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By Alexander Palmer

MGM-Led Consortium Is Now the Only Qualified Contender for Osaka IR License

February 18, 2020

Last Friday, Japanese authorities in Osaka announced that a consortium led by MGM Resorts International has been singled out as the lead bidder for an integrated resort complex in the city. Naturally, this means that MGM Resorts now has a very clear path in its bid to secure one of the three highly-contested integrated resort […]

By Ameana Jones

Wynn Resorts Abandons Bid for Osaka IR License

October 15, 2019

Osaka has been one of the top contenders for a license to host one of Japan’s integrated casino resorts for quite some time. However, things have taken a totally different turn over the past couple of months with a number of gaming operators opting to shift their focus to other cities. The latest casino operator […]

By Elaine West

Melco Drops Osaka Casino Plans, Shifts Focus to Yokohama

September 20, 2019

On Wednesday, renowned Hong Kong-listed integrated resort developer and operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment announced its new “Yokohama First” strategy which is part of its plans to venture into Japan’s yet-to-be-launched casino market. The casino operator is, therefore, vacating all of its previous efforts to win a casino license ion Osaka, Japan. Even though Melco […]

By Tomas Medon

Las Vegas Sands Sets Sight on Yokohama, Tokyo for Casino Project

August 23, 2019

Renowned casino operator Las Vegas Sands has announced that it is no longer pursuing plans to develop a casino resort in Osaka, Japan. Instead, the behemoth casino operator plans to shift its focus on development opportunities in Tokyo and Yokohama. This announcement was made by the company’s CEO and Chairman, Sheldon Adelson, in a statement […]

By Tomas Medon

Las Vegas Sands Uninterested in Japan’s Rural Casino Resorts

May 28, 2019

Considered to be one of the frontrunners for one of the three forthcoming integrated casino resort licenses in Japan, Las Vegas Sands has been very open to the idea of being part of the new gambling regime in the country. However, as much as the globally renowned gaming company is happy to be part of […]

By Ameana Jones

MGM and Las Vegas Sands Could Be Headed to Osaka

May 5, 2019

According to Morgan Stanley, a brokerage firm, Las Vegas gaming and hospitality giants MGM Resorts International and Las Vegas Sands are among the top contenders in the race for the gaming license for the development of an integrated resort in Osaka, Japan. According to the firm, both companies have a competitive advantage over all the […]

By Elaine West

Osaka Now Accepting Casino Resort Proposals

April 25, 2019

The western Japanese prefecture of Osaka has reportedly started accepting proposals from operators and developers that are interested in establishing a casino resort on a man-made island in Osaka Bay. Relevant authorities in the prefecture are set to select the preferred developer of an integrated resorts casino that will be located at the Yumeshima island […]