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GEG continues Macau training scheme for Japan uni students

Aug 15, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau-based casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd – also known as GEG – announced on Wednesday it would be hosting a second edition of a scheme to bring to Macau groups of Japanese...

Wakayama to skip RFC process in IR pursuit: govt

Aug 13, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The Integrated Resorts (IR) Promotion Office of Japan’s Wakayama prefecture says it plans to launch a request-for-proposal (RFP) process “soon after” the national authorities announce the...

Three Japan IRs could generate US$8bln GGR: Bernstein

Aug 06, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

A Japanese casino industry made of two major casino resorts and a regional property could eventually generate gross gaming revenue (GGR) of US$7 billion to US$8 billion per year, says brokerage...

Konami slot division quarterly revenue, income plummets

Aug 02, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Konami Holdings Corp’s gaming and systems division reported revenue of approximately JPY6.83 billion (US$63.8 million) for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, up 7.3 percent compared to the...

September push by local business for Nagasaki casino

Aug 01, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Local entrepreneurs in Japan’s southwestern prefecture Nagasaki (pictured) say they will soon give new impetus to their drive to have one of the first casino resorts in Japan built there. In that...

Japan’s pro-IR ruling bloc wins upper house election

Jul 22, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japan’s governing coalition – featuring the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner Komeito – won Sunday’s election for the country’s upper chamber of parliament, the...

Japan court rules Okada Universal move invalid: reports

Jul 19, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippine media report that the Tokyo High Court has dismissed a legal bid by Japanese entrepreneur Kazuo Okada (pictured) that might have allowed him to regain control of Universal Entertainment...

Korea casinos upbeat even as Japan IRs loom: insiders

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

The possibility that a first wave of Japan casino resorts could start opening from the mid-2020s should not damage the prospects of large-scale gaming resorts in neighbouring South Korea, several...

Japan begins setting up casino probity body

Jul 10, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Two senior officials have been installed to steer the setting up of Japan’s casino administration committee, the body that will be in charge of casino regulation, safety and probity in that...

Nagasaki official hopes for casino RFC phase by autumn

Jul 04, 2019 Newsdesk Interviews, Japan, Latest News

Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture and Sasebo city aspire to launch some time in the autumn a request-for-concept (RFC) phase for commercial partners interested in running a casino resort locally. So...