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Kuwana to potentially join Japan’s integrated casino resort race

November 26, 2021

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In Japan and the central Honshu city of Kuwana has reportedly expressed an interest in potentially securing one of the nation’s coming trio of licenses to build and operate a Las Vegas-style integrated casino r...

Wakayama Prefecture postpones resident integrated casino resort briefings

Adam Morgan

November 22, 2021

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In Japan and Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly postponed a series of briefings that were due to be held from later this week so as to allow the local population to ask questions regarding the jurisdiction’s en...

Orix Corporation makes pricey Osaka integrated casino resort pledge

Adam Morgan

November 8, 2021

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In Japan and local financial services firm Orix Corporation has reportedly committed to spending at least $2.4 billion on the integrated casino resort it is looking to bring to the city of Osaka. According t...

Osaka releases further details on MGM Resorts International casino proposal

Adam Morgan

September 28, 2021

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A little over a week after selecting the consortium being led by MGM Resorts International to serve as the preferred operating partner for its tilt at securing an integrated casino resort license and the Japane...

Yokohama exit for Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited

Adam Morgan

September 13, 2021

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In Japan and Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has now reportedly followed Genting Singapore Limited in officially exiting the race to bring an integrated casino resort to the city of Yokohama. Accordi...

Yokohama integrated casino resort bid hit by ‘seppuku’ suicide pledge

Adam Morgan

August 5, 2021

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One of the most distinguished businessmen in the Japanese city of Yokohama has reportedly announced that he intends to kill himself by committing ‘seppuku’ if the community ever opens its envisioned integrated ...

Clairvest Neem Ventures consortium granted Wakayama Prefecture approval

Adam Morgan

July 21, 2021

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In Japan and the government for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly okayed the final consortium that is now set to serve as the preferred operating partner for its tilt at being granted permission to host one of...

Yokohama mayoral candidates come out against city’s integrated casino resort plan

Adam Morgan

June 28, 2021

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In Japan and one of the candidates running to be elected as the next mayor for Yokohama has reportedly come out against the giant city’s plan to bring an envisioned integrated casino resort to a 116-acre parcel...

Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated prepared to spend big in Japan

Adam Morgan

June 15, 2021

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In Japan and gaming conglomerate Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated has reportedly announced that it is now prepared to spend up to $1.09 billion in order to bring an integrated casino resort to the city of Yokoh...

Wakayama Prefecture picks its preferred casino operating partner

Adam Morgan

June 2, 2021

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In Japan and Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly selected the Clairvest Neem Ventures subsidiary of Canadian private equity management firm Clairvest Group Incorporated to serve as its preferred casino operating...

Wakayama Prefecture loses integrated casino resort operator candidate

Adam Morgan

May 14, 2021

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In Japan and the government for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly announced that Suncity Holdings Japan Company Limited has pulled out of the race to be named as the operator for the jurisdiction’s envisioned ...

Osaka sets definitive integrated casino resort RFP deadline

Adam Morgan

March 19, 2021

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In Japan and the city of Osaka has reportedly launched the latest request for proposal (RFP) stage of its campaign to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resort licenses. According to...

MGM Resorts International remaining keen on Osaka casino project

Adam Morgan

February 12, 2021

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The boss for American casino operator MGM Resorts International has reportedly revealed that his firm is still interested in being given the right to bring a gambling-friendly development to the Japanese city o...

Casino implementation policy guidelines published by Yokohama

Adam Morgan

January 22, 2021

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Officials in the giant Japanese city of Yokohama have reportedly published the implementation policy for their ambitious campaign to win one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resort licenses. ...

Wakayama Prefecture postpones opening date for planned casino

Adam Morgan

November 9, 2020

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In Japan and Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly announced that that its planned integrated casino resort is now not expected to begin welcoming guests before the spring of 2026. According to a report from In...