Pachinko hall operator Okura to sneak back into profit in 2H20

Pachinko firm Okura Holdings mourns passing of company founder

Japanese pachinko hall operator Okura Holdings Ltd says it anticipates a return to profit for the six months to 31 ...

Japanese junket considers legal action against former president for gambling away US$1.4 million in Macau

04/02/2021

Osaka-based junket NINE & PICTURES is looking to launch criminal charges against its former president for gambling away JPY150 million ...

Las Vegas Sands unlikely to return to Japan despite potential Tokyo lure

Another defendant in Japan IR corruption case found guilty by Tokyo District Court

by Tomo Yamamoto

04/02/2021

Xi Zheng, a defendant in the IR bribery case in which Tsukasa Akimoto, member of the House of Representatives, has ...

Europe’s Groupe Barrière said to be out of Japan IR race

by Ben Blaschke

04/02/2021

The global COVID-19 pandemic appears to have claimed another victim in Japan’s IR race with European casino operator Groupe Barrière ...

OPINION: Japan seeking its pound of flesh

by David Bonnet

03/02/2021

Japan’s prefectural governments may want to reconsider some of the onerous developer impact fee requirements imposed on potential operating partners ...

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