By 
Jovana Vukovic ·
In a move to combat illegal online gambling, the Japanese government has formally requested eight countries and regions to block access to their licensed online casino websites for Japanese residents.…
By Jovana Vukovic ·
Japan’s House of Representatives has recently passed a bill that would ban the operation and promotion of online casinos within the country. This move is part of the government’s ongoing…
By 
Filip Radulovic ·
The Prime Minister of Japan announced Friday that a key committee had approved the development of an integrated resort casino (IR) in the Prefecture of Osaka. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
By 
Terry Davis ·
Genting Singapore Limited announced this week that it will wind up and shut down all eight of its subsidiaries in Japan. The move comes after the company put its plans…
By Terry Davis ·
Casino powerhouse Caesars Entertainment, Inc. has apparently revived its effort to run an integrated resort in Japan as the company was named a partner in a development and operating consortium…
By Terry Davis ·
Hong Kong-based gaming and hospitality operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment has officially put an end to its effort to win the right to build an integrated casino resort in Yokohama.…
By Terry Davis ·
Yokohama’s new mayor has delivered on his election promise to pull the city from Japan’s casino race that will see the central government issue up to three licenses for integrated…
By Terry Davis ·
Japanese lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto was sentenced to four years in prison and was fined JPY7.6 million over his involvement in a bribery case linked to the country’s effort to build…
By Terry Davis ·
Mobile-focused casino games developer OneTouch is gearing up preparations to make its first foray into Japan’s booming online casino market with a planned roll-out of a series of premium, localized…
By Terry Davis ·
Japanese lawmakers may be softening on their anti-gambling stance as reports have surfaced that internal discussions to legalize wagering on Japan’s most popular sports have begun taking place. The possible…
By Terry Davis ·
The Japanese Casino Regulatory Commission, the agency tasked with drafting the nation’s casino regulations, has outlined nine popular games that will be permitted to be offered inside Japan’s first Las…
By Terry Davis ·
Japan has decided not to tax the winnings of non-resident foreigners at the country’s future casinos in hopes to attract more overseas gamblers. The chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic…
By Terry Davis ·
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to implement changes to the nation’s planned integrated resorts tax system, the party’s tax investigation chairman, Akira Amari, said last week. The…
By Terry Davis ·
Japan’s central government is set to push back a July 2021 deadline for cities/prefectures and their preferred partners to build and host casino resorts, according to reports from local news…
By Terry Davis ·
A Japanese lawmaker previously indicted in a massive casino bribery scandal was served a fresh arrest warrant by Tokyo prosecutors earlier this week on suspicion of witness tampering. Tsukasa Akimoto,…
By Terry Davis ·
A former chairman of a Japanese travel agency, which sought to build a casino resort in Hokkaido, admitted to bribing the lawmaker who was in charge of Japan’s effort to…
By Terry Davis ·
Disgraced Japanese lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto is set to be questioned by Tokyo prosecutors over his possible involvement in alleged witness tampering in a high-profile casino bribery scandal that led to…
By Terry Davis ·
French casino operator Groupe Partouche has found a new partner to support its ambitions to develop an integrated resort in Japan, the company said in a statement from earlier today.…
By Terry Davis ·
Another company might be backpedaling from plans to build a casino resort in Japan after Las Vegas Sands announced in May that it would no longer pursue expansion in the…
By Terry Davis ·
Las Vegas gaming and hospitality operator Wynn Resorts has closed its Yokohama office after the Covid-19 pandemic caused delays in Japan’s timetable for awarding up to three casino licenses. The…
By Terry Davis ·
A Japanese ruling party lawmaker has admitted to taking JPY1 million (approx. $9,300) from a Chinese sports lottery firm that is interested in entering Japan’s young casino market, local news…
By Terry Davis ·
Casino powerhouse Las Vegas Sands is no longer pursuing development opportunities in Japan, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. The company’s decision to shelve plans to build a…
By Terry Davis ·
Japan’s central government is not likely to push back a previously set license application timeline for the country’s first integrated casino resorts, according to a recent research paper from consultancy…
By Terry Davis ·
Online casino games developer and software provider Red Tiger continues its streak of important partnerships with a recently signed content supply deal with rapidly growing iGaming group Glitnor. The partnership…
By Terry Davis ·
Genting Singapore, a subsidiary of Malaysian casino and hospitality giant Genting Group, is now focusing its Japan expansion efforts on the city of Yokohama, regional gaming news outlet GGRAsia reports.…
By Terry Davis ·
The lawmaker at the heart of the casino bribery scandal that shook Japan late last year stressed his innocence during a Friday press conference, telling journalists that he did not…
By Terry Davis ·
The senior Japanese lawmaker who was indicted on bribery charges for taking money from a Chinese gambling firm looking to enter Japan’s casino market was released on bail this past…
By Terry Davis ·
Japan’s widening casino bribery scandal just got worse as news that the senior ruling lawmaker at the heart of the case was indicted on a new charge hit the headlines…
By Terry Davis ·
The senior Japanese ruling party lawmaker who got arrested in a widening bribery scandal accepted luxury items from a Chinese gambling company during his trip to Macau, which he made…
By Terry Davis ·
A Japanese lawmaker who played an instrumental role in the legalization and promotion of casino gambling in the country was indicted on bribery charges on Tuesday and was served with…