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Analysts believe Japan’s casino industry will follow legislation similar to Singapore

December 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Japan, Singapore

Japan passed a gambling bill earlier this month that approved the development of integrated resorts in the country. The casino industry is expected to create thousands of jobs and also bring in billions of doll...

Macau Gaming Regulators to pay close attention to Japan’s gambling policies

Renee Kingsley

December 16, 2016

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

Japan recently passed a gambling bill that would legalize the casino industry and bring in billions of dollars in foreign investment as there are a number of global gaming operators such as Wynn Resorts, MGM Re...

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...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and opposition clash over proposed casino bill

Renee Kingsley

December 8, 2016

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

Gaming analysts and political pundits have predicted that Japan could lift the ban on the gambling industry as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are in favor of legalizing ‘integr...

Japan’s lower house passes casino bill; Expected to be signed into law by Dec. 14

Lars Jones

December 6, 2016

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

Japan has taken another major step toward lifting the country's ban on casinos and opening what could become one of the world's most lucrative gaming markets. On Tuesday, the lower house of the Diet (parliam...

Influential government committee passes proposed Japanese casino legislation

Adam Morgan

December 2, 2016

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

In Japan, proposed legislation that would legalize casino gambling passed through an influential House Of Representatives committee on Friday despite a walk-out staged by critics opposed to the government’s rap...

Japanese parliament begins deliberations on casino legalization bill

Adam Morgan

November 30, 2016

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

The Japanese parliament has begun deliberations on proposed legislation that would legalize casino gambling with members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party revealing that they hope to take the measure as fa...

Kazuo Okada’s Universal Entertainment loses defamation case against Reuters Japan

Renee Kingsley

November 18, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Japan, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Philippines

Billionaire Kazuo Okada, the chairman of Japanese based Universal Entertainment, had filed a case against the Japanese division of Thomson Reuters Corp and three journalists on defamation charges back in Decemb...

Efforts to pass Japan casino bill delayed until 2017

Adam Morgan

November 15, 2016

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

Proposed legislation that would legalize casino gaming in Japan is reportedly not likely to pass through the current session of the Asian nation’s parliament this year due to time constraints and the effects of...

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...

Japanese politicians hear from casino proponents

Adam Morgan

November 5, 2016

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

Senior political figures were on hand earlier this week as the Japan Academy Of Integrated Resort And Gaming Studies held its 13th annual meeting at a Tokyo hotel and discussed proposed legislation that would l...

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

Kim M

October 31, 2016

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

Analysts believe Japan could become second largest gaming market

Renee Kingsley

October 28, 2016

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

Japan has contemplated for years about changing its gaming laws that would allow integrated resorts (IR) consisting of casinos, hotels and malls to be developed in the country but so far a favorable decision ha...

Odds of Japan legalizing casinos improved by Abe’s political gains

Kim M

October 18, 2016

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

Having failed for 15 years, the odds that Japan will soon allow casinos in the country have greatly improved thanks to changes in the political landscape there that could put the country in a position to benefi...

Japanese police bust illegal baccarat casino

Adam Morgan

October 8, 2016

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

As legislators in Japan decide whether to pass legislation to legalize resort casinos, police in Kanagawa Prefecture have announced that they recently busted an illegal baccarat venue that had reportedly racked...

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Analysts believe Japan’s casino industry will follow legislation similar to Singapore

Macau Gaming Regulators to pay close attention to Japan’s gambling policies

House Of Councillors committee passes Japanese casino legislation

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and opposition clash over proposed casino bill

Japan’s lower house passes casino bill; Expected to be signed into law by Dec. 14

Influential government committee passes proposed Japanese casino legislation

Japanese parliament begins deliberations on casino legalization bill

Kazuo Okada’s Universal Entertainment loses defamation case against Reuters Japan

Efforts to pass Japan casino bill delayed until 2017

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

Japanese politicians hear from casino proponents

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

Analysts believe Japan could become second largest gaming market

Odds of Japan legalizing casinos improved by Abe’s political gains

Japanese police bust illegal baccarat casino

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