Kohei Sato steps down as Chairman, President and CEO of pachinko giant Dynam Japan

Dynam revenue falls 3% but low playing cost halls showing promise

Dynam Japan has announced the resignation of long-time Chairman, President and CEO Kohei Sato from his various leadership roles, effective ...

OPINION: Macau should ditch Japan model and adopt Singapore framework for licensing

Japan unlikely to move IR timeline despite risk of losing operators

by Ben Blaschke

28/04/2020

Japan’s central government is unlikely to push back the timeframe for accepting proposals from candidate locations and their operator partners ...

Nagasaki to postpone RFP start due to COVID-19

by Shintaro Kamimura

27/04/2020

Nagasaki prefecture is set to postpone the start of its RFP until after spring, IAG has learned. According to a prefectural ...

Lawrence Ho tipping Yokohama IR cost of “at least US$10 billion”

Yokohama City receives record 5,071 public comments regarding IR bid

by Shintaro Kamimura

24/04/2020

Yokohama has revealed it received feedback from a total of 5,071 people regarding the city’s IR bid, comfortably exceeding the ...

Survey finds just 0.5% of adult residents in Yokohama suffer from problem gambling

Japan considering stronger action as pachinko parlors ignore calls to suspend operations

by Shintaro Kamimura

22/04/2020

Japan’s Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, Yasutoshi Nishimura, says the government is considering taking stronger action against certain businesses, ...

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