{"id":777047296,"date":"2026-09-14T06:38:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777047296"},"modified":"2026-09-14T07:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:08:52","slug":"universal-entertainment-plans-return-to-overseas-gaming-equipment-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/universal-entertainment-plans-return-to-overseas-gaming-equipment-market","title":{"rendered":"Universal Entertainment plans return to overseas gaming equipment market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Japanese group will initially use a Nevada-based company to pursue gaming equipment development and licensing in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Japan.- Universal Entertainment Corp plans to re-enter the overseas gaming equipment market through UDN Gaming Inc<\/strong>, a Nevada-based company established in March and entirely owned by the group’s president, Tomohiro Okada<\/strong>. The Japanese gaming group said the initiative will focus on the US market with the aim of creating a \u201cthird pillar\u201d of revenue alongside its existing amusement equipment and integrated resort operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Universal Entertainment currently operates the Okada Manila casino resort in the Philippines and manufactures pachinko <\/strong>and other amusement machines primarily for Japan. Its board approved a series of agreements with UDN on Friday. Okada controls the company and is also the principal shareholder of Universal Entertainment\u2019s privately held parent, Okada Holdings Ltd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UDN was established \u201cfor the purpose of promoting the business of development, manufacture, and sale of gaming equipment including slot machines overseas\u201d. Its use is linked to the regulatory requirements of entering the US gaming sector. A direct application would require suitability assessments<\/strong> of major shareholders, directors, key employees and other relevant parties. According to the company, completing those reviews would likely take a \u201cconsiderable\u201d amount of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Universal Entertainment currently holds no voting rights in UDN, although it intends to include the Nevada company in its consolidated accounts. It intends to eventually acquire all UDN shares, either itself or through a designated third party. The timing of that transaction will depend in part on the progress and outcome of Universal Entertainment\u2019s own applications for gaming licences<\/strong> in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Paradise Entertainment plans return to North American casino market<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Japanese group will initially use a Nevada-based company to pursue gaming equipment development and licensing in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2384,"featured_media":777047298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Universal Entertainment Corp is re-entering the US gaming equipment market via UDN Gaming Inc, a Nevada-based entity initially owned by its president, Tomohiro Okada. This strategic move aims to establish a new revenue pillar, leveraging UDN to navigate US regulatory suitability assessments more efficiently. Universal Entertainment plans to eventually acquire UDN, aligning with its broader US licensing efforts.","focusai_entities":"Universal Entertainment Corp, UDN Gaming Inc, Tomohiro Okada, Okada Manila, Okada Holdings Ltd, Paradise Entertainment","focusai_location":"Japan, United States, Nevada, Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.75), investor_analyst (0.98), supplier_vendor (0.95), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"US Market Entry Strategy","query":"What are the specific regulatory hurdles Universal Entertainment Corp aims to circumvent by initially using UDN Gaming Inc for US market entry, and what are the precedents for such a corporate structuring approach in highly regulated gaming jurisdictions?"},{"label":"Revenue Pillar Impact","query":"How is Universal Entertainment Corp's projected \"third pillar\" of revenue from US gaming equipment development expected to impact its overall GGR and NGR diversification strategy, particularly in relation to its existing integrated resort and amusement machine operations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-777047296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047296","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\/2384"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777047296"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777047301,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777047296\/revisions\/777047301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777047298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777047296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777047296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777047296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}