01/24/19 Tokyo, unlikely to push for an IR licence The government of the Japanese prefecture will most likely sit out of the bidding process for the first three licences in the country.
01/15/19 MGM lands in Osaka The casino operator has opened a local office in Osaka and joined rival companies in the push for an IR licence.
01/15/19 Hard Rock unveils full-scale model of Japan IR The company unveiled a full-scale model of Hard Rock Japan’s World-Class Entertainment Resort.
01/10/19 Hard Rock discloses plans for Hokkaido IR Hard Rock International presented its master plan for Hokkaido at the Hokkaido IR Showcase.
12/07/18 Melco hopes to bring foreign workers to Japan The Hong Kong-based company is expecting Japan’s immigration law to pass in order to bring up to 20,000 workers for a potential IR project.
12/06/18 Casino size proposed in Japan A government panel has suggested casinos should be no bigger than 3% of the total floor space of each integrated resort.
11/27/18 IR-prone candidate wins Wakayama election Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka, who favours an IR bid, won the prefecture’s election and secured another four-year term.
11/15/18 Osaka economy to thrive on IR According to brokerage Nomura, if Osaka hosted the World Expo and an IR it would boost its economy.
11/08/18 Kawasaki to join Japan’s IR race The municipal government has made public its decision to consider a bid to develop an IR once the industry gets regulated.
11/07/18 IR regulation still far from solved in Japan Several regulatory topics are still being debated by the Japanese government ahead of the casino industry’s arrival in the country.
11/02/18 More US companies to land in Tomakomai Rush Street Gaming and Mohegan are soon to open offices in the city, following Clairvest and Hard Rock’s landing in Hokkaido.
10/25/18 Hard Rock Japan appoints new president The company reported that Ado Machina is set to oversee all integrated resort initiatives in Japan.
10/25/18 MGM and Las Vegas Sands could land Japanese IRs According to gaming analysts, the US-based companies are the front-runners to get a licence in Yokohama and Osaka.
10/16/18 Wynn continues to move towards Japan IR Wynn Resorts is getting ready to develop a casino in Japan, which is why the company will open an office in the country.
10/16/18 Melco would include eSports stadium in Japanese casino The operator is one of a number of companies interested in hosting a casino in the Asian country.
