Online gambling legalization gossip dismissed in Japan

In Japan and a prominent political figure has reportedly poured cold water on suggestions that the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may be considering whether to legalize online casino gaming.

According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, Hachiro Okonogi (pictured) serves as the Chairman for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s National Public Safety Commission and he used a recent press conference to vociferously deny rumors that iGaming legislation was being contemplated. The source detailed that the 55-year-old subsequently went even further by pledging that Suga’s administration would continue to crack down on illegal online gambling despite the activity having grown more popular as a direct result of the ongoing coronavirus pa…

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Nagasaki Authorities Dismiss Financial Partner to Re-Apply for $2.3 Billion Casino Development

After the plan of the Nagasaki Prefecture to launch an integrated resort development project was rejected by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in December 2023, the Nagasaki Prefecture officials are reportedly concerned that any repetitions of the application process would face significant difficulties to get the Nagasaki IR project going forward.

IR Project Facing Obstacles:

As reported by GGRAsia, the recent meeting of the Nagasaki General Affairs Committee considered that the re-application process would be facing ‘’quite high hurdles’’ to conclude that the Committee would not appeal the governmental decision from December 2023. The Ministry’s December decision reportedly followed the submissi…

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