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The Hokkaido Prefecture Government estimates that an IR placed at Tomakomai city would draw more visitors and produce more revenues than its local rivals.

Internet usage in China’s second-tier cities is rising and that’s expected to accelerate outbound travel from these areas, potentially benefiting Macau, Bloomberg analyst Vey-Sern Ling said in a presentation at G2E Asia.

Thousands of hotel and casino workers in Las Vegas are set to walk off the job next month, with calls from unionized workers for wage increases, job security, and strengthened protections against sexual harassment.

Leaders of Japan’s pachinko industry are recognizing that increased public attention to the casino debate is putting them on the firing line for gambling addiction issues.

Opposition party leaders led by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have continued to signal their fierce disapproval of the IR Implementation Bill, and they found a means to force a short delay in passage of the legislation through the House of Representatives.