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Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated joins list of those wanting Japanese casino

May 12, 2017

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

Japanese pachinko innovator Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated has reportedly announced that it is hoping to acquire a majority stake in one of its nation’s planned integrated casino resorts. According to a re...

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited officially changes name

Adam Morgan

April 6, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Macau, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Asian casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Limited has officially changed its name to Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited while additionally revealing that the Hard Rock Hotel at its City Of Dreams Mac...

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited settles on name for “new corporate identity”

Adam Morgan

March 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Macau

After announcing just before Christmas that it intended to unveil “a new corporate entity” before the end of 2017, Asian casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Limited has now reportedly settled on a name an...

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...

Genting Singapore “well placed” to bid for Japan casino license

Adam Morgan

February 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Economy/Finance, Asian Casino News

A day after Melco Crown Entertainment Limited unveiled its proposed plans for a casino in the city of Osaka and Asian gambling rival Genting Singapore has reportedly declared that it has “sufficient financial r...

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...

Japan Cash Machine Company Limited branching out in Thailand and Russia

Adam Morgan

February 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Japan

In an attempt to diversify its business base away from casinos, money-handling machines innovator Japan Cash Machine Company Limited is reportedly eager to begin selling more currency-checking technology in eme...

Osaka announces plan for Yumeshima Island integrated casino resort

Adam Morgan

February 9, 2017

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

Global casino operators begin seeking potential partners in Japan

Adam Morgan

January 28, 2017

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

In the wake of Japan’s passage of enabling legislation that it is hoped will legalize integrated gambling resorts by the beginning of next year, global casino operators have reportedly stepped up their efforts ...

Japan lawmakers to begin discussions on new casino legislation

Adam Morgan

January 11, 2017

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

In Japan, a team of legislators from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are to reportedly begin meeting later this month in order to draft specific legislation designed to govern the licensing and operation of...

Landmark legislation in Japan legalizes casinos for first time

Lars Jones

December 14, 2016

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

Early Thursday, in an extended session of the Diet, Japan's parliament passed a bill making casinos legal in the country. The bill originated in the lower house and was passed there on December 6. It was then a...

House Of Councillors committee passes Japanese casino legislation

Adam Morgan

December 13, 2016

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

In Japan, proposed legislation that would legalize casino gambling has passed through an influential House Of Councillors committee and is now expected to be put forward for a full vote by the upper house of th...

Hard Rock International willing to make major investment into Japan casino industry

Renee Kingsley

November 7, 2016

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

Hard Rock International is known for its popular music themed hotels, restaurants and casinos across the world. The privately held enterprise with $4.5 billion in revenues makes more than fifty percent of its m...

MGM Resorts willing to spend as much as $10 billion on Japan casino, possibly via REIT

K Morrison

October 31, 2016

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

On Monday, Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International (MGM.N) Chief Executive Officer James Murren said that the company could spend close to $10 billion on an integrated resort (IR) in Japan via a publicly trad...

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....