A former gambling establishment that no longer operates, where people once played a Japanese game resembling a pinball machine with automatic payoff.
"The sign on the defunct pachinko parlor proclaims 21ST CENTURY, but the style—kanji in neon outlined in individual light bulbs?"
- Infomocracy (Malka Older)
A defunct pachinko parlor is a former gambling establishment that no longer operates, where people once played a Japanese game resembling a pinball machine with automatic payoff.
"The sign on the defunct pachinko parlor proclaims 21ST CENTURY, but the style—kanji in neon outlined in individual light bulbs?"
- Infomocracy (Malka Older)