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JAPAN / The Argument: Casinos
Oct 30, 2019
Japan is going all-in on casinos. Will the gamble pay off?
More and more municipalities in Japan are considering placing a bet on casinos following the enactment of a law last year that spelled out a raft of rules on the structure of the nation's planned integrated resorts (IR), nomenclature for casinos.
Japan Times
JAPAN / The Argument: Casinos
Oct 30, 2019
Any economic benefits of casinos come at far too steep of a price
Those who support bringing casinos to Japan boast of their economic benefits, but any perceived boon for the economy is far outweighed by their destructive consequences.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / The Argument: Casinos
Oct 30, 2019
Casinos are misunderstood and a needed part of destination resorts
As a longtime member of a nonpartisan group of lawmakers promoting integrated resorts, my basic stance is to promote the introduction of IRs as a whole, rather than casinos alone.

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