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About LinkBacksMan, this just warms Buzzy's heart. At senior care centers in Japan, the old folks are spending their time gambling to keep their minds sharp. We love it.
Read more from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/24/asia/j...m_content=linkIn one senior day care center in Yokohama -- appropriately named after the aforementioned U.S. gambling mecca -- elderly people play mahjong and baccarat as the chimes and pings of slot machines and pachinko fill the room.
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28 December 2015, 11:56 am #1
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Japanese senior centers using gambling to fight dementia
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28 December 2015, 1:57 pm #2
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I just watched the video on that page. It looks like a lot of fun and is a great way of fighting dementia for sure.
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