GGRAsia – Japan

Japan

Sega Sammy mulls naming Japan casino partners this year

Jun 25, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Japanese entertainment conglomerate Sega Sammy Holdings Inc is considering whether it can make an announcement “this year” regarding consortium partners for a tilt at a casino resort licence in...

Caesars’ Asia plans reviewed amid US$17bln Eldorado bid

Jun 24, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck, World

The future of the Caesars brand’s bid for a Japan casino licence and for construction of a South Korea casino is still to be clarified, following Monday’s announcement that United States regional...

Wynn Resorts eyeing range of sites in Japan: CEO Maddox

Jun 21, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Wynn Resorts Ltd chief executive Matt Maddox says the group has more than one location in mind for the casino complex it hopes to build and run in Japan. But it already has a consortium partnership...

Sega Sammy says it has an edge in Japan casino contest

Jun 17, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Management at Sega Sammy Holdings Inc, an entertainment conglomerate that is already an investor in a South Korean casino complex, has set out some of the reasons it thinks it will be a strong...

Grand Lisboa Palace launch depends on permits: chairman

Jun 12, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Construction of Grand Lisboa Palace (pictured), the first Cotai resort for Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd, will be completed this year as the firm had flagged, but the timing of the opening...

Aruze Gaming CEO Takahiro Usui leaving firm

Jun 10, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck, World

Takahiro Usui (pictured), chairman and chief executive of gaming equipment supplier Aruze Gaming America Inc, and a business associate of the brand’s founder Kazuo Okada, is to resign with effect...

No Osaka IR by 2025 unless policy basics next year: GMA

Jun 05, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

A consulting firm says that unless the Japanese national authorities set out by the second quarter of 2020 the so-called basic policy regarding casino resorts, the city of Osaka might not be able to...

Names of five casino firms in Osaka RFC phase revealed

Jun 05, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The authorities in the Osaka conurbation (pictured) in Japan have publicly named five of the seven entities that are participating in Osaka’s casino resort request-for-concept (RFC) phase that...

Kyushu governors in favour of casino in Nagasaki prefecture

Jun 05, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The Kyushu Governors’ Association has passed a resolution aiming to attract an integrated resort project to Nagasaki prefecture. The resolution was approved on Tuesday, according to GGRAsia’s...

Melco leverage manageable post Crown deal: Lawrence Ho

Jun 04, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd will still have a “manageable” leverage ratio – typically an indication of how much of a firm’s capital comes in the form of debt – following...