Bakuto

For the Marvel comics character, see Bakuto (comics).

Bakuto (博徒) were itinerant gamblers active in Japan from the 18th century to the mid-20th century. They were one of two forerunners (the other being tekiya, or peddlers) to modern Japanese organized crime syndicates called yakuza.[1][2][3]

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  3. ^ Fisher, Eliza (2012). "From Outcasts to Overlords: The Legitimation of the Yakuza in Japanese Society". The Undergraduate Journal of Social Studies. 3: 12.