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For context, because it's illegal to gamble for money, Pachinko gambling parlors tend to give out the balls you use to play Pachinko as their reward, and you can then trade in those balls for various things in lieu of illegally gambling for actual money. Pachinko parlors might have a convenience store-type setup (or exchange winnings for vouchers for a nearby grocery store) so that habitual gamblers might even use their winnings to eat. (And hence keeping the habitual gamblers coming back to spend their earnings on another meal, even if they win.)

Inazuma suddenly got the thought that her shitty admiral might just be going out to a pachinko parlor instead of going to another admiral's office because she keeps bringing back food.

CMIIW, there’s also scheme where pachinko parlour give items as rewards (like game centre exchanging game machine tickets for toys)
But they also run pawn shop next door where gamblers can exchange their spoils for money if they want to.

Since both are “not the same entities”, getting money indirectly like that is not illegal.

Seika said:

CMIIW, there’s also scheme where pachinko parlour give items as rewards (like game centre exchanging game machine tickets for toys)
But they also run pawn shop next door where gamblers can exchange their spoils for money if they want to.

Since both are “not the same entities”, getting money indirectly like that is not illegal.

... Oh! So now Pokemon's "casinos" configuration makes sense.