GGRAsia – Japan

Japan parliament extension boosts casino bill hopes

Jun 20, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japan’s governing coalition agreed on Wednesday to extend the current ordinary session of the country’s parliament until July 22, which could allow passage of the Integrated Resorts (IR)...

Lower house nods Japan IR Implementation Bill

Jun 19, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japan’s parliament, passed on Tuesday the Integrated Resorts (IR) Implementation Bill. That paves the way for the bill to be heard and passed by...

Universal group rejig to bar Okada from its casino biz

Jun 19, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Gaming conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp is moving with what it calls “an intra-group organisational realignment” in order to prevent regulatory action against its casino-related...

Japan casino bill likely to reach upper house next week

Jun 13, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Discussion of a piece of enabling legislation, known as the Integrated Resorts (IR) Implementation Bill, a vital step in the process of legalising a casino industry in Japan, will only begin next...

Japanese PM urges fairness in deciding where to put casinos

Jun 04, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stressed fairness and transparency as the country decides where to build casino resorts, Jiji Press reports. The Japanese news agency quoted Mr Abe as telling a...

Operators hint 2020 target for Japan casino licences

Jun 01, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Robert Goldstein, president and chief operating officer of U.S.-based casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp, says he expects casino licences in Japan to be awarded in 2020 at the earliest, if the...

Japan casino needs likely unique: Sega Sammy Creation

May 31, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Japan, Latest News

Electronic games for the expected Japanese casino industry are likely to work best when they address the particularities of the local market, says a senior executive with Sega Sammy Creation Inc....

Japan mulls extending Diet session to pass IR bill

May 30, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The parliamentary membership of Japan’s two governing parties is considering extending the current session of the national legislature, buying time to pass important bills including the Integrated...

Anti-gambling addiction bill clears Diet lower chamber

May 28, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

A bill on gambling addiction counter measures passed Japan’s lower parliamentary chamber – the House of Representatives – on Friday, according to GGRAsia’s Japan correspondent. The bill was...

Shinzo Abe talks up casino resorts, pledges safeguards

May 22, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that the introduction of casino resorts in the country would help advance Japan’s status as a “tourism-oriented” country. Mr Abe (pictured in...