{"id":18337,"date":"2021-05-27T14:27:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=18337"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:09:33","slug":"dynam-pachinko-revenue-down-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/dynam-pachinko-revenue-down-31","title":{"rendered":"Dynam: pachinko revenue down 31%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Japanese pachinko hall operator’s net profits dropped 82 per cent year-on-year for the year ending March 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Japan.- Dynam Japan Holdings<\/strong>, one of Japan’s largest pachinko hall operators has reported an 82 per cent drop in net profits year-on-year<\/strong> to JPY2.36bn (US$21.6m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total revenue for the year ending March 31 amounted to JPY98.60bn (US$904.2m)<\/strong>, down 31 per cent when compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dynam currently operates 442 pachinko halls, only six fewer than the number reported on March 31 2020<\/strong> despite pressure on the sector from the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March, the regular monthly survey of All Japan Amusement Business Cooperative Association<\/strong> reported that the number of <\/strong>pachinko parlours had fallen by 111<\/a> <\/strong>compared to the previous month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, the number of active pachinko halls fell by 584 to 8,302<\/a>, a 7 per cent decrease year-on-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dynam reported profit before income tax at JPY4.34bn, down 78 per cent year-on-year<\/strong>, while gross pay-ins dropped 35 per cent to JPY475.16bn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, pachinko halls were forced to temporarily suspend operations from April 2020 until June 2020<\/strong> due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since July 2020 Dynam has returned to nearly 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under these circumstances, the company expects to reach fully recovery from June, although it said: “It will be difficult to recover to the level of the year before the outbreak of novel coronavirus<\/strong> during this term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The consolidated operating revenue will be higher than the previous year (before the outbreak of novel coronavirus). It is assumed that the level will remain at 80 per cent<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April pachinko parlours were ordered to close again due to a fourth wave of Covid-19 cases<\/strong> in Japan, but pachinko business<\/a> appeared to have decided not to accept the request and to continue operating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Tokyo, authorities asked smaller businesses, including pachinko parlours<\/strong> to close and turn off neon signs after 8pm to discourage people from going out at night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Japanese pachinko hall operator’s net profits dropped 82 per cent year-on-year for the year ending March 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":18385,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Dynam Japan Holdings, a prominent pachinko hall operator, reported an 82% year-on-year drop in net profits and a 31% revenue decline for the fiscal year ending March 31, primarily due to COVID-19 related operational suspensions. Despite maintaining 442 halls, the company anticipates only reaching 80% of pre-pandemic revenue levels, facing ongoing regulatory challenges and a sector-wide contraction in Japan.","focusai_entities":"Dynam Japan Holdings, All Japan Amusement Business Cooperative Association","focusai_location":"Japan, Tokyo","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Capital Allocation Strategy?","query":"Given the significant profit decline and ongoing operational volatility, what specific capital allocation strategies is Dynam Japan Holdings implementing to ensure long-term sustainability and market position?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Impact?","query":"What are the potential long-term regulatory and licensing implications for pachinko operators in Japan who have reportedly defied government-mandated closure requests?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[161,16338,163],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news","category-east-asia-news","category-finance-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18337"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18386,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18337\/revisions\/18386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}