Japan: Komeito aims to set casino admission fee
Japan’s Komeito is pushing for a €61 admission fee for Japanese residents once casinos finally open in the country.
Japan.- While the Integrated Resorts (IR) Implementation Bill is still to be debated, several propositions have surfaced to be enforced should casinos finally get developed in Japan. The latest, introduced by the coalition partner of Japan’s ruling political group Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is a €61 admission fee for Japanese residents.
The proposed admission fee would set similar requirements to those currently enforced in Singapore, where local residents are required to pay a €62 fee to enter casinos. The Komeito proposal was originally lower and was set at €15 but was later raised.
Furthermore, Komeito has proposed limiting casino licences to two or three locations, opposing LDP’s intention to allow six Japanese cities to host integrated resorts.
“It’s extremely important to gain understanding from a wide range of Japanese people by introducing casino restrictions in the world’s best standards,” the Komeito draft said.
Current legislative session will end on June 20th and the government expects to pass the IR Implementation Bill before that date. However, it has been delayed over and over and it might be complicated for that to finally happen.
