Akiba Guild: Maid Casino - The popular Maid Casino called 'Akiba Guild' was announced that it will have an official booth during at the Summer Sonic Festival 2008. Summer Sonic is a music festival that is host to many local and international acts. Coming in as a second after Fuji Rock Festival, Summer Sonic had about 180,000 visitors in 2007 and has experienced rising ticket sales ever since it was first held in 2000. The booth will be placed in the special 'Sonic until morning' section, a spot reserved for all night DJ's and film screenings, and will enable the guest to engage in Black Jack and Roulette games. Just like in the original casino in Akihabara customers will not be able to win money but rather recieve the usual gifts and presents like cheki (small polaroid with the maids), stickers etc. custom in most proper japanese maid establishments. The owner of Akiba Guild and the Organizer of the Summer Sonic festival have stated that they expect a huge party where the customers will enjoy fun games together with the staff. This seems like an interesting new step into an area outside of the ususal Akihabara culture.