The Song dynasty (960–1279) scholar Ouyang Xiu (1007–1072) asserts that the "leaf" game existed at least since the mid-Tang dynasty and associated its invention with the development of printed sheets as a writing medium. The dealer's portion is often called a "toke" bet, which comes from the practice of using $1 slot machine tokens to place dealer bets in some casinos. The police tolerate the level of gambling in pachinko parlors. Jackpots will be paid after your ‘Bet’ and ‘Ante’ have been settl...