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SJM took part in Japan casino RFI phases: Arnaldo Ho

Sep 19, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s SJM gaming marque remains interested in the opportunity to have a casino resort in Japan, and has participated in request-for-information (RFI) processes staged by some of that country’s...

Melco says priority Yokohama, drops Osaka as Japan target

Sep 19, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Asian casino operator and developer Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd says it will adopt a “Yokohama First” policy in its pursuit of a Japan casino licence. The firm says it has ended its...

Gaming biz driving JCM annual results: president

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

Japan Cash Machine Co Ltd, also known as JCM Global, says its net income reached JPY1.29 billion (US$11.9 million) in the fiscal year ended March 31, up 39.5 percent from the previous year. Operating...

Yokohama seeks US$4mln budget for IR promotion

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

Yokohama (pictured), a Japanese city that is likely to try and get a casino resort, proposed on Monday a JPY400-million (US$3.7 million) supplementary budget for integrated resort promotion to cover...

Japan’s Yokohama to host IR expo in January

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

The first integrated resort (IR) exhibition in the city of Yokohama (pictured) is to take place on January 29 and 30, 2020, at the Pacific Convention Plaza Yokohama. That is according to a Thursday...

Japan gets IR basic policy, Osaka naming partners by spring

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

Japan’s national government announced on Wednesday the draft basic policy on integrated resorts or “IRs” as large-scale casino complexes with hotels, conference facilities and shopping and...

Melco Intl to open Yokohama office, build up Japan presence

Sep 02, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Global casino investor Melco International Development Ltd says the group will soon open a third office in Japan, this time in the city of Yokohama (pictured), the country’s second-largest...

Suncity listco to acquire land in Okinawa, plans hotel

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

Hong Kong-listed Suncity Group Holdings Ltd says it will pay nearly US$9.6 million to acquire 51 percent of Japan-based MSRD Corp Ltd, a company that owns a plot of land in the city of Miyakojima...

Japan IR goals similar to Singapore’s: official

Aug 29, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The director general of the preparation office for the Japan Casino Regulatory Commission, Makoto Nakagawa, says the country is aiming to get similar benefits from legalising casino gambling as those...

Caesars drops plans for Japan casino licence: firm

Aug 29, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

United States-based casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp announced on Thursday it was dropping plans to bid for one of the first casino licences in Japan. The firm said in a press release it...