Japan

Osaka To Host Japan’s First Casino

Today, Japan’s national government officially approved a plan to construct the country’s first integrated casino-resort in the western city of Osaka, allowing the 1.8 trillion yen, which is approximately $13.5 ...

Government To Validate Plans For Osaka’s First Integrated Casino-Resort

As reported by the daily newspaper "The Japan Times," the government is projected to approve a plan by Osaka Prefecture and the city of Osaka to officially open Japan's first integrated casino-resort in 2029, g...

Universal Entertainment Reaches US$87 Million Profit in 2022 Driven by Phillipine Vertical Recovery

Universal Entertainment Corp (UE), a leading Japanese casino corporation, achieved an US$86.5 million profit for the last year ending on 31 December 2022 after a loss amounting to US$144 million sustained in 20...

Travel restrictions ahead of Chinese New Year impact Chinese gambling destinations

Beijing states that various countries are ''taking discriminatory entry restriction measures targeting China” after the country saw a rapid decline in COVID-19 cases and opened up to foreign countries. Chinese ...

Positive forecast for MGM Resorts International’s planned Osaka casino resort

The $8 billion integrated casino resort MGM Resorts International is looking to bring to the Japanese city of Osaka could reportedly become the most profitable facility of its kind across the whole of Asia. ...

Osaka casino resort proposal may soon be subjected to a local referendum

In Japan and the plan to bring an $8 billion integrated casino resort to the city of Osaka could reportedly be in danger after an anti-gambling group managed to collect enough signatures to trigger a local refe...

Universal Entertainment Corporation to file criminal charges over Okada Manila raid

Japanese pachinko, slot and arcade games manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corporation has reportedly announced that it is to file criminal charges regarding the attempted Tuesday takeover of its Okada Manil...