Casino
May 28, 2020
Japan Bidding on Integrated Resorts for Economic Recovery
With the global coronavirus pandemic disrupting communications between overseas investors and local companies, the bidding for the Integrated Resorts project has become more difficult. Yet, Japan sees the successful completion of the first IR as a stepping-stone for the country’s economic recovery post COVID-19. Japan’s Recovery Depends on Integrated Resorts With the Summer Olympics postponed […]
Legal
May 21, 2020
Tokyo Prosecutor Kurokawa Involved in Gambling Scandal
One of Japan’s top prosecutors, Hiromu Kurokawa, is stepping down from his post following involvement in a mahjong game with money bets. Prosecutor Kurokawa Accused of Playing Mahjong for Money Hiromu Kurokawa, chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, has stepped down after involvement in a gambling scandal. The weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun reported […]
Business
May 13, 2020
Las Vegas Sands Pulls out of Japan Integrated Resort Bid
Gaming and hospitality industry giant Las Vegas Sands is pulling out of Japan’s integrated resort bid. Japan IR Bid No Longer a Plan for Las Vegas Sands Las Vegas Sands has withdrawn its bid for a Yokohama prefecture Integrated Resort (IR) in Japan, the company announced in a press release on Tuesday, May 12. An […]
Business
May 3, 2020
MGM Resorts Continues with Osaka IR bid in Japan
MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle noted that the company is proceeding as planned for its Osaka IR bid in Japan. Hornbuckle calls the Asian market a “huge upside for the company”. MGM Resorts Follows Their Plan for the IR bid in Japan Bill Hornbuckle, CEO of MGM Resorts, confirmed that the company is still going […]
Casino
April 13, 2020
Yokohoma Continues with IR Bid Despite Coronavirus Emergency
Japan’s Yokohoma prefecture will continue with its IR bidding process despite a state of emergency issued by the central government last week. According to Yokohoma mayor Fumiko Hayashi, the prefecture has all it needs to apply successfully for an IR license and host the first of three such projects in Japan. Yokohama Continues with IR […]
Casino
April 8, 2020
Osaka’s Yumeshima IR Project Suffers Setback after Setback
One of the strong contenders to host an integrated resort-type casino in Japan, Osaka, may have to face delays again, pushing back its request-for-proposal /RFP/ process, this time due to the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Officials Accepted New Delays Osaka’s Mayor, Ichiro Matsui, was quoted by the Mainichi newspaper on Monday, raising […]
Casino
April 7, 2020
Nagasaki Prefecture Published Its Kyushu-Nagasaki IR Basic Concept
Despite the ongoing health crisis regarding the outbreak of the coronavirus, Japanese prefecture Nagasaki continues to push forward with its casino integrated resort /IR/ effort. The prefecture published its Kyushu-Nagasaki IR Basic Concept on Monday and informed it was getting closer to selecting its partner from the private sector. The published document explained in details, […]
Blockchain
April 2, 2020
FunFair Completes Localization of Japanese Gaming Platform
The owner of the iconic CasinoFair brand, FunFair Technologies, has introduced its first localization effort in Japanese to help improve player and retention rate in one of the key markets for the company. Guaranteed Fair™ by FunFair Technologies Gets Japanese Localization FunFair Technologies has expanded its onboarding efforts by improving its decentralized gaming platform, Guaranteed […]
Casino
March 31, 2020
Yokohama Allocates More Staff To Coordinate Its IR Bid
Yokohama city, one of the strong contenders to host an integrated casino-type resort /IR/ in Japan, has announced it is pushing up the number of employees coordinating the efforts, as the media GGRAsia reports. Effective April 1, the IR promotion office, under the Urban Development Bureau of the metropolis, is about to increase its staff […]
Business
March 26, 2020
Yokohama Allocates $3.6 Million to IR Efforts
The coronavirus pandemic seems to have brought several parts of the world to a standstill. However, in countries like Japan, the authorities are still proceeding with their long-term plans for development. The country’s plans for its integrated resorts (IR) project is still on track as the country starts to recover from a brief slowdown brought […]