Casino Regulatory Panel Members Nominated In Japan
Potential casino operators in Japan who are still waiting for the country’s government to award licenses are now researching names of several people who have been nominated for the casino regulatory panel. In October, the government announced that it wants to establish a casino management body and that the deadline for that is set to …
Casino Regulatory Body To Be Established In Japan By January
Japan is taking bold steps forward towards the beginning of the construction of three integrated resorts, which would make a new era for the country, one where gambling has officially been legalized. The construction will start as soon as three areas are selected and awarded permission to build a property that would focus on gambling. …
Does Yokohama Want An Integrated Resort?
Yokohama has been the focus for the past couple of months as many casino operators set their eyes on this prefecture as ideal for building an integrated resort. However, it seems that Yokohama is not so sure whether it needs or wants one such property in the area. There were already numerous indicators that the …
Integrated Resorts in Japan—A Clearer Picture
The entire gambling industry has been focused on integrated resorts that are planned in Japan, and it seemed that the government of this country just wanted to prolong making some decisions, mainly those about casino operators and cities where resorts would be built. However, it seems that they know what they are doing and that …
Melco Not Interested in Osaka Anymore, Wants to Shift to Yokohama
One of the biggest casino operators in the world, called Melco Resorts & Entertainment (aka MRE), is changing its strategy towards Japanese integrated resorts (IRs). Until recently, they focused all their attention on Osaka, but it seems that the area is not interesting to them anymore. Right now, they’ve expressed their wish to actually focus …