11/28/19 Foreign visitors may be required to pay taxes for their casino winnings The plan is to check which tourists have to pay taxes when they leave the country.
11/27/19 MGM Resorts confirmed its partnership with Osaka for RFP process Japanese financial services group Orix Corporation will also be partnering with the city in the process.
11/26/19 MGM will take part in a RFP process in Osaka It was the first city to reveal its plan in the Japanese race for an Integrated Resort
11/26/19 Galaxy answered to eight Japanese cities and prefectures requests Galaxy wants to bid for multiple IR locations in Japan and is the only company trying to get both major urban
11/26/19 Osaka revealed its conditions for the IR Japan won’t accept IR certification applications until January 2021 and the three locations will be decided in the end of the year
11/26/19 The final decision in Hokkaido remains undefined Suzuki met on Monday with representatives of eight business organizations that are lobbying him to make an IR bid as soon as possible
11/22/19 Kitakyushu joins the IR race Mayor Kitahashi expressed interest in the IR proposals, but has not moved off of his neutral stance at this point
11/20/19 Japan: local authorities IR proposals start in January 2021 They are able to present their proposals till July 30
11/19/19 Osaka: the recruitment process for the IR operator starts in December The idea of the Osaka prefecture and city is to named the winning operator next spring.
11/15/19 Japan: who are the nominees for the Casino Management Commission Japan is to allow a maximum of three resorts in a first phase of market liberalisation
11/06/19 Konami Holdings revenue up According to the company’s latest report, Konami Holding revenue was up 16,2% during the first 6 months of the year.
10/31/19 Current Corp to enter Nagasaki IR race Japanese IR investment firm Current joins the Nagasaki race to develop the city’s first ever integrated resort (IR).
10/29/19 IR Promotion Council to be launched in November The Yokohama Chamber of Commerce & Industry announced the selection of a curated group to promote the city’s integrated resort bid.
10/28/19 Galaxy Entertainment to focus in multiple Japan IR bids Galaxy Entertainment Group will continue to adopt a multi-regional approach in its pursuit of a Japan IR license, focusing on both Osaka and the Kanto region.
10/22/19 Japan’s Casino regulatory body to be established in January 2020 The government announced that Japan’s casino regulatory body, the Casino Administration Committee, will be established on January 7, 2020.
