Business
April 15, 2021
Genius Sports Acquires B.LEAGUE Exclusive Data Rights
Sports data and digital content supplier Genius Sports announced today it entered into a multi-year partnership deal with B.LEAGUE to become its Exclusive Streaming and Data Partner for Betting. League Data Capturing Under the deal, Genius Sports and the Japanese governing body of professional basketball agreed to give access to live data and video insights […]
Casino
April 14, 2021
Nagasaki Continues IR Push as New Kyushu IR Council Launches
Efforts to bring casino gambling to Japan through integrated resorts (IR) continue, despite a few stumbles along the way. The COVID-19 pandemic slowed progress down considerably and it didn’t help that a national legislator was caught up in an IR bribery scandal with a Chinese gaming company, 500.com. Having overcome those issues, 2021 appears to […]
Casino
April 7, 2021
MGM Resorts Remains Only Suitor for an Osaka Integrated Resort
It might be taking longer than expected, but Japan’s attempt to bring integrated resorts (IR) to the country is moving forward. There are several cities still vying for position as one of the first three to be selected to host a major casino, and Osaka remains at the top of the list. As anxious as the city is to […]
Legal
March 19, 2021
Three Operators to Compete for Nagasaki Integrated Resort
The Prefecture in Nagasaki chose Casinos Austria, NIKI Group, and Oshidori International to continue to the next stage of interviews for an integrated resort. Current Group and One Kyushu were the two operators that did not make it forward. Nagasaki IR Moves Forward, Three Operators to Compete for the Project Earlier this month, Nagasaki prefecture […]
Industry
March 15, 2021
Japan Has No Plans to Legalize Online Gambling
Japan’s government has no plans to allow online gambling and plans to continue restricting illegal online gambling. Japan Doesn’t Intend to Legalize Online Gambling Chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party’s National Public Safety Commission, Hachiro Okonogi, denied any speculation that Japan could legalize online gambling. He stated that the government would continue to clamp down on such […]
Casino
February 22, 2021
Japanese House Rep. Asks How Chinese Blacklist Would Impact Integrated Resorts
The Chinese government expands its travel ban on gambling destinations but has not revealed the list publicly. Speculations as to why the list is necessary vary from protecting Chinese citizens to stop spending money abroad, making Japan question whether its upcoming Integrated Resort would fall within the blacklist. Japan Silent on China’s Upcoming Gambling Blacklist […]
Casino
February 4, 2021
Wynn Resorts Continues Positive Pursuit of Japan IR Project
In a statement, Wynn Resorts Ltd. has confirmed that it will continue to study other markets in Japan where it can bid for an Integrated Resort development, after announcing its withdrawal from Yokohama. Wynn Committed to Integrated Resort in Japan Wynn Resorts Ltd. has confirmed that despite exiting the Yokohama race for an integrated resort […]
Casino
February 2, 2021
Sega Splits Resorts and Video Gaming Divisions in Two Subsidiaries
Japanese gaming and hospitality holdings Sega Sammy has announced that it is splitting its amusement and video gaming divisions into two subsidiaries. Sega Launches Two Separate Business Arm to Hedge against Pandemic Sega Sammy is moving forward with a planned split of its video games and amusement divisions, as part of the company re-organization […]
Casino
February 1, 2021
Wynn Resorts Quits Japanese Integrated Resort Race
Yokohama has officially lost Wynn Resorts as a bidder as the company is refocusing its efforts back in the United States and Macau instead. Wynn Resorts to Miss Yokohama Bidding Process Wynn Resorts has withdrawn from the Yokohama bidding process known as RFP, Asgam has reported citing another local media, the Asahi Shimbun. The report […]
Casino
January 28, 2021
Mohegan Joins Forces with Oshidori for Nagasaki IR Tilt
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE), the business arm of Mohegan Sun, announced it teamed up with one of the companies candidates to build an integrated casino resort (IR) in Japan. Joint Bid for Nagasaki IR Mohegan partnered with Oshidori International Development Godogaisha, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Oshidori International Holdings, one of the 4 companies, […]