06/05/21 MGM CEO: only two Japanese IRs likely to be built Bill Hornbuckle, MGM president and CEO, has said he believes Japan will only build two IRs in the first round of development.
06/02/21 Wakayama to confirm Clairvest as IR partner The Wakayama Prefectural Government is expected to oficially announce Clairvest Neem Ventures’ consortium as its IR partner.
05/27/21 Yokohama: anti-IR campaigner launch new organisation Yokohama Harbor Resort Association chairman Yukio Fujiki has launched a new organisation called “Yokohama Future Concept Conference”.
05/25/21 Yokohama IR tender likely to go to Genting or Melco According to analysts, one of the contenders is now looking for a minority stake, leaving Genting Singapore and Melco Resorts to compete for Yokohama’s IR bid.
05/25/21 Nagasaki advances with IR preparations Nagasaki’s prefectural government has launched a series of new initiatives to prepare for a possible IR development.
05/21/21 Japan: Wakayama remains optimistic about IR bid Wakayama prefecture is expected to make a decision on Clairvest’s IR proposal in the following weeks.
05/21/21 PH Resorts expects tourism recovery amid vaccination plan PH Resorts hopes for a recovery of the tourist sector as the Philippines’ vaccination plan moves forwards.
05/20/21 Japan: Genting Singapore could win Yokohama IR bid, analysts say After the withdrawal of Galaxy Entertainment, only four companies remain interested in developing an IR in Yokohama.
05/20/21 Manila IRs get permission to receive guests Manila;s IRs have been allowed to accept guests for staycations after The Philippines’ president placed Metro Manila under general community quarantine,
05/17/21 PH Resorts delays Cebu IR first phase opening to Q3 2022 PH Resorts has announced that it now plans to complete the first phase of its Cebu IR development by the third quarter of 2022.
05/17/21 Japan: Galaxy Entertainment quits Yokohama IR bid Galaxy Entertainment has announced it will not participate in the request-for-proposal (RFP) process for Yokohama’s IR bid.
05/13/21 Japan: Suncity Group withdraws from Wakayama IR bid Wakayama’s IR bid is at risk after Suncity Group’s decision to pull out of the process.
05/08/21 Japan: Wakayama urged to select IR partner soon The Wakayama IR Promotion Council has asked the prefecture to speed up the process to select an operator partner for its IR bid.
05/06/21 Philippine GGR reaches US$536.2m in first quarter of 2021 The Philippines’ licensed casinos reported an increase in GGR of 19.0 per cent compared with the previous quarter.
05/06/21 Osaka worried about future of IR development Osaka Prefecture fears that with only one contender, it may have lost the ability to negotiate terms in its IR development plans.
