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Japanese political parties hoping to stymie integrated casino resort licensing

January 14, 2020

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

In Japan and three opposition political parties are reportedly set to join with the Japanese Communist Party in order to introduce legislation that could scupper the nation’s licensing of an inaugural trio of i...

Japanese government postpones foreign player casino tax proposition

Adam Morgan

December 13, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Japan, Taxation

In Japan and the coalition government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly temporarily shelved a controversial proposal that would have required non-resident foreign players to pay a tax on cash prizes w...

Yokohama sets aside extra cash for integrated casino resort bid

Adam Morgan

September 23, 2019

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

In Japan and Friday reportedly saw the city council for Yokohama ratify a supplementary budget that set aside approximately $2.42 million to aid the community’s efforts at securing an integrated casino resort l...

Japan’s governing casino-friendly coalition wins House of Councillors majority

Adam Morgan

July 22, 2019

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

In Japan and the governing coalition of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly overcame a splintered opposition yesterday to win a clear majority of seats in the nation’s 245-member upper legislative chamber. ...

Pro-casino candidates do well in Japanese local elections

Adam Morgan

April 23, 2019

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

Japan held the latest edition of its quadrennial local elections on Sunday and the exercise reportedly resulted in pro-casino candidates doing well in the northern city of Tomakomai as well as in the southern c...

Pro-casino Governor wins in Wakayama Prefecture

Adam Morgan

November 26, 2018

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

In Japan, yesterday reportedly saw the pro-casino incumbent Governor for Wakayama Prefecture, Yoshinobu Nisaka (pictured), win over 80% of the vote in order to secure a fourth consecutive four-year term in offi...

Japanese legislators pass casino legalization measure

Adam Morgan

July 23, 2018

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

In Japan, Friday reportedly saw the upper house of the nation’s bicameral National Diet ratify the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill, thus paving the way for the opening of up to three large integrated casi...

Japanese casino legislation clears penultimate hurdle

Adam Morgan

July 19, 2018

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

In Japan, proposed legislation that would legalize casino gambling could reportedly face a vote before the full House of Councillors as soon as tomorrow after earlier today being ratified by the body’s influent...

Shinzo Abe remains committed to passing casino legislation this month

Adam Morgan

July 4, 2018

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

In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) has reportedly stated that he remains committed to getting the casino-legalizing Integrated Resort Implementation Bill ratified by the nation’s House of Councillor...

Japan’s House of Representatives passes Integrated Resort Implementation Bill

Marie Kelley

June 19, 2018

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

After the Cabinet Committee ratified the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill late last week, it was expected that the full House of Representatives of Japan would vote on the bill in the near future. The vote...

Japan casino legislation clears Cabinet Committee hurdle

Adam Morgan

June 18, 2018

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

In Japan, the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill could reportedly be put to a vote before the full 465-seat House of Representatives as soon as tomorrow after Friday afternoon saw the body’s Cabinet Committe...

Japan’s House of Representatives clears anti-gambling addiction bill

K Morrison

May 28, 2018

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

Prior to the weekend, the lower parliamentary chamber of Japan’s National Diet, the House of Representatives, passed an anti-gambling addiction bill. The measure was then sent to the House of Councillors, the u...

No timetable yet for Japanese casino legislation

Adam Morgan

November 6, 2017

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

Despite being re-elected as the Prime Minister of Japan last month, Shinzo Abe (pictured) has reportedly yet to set a timetable for his government to bring the proposed casino-enabling Integrated Resort Impleme...

Japan’s gambling addiction bill could be shelved until fall or winter

K Morrison

June 12, 2017

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

Set to close at the month's end, Japan’s Ordinary Diet Session has made no significant legislative progress on preparing for integrated resorts (IRs) after both the opposition and the ruling party failed to com...

Japan to possibly consider new pachinko anti-addiction measures

Adam Morgan

March 30, 2017

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

In the wake of Japan’s passage late last year of enabling legislation that could see up to two Las Vegas-style integrated gambling resorts licensed by the beginning of 2018, members of the government are report...