{"id":137,"date":"2019-10-10T18:19:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T18:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=137"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:27:50","slug":"osaka-ir-three-operators-still-in-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/osaka-ir-three-operators-still-in-the-game","title":{"rendered":"Osaka IR: Three operators still in the game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race for Osaka&#8217;s casino and resort is down to three runners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan.- The race for Osaka&#8217;s fully IR Casino is down to only three runners: Genting Malaysia Berhad, MGM Resorts International, and Galaxy Entertainment Group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in June, there were reportedly seven international companies who expressed their interest in running the city\u2019s envisioned IR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As reported recently by Inside Asian Gaming, this club of interested foreign companies has now been narrowed down. As a result of the decisions of Las Vegas Sands Corporation company and Melco Resorts and Entertainment to step back and focus on other Japanese cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Request for Concept Submitted<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trio already took part in the bidding process\u2019 RFC or request for concept part of the deal. During the submission process, the casino operators had to present several specifications for their envisioned developmental projects. For instance, the scale and size of their hotel facilities as well as the size of their envisioned exhibition and convention facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three runners will soon engage in business talks with the Osaka\u2019s officials before more formal talks can take place. Furthermore, the trio also has to reveal its formal RFP or request for proposal applications for the main selection process.  <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/osaka-casino-operator-will-be-selected-in-2020\"><em><strong>The Osaka IR casino operator will be announced in the spring of 2020. <\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city hopes to have this newly IR facility running in 2024 ahead of its popular international exhibition the World Expo 2025.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The race for Osaka&#8217;s casino and resort is down to three runners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The competitive process for Osaka's Integrated Resort (IR) casino license has narrowed to three primary contenders: Genting Malaysia Berhad, MGM Resorts International, and Galaxy Entertainment Group. This follows the strategic withdrawal of Las Vegas Sands Corporation and Melco Resorts and Entertainment, who are now focusing on alternative Japanese cities. The remaining trio has advanced through the Request for Concept (RFC) phase and is preparing for formal business discussions and the submission of Request for Proposal (RFP) applications, with the final operator selection anticipated by Spring 2020 for a targeted 2024 operational launch.","focusai_entities":"Genting Malaysia Berhad, MGM Resorts International, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, Melco Resorts and Entertainment","focusai_location":"Japan, Osaka","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Osaka IR Financial Projections","query":"What are the projected Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Non-Gaming Revenue (NGR) contributions expected from the Osaka IR, and how do these estimates compare across the remaining bidders' proposals?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"How will the selection of the Osaka IR operator influence the finalization of Japan's national and prefectural regulatory compliance frameworks, particularly regarding B2C licensing and responsible gambling mandates?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,28,16338],"tags":[96,29,473,470],"class_list":["post-137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-casino-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-asia","tag-casino","tag-ir","tag-japan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21561,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137\/revisions\/21561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}