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Japan – Japan will quickly surpass Singapore as Asia’s no. 2 casino destination
By Phil - 29 May 2018
MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren has said that Japan’s three future casinos will ‘generate billions of dollars, making the market vastly larger than Singapore.’
His comments follow the passage of a pivotal gambling addiction bill through Japan’s House of Representatives meaning the Implementation Bill is now the last piece of legislation that needs to be passed before the end of the current Diet session on 20 June.
Nikkei Asian Review, quoted Mr. Murren as saying: “I do not want to get ahead of big presumptions to assume that the Implementation Bill is passed until it is. I am still 56 and will be patient for years to come. I’m comfortable with the process because we understand concerns for the public good. The pace of implementation has started to accelerate. Companies and municipalities that have been silent up until now will start moving.”
He described an MGM resort in Japan as being ‘definitely designed with Japanese architect, outfitted with Japanese interior designers and artists, and powered by Japanese technology.’
