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MGM Resorts International backing Osaka bid for World Expo 2025

December 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Japan, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

American casino giant MGM Resorts International has reportedly announced that its newly-established MGM Resorts Japan subsidiary has followed rival Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited in becoming an officia...

Osaka lauded as site for first Japanese integrated casino resort

Adam Morgan

May 29, 2017

Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Japan, Licenses

Fourteen weeks after unveiling a plan to bring a multi-billion-dollar integrated casino resort to Osaka and the man behind Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited has reportedly explained why he believes the po...

White Paper claims Osaka Strip could challenge Las Vegas, Macau

Lars Jones

April 17, 2017

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Japan

Global Market Advisors (GMA) released the executive summary to a white paper entitled, "White Paper: Japan Integrated Resorts" last Wednesday. The report provides revenue projections for various scenarios and r...

Problem gambling bill introduced by Osaka-based national political party

Sadonna Price

February 26, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Japan

New problem gambling legislation has been proposed in Japan via Nippon Ishin no Kai, a national political party based in Osaka. The goal of the new bill is to set up measures to deal with problem gambling in th...

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited unveils plans for Osaka casino

Adam Morgan

February 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Japan, Licenses

Asian casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Limited has officially joined the race for one of the integrated casino resort licenses set to be put up for grabs in Japan next year after unveiling two potentia...

Osaka announces plan for Yumeshima Island integrated casino resort

Adam Morgan

February 9, 2017

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

After lawmakers in Japan passed enabling legislation late last year that could see up to three integrated casino resorts legalized from the beginning of 2019, Osaka has reportedly become the first city to offic...

PAGCor to probe ‘illegal and violent’ Okada Manila takeover

Adam Morgan

June 1, 2022

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines

The gaming regulator for the Philippines has reportedly announced that it is to officially investigate yesterday’s alleged violent storming of the giant Okada Manila development by multiple representatives of J...

Wakayama Prefecture integrated casino resort plan in serious jeopardy

Adam Morgan

April 20, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Japan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Japan and the proposal to bring an integrated casino resort to Wakayama Prefecture is reportedly in tatters after local legislators voted down the jurisdiction’s associated development plan. According to ...

Bally’s Corporation refutes Japanese integrated casino resort rumors

Adam Morgan

March 31, 2022

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Japan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The Chairman for American land-based casino operator Bally’s Corporation has reportedly poured cold water on a rumor that his company will soon be launching a bid to bring a gambling-friendly development to the...

Japanese government remaining committed to casino liberalization

Adam Morgan

March 16, 2022

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The Prime Minister for Japan has reportedly reaffirmed his government’s commitment towards premiering a liberalized land-based casino market in order to help the Asian nation improve its economy via an increase...

Nagasaki Prefecture aiming for 2027 casino resort opening date

Adam Morgan

March 11, 2022

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Japan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Japan and Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly detailed that it is aiming to begin building its proposed integrated casino resort sometime next year in hopes of being able to open the Las Vegas-style facility ...

Asian casino magnate Kazuo Okada ordered to pay $54.6 million legal bill

Adam Morgan

February 10, 2022

U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In the United States and Asian casino magnate Kazuo Okada (pictured) has reportedly been told to pay over $54 million to a law firm that represented him during his long-running legal tussle with former Wynn Res...

MGM Resorts International chalks up impressive 2021 financials

Adam Morgan

February 10, 2022

U.S.A., Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Macau, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

American casino operator MGM Resorts International has announced that its net revenues for 2021 rose by 88% year-on-year to top $9.7 billion as it chalked up record fourth-quarter adjusted earnings from its reg...

Genting Singapore Limited to fully dissolve Japanese subsidiaries

Adam Morgan

December 29, 2021

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Asian casino operator Genting Singapore Limited has reportedly detailed that it will be winding up its eight-strong club of Japanese subsidiaries after earlier abandoning its campaign to bring a gambling-friend...

Local campaign threatening Nagasaki Prefecture casino bid

Adam Morgan

December 3, 2021

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Japan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Japan and a group of citizens opposed to the campaign to bring an integrated casino resort to Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly submitted a petition calling on the local government to halt the entire effort...