GGRAsia – Japan Gaming Congress 2019

Barrière ok as Japan IR minority owner if has ops role

May 28, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Japan Gaming Congress 2019, Latest News, Top of the deck

French gaming and hospitality brand Groupe Lucien Barrière would be “comfortable” with a minority equity position in a Japan casino resort, provided the firm were able to have a role in gaming...

Melco expects Japan spend 50:50 with local partner: CFO

May 17, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Japan Gaming Congress 2019, Latest News

Although casino entrepreneur Lawrence Ho Yau Lung of Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd anticipates the total cost of a Japan casino resort to be more than US$10 billion, his own firm might only be...

Galaxy Japan bid looking inwards, outwards: Ted Chan

May 17, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Japan Gaming Congress 2019, Latest News

Macau-based casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd’s plan to build a casino resort in Japan will take into consideration the Japan domestic market, but also aim to attract more foreign...

Electronic tables good fit for Japan market: JGC panel

May 17, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Japan Gaming Congress 2019

Electronic table games (ETGs) – a casino game segment now popular with players across Asia-Pacific – could also be a good fit for the Japan market, heard a Japan Gaming Congress (JGC)...

MGM sees uptick in public support for IR in Osaka: Bowers

May 17, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Japan Gaming Congress 2019, Latest News

U.S.-based casino operator MGM Resorts International says it sees now more public support for a casino resort in the Japanese prefecture of Osaka compared to a few months ago. “We’ve seen an...

Wynn to spend more in Japan than on Wynn Palace: exec

May 17, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Japan Gaming Congress 2019, Latest News

Casino group Wynn Resorts Ltd would expect to spend more on a Japan resort than it had invested on its Wynn Palace property in Macau. So said Chris Gordon (pictured), president of Wynn Resorts...

SJM has know-how to brand Japan via IR: Arnaldo Ho

May 17, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Japan Gaming Congress 2019, Latest News

Macau’s SJM gaming marque could combine its decades of experience serving Chinese consumers with Japan’s service tradition in order to go about “branding Japan” via a casino resort in that...

LVS well-positioned for Osaka IR bid: Tanasijevich

May 16, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Japan Gaming Congress 2019, Latest News

United States-based casino firm Las Vegas Sands Corp, which already has Asian operations in Macau and Singapore, has publicly affirmed its interest in Osaka as a location for its Japan casino resort...

Casino permit refresh every 3 yrs biz risk: Japan MPs

May 16, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Japan Gaming Congress 2019, Latest News

The fact Japan casino licences will need to be renewed every three years under arrangements currently proposed, could amount to a business risk, said a panel of local parliamentarians at the Japan...

Melco’s Japan investment could surpass US$10bln: Ho

May 16, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Japan Gaming Congress 2019, Latest News

Lawrence Ho Yau Lung, chairman and chief executive of Asian casino developer Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd, says the company’s investment if it won a licence to build a casino resort in Japan...