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Shinzo Abe ‘legacy’ to include premiere of Japanese integrated casino resorts

July 11, 2022

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Last week’s assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) has reportedly been felt far and wide as the 67-year-old was one of the main protagonists in the effort to bring Las Vegas-style...

Wakayama Prefecture integrated casino resort plan in serious jeopardy

Adam Morgan

April 20, 2022

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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 ...

Nagasaki Prefecture legislators approve final integrated casino resort plan

Adam Morgan

April 20, 2022

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In southern Japan and local legislators for Nagasaki Prefecture have reportedly voted in favor of the plan that could see the jurisdiction’s Huis Ten Bosch theme park feature a Las Vegas-style integrated casino...

Nagasaki Prefecture aiming for 2027 casino resort opening date

Adam Morgan

March 11, 2022

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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 ...

Local campaign threatening Nagasaki Prefecture casino bid

Adam Morgan

December 3, 2021

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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...

Kuwana to potentially join Japan’s integrated casino resort race

Adam Morgan

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...

Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated may start looking to iGaming

Adam Morgan

November 16, 2021

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After losing out on the race to bring an integrated casino resort to its home nation and Japanese gaming conglomerate Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated has reportedly announced that it may now start investigatin...

New Japanese Prime Minister extolls the benefits of coming integrated casino resorts

Adam Morgan

October 13, 2021

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Only a week after being officially appointed as the latest Prime Minister of Japan and Fumio Kishida (pictured) reportedly told parliamentarians that the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resorts will s...

Nagasaki Prefecture asks chosen casino operating partner for more information

Adam Morgan

October 11, 2021

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In Japan and officials in Nagasaki Prefecture have reportedly asked the consortium being led by European casino operator Casinos Austria International to provide more information on its precise structure and pr...

Japan’s Casino Management Board regulator asks for more money

Adam Morgan

October 5, 2021

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In Japan and recently-established regulator for the nation’s coming casino industry has reportedly asked the federal government for extra money so that it may hire additional staff and more effectively oversee ...

Caesars Entertainment Incorporated re-enters Japanese casino license race

Adam Morgan

September 30, 2021

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American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Incorporated has announced that it has joined the consortium looking to win permission to bring a Las Vegas-style development to Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture. Th...

Casino friend Fumio Kishida in line to be the next Prime Minister of Japan

Adam Morgan

September 30, 2021

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In Japan and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has reportedly selected long-time political figure Fumio Kishida (pictured) to succeed the unpopular Yoshihide Suga as the Asian nation’s next Prime Minister. ...

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...

MGM Resorts International designated as official Osaka casino partner

Adam Morgan

September 17, 2021

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In Japan and the city of Osaka has reportedly selected a consortium being led by MGM Resorts International to be the preferred operating partner for its tilt at winning one of the nation’s coming trio of integr...