{"id":16579,"date":"2021-04-05T15:08:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T15:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=16579"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:37:51","slug":"japan-nine-games-to-be-permitted-at-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/japan-nine-games-to-be-permitted-at-casinos","title":{"rendered":"Japan: nine games to be permitted at casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nine casino games will be permitted by Japan\u2019s Casino Regulatory Commission as part of the government\u2019s IR development plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Japan.- Japan\u2019s Casino Regulatory Commission has published draft regulations allowing nine casino games to be offered inside the country’s future land-based casinos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The draft regulations allow 21 variants of nine games that are currently banned in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The games to be permitted are baccarat (2 types)<\/strong>, blackjack (4 types), poker (8 types)<\/strong>, roulette, Sic Bo, craps, Casino War, money wheel <\/strong>and pai gow, <\/strong>as well as electronic games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feedback<\/strong> will be taken on draft regulations until May 9, after which the final casino regulations will be decided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposed regulations would also oblige casino operators to ban users suspected of addiction for at least one year<\/strong> and to make operators available for anyone wanting to discuss gambling addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current state of Japanese IR developments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yokohama: <\/strong>The City Council has recently confirmed its budget for the 2021 financial year, including JPY360m (US$3.4m) for the city\u2019s planned integrated resort<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nagasaki:<\/strong> Nagasaki\u2019s prefectural government has announced a rule which prevents potential private partners from holding a 5 per cent stake in any bid in other locations<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Osaka<\/strong> has announced the extension of its submission period for integrated resort proposals until April 6<\/a><\/em>, with final proposals due in July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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