Amusement Machine Prize Guideline
The Amusement Machine prize guideline (アミューズメントマシンにおいて提供される適正景品のガイドライン) is a guide for the type of prize that should be provided by arcade operator. The standard was enacted in 2004-11-01. The standard was released on 2004-10-21.
It specifies the retail value of a prize item cannot exceed 800 yen. In addition, following items cannot be manufactured, sold, or transferred to arcades as prizes:
- Tobacco and tobacco-themed items
- Alcohol and alcohol-themed items
- Drugs, or items containing material that causes high, dizziness, hallucination
- Medium containing contents that interferes with proper youth growth or good social order
- Items for sex, and items resembling sexual organs
- Underwear
- Coupon or similar items
- Item violating food safety laws
- Counterfeit brand or counterfeit character items, or items violating intellectual property
- Item causing physical or mental harm (e.g., weapons)
- Life forms violating the spirit of animal protection
Read more about this topic: Japan Amusement Machinery Manufacturers Association
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