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Japanese court penalizes former casino magnate Kazuo Okada

February 19, 2020

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In Japan and a district court has reportedly ordered local casino magnate Kazuo Okada (pictured) to pay some ¥21.3 million ($191,500) in compensation to the firm he once headed, international gaming conglomerat...

Yokohama to publish casino draft implementation policy next month

Adam Morgan

February 19, 2020

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In Japan and the city of Yokohama has reportedly announced that it is pushing ahead with its plan to host one of the nation’s envisioned trio of integrated casino resorts and intends to publish its associated d...

Osaka focusing on World Expo 2025 infrastructure

Adam Morgan

February 14, 2020

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In Japan and the giant city of Osaka has reportedly released its budget for the next twelve months complete with approximately ¥325 million ($2.96 million) to help it complete infrastructure projects for the up...

James Murren stepping down as boss of MGM Resorts International

Adam Morgan

February 13, 2020

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American casino operator MGM Resorts International has announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, James Murren (pictured), is to step down before the expiration of his current contract. The Las...

Genting Singapore Limited seeking Japanese collaborators

Adam Morgan

February 13, 2020

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The Genting Singapore Limited subsidiary of Asian gambling giant Genting Malaysia Berhad has reportedly announced that it is ‘in the process of exploring partners’ to help it win one of the coming trio of integ...

Genting Singapore shareholders back firm’s Japanese casino initiative

Adam Morgan

February 5, 2020

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Shareholders for the Genting Singapore subsidiary of Asian gambling giant Genting Malaysia Berhad have reportedly overwhelmingly voted to support the firm’s attempt at securing one of a trio of coming Japanese ...

Kitakyushu not interested in securing an integrated casino resort license

Adam Morgan

February 1, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Japan

In Japan, the southern city of Kitakyushu has reportedly ruled itself out of the race for one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resorts despite apparently having attracted backing from three sets...

Shinzo Abe rebuffs calls to conduct an inquiry into possible casino corruption

Adam Morgan

January 30, 2020

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In Japan and Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, (pictured) has reportedly dismissed calls for his administration to launch some form of an inquiry into whether foreign casino operators may have been seeking to unduly ...

Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated selects Yokohama casino race partner

Adam Morgan

January 29, 2020

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

In Japan and local pachinko innovator, Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated, has reportedly inked a deal that could see British architecture firm Foster and Partners Limited design its envisioned integrated casino ...

Yokohama getting ready to host inaugural Japan IR Expo

Adam Morgan

January 27, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Japan, Conferences / Trade Shows, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Japan and Yokohama is reportedly set to host an event later this week that has been designed to give interested parties all of the information they could possibly need in order to help the giant city secure ...

Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited implicated in Japanese bribery scandal

Adam Morgan

January 24, 2020

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

In Japan and the bribery scandal that began with prominent politician Tsukasa Akimoto (pictured) and Chinese sports lottery firm 500.com has now reportedly grown to embroil Asian casino giant Melco Resorts and ...

Miyagi Prefecture considering whether to enter Japanese casino license race

Adam Morgan

January 23, 2020

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In Japan and the government for Miyagi Prefecture is reportedly contemplating whether it should enter the already crowded race in hopes of securing one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resort li...

Japanese government postpones launch of ‘Basic Policy’ casino criteria

Adam Morgan

January 21, 2020

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

In Japan and the coalition government of Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has reportedly announced that it is to delay the publication of the final criteria for those cities hoping to win the right to host one of th...

Japan benefitting from increased annual tourism figures

Adam Morgan

January 20, 2020

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Economy/Finance, Japan

Last year reportedly saw Japan chalk up a comparable 2.2% increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting its shores as its twelve-month tally exceeded the 30 million mark for the first time. According t...

500.com investors file federal class-action lawsuit in New Jersey

Adam Morgan

January 17, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Japan, Crime, Bribery, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

A group of investors in 500.com have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chinese sports lottery firm following the emergence of allegations that it may have committed securities fraud in attempting to brib...

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Japanese court penalizes former casino magnate Kazuo Okada

Yokohama to publish casino draft implementation policy next month

Osaka focusing on World Expo 2025 infrastructure

James Murren stepping down as boss of MGM Resorts International

Genting Singapore Limited seeking Japanese collaborators

Genting Singapore shareholders back firm’s Japanese casino initiative

Kitakyushu not interested in securing an integrated casino resort license

Shinzo Abe rebuffs calls to conduct an inquiry into possible casino corruption

Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated selects Yokohama casino race partner

Yokohama getting ready to host inaugural Japan IR Expo

Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited implicated in Japanese bribery scandal

Miyagi Prefecture considering whether to enter Japanese casino license race

Japanese government postpones launch of ‘Basic Policy’ casino criteria

Japan benefitting from increased annual tourism figures

500.com investors file federal class-action lawsuit in New Jersey

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