Noise in Japanese slot and Pacinko arcades [closed]

I am visiting Japan, I went into a couple of huge Pacinko and slot arcades, just wanted to see them live.

I noticed in both of them a very strong almost unbearable noise, not coming from the machines, more similar to a jet engine or a huge airflow or a strange white noise. I also noticed big loudspeakers around the arcades.

I know well the noise of video games arcades, this is completely different.

Is it possible that the noise is transmitted through the loudspeakers for some reason related to how there venues work? If this is the case, why?

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Are arcades dying in Japan?

According to a police white paper, the number of gaming arcades has been decreasing since 1986, from where there used to be 26,573 of them across Japan to now only 4,022, as of 2019. This number has declined even more since the pandemic, as many businesses that rely on physical interaction have closed down.

Are arcades still popular in Japan?

Arcades may seem like the places of yesteryear, but they are still a very popular and lively scene in Japan!

What are Japanese arcades called?

But in Japan, video game arcades stayed popular. They're called gesen, which means, \u201cgame centre.\u201d They can be big, with rows of machines and areas for different types of games. Or they can be small, with only a few machines.

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