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Galaxy Entertainment and SBM team up to bring integrated resort projects to Japan

March 30, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Japan, Macau, Monaco

Japan comes one step closer to the introduction of Integrated Resort projects with the news that the Macau-based operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) and Monte Carlo's Société des Bains de Mer (SBM) have i...

Japan May Limit Number of Gaming Facilities

Sadonna Price

March 3, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Japan

Casino operators such as Hard Rock International and the Las Vegas Sands are considering entering the Japanese gambling market due to its potential, but one gaming analyst says that the lawmakers of Japan may o...

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...

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited unveils plans for Osaka casino

Adam Morgan

February 22, 2017

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

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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...

Hard Rock looking to take up to a 60 percent stake in Japanese casino

Kim M

February 22, 2017

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

With regulation of what industry analysts say could become the second biggest casino market in the world expected to be ironed out in law by December, Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc. is eyeing a 60 percent s...

Minimum $10 billion investment planned by Las Vegas Sands for Japan Casino Resort

Sadonna Price

February 21, 2017

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

Japan is finally on its way to offering an integrated casino resort. The country has long been considered an area that would do well with casino gaming, possibly becoming the second-largest casino market in the...

American casinos win $117 billion in 2016: Report

Kim M

February 13, 2017

U.S.A., Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, China, Online gambling regulation, Economy/Finance, Japan

The U.S. leads the world in gambling losses by country with Americans losing $116.9 billion last year, according to The Economist’s citing of data from U.K.-based H2 Gambling Capital (H2G), a betting and gaming...

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...

Hard Rock Cafe International Incorporated establishes Japanese subsidiary

Adam Morgan

January 31, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Japan

American casino operator Hard Rock Cafe International Incorporated has announced the establishment of a dedicated Japanese subsidiary set to be led by former Sands China Limited boss Edward Tracy. Orlando-ba...

Japan’s Pachinko market towers over the Strip

Kim M

January 30, 2017

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

While the Japanese government’s enactment of “Act Promoting Implementation of Specified Integrated Resort Areas” late last month will allow high stakes gambling in Japan for the first time, currently, public sp...

Global casino operators begin seeking potential partners in Japan

Adam Morgan

January 28, 2017

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

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

First step in Japan casino process becomes law of the land

Lars Jones

December 26, 2016

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

Monday in Japan saw a decade-old struggle end with the "Act Promoting Implementation of Specified Integrated Resort Areas" taking effect on December 26, 2016. Casinos can now become legal in the land of the ris...

Japan’s horse racing purses among the richest in the world

Kim M

December 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Japan, Horse Racing

The Japan Cup now has a $5.25M purse, making it one of the most lucrative in the world. While Criminal Code chapter 23 generally bans gambling in Japan, there are some exceptions, including certain motor spo...

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Galaxy Entertainment and SBM team up to bring integrated resort projects to Japan

Japan May Limit Number of Gaming Facilities

Problem gambling bill introduced by Osaka-based national political party

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited unveils plans for Osaka casino

Hard Rock looking to take up to a 60 percent stake in Japanese casino

Minimum $10 billion investment planned by Las Vegas Sands for Japan Casino Resort

American casinos win $117 billion in 2016: Report

Japan Cash Machine Company Limited branching out in Thailand and Russia

Osaka announces plan for Yumeshima Island integrated casino resort

Hard Rock Cafe International Incorporated establishes Japanese subsidiary

Japan’s Pachinko market towers over the Strip

Global casino operators begin seeking potential partners in Japan

Japan lawmakers to begin discussions on new casino legislation

First step in Japan casino process becomes law of the land

Japan’s horse racing purses among the richest in the world

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