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Twin Casino launches in Japan market
Malta-based Twin Casino has announced that it is the latest entrant to the Japanese online casino market. Kasper Bach, head of Casino at Twin, commented, “We are incredibly excited to be launching Twin to the Japanese market. We are confident that our clear-cut online casino will offer players a...
Osaka remains stuck with a single bidder
The Osaka government announced on Tuesday that its effort to briefly reopen its RFP process to additional IR consortiums, did not result in any new takers. Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui commented to reporters. “MGM has expressed its intention to continue the Osaka IR, even though it is extremely...
Japan’s public gambling on the rise with boat racing sales up 36% in 2020
The Japan Motor Boat Racing Association has announced increased sales and users in 2020, with its Annual Report showing sales for the year topped JPY2.09 trillion (US$19 billion), an increase of 35.7% from the previous year. The JPY500 billion (US$4.5 billion) year-on-year increase meant 2020 was...
Japan’s Casino Regulatory Commission releases draft casino regulations, launches public consultation period
Japan’s Casino Regulatory Commission released its draft casino regulations on Friday, outlining in more detail what operations of the nation’s first casinos will actually look like. Release of the draft regulations comes more than four years after the IR Development Act was first passed into...
Japan’s draft casino regulations list nine games to be permitted
Japan’s Casino Regulatory Commission has listed nine casino games that will be permitted to operate inside the nation’s casinos, with traditional Japanese games such as pachinko, pachislot and mahjong all notable exclusions. The nine games, contained within the Casino Regulatory Commission’s...
Japan’s leading opposition party makes casino abolishment “basic policy”
The leading opposition party in Japan, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, published a list of its basic or fundamental policies this week, including a pledge to abolish casinos. The relevant article read, “We will abolish the casino business, which causes an increase in the number of...
Japan’s IR process lurches forward with Nagasaki selections, Osaka invite
Japan’s IR process appears to move forward in fits and starts, but there were two noteworthy events to emerge at the end of the week that advance the slow process towards the country’s first casinos. First, Nagasaki announced that it had narrowed the field in its search for a partner to three...
Yokohama IR pro and anti marshal their forces
This was a week in which those supporting and those opposing IR development in Yokohama marshaled their forces, organizing toward the decisive battle in August when the mayoral elections are scheduled to take place. The pro-IR administration of Mayor Fumiko Hayashi is using taxpayer money to...
Investors swoon over Nazara’s IPO
Shares in Indian mobile gaming firm Nazara Technologies were quickly snapped up by investors during its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, which was reportedly oversubscribed within hours of opening. The company, which has invested more than $42 million in mobile gaming in just the last...
Nagasaki seen as best-managed IR bid contender
The Nagasaki Prefectural Government continues to distinguish itself as having the best managed bid in Japan’s IR development race, giving them a strong chance to become a licensed municipality. Surely at the top of the list of their accomplishments is political. Not only does the local political...most popular
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MoF reports on casino businesses’ financial losses
The first casino in Hoi An is about to open after 4 years of construction On June 28, Hoiana Phase 1 is ready to open its doors to customers to experience the first infrastructure. After 4 years of construction, the Hoiana complex project is expected to open to welcome the first guests at the...