casino project<\/a><\/em><\/strong> in December. The announcement was made by the Governor of the city Prefecture, Hirofumi Yoshimura.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe IR implementation policy for Osaka will be announced this month. The idea of the Osaka prefecture and city is to named the winning operator next spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
MGM Resorts International<\/em><\/strong>, Galaxy Entertainment Group<\/em><\/strong>, and Genting Singapore<\/em><\/strong> are the gaming companies that have expressed interest in Japan\u2019s third-largest city. The three of them submitted their company information and will be the three contenders to operate an Osaka IR.<\/p>\n\n\n\nInitially, there were some other companies such as Las Vegas Sands, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Wynn Resorts and Caesars Entertainment but finally they won\u2019t be part of this process in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japanese regulators and politicians in the city want a casino there operational before the World Expo<\/em><\/strong> commences, in 2025. MGM already said some analysts that they can wrap up the project for that year.
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