Tag Archives: Integrated Resort
Japan – Wakayama Governor says it is ‘irresponsible’ to try and derail casino plan
Wakayama Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka has said it is ‘irresponsible’ for casino opponents to try and stop the prefecture moving forward with its plan to host an integrated resort, operated by either Hong Kong’s Suncity Group or Canadian investment firm Clairvest Group. He told residents group standing against the plan: “It is irresponsible to future generations…
MGM Resorts’ Osaka plans
G3 interviews former Nevada Governor* Brian Sandoval about his new role with MGM as President of Global Gaming Development as the company seeks to secure one of the coveted Integrated Resort licences in the hotly contested and newly legislated Japanese gaming market Why has MGM Resorts International selected Osaka as its preferred IR location? Osaka…
Japan – Rush Street opens Japanese office and pinpoints plans for Hokkaido
US casino operator Rush Street gaming has set up its Japanese subsidiary Rush Street Japan and opened an office in the port town of Tomakomai as it looks to win a casino licence in Hokkaido. Hokkaido is the most northern of Japan’s main islands, and is famed for its volcanoes, natural hot springs and ski…
Japan – Wakayama receives 33 submissions as Yokohama’s residents say ‘no’
A total of 33 companies have submitted proposals for a casino in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama on Japan’s south central coast. Wakayama officials have said they want a casino group to develop a resort on Marina City, a 40-hectare, artificial island which would offer 2,500 hotel rooms, and convention space. The island already boasts…
