Hidden wealth - Kakushitomi

…However, in Settsu, lotteries aimed at helping the peasants were not permitted (1776, 5th year of the An'ei era), and they were not officially permitted unless they had a connection with a temple or shrine. Many unauthorized lotteries were held, called "hidden wealth," and many of them were punished. In addition, a form of gambling using officially permitted lotteries was invented called "kagetomi." …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "hidden wealth" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかし，摂津で百姓救済の目的の富くじが不許可になった(1776∥安永5)ように寺社との縁故がなければ公許されなかった。無許可の富くじを〈隠富（かくしとみ）〉と呼んで数多く催され，処罰された例も多い。また，公許の富くじを利用した賭博で〈影富（かげとみ）〉というのが考案された。…

※「隠富」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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