Pogo, Yahoo games, and any number of other gaming sites offer slots sims without actually having to gamble any money.
Anyone know of any that offer pachinko? All I’ve found by googling have been explanations of the game and/or links to online casinos (where one is, presumable, expected to gamble real money: not an option).
I’ll bump this because I’ve looked for the same thing in the past without success. I think it’d be fun to play (no-stakes) Pachinko online.
Most (if not all) online casinos I’ve seen have a “play money” mode. They figure they’ll get people hooked on the play money mode and they’ll decide to play with real money.
However, note that many people (myself included) suspect that the “play money” mode is easier to win because, again, that’s how they get you hooked (“look how much you could have won if you were playing for real money!”). I don’t think there are any regulations that say they can’t rig their play money games. So if it matters to you that the game is fair, an online casino might not be the place to play.
I’d like to try that too. I did discover recently that Peggle Extreme (hey, it came with the Orange Box, OK?) is very pachinko-like.