JAPAN-GAMBLING-POLITICS-TOURISM

This picture taken on June 6, 2018 shows a student practicing baccarat at the Japan Casino School in Tokyo. – Japan has long been viewed as the Holy Grail of gaming in Asia due to a wealthy population, proximity to China and appetite for other forms of legal gambling, including horse racing and pachinko, a slot machine-style game. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-gambling-politics-tourism,FOCUS by Hiroshi HIYAMA (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)