08/11/17 Public appeal to guide a possible IR in Osaka A Japanese Association issued a public appeal to help develop an IR at Yumeshima in Osaka.
08/11/17 Japan holds anti-casino hearings Japan authorities will set nine public hearings in August to discuss the gaming bill with casino opponents.
08/09/17 MGM gets ready for Japan MGM Resorts International has named its representative officer for the Japanese project.
08/07/17 Chinese operator wants Okinawa IR license The CEO of an online sports lottery provider from China revealed that he wants to invest in a future Okinawa integrated resort.
08/01/17 Japan casinos fight back Potential casino operators in Japan rejected a new regulation that would limit gaming services.
07/31/17 Osaka pushes for casino resort license Local officials aim to win one of the casino licenses to be issued by the Japanese government and want Osaka to host the 2025 World Expo.
07/31/17 Anti-casino candidates defeated in Japan The candidates that were openly against a casino in Yokohama lost the mayoral election hosted yesterday.
07/28/17 Lottery would fund Tokyo Olympics Tokyo lottery revenue could be partly destined to funding 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
07/27/17 Japan to set lower GGR levies than Macau Concerns on GGR levies’ rate for integrated resorts in Japan seem to be settled as the central government estimates them to be at 25 percent.
07/26/17 Osaka discusses gaming regulation Osaka authorities held a meeting to discuss integrated resort policies and gaming regulation.
07/25/17 Election turned negative for Japan casino legislation Local election outcome, as well as an opinion poll’s results against PM Shinzo Abe “could easily create a headwind” for Japan’s casino legislation.
07/21/17 New casino studies in Japan The Komeito party will hold an independent assessment on integrated resort developments.
07/20/17 Japan city pushes for an integrated resort Iwanuma’s city council said that an integrated resort could help the area recover from a 2011 tsunami.
07/18/17 Union Gaming launches study about Japan The second study about Japan casino industry has been shared by an expert from Union Gaming.
07/17/17 Yokohama election to define casino status Mayoral election in Japanese city of Yokohama will determine the approval or rejection of casino project.
