{"id":14125,"date":"2021-02-02T16:44:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T16:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=14125"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:09:08","slug":"osaka-confirms-contenders-to-join-ir-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/osaka-confirms-contenders-to-join-ir-bid","title":{"rendered":"Osaka confirms contenders to join IR bid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Osaka has confirmed that five operators are taking part in the process to select a partner for its proposed integrated resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Japan.-\u00a0Osaka has <strong>confirmed the names of the operators<\/strong> that are competing to become the city and prefecture&#8217;s partner for its <strong>bid to host one of Japan&#8217;s three future integrated resorts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authorities have confirmed that Galaxy Entertainment Group, Genting Singapore, Melco Resorts, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sega-sammy-speeds-up-succession-plan\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sega Sammy Holdings<\/strong><\/a><\/em> and Shotoku Corp are participating in the request-for-proposal (RFP) process that will be used to select a private partner for the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The possible locations identified for Osaka&#8217;s proposed IR on the <strong>artificial island of Yumeshima<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> deadline to submit documents as part of the RFP is March 1<\/strong>. Operators will then be invited for a primary examination. Up to three will be selected for the second examination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osaka has confirmed that five operators are taking part in the process to select a partner for its proposed integrated resort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":14129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Osaka has confirmed five prominent operators\u2014Galaxy Entertainment Group, Genting Singapore, Melco Resorts, Sega Sammy Holdings, and Shotoku Corp\u2014are participating in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process. This process aims to select a private partner for its proposed Integrated Resort on the artificial island of Yumeshima, marking a critical phase in Japan's IR development initiative.","focusai_entities":"Galaxy Entertainment Group, Genting Singapore, Melco Resorts, Sega Sammy Holdings, Shotoku Corp, Osaka","focusai_location":"Japan, Osaka, Yumeshima","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Operator Selection Criteria","query":"What specific criteria, beyond financial capability, will Osaka prioritize in evaluating the RFP submissions to ensure alignment with its long-term urban development and tourism objectives for Yumeshima?"},{"label":"Market Entry Strategy","query":"How might the selection of a specific operator impact the competitive landscape for the remaining two Japanese IR licenses, and what strategic adjustments might non-selected bidders consider for future opportunities?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[163,158],"tags":[23632,23907],"class_list":["post-14125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-news","category-slider-home","tag-integrated-resorts","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14125","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\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14125"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14132,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14125\/revisions\/14132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}