2023 Volume 4 Pages 19-31
The following findings regarding the opportunities and background of gambling in Okinawa. Pachinko, public lotteries, and sports promotion lotteries are the only types of gambling that can be visualized, but it can be inferred that there are a considerable number of members in sports gambling by local governments, where remote voting is progressing. On the other hand, it is the only prefecture among the 47 prefectures that has not introduced sports gambling by local governments or facilities. 1) Okinawa was under occupation (lost opportunities), 2) peculiarities of social environment such as unemployment rate, 3) generous economic policies for Okinawa such as Okinawa promotion policy and local allocation tax, 4) the presence of US military bases, 5) the history of the Ryukyu horse racing, which did not involve money, and 6) the civic power represented by the resident movement. Height, etc. were considered to be factors.
