08/24/21 Yokohama IR plans will be cancelled soon, analysts say While Genting Singapore awaits an official announcement, analysts believe Yokohama’s request-for-proposal (RFP) process for an IR will be dropped.
08/23/21 Yokohama: anti-IR candidate wins mayoral elections Takeharu Yamanaka of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan anti-IR has won the mayoral elections in Yokohama.
08/09/21 Yokohama: Elections will only have two pro-IR candidates Eight candidates have been confirmed for Yokohama’s mayoral elections. Only two are in favour of developing an integrated resort in the city.
08/06/21 Singapore to ease travel restrictions from August 20 Authorities in Singapore have announced that restrictions on travel will be eased for fully vaccinated visitors from countries considered safe from August 20.
08/04/21 India: Madras court strikes down online gambling ban The Madras High Court has struck down the bill that banned online gambling in Tamil Nadu after a petition brought by online operators.
07/22/21 Casinos in Singapore to operate at revised capacities Authorities in Singapore have tightened Covid-19 countermeasures again.
07/17/21 Macau: gaming staff activist withdraws from legislative election Cloee Chao Sao Fong, a casino labour activist, has been disqualified along with 20 other candidates for not pledging allegiance to the Macau Special Administrative Region.
07/17/21 Yokohama: pro-IR mayor to run for fourth term Pro-IR Yokohama mayor Fumiko Hayashi has confirmed she intends to run for a fourth term in office at elections in August.
07/15/21 China: 74 arrested in Chengdu for cross-border online gambling Some 74 suspects have been arrested for alleged cross border gambling operations in southwest China’s Chengdu City.
07/08/21 Pro-IR Yokohama mayor Fumiko Hayashi may seek reelection According to local media reports, pro-IR Yokohama mayor Fumiko Hayashi may run for a fourth term in office at elections in August.
07/07/21 Yokohama: new anti-IR candidate emerges Yasuo Tanaka, former governor of Nagano prefecture has announced that he wants to run in the Yokohama mayoral election in August.
07/03/21 Yokohama’s ruling party debates whether to support anti-IR candidate The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has an anti-IR faction who supports Hachiro Okonogi as the party’s candidate, but many politicians are against the proposal.
06/30/21 Macau: gaming staff activist to stand at legislative election Cloee Chao Sao Fong, a casino labour activist, will be the lead candidate for the New Macao Gaming List in September’s election for the Legislative Assembly.
06/30/21 Could Tokyo replace Yokohama in Japan’s IR project? With almost all of Yokohama’s mayoral candidates against an IR development, analysts are starting to wonder whether Tokyo could step into the contest to host an IR.
