Nagasaki will interview potential IR operators

Three companies have already publicly confirmed their participation in the request for proposal phase.

Japan.- The Nagasaki prefecture and Sasebo city have both announced that they will interview potential IR operators on 21 and 22 February with the preferred candidate set to be chosen by autumn.

Interested companies have until 13 February to submit their applications.

“We hope to publicize our implementation policy for the IR operator public offering and selection around spring of this year. After that, the operator public offering will begin, leading to operator selection around autumn. We are proceeding with preparations based on this schedule,” Nagasaki Governor, Hodo Nagasaki, said.

“Along with considerations for participation in the RFP, we will also be accepting applications for additional discussions from operators and hope they will participate in this as well,” Governor Nagasaki added.

Three companies have already publicly confirmed their participation in the RFC phase: Oshidori International Holdings Ltd, a Hong Kong-listed investment holding firm; Japan’s Current Corp; and Casinos Austria International Holding GmbH.