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Osaka to choose bid partner by early 2020: MGM’s Murren

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

The Japanese city and surrounding prefecture of Osaka are likely to make a decision on their development partners for a tilt at a casino resort by “this time next year”, said Jim Murren (pictured...

Osaka Restoration, LDP pledge support for casino in city

Mar 19, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

A pair of candidates from rival parties, people that are expected to be front-runners for the respective posts of governor for Osaka prefecture and mayor of Osaka city in an April 7 election, pledged...

Sasebo steps up local PR campaign for Japan casino resort

Mar 18, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

A business body in the Japanese city of Sasebo (pictured) in Nagasaki prefecture is said to have struck a deal with an external marketing company as part of the community’s effort to attract a...

Gaming Standards Assn Japan branch amid casino push

Mar 11, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Japan, Latest News, World

The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) a specialist technical advisor regarding electronic gaming machine technology and digital infrastructure for the casino and betting industries, says it will...

MGM Resorts backs MLB’s season openers in Tokyo

Feb 28, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

American casino and hospitality operator MGM Resorts International says it is the title sponsor of the 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) Opening Series between the Oakland Athletics and Seattle...

Universal Ent seeks fresh terms for seven directors

Feb 27, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Japanese gaming company Universal Entertainment Corp says its board will ask the annual meeting of shareholders on March 25 to reappoint seven directors whose current terms will expire that day....

Grace Kelly exhibit extends Galaxy Ent links with Monaco

Feb 26, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Japan, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd and the Grimaldi Forum Monaco conference centre will jointly stage an exhibition in Macau about the life of American actress Grace Kelly, who...

Casino could help Osaka host Formula 1 race: mayor

Feb 25, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Hosting a casino in Osaka could help the metropolis on Japan’s east coast to gain rights to run a Formula One Grand Prix motor race. That is according to Osaka mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura, as quoted...

MGM Resorts places all-in bet on Osaka for Japanese casino

Feb 15, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

MGM Resorts International wants to build a casino resort in the Japanese prefecture of Osaka, the U.S.-based operator of casinos said on its full-year earnings call to analysts on Wednesday. “We...

Osaka wants US$8.5 billion casino investment: reports

Feb 12, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Details of Osaka prefecture’s strategy for a so-called integrated resort or “IR” have been previewed by Japanese media ahead of a formal announcement this week. The “Osaka IR basic plan”...