The government on Friday said it would need more time to review the Nagasaki plan, led by Casinos Austria International.
Only Osaka and the southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki submitted bids by an April 2022 deadline. Major casino operators Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS.N), Caesars Entertainment Corp and Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN.O) withdrew from planned projects. Japan's casino plans were hampered in the past by the coronavirus pandemic and a bribery scandal that led to the arrest of a high-profile lawmaker.
Today, he reflected on its oldest, the Golden Gate, which is celebrating its 115th. The national government's decision came after the pro-casino Japan Innovation Party retained the prefectural governor and city mayor offices in Osaka on Sunday.Ī Mainichi newspaper poll of Osaka residents this month found 45% of respondents in favour of the casino, 38% against and 17% undecided, although women and the elderly were more likely to be opposed. Casino owner Derek Stevens has talked a lot in recent months about downtown’s newest resort, Circa Las Vegas. MGM Resorts, Orix and Osaka's city and prefecture governments said they welcomed the approval and would work together to develop the project. The resort is targeting 520 billion yen of revenue annually, mostly from the gaming business, and forecasts it will attract 6 million international tourists and 14 million domestic visitors, the project document showed.
