Pachinko parlor operators shrink by half over decadeTOKYO (TR) – The number of pachinko hall operators in Japan continues to hemorrhage, dropping to just 1,130 in 2025, but the industry’s survivors are raking in the cash. According to recent 2025 data, the 1,130 registered operators represent a 5.9 percent drop from the previous year. The plunge is even more staggering over the past decade — down 54.7 percent from the 2,492 companies operating in 2016. Total revenue jumped 2.8 percent from the previous year, surpassing the 12-trillion-yen mark for the first time since the early pandemic days of 2020. By June of 2026, 14 operators had already gone belly up, signaling a renewed wave of financial distress on the horizon.