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Japan to Open its First ever Casino

Japan has approved an incredible $8.1 billion (1.08 trillion yen) deal for a resort to be built in Osaka. This will be the countries first ever casino, following a recent law that was passed in 2018 to legalise gambling in the country. The project has many backers. The U.S casino operator MGM Resorts and Japanese based ORIX Group both own a 40%…

Travel ・ 19 April 2023

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MGM Resorts' Integrated Resort in Osaka Set To Be Japan's First Casino

With the certification of its area development plan, MGM Resorts International has full regulatory approval for its $10 billion integrated resort in Osaka. The approval from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism allows the company's regional operations, MGM Resorts Japan, to move forward with its partners to finalize…

Industry ・ 17 April 2023

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Japan approves plan for country's first casino resort

Japan has approved plans for the nation's first casino, paving the way to open up what is seen as one of Asia's largest untapped casino markets. To be located on Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka, the casino will be part of a 1.08 trillion yen (about $8.1 billion) "integrated resort." With a theater, art museum, conference hall and other…

Travel ・ 15 April 2023

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Japan Approves First Casino Resort in Win for MGM Resorts and Orix

The Japanese government on Friday approved the plan to build the country's first casino resort. The project is due to be developed on an artificial island in Osaka by Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International (MGM) and its local partner, the Tokyo-based consumer credit company Orix Corp. (T:8591 and (IX)). Technically speaking, the winning idea has…

Travel ・ 14 April 2023

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Japan approves $13.5 billion Osaka resort, country's first casino

MGM Resorts, Orix to own 40% each Resort set to open in 2029 Will include hotel, shopping mall, ferry terminal TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) - Japan on Friday approved a plan to build the country's first casino in the western city of Osaka, paving the way for a 1.8 trillion yen ($13.5 billion) resort set to open in 2029, aimed at attracting domestic…

Travel ・ 14 April 2023

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Japan casino picture slowly coming into focus

Japan will make a decision on applications for integrated resorts from Osaka and Nagasaki in the coming months, perhaps as soon as this month. Then authorities will decide the fate of one or more unissued IR licences, with the distinct possibility of a supplementary round of applications that could include prime sites Tokyo and Hokkaido. That's the…

Politics ・ 09 March 2023

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2023: maybe a reboot in Asia casino client profile

The'reopening' of China in terms of outbound travel for its citizens, after three years of stringent controls due to Covid-19 containment, will be a key factor in 2023 for the Asia Pacific casino sector, says a number of industry commentators spoken to by GGRAsia. Some mention not only what it might mean for Macau, after multiple quarters of low or…

Industry ・ 31 December 2022

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Japan is expected to announce in 2023 the location of its first casino resort

The long wait for legalized gaming in Japan could extend even further with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism not confident it will be able to reach a final decision by the end of 2022 on proposals from the Osaka and Nagasaki prefectures for the location of the first integrated resort in the nation. The Osaka proposal is…

Travel ・ 13 December 2022

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Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura Says MGM Casino Not Reliant on Chinese Players

Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura believes that MGM's casino in partnership with ORIX will be viable even without the influx of Chinese players, once seen as the most important tourist player for Japan's casino ambitions. He said: "We had a huge volume of inbound Chinese tourists in mind when the project was still in its early stages. However, it…

Industry ・ 12 December 2022

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Opening of Nagasaki, Osaka Casino Resorts Facing Delays

The opening of casino resorts in Nagasaki and Osaka could now be delayed due to additional screening. [Image: Shutterstock.com] It seems the opening of casinos in the Japanese prefectures of Nagasaki and Osaka might have to wait a while longer than expected. On Thursday, Japan's land ministry said it seems unlikely that officials will decide on…

Land-based ・ 08 December 2022

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The Current Situation Surrounding Online Casinos Laws in Japan

The Japanese attitude toward gambling has always been complicated. There is still a sizable interest in reels and other casino games, both online and in traditional brick-and-mortar casinos, just as there is in many other regions of the globe. However, with a few exceptions like horse racing and pachinko, gambling is illegal under the law. We take…

Pachinko ・ 25 November 2022

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Osaka officials propose draft safer gambling ordinance

As they look to secure one of Japan's coming trio of casino licenses and officials in the city of Osaka have reportedly put forward a draft ordinance that would seek to institute measures for the countering of gambling addictions. According to a report from GGRAsia, the legislation provisionally approved yesterday is thought to be the first of its…

Law ・ 01 November 2022

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Osaka Reveals New Department to Fight Gambling Addiction

Osaka is determined to secure the rights to host Japan's first Integrated Resort project. To get there, it needs to demonstrate financial feasibility, long-term prospects, and a clear-cut regulatory framework that follows in the best principles outlined by the government. One such principle is commitment to tackling problem gambling. To this end,…

Gambling Addiction ・ 27 October 2022

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Japan Casino Academy Shutters Amid Lack of Demand from Students

The flicking of cards and learning the basics of live casino etiquette will no longer be an option at the Japan Casino Academy, a professional school for croupiers which opened its doors in Japan in 2018 in anticipation of the arrival of Las Vegas-style casino resorts in the country. Graduates from the school could today shuffle, size, and cut card…

Travel ・ 29 August 2022

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Japan: potential sale of Nagasaki's theme park raises confusion on the fate of a planned casino resort at the site

Reports that the Dutch theme park Huis Ten Bosch in Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture may be sold have led to uncertainty about the fate of a planned casino resort at the site. Travel agency H.I.S. ,the largest shareholder, has said it is negotiating with several entities. However, no timeline for a possible sale, nor the conditions under which the park…

Travel ・ 28 July 2022

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Land-based ・ 07 July 2022

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Japanese Government Denies Any Plans for Gambling Reforms

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno confirmed that a study group discussed the current gambling regulations in Japan and also denied any intention by the ministry to present a proposal to lift the ban on sports betting. In that, he is keeping with the Kishida administration's general sentiment towards the gambling sector, which is marked by a…

Law ・ 08 June 2022

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Nagasaki and Osaka Submit Applications for Integrated Casino Resort

Japanese Prefectures of Osaka and Nagasaki have submitted their applications to the national government on Tuesday, two days before the deadline day for submissions, Inside Asia Gaming reported. As reported earlier, both Osaka and Nagasaki received final approvals from their respective assemblies, and the submission of their applications within the…

Travel ・ 27 April 2022

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Nagasaki Votes Yes to Japan Casino, Wakayama Says No

The race for Japan's first casino resort is down to just Nagasaki, Osaka, and potentially Fukuoka, after Wakayama voted no to an IR. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Just seven days before the April 28 deadline for the selection of an integrated resort (IR) in Japan, the Assembly of the Nagasaki Prefecture approved its casino resort bill by a majority…

Travel ・ 21 April 2022

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Western Japan prefecture pulls out of bid to host casino resort

WAKAYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The assembly of a western Japan prefecture on Wednesday voted down a bid by its government to host a casino resort, leaving now only two other candidate sites and dealing a further blow to the country's plan to stimulate the economy through the gambling industry. The rejection by the Wakayama prefectural assembly is the…

Travel ・ 20 April 2022

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Integrated casino resort green light for Nagasaki Prefecture

In southern Japan and local legislators for Nagasaki Prefecture have reportedly voted in favor of the plan that could see the jurisdiction's Huis Ten Bosch theme park feature a Las Vegas -style integrated casino resort by the end of 2027. According to a report from GGRAsia, the definitive green light for the Kyushu territory's Integrated Resort…

Travel ・ 20 April 2022

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Covid ・ 09 March 2022

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Strategy Guide ・ 10 February 2022

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Osaka’s casino resort plan fraught with pressing issues

Osaka's plan to develop a casino-centered integrated resort in a man-made island in Osaka Bay triggered concerns among residents that they may end up shouldering a heavy financial burden for a project that favors specific businesses. Osaka prefectural and municipal authorities need to respond to these anxieties in a straightforward manner. Four…

Travel ・ 05 February 2022

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Japan's Casino Regulator Is Changing the Rules in the IR Space

Local governments & their integrated resort (IR) partner organizations in Japan will shortly send their completed proposals to the National Diet. The nation's Casino Regulatory Commission (CRC) has issued a few regulation notifications before the deadline. In April of last year, the regulatory authority initially hinted at what was to come. It was…

Covid ・ 21 January 2022

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Nagasaki Prefecture polish for Casinos Austria International

In Japan and Casinos Austria International has reportedly released an updated draft of just what its envisioned Las Vegas -style integrated casino resort for Nagasaki Prefecture may look like and feature. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the Vienna-headquartered operator beat off steep competition in August to be selected as the…

Travel ・ 14 December 2021

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Potential integrated casino resort move for Kuwana

In Japan and the central Honshu city of Kuwana has reportedly expressed an interest in potentially securing one of the nation's coming trio of licenses to build and operate a Las Vegas-style integrated casino resort. According to a report from GGRAsia, the mayor for the seaside Kansai community of approximately 145000, Narutaka Ito, has officially…

Travel ・ 27 November 2021

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It is possible to now let's talk about Nagasaki and gambling casino Austria

SPECIALIZED REVIEW: It is possible to now let's talk about Nagasaki and gambling casino Austria Nagasaki Prefecture finalized a contract with gambling enterprises Austria Foreign Japan (CAIJ) on 30 August for any continuing growth of an integrated hotel at Huis Ten Bosch at Sasebo area, Nagasaki. But the procedures might debatable to put it mildly,…

Travel ・ 13 November 2021

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Fumio Kishida reiterates integrated casino resort support

Only a week after being officially appointed as the latest Prime Minister of Japan and Fumio Kishida (pictured) reportedly told parliamentarians that the nation's coming trio of integrated casino resorts will serve as'an important measure' in helping it'to become an advanced tourism country'. According to a report from GGRAsia, the…

Travel ・ 13 October 2021

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Reflective request from Nagasaki Prefecture

In Japan and officials in Nagasaki Prefecture have reportedly asked the consortium being led by European casino operator Casinos Austria International to provide more information on its precise structure and proposed sources of funding. According to a report from GGRAsia, the move comes some six weeks after the Kyushu authority selected the…

Travel ・ 11 October 2021

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Nagasaki seeks in Oct more on Casinos Austria IR funding

Nagasaki prefecture has asked the casino development consortium led by Casinos Austria International Japan Inc to provide within this month a detailed plan of the consortium's structure, and how it will raise funds. That is according to reports of topics discussed at the most recent session of the prefectural assembly, which ended on Thursday. The…

Finance ・ 11 October 2021

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Nagasaki: Casinos Austria Unveils IR Development Plans

New details have emerged regarding Casinos Austria International Japan Inc plans for the development of an integrated resort in Nagasaki. The company says the resort would feature 220 gaming tables and 2200 slot machines. It would create nearly 30000 jobs and attract up to 8.4 million visitors a year. The planned total investment for the IR…

Trust and Safety ・ 07 October 2021

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Only One Las Vegas Casino Operator Remains In The Hunt For A Gaming License In Japan

MGM Resorts International took a major step Tuesday toward earning a Japanese integrated resort license when the city of Osaka endorsed the company's plans for the country's first large-scale casino. But the move may have closed the door for other Las Vegas-based casino operators. Osaka selected MGM Resorts and its Japan-based joint-venture partner…

Land-based ・ 06 October 2021

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Nagasaki Prefecture getting down to business

In Japan and the local arm of European gambling giant Casinos Austria International has reportedly begun holding talks with a special advisory committee as it looks to win the right to bring an integrated casino resort to Nagasaki Prefecture. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, Nagasaki Prefecture is home to approximately 1.3 million…

Travel ・ 25 September 2021

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China shows why Asia's casino bubble was always doomed -Nikkei Asia

William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." The house always wins. Just not in Macao, where this gaming industry maxim is being turned on its head. A plunge in casino-related stocks has analysts pointing fingers, junket operators reeling and investors…

Politics ・ 19 September 2021

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Integrated casino resort schedule from Wakayama Prefecture

In Japan and the government for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly announced that it intends to have agreed a draft development plan for its envisioned integrated casino resort before the end of November. According to a report from GGRAsia, the jurisdiction named Clairvest Neem Ventures Company Limited as the preferred operating partner for its…

Travel ・ 16 September 2021

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Nagasaki assembly question on casino RFP complaints

A Thursday session of the Nagasaki prefectural assembly produced one question on why two rejected suitors for that Japanese community's tilt at having a casino resort had been complaining the request-for-proposal (RFP) phase was faulty. That is according to information collated by GGRAsia's Japan correspondent. Two assembly members belonging to the…

Politics ・ 16 September 2021

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SPECIAL REPORT: Where to now for Nagasaki and Casinos Austria? (part 2)

Nagasaki Prefecture signed a basic agreement with Casinos Austria International Japan (CAIJ) on 30 August for the development of an integrated resort at Huis Ten Bosch at Sasebo City, Nagasaki. But the process has been controversial to say the least, with both of CAIJ's rival bidders crying foul on the decision. In this five-part special report…

Travel ・ 13 September 2021

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Casinos Austria signs IR agreement with Nagasaki in Japan

apan's Nagasaki Prefecture Government on Monday announced it has signed a master agreement with Casinos Austria International Japan (CAIJ) to develop an Integrated Resort (IR), named Kyushu-Nagasaki. Nagasaki Governor Hodo Nakamura, commented: "Nagasaki Prefecture has entered into a master agreement with Casinos Austria International Japan to…

Covid ・ 02 September 2021

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Yokohama mayor-elect deals Japan's casino dream a fresh blow -Nikkei Asia

ERI SUGIURA, Nikkei staff writer TOKYO -- The result of the Yokohama mayoral election on Sunday has cast another shadow over Japan's ambitions to build massive casino resorts, a drive that was already under strain due to the withdrawal of interest by key foreign players amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Takeharu Yamanaka, a former professor at Yokohama…

Covid ・ 24 August 2021

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Blow for Casino Plans as IR Opponent Wins Yokohama Election

Since Japan's national government announced plans to develop three integrated resorts (IR) across the country, the city of Yokohama has made clear its intention to host one of the casinos. However, those plans hit a brick wall over the weekend due to the result of a local mayoral election. On Sunday, Takeharu Yamanaka claimed victory in the…

Politics ・ 23 August 2021

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Casinos Austria Outlines Nagasaki Casino Resort Plan

Following its selection as the preferred developer of an integrated casino resort in Japan's Nagasaki prefecture, Austrian casino operator Casinos Austria has unveiled some details about its Japanese expansion plans. Nagasaki officials announced Tuesday that Casinos Austria International Japan Inc., a subsidiary of the Austrian firm, has been…

Travel ・ 12 August 2021

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Casinos Austria Reveals Nagasaki IR Plans

Casinos Austria is now officially the casino partner of Nagasaki as the prefecture looks to be one of the first three locations in Japan to host an integrated resort (IR). That selection was revealed earlier this week, and the casino operator is now ready to dig in and help the prefecture's dream become a reality. It has now revealed what the IR…

Travel ・ 12 August 2021

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Austrian casino operator wins bid for Nagasaki Prefecture resort

NAGASAKI--The Nagasaki prefectural government has awarded priority negotiation rights to an Austrian company for a planned casino-centered resort at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo in the prefecture. Prefectural officials expect to sign a basic agreement with Casinos Austria International Japan as early as this month, according to their…

Land-based ・ 12 August 2021

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Nagasaki Prefecture Chooses Casinos Austria as IR Partner

The local government of the Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki has finally made a decision in regards to its integrated resort (IR) partner. Officials have selected Casinos Austria to develop and operate the region's casino offering on a 30-hectare site at Huis Ten Bosch at Sesebo City. 697 points in the prefecture's request-for-proposal process In a…

Travel ・ 10 August 2021

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And the Winner Is: Nagasaki Chooses Its Integrated Resort Partner

The battle for control of Nagasaki's integrated resort (IR) is almost over. The prefecture has announced who it has chosen as its operator partner, although its possible that the decision might be contested. The conclusion of the selection process was not devoid of some unexpected twists, but it is now in the books and Nagasaki has selected Casinos…

Politics ・ 10 August 2021

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WSOP Europe 2021 Schedule plus RIO Casino Las Vegas becomes COVID-19 Vaccination Site

The World Series of Poker Europe is to go ahead as planned, even though international travel policies are still unclear. Movement between the US and EU is still under discussion as the pandemic still smoulders in the background. As of now, it appears that European countries are testing the public's patience over the use of vaccine passports. If…

Covid ・ 31 July 2021

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MGM Consortium Unveils Plans for $9bn Casino in Osaka

MGM Resorts International has now put forward its plans for a casino resort project in the Japanese prefecture of Osaka which will involve an investment of more than $9bn. [Image: Shutterstock.com] A consortium led by MGM Resorts International is the only contender to develop and operate a casino in Osaka, Japan. Now, it has finally revealed what…

Covid ・ 22 July 2021

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Japanese Casino Legislation To Be Implemented July 19

Casino legislation in Japan will take effect next week, which will set the regulatory standards for the country's new industry and allow companies to begin bidding for licenses this fall. According to GGR Asia, Japan's Integrated Resorts Implementation Act will take effect Monday, July 19. The law will make casino gambling legal as long as it is…

Law ・ 16 July 2021

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Major step for coming Japanese casino market

In Japan and legislation is set to take effect from Monday that will lay out the basic rules governing the nation's planned trio of integrated casino resorts as well as the specific duties and responsibilities of the new Casino Management Board regulator. According to a report from GGRAsia, the Integrated Resorts Implementation Act was ratified in…

Industry ・ 14 July 2021

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Public briefing for Yokohama integrated casino resort plan

In Japan and officials in the city of Yokohama have reportedly held the first of six online briefings so as to lay out the specific direction of their campaign to win one of the nation's coming trio of integrated casino resort licenses. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, the inaugural remote seminar was conducted on Saturday afternoon…

Travel ・ 08 February 2021