Location: Japan

09/07/23 9:09 PM

MGM CEO: Las Vegas properties well positioned in “golden triangle of sports”

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
MGM Resorts CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle said the company’s Las Vegas casino-resorts are in the garden spot to benefit from events at... more
09/05/23 3:09 PM

Osaka to delay opening of casino resort to autumn 2030

  • The Japan Times
The Osaka prefectural and municipal governments said Tuesday that they will delay the opening of a planned casino resort to around autumn... more
07/19/23 3:31 PM

Osaka governor acknowledges 2029 opening for Osaka IR now unlikely

  • Inside Asian Gaming
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura acknowledged Tuesday that it would be “difficult” to open its planned integrated resort and casino... more
06/06/23 2:49 PM

Play Synergy to open offices in Japan and the Philippines

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
Play Synergy Tuesday announced the opening of new offices in Japan and the Philippines. The manufacturer and distributor of casino games... more
05/27/23 7:54 PM

Delays won’t hurt Japan’s first casino, Osaka governor says

  • Isabel Reynolds, Bloomberg News
Years of delay to plans for Japan’s first casino resort won’t have an adverse effect on the project in the long run, Osaka Governor... more
05/01/23 8:54 PM

News from Japan and Macau highlights MGM earnings call

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
Although MGM Resorts International had a stellar first quarter in 2023, CEO Bill Hornbuckle started Monday’s earnings call with news about... more
04/15/23 2:15 PM

Joint venture including MGM Resorts Japan gets development approval for $10B Osaka casino, country’s first

  • Caroline Bleakley, KLAS-TV
Japan approved a plan Friday to build its first casino, a $10 billion resort on the island of Osaka. According to MGM Resorts... more
04/15/23 2:11 PM

Japan’s first casino looks to copy Singapore’s success

  • Satsuki Kaneko and Yuya Kakegawa, Nikkei Asia
Japan is placing a huge bet that a casino resort planned by Osaka will replicate the success of similar venues in Singapore, but the lofty... more
04/15/23 2:07 PM

Measures against addiction sought as Japan OKs integrated resort with casino

  • Wataru Yukita, The Japan News
The Osaka municipal and prefectural governments are counting on a planned integrated resort (IR), with Japan’s first casino at its core, to... more
04/13/23 9:46 PM

Japan issues first casino approval; Osaka IR hopes to create new tourism stream

  • Ryohtaroh Satoh, Nikkei Asia
The Japanese government approved its first casino on Friday, taking a step toward developing a new source of tourism. The casino will focus... more