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Japan – Eleven operators vying for casino on Osaka’s Dream Island
Eleven international casino operators are believed to be interested in developing an Integrated Resort on a man-made site called Yumeshima or Dream island in the Japanese city of Osaka. Prefectural records show that executives from 11 casino companies have met Governor Matsui for courtesy calls 25 times between 2012 and May 2018. There have been…
Japan – MGM partners with Osaka government for World Expo bid
MGM Resorts Japan has become an Official Partner with the Osaka government in its attempts to land the 2025 World Expo at Yumeshima. This is the same location that has been tipped to one of Japan’s first major urban Integrated Resorts. Jason Hyland, Representative Officer and President of MGM Resorts Japan, said: “As someone who…
China – MGM presents plans for resorts in Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka
MGM Resorts CEO James Murren gave some pointers on the operator’s objectives in Japan at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2017 Japan Conference. He predicted that MGM Japan, an integrated casino resort which would demand an investment of $10bn, would open sometime in 2025. Mr. Murren said MGM wanted to be part of a…
Japan – Wynn targets three Japanese cities
Wynn Resorts has targeted three Japanese cities: Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama where it wants to build an integrated casino resort. Speaking to Nikkei Asian Review Wynn Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn, said: “To do what we do, we have to make very big investments. All of these factors together mean that the only place we…
Japan – Creating a cluster of casinos could see Japan compete with Macau
Creating a Japanese version of the Las Vegas or Cotai Strip would maximise the economic benefits of a tourist magnet that could see Japan take on gaming’s leading lights of Las Vegas, Macau and Singapore. Global Market Advisors said that clustering three casino properties on Osaka’s Yumeshima Island, creating an ‘Osaka Strip’ tourism destination could…
Japan – Osaka puts Yumeshima island forward for casino
Osaka has presented Yumeshima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay, as a potential home for an integrated casino resort. Business leaders in the city are hoping that it could be operational in time to seal the city’s status as host for the World Exposition in 2025, for which Osaka is facing competition from Manchester and…
Japan – Osaka presents a united front on casinos as Yokohama steps back
The Osaka Prefecture, the city of Osaka, the local tourism board and three business organisations have joined together in a united bid to bring an Integrated Resort casino to the capital city of the Kansai region of Japan. The associations want a casino operator to develop a resort on Yumeshima Island in Osaka Bay with…
Japan – Osaka keen to usher in casino proposals
The Japanese city of Osaka is looking to steal a lead on its likely, rival casino city of Tokyo by naming an official site for any future development and inviting operators from across the globe to design their blueprints. The favoured site for the development is on reclaimed land in Osaka Bay in an area…
Japan – Osaka rallies for global casino operators
Lawmakers in Japan’s second-biggest city have issued their intention to work with ‘global casino operators’ to develop a resort US$4.8bn casino in Yumeshima, a reclaimed island in Osaka Bay. Osaka Prefecture Governor Ichiro Matsui said confirmed talks were on-going with Caesars Entertainment, Genting Singapore and MGM Resorts International over plans for the resort. Governor Matsui…
