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MGM Resorts Osaka basic agreement includes escape clause connected to integrated resort

March 1, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Japan

After signing a Basic Agreement to create an integrated resort in Osaka, it was announced that MGM Resorts and ORIX Corp have an escape clause connected to the deal. With the clause, the operator can choose to ...

MGM Resorts Japan signs agreement via Osaka IR

Sadonna Price

February 23, 2022

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

This week it was confirmed by MGM Resorts Japan that its Osaka IR (SPC) subsidiary signed a basic agreement with the prefecture and city of Osaka. The Osaka/Yumeshima Area Specified Complex Tourist Facilities D...

Wynn Resorts Limited unveils Al Marjan Island integrated resort plan

Adam Morgan

January 26, 2022

United Arab Emirates, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has announced that it is to partner with developer RAK Hospitality Holding in order to build and run a multi-billion-dollar integrated resort in the United Arab Emi...

Wakayama residents petition for a referendum regarding casino bid

Sadonna Price

November 16, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Japan

Residents within the Wakayama feel they should have a say in whether or not the prefecture adds an integrated resort. A petition campaign is currently in the works, as residents feel this issue is a major one a...

Casinos Austria International Japan announces details of Kyushu/Nagasaki IR

Sadonna Price

October 4, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Japan

The process of bringing casinos to Japan continues, as potential operators are starting to release proposal ideas for venues. On October 1, Casinos Austria International Japan (CAIJ) provided details on its pla...

Nagasaki prefecture chooses Casinos Austria International Japan for IR development

Sadonna Price

August 31, 2021

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

A basic agreement has been signed for an IR development in Nagasaki, with the prefecture selecting Casinos Austria International Japan (CAIJ) as its partner. Earlier this week, Nagasaki Governor Hodo Nakamura s...

Clairvest Group signs basic agreement with Wakayama prefecture for IR project

Sadonna Price

August 27, 2021

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

Earlier this week, it was announced that the Clarivest Group has signed a new agreement with the Wakayama prefecture. The company was the area’s top choice when it comes to building an IR Resort. Plans are to a...

Casino resort proposal for the Island of Oahu approved by Hawaiian Homes Commission

K Morrison

December 23, 2020

Hawaii, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News

A draft legislative proposal that would authorize the development of a casino in the city of Kapolei, Hawaii was approved on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, in a 5-4 vote by the Hawaiian Homes Commission. Earlie...

Lotte Tour announces official opening of Jeju Dream Tower integrated resort today

K Morrison

December 18, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, New Hotels, Casino project updates, Asian Casino News, South Korea

True to its November announcement, Korea based, Lotte Tour Development Co Ltd, will celebrate the official opening of its US$1.4 billion Jeju Dream Tower integrated resort on December 18, after securing final a...

Genting Singapore to collaborate with Canon on advanced IR technologies

K Morrison

July 24, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Asian Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Singapore

Genting Malaysia Berhad (GENM:Bursa Malays) subsidiary, Genting Singapore Limited (SGX: G13), both under the Genting Group umbrella, has entered into an agreement with Japanese multinational corporation Canon I...

Japan to begin work on bet addiction policy after framework passed

K Morrison

July 10, 2018

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

After the Friday passage of a framework bill regarding “gambling addiction” by the House of Councillors, the upper house of Japan’s parliament , work is now set to begin at both the local government and nationa...

Japanese entertainment market scouted by Caesars for possible theater

K Morrison

June 25, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Japan, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Caesars Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: CZR) is reportedly scouting the Japanese entertainment market. In an exclusive interview with Asia Gaming Brief, the company’s president of entertainment, Jason Gastwi...

Sega Sammy changes group brand logo

K Morrison

April 11, 2018

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Game manufacturers, Japan

Japanese pachinko giant Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. recently announced that in a move demonstrating the future direction of the firm it will be changing its logo this August. The Tokyo-based pachinko machine an...

Developer LongRunn to build $4.2 billion casino city on Yeongjong Island, S. Korea

K Morrison

February 16, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, South Korea

LongRunn International Group (“LongRunn”), investor and developer of large-scale Integrated Resorts (IR), landmark real estate developments, infrastructural and environmental projects in Asia, has reportedly pe...

Caesars appoints former Senator to three-person Japan Advisory Committee

K Morrison

January 17, 2018

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

Former US Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (pictured) is now part of a three-person Japan Advisory Committee established by Caesars Entertainment Corporation. The committee is comprised of distinguished execu...