GGRAsia – Japan

Sega Sammy cash-cautious over Japan casino resort tilt

Jun 02, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japanese entertainment conglomerate Sega Sammy Holdings Inc says that amid the Covid-19 pandemic it intends to exercise “sound cash management” regarding any involvement in a domestic casino...

Japan’s Wakayama delays casino RFP, cites pandemic

Jun 01, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The authorities in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture (pictured) announced on Monday that they would only aim to select by January 2021 – instead of mid-November this year – a private-sector...

Dynam looks to get casino video slots into Singapore

May 29, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed Dynam Japan Holdings Co Ltd says Singapore regulatory approval is being sought for a series of casino video slot machine products it has been involved in developing. Macau-approved...

Virus might see Japan IR application period extend: experts

May 27, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The Covid-19 pandemic might result in an extension of the end date for the 2021 application period in which local governments in Japan must approach the national authorities for the right to host a...

Abe lifts last pandemic emergency label for Tokyo, Hokkaido

May 25, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe (pictured in a file photo) declared on Monday an end to the last of the emergency designations imposed in the country regarding the novel coronavirus, by lifting...

Kyushu body sends casino ops goodwill amid pandemic

May 25, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The Kyushu Governors’ Association, the body that endorsed Nagasaki prefecture as the representative of that Japanese region in its tilt at a casino resort, held an online meeting on Friday –...

Japan to lift state of emergency in Osaka, other regions

May 21, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japan will lift its state of emergency order in Osaka (pictured), Kyoto and Hyogo on Thursday (May 21) as the number of new Covid-19 infections in each of the three prefectures has remained low, the...

Suncity, Clairvest qualify for Wakayama casino RFP

May 14, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The authorities in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture (pictured) announced on Thursday that two declared suitors seeking respectively to work with that community to create a casino resort – or...

Too many unknowns for LVS in Japan: observers

May 13, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp’s (LVS’s) decision to pull out of the race for a Japan casino reflected market uncertainties, delays and regulatory issues, suggested a number of investment...

LVS drops Japan resort aim, plans unreachable: Adelson

May 13, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

United States-based casino firm Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) said in a press release onTuesday that it would “discontinue its pursuit of integrated resort (IR) development in Japan”. That was a...