12/16/20 Tokyo court sentences 2 former 500.com officials The Court has sentenced two supporters of the member of the parliament Tsukasa Akimoto to prison.
12/15/20 Yokohama releases draft IR policy The document states that the proposed resort must include an international convention centre, hotels and other non-gaming areas.
12/14/20 Nagasaki seeks more potential IR partners To date four companies have declared their interest in participating in the request-for-proposal process in January.
12/11/20 Japan IRs to open at end of the decade The tender process for Japan’s proposed three casino licences has been officially delayed by nine months.
12/09/20 Pachinko addiction enquiries rise in Japan The Japanese Recovery Support Network (RSN) registered a rise in the number of telephone consultations during October.
12/08/20 Osaka to restart IR partner selection process in January Authorities will resume the request-for-proposal process for the city’s IR bid.
12/04/20 Japan: “Foreigners’ winnings will not be taxed” Akira Amari, head of the Liberal Democratic Party tax panel, has said winnings will be tax free for visitors from overseas.
12/03/20 Wakayama studies transport options for potential IR The city has taken a step forward in plans for its IR bid, considering public transport infrastructure to connect the resort.
12/02/20 Yokohama names IR committee The city has named the participants in the committee that will decide on its IR bid.
12/01/20 Japan to decide IR tax guidelines in December Guidelines will be included in Japan’s 2021 tax reform. The key issue is how the country plans to tax winnings, especially for foreign players.
11/30/20 Potential IR site identified in Hokkaido The region had withdrawn from Japan’s integrated resort race but the city of Tomakomai has now earmarked a possible location.
11/27/20 Dynam: pachinko sales at 70% pre-pandemic levels Net profits for the Japanese pachinko hall operator dropped 92 per cent year-on-year in the six months ending September 30.
11/26/20 Nagasaki launches new timetable for IR bid The authorities aim to initiate the request-for-proposal (RFP) process in January 2021.
11/24/20 Yokohama names IR Operator Selection Committee The new body will engage with companies that participated in the RFP before the pandemic and review economic estimates for an IR bid
11/19/20 Yokohama IR Council discusses operator recruitment The innovation council will decide the criteria to choose the operator to partner the project to develop an integrated resort.
