04/12/18 Japan: Miyazaki won’t push for an IR Miyazaki Governor has announced the region won’t pursue an IR as he acknowledges regulation is set for larger urban markets.
04/12/18 Melco opens shop in Osaka The company opened an office in Osaka and confirmed its interest in developing an IR in Yumeshima.
04/11/18 Genting is getting ready for Japan’s casino bid The company detailed in its annual report that it is preparing for the eventual casino licence bid in Japan.
04/05/18 Japan likely to pass casino law in 2H2018 Brokerage Nomura said that the Asian country will likely pass its integrated resorts bill during the second half of 2018.
04/04/18 Japanese ruling party approves bill proposal Yesterday the tax for casino operations was revealed; now the government agrees on further measures.
04/02/18 Japanese government decides casino tax The ruling coalition of Japan announced a 30 per cent tax for casino resorts in local cities.
03/27/18 Japan: experts suggest Tokoname as IR location A committee of Aichi prefectural experts has recommended to the governor that an IR be built in Tokoname city.
03/26/18 Japanese city joins the bidding list The Japanese city of Echizen is also interested in hosting an integrated resort.
03/23/18 Japan hosts Gaming Congress JgC will be held in Tokyo on May 10th-11th 2018 at the Conrad, Tokyo.
03/23/18 Japan to set further requirements The Japanese government may require operators of soon to be regulated casinos to report on €7,700+ transactions.
03/22/18 Japan IRs to open after 2026 Experts have assessed the future of IRs in Japan and forecast that they won’t open until at least 2026.
03/21/18 Galaxy Ent ready to develop the Japanese market The casino company has reiterated its desire to operate a casino in the Japanese market.
03/20/18 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.
03/19/18 Tomakomai expects €2.4 billion IR investment Projections by the Tomakomai municipal authorities expect an IR investment of €1.6-2.4 billion.
03/16/18 Japan: IR bill gets further delayed The casino industry will arrive in Japan but will be later than sooner after the IR implementation bill is delayed again.
