09/13/21 Yokohama IR withdrawal won’t affect Osaka’s plans Hirofumi Yoshimura, Osaka’s governor, has said Osaka’s IR plans won’t be impacted by Yokohama’s withdrawal from the contest.
09/13/21 Melco to continue exploring IR opportunities in Japan Lawrence Ho Yau Lung, chairman and chief executive of casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd, has said the company will seek other opportunities to develop an integrated resort in Japan.
09/10/21 Yokohama IR plans to be cancelled from October 1 Takeharu Yamanaka, Yokohama’s newly mayor, has announced that the city’s IR plans will be cancelled from October 1.
09/07/21 Japan: Akimoto sentenced to four years in prison Tsukasa Akimoto has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of attempting to bribe two people connected to the Chinese gaming company 500.com.
09/03/21 Delta Corp gets permission for integrated resort in Goa Authorities have granted Delta Corp permission to go ahead with the development of an integrated resort in Pernem, Goa.
09/03/21 Mantera Group to develop US$192m casino resort in Primorye The Primorsky Territory Development Corporation has revealed that Mantera Group has signed an agreement to build a casino resort in the gambling zone.
08/30/21 Nagasaki and Casinos Austria sign master agreement for IR The Nagasaki Prefectural Government has signed a “master agreement” with Casinos Austria International Japan Inc for the development of an integrated resort.
08/27/21 Wakayama and Clairvest sign IR agreement The Wakayama Prefectural Government has signed a basic agreement with Clairvest Neem Ventures’ consortium for the development of an integrated resort.
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.
08/16/21 Oshidori expects to record US$130m in profits for H1 Oshidori International Holdings expects to post profits of HK$1.04bn (US$130m) for the first half of the year. The company has recently withdrawn from Nagasaki’s IR bid.
08/16/21 IEC delays PAGCOR New Coast Hotel partnership International Entertainment Corp has postponed a cooperation agreement with PAGCOR for the development of its New Coast Hotel property in Manila due to Covid-19 countermeasures.
08/12/21 Nagasaki: Casinos Austria wants 220 gaming tables for IR Casinos Austria International has announced that it wants its proposed integrated resort in Nagasaki to have 220 gaming tables and 2,200 slot machines.
08/10/21 Nagasaki chooses Casinos Austria as IR partner The Nagasaki Prefectural Government has selected Casinos Austria International as its priority choice as a partner for its IR bid.
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.
