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Japan's Casino Regulatory Commission holds its first meeting amid bribery scandal

National Jan 11, 2020

Japan's Casino Regulatory Commission holds its first meeting amid bribery scandal

The government's Casino Regulatory Commission held its first meeting Friday against the backdrop of a high-profile bribery scandal related to so-called integrated resorts featuring casinos. At the closed-door meeting, the five members of the commission, including its head, Michio Kitamura, former chief of the Fukuoka ...

Casinos in Japan: Tourist attractions or hotbeds of gambling addiction?

National Jul 16, 2018

Casinos in Japan: Tourist attractions or hotbeds of gambling addiction?

by Tomohiro Osaki

As the year's ordinary Diet session nears a climax this week, debate is heating up over a bill Prime Minister Shinzo Abe characterizes as key to his growth strategy: the so-called casino implementation legislation. The bill spells out a raft of rules on the structure ...

Ruling coalition drives casino bill through Lower House panel as opposition protests

National / Politics Jun 15, 2018

Ruling coalition drives casino bill through Lower House panel as opposition protests

by Tomohiro Osaki

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition on Friday pushed through a Lower House panel a contentious bill that specifies rules about the planned structure of integrated resorts (IRs), which will incorporate casino facilities, further intensifying political tensions with the opposition. Friday's passage of the bill ...

Cabinet approval of casino bill welcomed in Osaka by politicians and international casino operators

National Apr 27, 2018

Cabinet approval of casino bill welcomed in Osaka by politicians and international casino operators

by Eric Johnston

The Cabinet’s approval of a casino bill draws praise from Osaka politicians and casino moguls eager to open Japan’s first legal gambling dens.

National Apr 3, 2018

Japan's ruling parties agree on ¥6,000 casino entry fee, but foreign tourists would be exempt

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, have adopted a plan to set the nation's casino entry fee to ¥6,000 per visit for residents of Japan. The decision came Tuesday as the parties concluded negotiations on a bill that allows for the ...

Japan will require casino operators to report chip exchanges worth ¥1 million or more: sources

National Mar 22, 2018

Japan will require casino operators to report chip exchanges worth ¥1 million or more: sources

Japan's government plans to require operators of new casinos to report on customers who exchanged chips and cash worth ¥1 million ($9,500) or more as part of anti-money laundering measures, government sources said Thursday. The government wants to address concerns that the casinos may be ...

National Feb 15, 2018

Government may limit casino visits to 10 per month, to be tracked using My Number identity cards

The restrictions will apply to those living in Japan, including both Japanese nationals and foreigners, but not visitors to the country.

National / Politics Dec 15, 2016

Japan legalizes casino gambling despite final stalling tactics from opposition

The Diet enacted early Thursday a law allowing casino gambling in the country, just in time for the end of the extraordinary Diet session. The law, which was sponsored by a group of lawmakers mainly from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, allows casino gambling in ...

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