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Cyprus temporary casino this year: Lawrence Ho

Apr 03, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Macau, Philippines, Top of the deck, World

Hong Kong-listed Melco International Development Ltd has confirmed it will launch a temporary casino facility in Cyprus this year. Late last year the firm – which is also majority owner of Macau...

Japan coalition deadlock on several casino issues: reports

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

Japan’s two governing parties are still deadlocked on more than half the big-picture issues up for debate regarding implementation of a regulatory framework for casinos in that country. That is...

Komeito wants Singapore-level casino fee: report

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

The junior coalition partner in Japan’s governing grouping is to call for a casino daily entry fee four times that already proposed, and which would be on a par with that charged in Singapore...

Lawrence Ho expects Japan casino licence bid to start 2019

Mar 12, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Lawrence Ho Yau Lung (pictured), chairman and chief executive of Asian casino developer Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd, says he expects the bidding process for a Japan casino licence to take...

Universal Ent flags 2018 profit jump on Wynn deal

Mar 12, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Japanese gaming conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp says it expects a huge uplift in profit for financial year ending December 31, 2018, as a result of a settlement agreement with Wynn Resorts...

LDP group urges Japan govt to speed casino process

Mar 08, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Lawmakers from Japan’s majority governing group, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), are to press the national government to shorten the process for casino liberalisation, so that a venue or...

More than 3 Japan casinos at outset unlikely: Komeito

Mar 07, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

It would be “extremely hard” for Komeito, the smaller of the two parties in Japan’s governing coalition, to agree to more than three resorts in the first implementation phase of casino gaming...

Japanese govt mulls biometrics for casino entry: report

Mar 05, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japan’s government is looking at the possibility of using biometric identification technology for locals wishing to enter its proposed casino resorts, reported the Jiji Press news agency....

Caesars mulls different locations for Japan scheme

Mar 05, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Senior executives of U.S.-based casino group Caesars Entertainment Corp visited Japan last week as the company plans to bid for a casino licence in that country. According to media reports, Caesars...

Japan still mulling casino resort numbers

Mar 02, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The number of casino resorts to be allowed in Japan post-liberalisation is still to be decided, despite media speculation that the issue might be settled during a meeting held recently between...