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16/1/2017 | A work team of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will begin to work later this month on the second-stage bill setting out the rules for Japan’s nascent casino industry, reported the Japan Times newspaper.
10/1/2017 | Japan’s government is preparing new legislation that will require gambling operators to take greater efforts to mitigate the potential harms of gambling addiction.
6/1/2017 | The recently-passed Integrated Resort Promotion Bill approves that casino resorts will be constructed in an as-yet-unidentified Special Economic Zone. A second piece of legislation is due to be discussed by country’s parliament – the Diet- within the next 12 months. And first casinos would open in 2024
2/1/2017 | Eugene Christiansen, CEO of consultancy Christiansen Capital Advisors, believes that upcoming Japanese casinos will need to be world class if they are to be sustainable. At the same time, he said that the new casinos infrastructure would have to look beyond merely gambling.
21/12/2016 | The Singapore model of casinos as part of integrated resorts could be the one adopted by Japan. In recent years, Singapore’s model has been closely studied by Japan, with several government officials visiting the city state in recent years.
19/12/2016 | Philippine’ resort and casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp. said it is interested in expanding its gaming operations to Japan, which recently took steps towards legalizing the casino business.
19/12/2016 | After the approval of casino legislation in Japan, many voices support such decisión. One of them is American Gaming Association´s (AGA) President and CEO, Geoff Freeman, who said that it is “truly historic.”
