceania

1. Australia
2. New Caledonia
3. New Zealand
4. Northern Mariana Islands
5. Papua New Guinea
6. Réunion
7. Samoa
8. Solomon Islands
9. Vanuatu

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