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Maruhan Matsuhidai reopens as a pachinko and slot specialty store

Maruhan Matsuhidai in Matsudo, Chiba, reopened on 29 June 2024 as a pachinko and slot specialty store, after first opening in August 2005.

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Maruhan Matsuhidai, a pachinko hall in Matsudo, Chiba prefecture, reopened on 29 June 2024 as a pachinko and slot specialty store1. The venue first opened on 5 August 20051. The operator describes the renewal under the concept of bringing the newest machines into pachinko and slots quickly and making what is new easy to try1.

The hall is listed with 322 pachinko machines and 243 slot machines1. Stakes are given as 1 yen and 0.5 yen for pachinko, and 11.11 yen and 2 yen for slots1. Exchange rates are listed as equal value for 1 yen pachinko, 0.5 yen pachinko and 2 yen slots; the rate for 11.11 yen slots is listed as seeking information1. Daily replay limits with no fee are listed as unlimited for 1 yen pachinko, 0.5 yen pachinko and 2 yen slots, and as seeking information for 11.11 yen slots1.

Opening hours are 10:00 to 22:501. The address is 261-2 Matsuhidai, Matsudo, Chiba1. Entry uses numbered tickets, no membership card required, handed out at 9:45 in the first floor parking lot in front of the elevator1. The venue is described as one of the largest low-stake halls in Chiba prefecture and as number one in Chiba for low-stake support1.

Special event days are listed as days containing a 7, days containing a 1, double-number dates, the 5th and the 29th1. Former event days are listed as days containing a 1, 5 or 7, the 29th of each month, and dates where the month and day are the same number1. The anniversary event is dated 29 June 20241.

User ratings on the listing give an overall score of 38.5 points from 9 ratings, with 2.4 for operations, 3 for customer service and 2.5 for facilities1. Average results per machine on former event days are listed as minus 432 balls for pachinko and minus 54 medals for slots, each from a sample of 991.

ItemDetail
Reopening date29 June 20241
First opening5 August 20051
Address261-2 Matsuhidai, Matsudo, Chiba1
Hours10:00 to 22:501
Machines322 pachinko, 243 slots1
Pachinko stakes1 yen, 0.5 yen1
Slot stakes11.11 yen, 2 yen1

What it means for players

The reopening keeps the hall in the low-stake bracket, with 1 yen and 0.5 yen pachinko and 2 yen slots alongside 11.11 yen slots1. For visitors, entry is by numbered ticket handed out at 9:45, and no membership card is needed1. The listed average results per machine on former event days are negative for both pachinko and slots, based on a sample of 99 machines each1. The exchange rate for 11.11 yen slots and the daily replay limit for that stake are not stated and are listed as seeking information1. The listing carries a note that its information may not be accurate and that the hall and the prize exchange counter have no relationship with each other1.

What happens next

No further dated steps are given beyond the 29 June 2024 reopening and anniversary event1.

Sources1 sources
  1. マルハン松飛台店, みんパチ, minpachi.com