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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...

Casinos Austria Japan unit shapes Nagasaki IR consortium

Jul 03, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The Japan unit of global gaming operator Casinos Austria International told GGRAsia it is in the process of forming a consortium for a potential casino resort at Sasebo in Nagasaki prefecture. The...

New casinos in ASEAN a risk to Singapore: JP Morgan

Jul 03, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck

New, high-quality casino resorts in the Philippines and Cambodia are more likely to be a commercial threat to Singapore’s casino duopoly than to Macau’s six-operator oligopoly. That is the...

Japan Tourism Agency to take on some IR responsibilities

Jul 03, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The Japanese government has rejigged the structure of the Japan Tourism Agency in order for the body to be responsible for several matters related with the country’s nascent casino industry....

Current Corp, Hong Kong investors eye US$5bln Nagasaki IR

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

Japanese company Current Corp has outlined to GGRAsia how it would be a contender to provide private-sector investment should Nagasaki prefecture decide to put its name forward to host one of the...

Universal Ent presses on with share buy-backs

Jul 02, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Japanese gaming conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp says it bought back more of its shares in June as it continues a programme designed to please its investors. Universal Entertainment told the...

Mohegan offers detail on proposed Hokkaido project

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

United States-based tribal casino operator Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment announced on Friday some details of its proposal to develop a casino resort in the city of Tomakomai (pictured), on the...