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Gaming machine revenues benefit Konami Holdings Corporation

August 2, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Game manufacturers, Japan

Japanese conglomerate, Konami Holdings Corporation, has reportedly released its financial results for the three month to the end of June showing that revenues from its pachinko and gaming machine divisions had ...

Sasebo to host pair of casino-friendly seminars in September

Adam Morgan

August 1, 2019

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

In Japan and the organization that represents business entrepreneurs in the southern city of Sasebo has reportedly announced that it will be stepping up efforts from next month to help the small community secur...

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. ...

Former casino magnate Kazuo Okada loses pair of legal appeals

Adam Morgan

July 19, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Japan, Crime, Financial Fraud, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines

It’s been a bad week for former Japanese casino magnate Kazuo Okada (pictured) after GGRAsia reported that the billionaire has lost legal actions in both the Philippines and his home nation concerning his conte...

NagaCorp Limited looking to Japan as its business in Cambodia booms

Adam Morgan

July 15, 2019

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cambodia, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Japan, Asian Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Russia

A senior executive for Asian casino operator, NagaCorp Limited, has reportedly declared that his firm is now ‘in a position to take a look at fresh opportunities’ including the possibility of entering the nasce...

Japan starts process to name members of new casino regulator

Adam Morgan

July 10, 2019

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

The government of Japan has reportedly appointed a pair of senior civil servants to assist with the creation of the official body that is to be tasked with overseeing the future probity of the Asian nation’s na...

Wazdan popular games portfolio goes live with Hero Gaming’s brands

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July 9, 2019

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Japan, European Casino News, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Leading iGaming software provider, Wazdan, has announced that its collaboration with online entertainment company, Hero Gaming, that has seen it go live across Casino Heros, CasiTabi, Betser, Speedy Bet and...

Casinos Austria International intensifying Japanese casino campaign

Adam Morgan

July 3, 2019

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

The local subordinate of Casinos Austria International in Japan has reportedly announced that it is in the process of establishing a consortium for the purposes of bidding for the rights to build and operate an...

Wynn Resorts Limited looking at multiple Japanese candidate cities

Adam Morgan

June 21, 2019

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

The boss for American casino operator, Wynn Resorts Limited, has reportedly detailed that his firm has already established a consortium in hopes of winning the right to build and operate one of the three integr...

Delay on Japanese casino policies may hinder Osaka opening target

Adam Morgan

June 5, 2019

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

The city of Osaka in Japan has reportedly been warned that it may not be able to fully open its envisioned integrated casino resort in time for the start of World Expo 2025 owing to the federal government’s slo...

Osaka officially reveals identities of five casino operator candidates

Adam Morgan

June 5, 2019

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

Officials in the Japanese city of Osaka have officially revealed the identities of five of the seven entities that are participating in the process to select a future operator for the giant city’s envisioned in...

Kyushu authorities to back Sasebo integrated casino resort proposal

Adam Morgan

June 5, 2019

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

Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan has reportedly received local support for its plan to bring one of the nation’s three envisioned integrated casino resorts to a site adjacent to its Huis Ten Bosch theme park. Hu...

Seven potential casino operating partners for Osaka to consider

Adam Morgan

May 31, 2019

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

The mayor for Osaka, Ichiro Matsui (pictured), has reportedly announced that he has received proposals from seven different entities hoping to eventually win the right to operate the giant city’s envisioned int...

Groupe Lucien Barriere ‘comfortable’ with minority stake in future Japanese casino

Adam Morgan

May 28, 2019

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

The boss for French gambling and hotels giant, Groupe Lucien Barriere, has reportedly declared that his firm would be ‘comfortable’ holding a minority stake in any new Japanese integrated casino resort so long ...

Low unemployment rate to impact Japanese casino license winners

Adam Morgan

May 20, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Japan, Licenses

Foreign gaming firms that win the three integrated casino resort licenses being put up for grabs in Japan could face problems in hiring the thousands of employees such venues would require due to the nation cur...

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Gaming machine revenues benefit Konami Holdings Corporation

Sasebo to host pair of casino-friendly seminars in September

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

Former casino magnate Kazuo Okada loses pair of legal appeals

NagaCorp Limited looking to Japan as its business in Cambodia booms

Japan starts process to name members of new casino regulator

Wazdan popular games portfolio goes live with Hero Gaming’s brands

Casinos Austria International intensifying Japanese casino campaign

Wynn Resorts Limited looking at multiple Japanese candidate cities

Delay on Japanese casino policies may hinder Osaka opening target

Osaka officially reveals identities of five casino operator candidates

Kyushu authorities to back Sasebo integrated casino resort proposal

Seven potential casino operating partners for Osaka to consider

Groupe Lucien Barriere ‘comfortable’ with minority stake in future Japanese casino

Low unemployment rate to impact Japanese casino license winners

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