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Analysts believe Japan could become second largest gaming market

October 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Japan

Japan has contemplated for years about changing its gaming laws that would allow integrated resorts (IR) consisting of casinos, hotels and malls to be developed in the country but so far a favorable decision ha...

Japan gears up renewed push for casino legalization

K Morrison

September 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Japan

Gaming analysts have said for years that Japan is in a great position to benefit from the legalization of the casino industry there, and in what seems more like déjà vu than news, the country is preparing yet a...

Casino in northern Manitoba town announces probable closing

K Morrison

August 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Manitoba

In the span of just a few weeks, The Pas, a town in Manitoba, Canada, has lost three of its major employers, the latest of which is a gaming venue. The Aseneskak Casino will likely close and be relocated closer...

New Tokyo governor supports idea of opening a casino

K Morrison

August 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Japan

Tokyo’s first woman governor, Yuriko Koike, is in favor of opening a recreational complex, including a casino, in the Japanese capital, however, before that can happen gambling in Japan must first be legalized....

Changes in Japan’s political environment brings casino legislation once again to the forefront

Renee Kingsley

July 30, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Economy/Finance, Japan, Licenses, Asian Casino News, Macau, Philippines, South Korea

Gaming analysts believe that Japan is in a great position to benefit from legalizing the casino industry and Union Gaming analyst Grant Govertsen recently confirmed that a change in the country’s political envi...

Dynam files for entry into Resort development

Sam Mitchell

June 30, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Hong Kong, Japan

Dynam Japan Holdings Co Ltd announced its intent to enter into a resort development project through a recent Hong Kong filing. On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 the filing was announced, with the report stating a res...

Casinos in Japan; bill awaits review

Lars Jones

May 21, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Japan, Indepth / Featured Articles

For those wishing to see Japan legalize and regulate casinos, June of last year proved particularly frustrating as the Diet ran out of time to pass a bill in the regular session. The parliament held a special ...

Japanese gamblers file tax expense lawsuits

Lars Jones

March 19, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Japan

Japanese courts have reported a growing rise in the number of tax expense lawsuits over the past few months. Most of these lawsuits originate from gamblers who have lost significant sums of money gambling at ca...

Asia Pacific Poker Tour Picks Up Where Asian Poker Tour Left Off

Tina Golden

October 2, 2008

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News

The second season of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) started its 2008 run with live broadcasts from the Grand Waldo Casino in Macau. 538 players showed up, boosting the prize pool to $1,620, 897. Both nu...